[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50062-50063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20642]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2019-0014; OMB No. 1660-0098]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; FEMA Citizen Responder Programs Registration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice 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. The submission will describe the 
nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, 
the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources used by 
respondents to respond) and cost, and the actual data collection 
instruments FEMA will use.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 24, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the proposed information 
collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the Desk 
Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, and sent via electronic mail to 
dhsdeskofficer@omb.eop.gov.

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 FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@fema.dhs.gov or 
Andy Burrows, Citizen Responder Lead, Individual and Community 
Preparedness Division, FEMA, 400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20024, 
202-716-0527, andrew.burrows@fema.dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection 
previously published in the Federal Register on July 11, 2019 at Volume 
84 FR 33083 with a 60-day public comment period. No comments were 
received.

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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: FEMA Citizen Responder Programs Registration.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0098.
    Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 008-0-25, FEMA Citizen Responder 
Programs Registration.
    Abstract: The FEMA Citizen Responder registration form will allow 
FEMA as well as State, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) personnel 
to evaluate whether prospective Councils/Community Emergency Response 
Teams (CERTs) have the support of the appropriate government officials 
in their area, ensure a dedicated coordinator is assigned to the 
program, and provide an efficient way to track the effectiveness of the 
nationwide network of Councils and CERT programs.
    Affected Public: SLTT governments and FEMA-affiliated citizen 
responders throughout the US and its territories.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 4,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $54,750.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $10,475.

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 Arthur,
Acting Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief 
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2019-20642 Filed 9-23-19; 8:45 am]
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