[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46413-46414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11757]


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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: Submission for OMB 
Review, 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: 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. FEMA invites the general public to 
take this opportunity to comment on a revision of a currently approved 
information collection. In accordance with the

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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 June 28, 2024.

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 
Courtney Keller, Emergency Management Specialist, Mission Assignment 
Program, by telephone at (202) 441-3642 or by email at [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.
    This proposed information collection previously published in the 
Federal Register on February 28, 2024, at 89 FR 14673 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.
    The notice FEMA published at 89 FR 14673 published erroneous totals 
for the Estimated Number of Respondents, Estimated Number of Responses, 
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours, Estimated Total Annual Respondent 
Cost, and Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs due to 
the clerical error of not including one instrument in the calculations 
for the totals. The burden and cost numbers for that instrument is 
included in the totals published in this notice.

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 a 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: 104.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 4,220.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,687.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $164,044.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    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; 
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. 2024-11757 Filed 5-28-24; 8:45 am]
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