[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 62 (Friday, March 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19316-19317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06710]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2023-0008; OMB No. 1660-0134]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Preparedness Activity Registration and Feedback

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

ACTION: 60-Day notice of renewal and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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 FEMA's Individual and Community Preparedness 
Division's (ICPD) efforts to enable individuals, organizations, or 
other groups to register with FEMA and to take part in FEMA's 
preparedness mission by connecting with individuals, organizations, and 
communities with research and tools to build and sustain capabilities 
to prepare for any disaster or emergency.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 30, 2023.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit 
comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2023-0008. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
    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: Andrew Burrows, Preparedness Behavior 
Change Branch Chief, Individual and Community Preparedness Division, 
National Preparedness Directorate, FEMA, DHS, 400 C St. SW, Washington, 
DC 20024, at 202-716-0527 or [email protected]. You may 
contact the Information Management Division for copies of the proposed 
collection of information at email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of 6 U.S.C. 313-314, and section 611 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 
(codified at 42 U.S.C. 5196), the mission of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency (FEMA) is to reduce the loss of life and property and 
protect the Nation from all hazards by leading and supporting the 
Nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of 
preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation. FEMA's 
Individual and Community Preparedness Division (ICPD) supports the FEMA 
Mission by connecting individuals, organizations, and communities with 
research and tools to build and sustain capabilities to prepare

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for any disaster or emergency. The Division conducts research to better 
understand effective preparedness actions and ways to motivate the 
public to take those actions. ICPD develops and shares preparedness 
resources and coordinates comprehensive disaster preparedness 
initiatives that empower communities to prepare for, protect against, 
respond to, and recover from a disaster. This mission is achieved 
through close coordination with the FEMA Regions and working 
relationships with Federal, state, local, and Tribal agencies. This 
includes working with nongovernmental partners from all sectors both 
nationally and through neighborhood-based community groups.
    This collection will allow ICPD to gather the following information 
from the public via web form(s):

 Feedback: General feedback on the effectiveness of national 
FEMA preparedness programs and initiatives and website user experience
 Activity Details: Information regarding the type, size and 
location of preparedness activities hosted by members of the public and 
community organizers
 POC Information: For registration within the site and follow-
on communication, if needed
 Future Engagement Requests: Allow for the public to enroll in 
the ICPD newsletter or other public communications
 Publication Ordering: Submitting requests to the FEMA 
publication warehouse to have materials shipped directly to members of 
the public

Collection of Information

    Title: Preparedness Activity Registration and Feedback.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0134.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-008-FY-23-101 (formerly 008-0-8), 
Preparedness Activity Web Collection; FEMA Form FF-008-FY-23-102 
(formerly 519-0-11), Preparedness Activity Feedback Form.
    Abstract: To fulfill its mission for FEMA, the Individual and 
Community Preparedness Division (ICPD) collects information from 
individuals and organizations by the Preparedness Activity Registration 
Form and the Preparedness Activity Feedback Form located within a 
public website. This collection facilitates FEMA's ability to assess 
its progress for multiple programs. As new programs or initiatives are 
created, ICPD will leverage the pre- approved questions in the question 
bank provided for this collection. ICPD uses this information to inform 
the continuous improvement of the programs and the Division's outreach. 
Further, the information allows the Division to analyze seasonal trends 
in preparedness across the variety of programs. Raw data is not shared 
outside of the database; only results of the data assessment is shared. 
The data is used for internal reports as well as public-facing talking 
points.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 86,115.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 86,115.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,174.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $217,229.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $13,151.

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. 2023-06710 Filed 3-30-23; 8:45 am]
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