[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 232 (Monday, December 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74434-74435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25703]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-0022-0045; OMB No. 1660-0098]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; FEMA Citizen Responder Programs Registration

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

ACTION: 60 Day notice of revision 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, 
with change, of a currently approved information collection. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks 
comments concerning FEMA's Citizen Responder programs registration. 
These programs include Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) and 
Citizen Corps Councils.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 3, 2023.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit 
comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-0022-0045. 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 https://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: Andy Burrows, Branch Chief, 
Preparedness Behavior Change Branch, Individual and Community 
Preparedness Division, FEMA, 400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20024, 
202-716-0527, [email protected]. You may contact the 
Information Management Division for copies of the proposed collection 
of information at email address: [email protected].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Post Katrina Management Reform Act 
(PKEMRA), codified within Title 6 of the U.S. Code, requires the FEMA 
Administrator to provide Federal leadership necessary to prepare for, 
protect against, respond to, recover from or mitigate against a natural 
disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster. This 
responsibility includes planning, training, and building the emergency 
management profession by building a comprehensive incident management 
system with Federal, state, and local government personnel, agencies 
and authorities, and helping the emergency response providers to 
effectively respond. See 6 U.S.C. 314. As part of this responsibility 
to help and support emergency response providers, FEMA supports efforts 
to train and assist in organizing citizen responder programs. With 
Executive Order 13254, Establishing the USA Freedom Corps (67 FR 4869, 
Feb. 1, 2022) Citizen Corps was launched as a Presidential Initiative 
on January 29, 2002, with a mission to harness the power of every 
individual through education, training, and volunteer service to make 
communities safer, stronger, and better prepared for the threats of 
terrorism, crime, public health issues, and disasters of all kinds.
    Another FEMA Citizen Responder program, the CERT was originally 
developed and implemented by the Los Angeles City Fire Department in 
1985. Since 1993 when this training was made available nationally by 
FEMA, communities in 28 states and Puerto Rico have conducted CERT 
training. FEMA supports CERT by conducting or sponsoring Train-the-
Trainer and Program Manager courses for members of the fire, medical 
and emergency management community.
    To fulfill its mission, FEMA's Individual and Community 
Preparedness Division (ICPD) will collect information from Citizen 
Corps Councils and CERT Programs through the Citizen Responder online 
registration form. The Citizen Responder registration form will allow 
FEMA as well as state, local, Tribal and territorial personnel to 
evaluate whether prospective Councils/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.

Collection of Information

    Title: FEMA Citizen Responder Programs Registration.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, with change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0098.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-008-FY-22-129 (formerly 008-0-25), Citizen 
Corps Council--CERT Registration.
    Abstract: The FEMA Citizen Responder registration form will allow 
FEMA as well as state, local, Tribal and territorial personnel to 
evaluate whether prospective Councils/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: Individuals and Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 4,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $40,610.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $12,777.

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. 2022-25703 Filed 12-2-22; 8:45 am]
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