[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 24849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07486]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2024-0015; OMB No. 1660-0137]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Emergency Notification System (ENS)

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

ACTION: 60-Day notice of extension 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 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning 
the Emergency Notification System (ENS).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 10, 2024.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit 
comments at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2024-0015. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket ID 
and 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 http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony Allen, ENS System Security 
Officer/IT Technician, FEMA/ORR, by email at [email protected] 
or telephone at 540-326-2645. You may contact the Records Management 
Division for copies of the proposed collection of information at email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA's Office of Response & Recovery (ORR) 
owns and operates the Emergency Notification System (ENS). FEMA 
Directive 262-3 designates ENS as the Agency's solution for all 
notification and alerts activities. The ENS sends electronic 
notifications and relays messages, whether critical in nature, routine, 
or for testing purposes with appropriate authorization, to Department 
of Homeland Security (DHS) employees and contractors, as well as 
emergency response personnel. In accordance with Executive Order 12656, 
Presidential Policy Directive 40, and Federal Continuity Directive-1, 
all DHS organizational components must have in place a viable 
Continuity of Operations Planning capability and plan that ensures the 
performance of their essential functions during any emergency or 
situation that could disrupt normal operations. An effective ENS 
solution is a critical part of this plan.

Collection of Information

    Title: Emergency Notification System (ENS).
    Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0137.
    FEMA Forms: FF-104-FY-24-100, Emergency Notification System (ENS).
    Abstract: The Emergency Notification System (ENS) has been deemed 
the standard notification tool for FEMA. The purpose of this 
notification tool is to activate teams and disseminate information. The 
respondents to this information are Mobile Operation Centers and 
Regions that use this information to make decisions on how to meet 
operational missions. This revision includes a new form for data 
gathering, which includes the Privacy Act Statement, Paperwork 
Reduction Act, and Retention Period information for members of the 
public that receive ENS Notifications.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments; Federal 
Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 700.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2,200.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 184.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $7,670.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $214,836.

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. 2024-07486 Filed 4-8-24; 8:45 am]
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