[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10917-10918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03616]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-0022-0047; OMB No. 1660-0118]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review, Comment Request; Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation 
Program (HSEEP) Documentation

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 the 
respondents, the estimated burden (i.e. the time, effort and resources 
used by respondents to respond) and cost, and the actual data 
collection instruments FEMA will use.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 24, 2023.

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 St. SW, Washington, DC 20472, 
email address: [email protected] or 
Kristen Fish, Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist, 
[email protected] or (202) 412-0882.

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, 
Integrated Preparedness Plan, and National Exercise Program Support 
Request 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.
    This proposed information collection previously published in the 
Federal Register on December 9, 2022, at 87 FR 75641 with a 60-day 
public comment period. No comments were received. 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: Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) 
Documentation.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, with change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0118.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-008-FY-21-102 (formerly 091-0-1), After 
Action Report/Improvement Plan (AAR/IP); FEMA Form FF-008-FY-21-100 
(formerly 008-0-26), Integrated Preparedness Plan (IPP); and FEMA Form 
FF-008-FY-21-101 (formerly 008-0-27), National Exercise Program (NEP) 
Support Request 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.

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    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 253.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 471.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 14,458.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $794,901.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: 0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: 0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $73,630.

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. 2023-03616 Filed 2-21-23; 8:45 am]
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