[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 82 (Wednesday, April 30, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17946-17947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07446]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2025-0010; OMB No. 1660-0153]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; National Business Emergency Operation Center (NBEOC)
Membership Agreement Form
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 an extension
of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning
FEMA's compilation and information sharing leveraging the National
Business Emergency Operation Center (NBEOC) stakeholder listing. FEMA
seeks to voluntarily continue the standing practice of collecting
entity specific information during an event to assist in response/
recovery operations.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 30, 2025.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit
comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2025-0010. 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: Matthew Scott, Management and Program
Analyst, Logistics Management Directorate, Office of Response and
Recovery, (202) 812-6418 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: FEMA collects this information to facilitate
communication between FEMA and the participants of FEMA's National
Business Emergency Operations Center (NBEOC). Written consent is
requested pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(b). The
information on this form in the ``NBEOC Contact Information'' section
may be disclosed internally within Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) as generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(1) of the Privacy
Act of 1974, as amended, and will not be shared outside of DHS. The
program for which this form may be used is authorized by the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act as amended, 42
U.S.C. 5121-5207; The Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 U.S.C. 311-321j;
44 CFR 206.2(a)(27); the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-193); and E.O. 13411, Improving
Assistance for Disaster Victims. Information collected is as follows:
Representative's Name, Business Entity Name, Representative's
Signature, Representative's Title, Business E-Mail Address, and
Business Category (ex: Small Business, Large Business, Non-Profit,
etc.)
Collection of Information
Title: National Business Emergency Operation Center (NBEOC)
Membership Agreement.
Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0153.
FEMA Form: FEMA Form FF-145-FY-21-101, National Business Emergency
Operation Center (NBEOC) Membership Agreement Form.
Abstract: FEMA's NBEOC collects this data for the primary purpose
of maintaining a private sector stakeholder roster and mailing list for
information dissemination, outreach, and coordination. FEMA leverages
this information to engage stakeholders to coordinate disaster response
operations, garner donations, and gain situational awareness around
private sector actions that will help inform FEMA Leadership and assist
evidence-based decision making.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit, Not-for-profit
institutions, Federal Government, and State, local or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 232.
Estimated Number of Responses: 232.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 116.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $7,577.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $16,664.
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.
Maile Rasco-Arthur,
Acting Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2025-07446 Filed 4-29-25; 8:45 am]
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