[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14673-14674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04119]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2024-0009; OMB No. 1660-0047]


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

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

ACTION: 60-Day notice of revision 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 a revision of 
a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the 
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks 
comments concerning the collection of information necessary to allow 
FEMA to support the needs of States, federally-recognized Tribes, and 
Territories during disaster situations through the use of other Federal 
Agency resources.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 29, 2024.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit 
comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2024-0009. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
    All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket 
ID. Regardless of the method used to 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 wisht to read the Privacy and 
Security Notice that is available via a link on the homepage of 
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Courtney Keller, Emergency Management 
Specialist, Mission Assignment Program, by telephone at (202) 441-3642 
or by email at [email protected]. You may contact 
the Information Management Division for copies of the proposed 
collection of information at

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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 (STT). For a 
major disaster, the Stafford Act authorizes FEMA to direct any agency 
to utilize its existing authorities and resources in support of STT 
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 STT 
emergency 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 STT 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 STT requires 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--How to Process Mission 
Assignments in Federal Disaster Operations.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0047.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-119 (formerly 010-0-8), Mission 
Assignment Form; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-120 (formerly 010-0-7), 
Resource Request Form; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-121 (formerly 010-0-8A), 
Mission Assignment Task Order Form.
    Abstract: A written request for Federal assistance may be submitted 
on an Resource Request Form (RRF). The RRF is a working document 
requesting Federal assistance and may be sourced as a Mission 
Assignment. The Mission Assignment (MA) form is used to record a 
request for Federal assistance by States/Tribes/Territories to FEMA, 
and is the official FEMA obligating document that tasks another Federal 
agency to perform work.
    Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 84.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 4,200.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,367.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $175,701.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $41,130.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $77,090.

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. 2024-04119 Filed 2-27-24; 8:45 am]
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