[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 80 (Friday, April 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23054-23055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08757]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2020-0021; OMB No. 1660-0118]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program 
(HSEEP) Documentation

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites 
the general public to take this opportunity to comment on an extension, 
without change, of a currently approved information collection. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks 
comments concerning the After Action Report/Improvement Plans, Training 
and Exercise Plans, and Nominations to the National Exercise Program 
which are used to validate current preparedness capabilities and 
support future national exercise efforts.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 23, 2020.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use 
only one of the following means to submit comments:
    (1) Online. Submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 
FEMA-2020-0021. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of 
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW, 8NE, Washington, DC 20472-
3100.
    All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket 
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material, 
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any 
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this 
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy and 
Security Notice that is available via a link on the homepage of 
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact the Information 
Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of 
information at email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Presidential Policy Directive 8 (PPD-8: 
National Preparedness), issued on March 30, 2011, establishes a 
National Preparedness Goal (NPG) that identifies the core capabilities 
necessary for preparedness and a National Preparedness System (NPS) 
which guides activities to enable the Nation to achieve the NPG. The 
NPS allows the Nation to track the progress of our ability to build and 
improve the capabilities necessary to prevent, protect against, 
mitigate the effects of, respond to, and recover from those threats 
that pose the greatest risk to the security of the Nation.
    The NPS provides an integrated approach to preparedness that can be 
implemented and measured at all levels of government. This system is an 
all-of-Nation and whole community approach to preparedness, from 
neighborhood organizations to civic groups and private businesses. It 
contains a methodical approach integrated across the preparedness cycle 
and links together programs and requirements into a comprehensive 
system, driving rational decision-making and allowing for a direct and 
defensible assessment of progress against clearly defined objectives.
    The NPS is based on a consistent methodology for assessing the 
threats and hazards facing a given jurisdiction. The findings of the 
assessment drive planning factors and all other components of the 
preparedness cycle including resource requirements, existing 
capabilities and capability gaps, driving investments to close those 
gaps, making and validating improvements in capabilities through 
training and exercising, and continually assessing progress.
    Section 648(b)(1) of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform 
Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 748(b)(1)) also provides for these exercises and 
states the Administrator ``shall carry out a national exercise program 
to test and evaluate the national preparedness goal, National Incident 
Management System, National Response, and other related plans and 
strategies.'' The Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program 
(HSEEP) provides the program structure, multi-year planning system, 
tools, and guidance necessary for entities to build and sustain 
exercise programs that enhance homeland security capabilities, and 
ultimately, preparedness. The HSEEP After Action Report Improvement, 
Training and Exercise Plan, and National Exercise Program Nomination 
Forms provide the standardized methods for reporting the results of 
exercises, identifying exercise program priorities, and submitting 
exercise nominations necessary to validate national preparedness 
capabilities.
    The HSEEP After Action Improvement Plan will now be submitted from 
Indian Tribal governments and an additional annual form will be 
required in addition to the one form per quarter requirement resulting 
in a small increase in the burden hours due to an increase in the 
number of reports estimated to be submitted.

Collection of Information

    Title: Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) 
Documentation.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0118.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FEMA Form 091-0, After Action Report/
Improvement Plan (AAR/IP); FEMA Form 008-0-26, Multi-Year Training 
Exercise Plan (TEP); FEMA Form 008-0-27, National Exercise Program 
(NEP) Nomination Form.
    Abstract: The Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program 
(HSEEP) Documentation collection provides reporting on the results of 
preparedness exercises and provides assessments of the respondents' 
capabilities so that strengths and areas for improvement are 
identified, corrected, and shared as appropriate prior to a real 
incident. This information is also required to be submitted as part of 
certain FEMA grant programs.
    Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 268.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 704.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 23,208 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $1,469,995.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: 0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: 0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $67,950.

Comments

    Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption 
above. Comments are solicited to (a) evaluate whether the proposed data 
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the agency, 
including

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whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) evaluate the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (d) minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Maile Arthur,
Acting Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief 
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2020-08757 Filed 4-23-20; 8:45 am]
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