[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67100-67101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18498]


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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: Submission for OMB 
Review, Comment Request; Emergency Notification System (ENS)

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

ACTION: 30-Day notice of extension 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 an extension of a currently 
approved information collection. In accordance with the requirements of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments 
concerning the Emergency Notification System (ENS).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 18, 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 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.
    This proposed information collection previously published in the 
Federal Register on April 9, 2024, at 89 FR 24849 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: Emergency Notification System (ENS).
    Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0137.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 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.
    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: $8,005.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $214,743.

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,

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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. 2024-18498 Filed 8-16-24; 8:45 am]
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