[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 215 (Thursday, November 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70645-70646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24605]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2020-0036; OMB No. 1660-0105]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; National Disaster Preparedness Survey

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: 60 day 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 a revision of 
a currently approved information collection. In

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accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks 
comments concerning the charge to FEMA and DHS to meet FEMA strategic 
priorities, and FEMA's program management to improve the public's 
knowledge and actions for preparedness and resilience. Information from 
this collection will be used to track changes in knowledge, attitudes, 
and behaviors related to preparedness in the general public. The 
Individual and Community Preparedness Division analyzes and uses data 
collected in FEMA Form 008-0-15, National Disaster Preparedness Survey 
to identify progress and gaps in individual and community preparedness 
to better understand the motivators and barriers to preparedness in 
general and about specific hazards. The survey measures the public's 
knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors relative to preparing for a wide 
range of hazards.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 4, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket 
ID FEMA-2020-0036. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. All 
submissions received must include the agency name and Docket ID, and 
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: Joseph Faulk, Preparedness Data Lead, 
Individual and Community Preparedness Division, 
[email protected], 202-212-7723. You may contact the 
Information Management Division for copies of the proposed collection 
of information at email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Stafford Act, Title VI, Emergency 
Preparedness (42 U.S.C. 5195-5195(a)) identifies the purpose of 
emergency preparedness ``for the protection of life and property in the 
United States from hazards.'' It directs that the Federal Government 
``provide necessary direction, coordination, and guidance'' as 
authorized for a comprehensive emergency preparedness system for all 
hazards. Emergency preparedness is defined as all ``activities and 
measures designed or undertaken to prepare or minimize the effects of a 
hazard upon the civilian population. . .'' The ``conduct of research'' 
is among the measures to be undertaken in preparation for hazards.
    The DHS Strategic Plan 2020-2024 includes Goal 5, to ``strengthen 
preparedness and resiliency.'' The first objective of this goal is to 
``build a national culture of preparedness'' with a sub-objective to 
``improve awareness initiatives to encourage public action to increase 
preparedness.
    Similarly, in FEMA's Strategic Plan 2018-2022, Strategic Goal 1 is 
to ``build a culture of preparedness'' with objective 1.3 to ``help 
people prepare for disasters.'' The performance measures for objective 
1.3 include increasing the percentage of people with savings set aside 
for an emergency and increasing the percentage of people who have taken 
preparedness actions.
    Presidential Policy Directive-8 (PPD-8) directs the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to ``coordinate a comprehensive campaign to build and 
sustain national preparedness, including public outreach and community-
based and private sector programs to enhance national resilience, the 
provision of Federal financial assistance, preparedness efforts by the 
Federal Government, and national research and development efforts.''
    In response to FEMA's responsibilities above, the information from 
this collection will be used to track changes in knowledge, attitudes, 
and behaviors related to preparedness in the general public.

Collection of Information

    Title: National Disaster Preparedness Survey.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0105.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 008-0-15.
    Abstract: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
this collection assists FEMA's Individual and Community Preparedness 
Division to identify progress and gaps in citizen and community 
preparedness.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 7,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,250.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $46,938.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: There are 
no respondents' Operation and Maintenance costs associated with this 
information collection.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: There are no 
recordkeeping, capital and start-up costs associated with this 
information collection.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $281,200.

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 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. 2020-24605 Filed 11-4-20; 8:45 am]
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