[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 251 (Thursday, December 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86945-86946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28926]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2020-0041; OMB No. 1660-0047]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Request for Federal Assistance Form--How To Process 
Mission Assignments in Federal Disaster Operations

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 accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning 
the collection of information necessary to allow FEMA to support the 
needs of State, Tribes, and Territories during disaster situation 
through the use of other Federal agency resources.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 1, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-
2020-0041. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket 
ID. 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: Pat Foster, (617) 913-6140 or [email protected]. You may contact the Records Management 
Division for copies of the proposed collection of information at email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: According to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), 42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq., FEMA is authorized to provide assistance before, during, and 
after a disaster has impacted a State, Tribe, or Territory. For a major 
disaster, the Stafford Act authorizes FEMA to direct any agency to 
utilize its existing authorities and resources in support of State, 
Tribe, and Territory assistance response and recovery efforts. See 42 
U.S.C. 5170(a)(1). For an emergency, the Stafford Act authorizes FEMA 
to direct any agency to utilize its existing authorities and resources 
in support of State and local emergency assistance efforts. See 42 
U.S.C. 5192(a)(1). FEMA may task other Federal agencies to assist 
during disasters and to support emergency efforts by State and local 
governments by issuing a mission assignment to the appropriate agency. 
See 44 CFR 206.5, 206.208. FEMA collects the information necessary to 
determine what resources are needed and if a mission assignment is 
appropriate. The information collected explains which States, Tribes, 
Territories require assistance, what needs to be accomplished, details 
any resource shortfalls, and explains what assistance is required to 
meet these needs.

Collection of Information

    Title: Request for Federal Assistance Form--How to Process Mission 
Assignments in Federal Disaster Operations.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0047.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 010-0-7, Resource Request Form; FEMA Form 
010-0-8, Mission Assignment; FEMA Form 010-0-8A, Mission Assignment 
Task Order.
    Abstract: If a State, Tribe, or Territory determines that its 
capacity to respond to a disaster exceeds its available resources, it 
may submit to FEMA a request that the work be accomplished by a Federal 
agency. This request documents how the response requirements exceed the 
capacity for the State to respond to the situation on its own and what 
type of assistance is required. FEMA reviews this information and may 
issue a mission assignment to the appropriate Federal agency to assist 
the State in its response to the situation.
    Affected Public: State, Tribe, or Territory Government.
    Number of Respondents: 40
    Number of Responses: 19,220.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,559 hours.
    Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the 
hour burden is $475,003. There are no annual costs to respondents for 
operations and maintenance costs for technical services. There are no 
annual start-up or

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capital costs. The cost to the Federal Government is $41,643.

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 Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2020-28926 Filed 12-30-20; 8:45 am]
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