[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21895-21896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07890]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2021-0023; OMB No. 1660-0146]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Post Disaster Survivor Preparedness Research Survey

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: 30-Day notice of revision and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the 
information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and 
Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission will describe the 
nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, 
the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources used by 
respondents to respond) and cost, and

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the actual data collection instruments FEMA will use. This notice seeks 
comments concerning a collection to obtain information from recent 
disaster survivors while they have current memories of their experience 
to better provide necessary direction, coordination, and guidance for 
emergency preparedness for the protection of life and property in the 
United States from hazards.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 13, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Director, 
Information Management Division, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, 
email address [email protected] or 
Christi Collins, Individual and Community Preparedness Branch Chief, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, at (202) 646-2500 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Stafford Act, Title VI, Emergency 
Preparedness identifies the purpose of emergency preparedness for the 
protection of life and property in the United States from hazards. 42 
U.S.C. 5195. It directs that the Federal Government provide necessary 
direction, coordination, and guidance as authorized for a comprehensive 
emergency preparedness system for all hazards. Id. The definition of 
emergency preparedness includes all activities and measures designed or 
undertaken to prepare or minimize the effects of a hazard upon the 
civilian population. 42 U.S.C. 5195a(3). The conduct of research is 
among the measures to be undertaken in preparation for hazards. See Id.
    This proposed information collection previously published in the 
Federal Register on October 13, 2021, at 86 FR 56976 with a 60 day 
public comment period. One public comment was received, but is not 
germane to this collection. The purpose of this notice is to notify the 
public that FEMA will submit the information collection abstracted 
below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance.

Collection of Information

    Title: Post Disaster Survivor Preparedness Research Survey.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0146.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-008-FY-21-112 (formerly FEMA Form 519-0-
54), Post Disaster Survivor Preparedness Research: Instruments.
    Abstract: The economic and human toll of major disasters in the 
United States is increasing and historically underserved communities 
are disproportionately impacted. Poverty, race, limited English 
proficiency, age, and other demographic, cultural, and socio-economic 
variables can significantly inhibit people's ability to take steps to 
prepare. To reverse this trend, emergency managers must ensure 
historically undeserved communities receive critical information that 
helps each person take steps to prepare themselves, their families, and 
their communities. To achieve equity in opportunities to prepare for 
disasters, FEMA proposes a series of qualitative focus groups, 
cognitive interviews, and targeted surveys to better understand 
individual experiences within historically underserved communities 
during recent disasters. FEMA Form FF-008-FY-21-112 (formerly FEMA Form 
519-0-54) is a combined instrument that contains the script and 
question bank for conducting the focus groups, cognitive interviews, 
and surveys.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,120 respondents.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 3,120 responses.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 650.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $25,513.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.00.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.00.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $188,267.

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.

Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2022-07890 Filed 4-12-22; 8:45 am]
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