[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 144 (Friday, July 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48903-48904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16003]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2023-0008; OMB No. 1660-0134]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review, Comment Request; Preparedness Activity Registration and 
Feedback

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

ACTION: 30-Day notice of renewal 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 seeks comments 
concerning FEMA's Individual and Community Preparedness Division's 
(ICPD) efforts to enable individuals, organizations, or other groups to 
register with FEMA and to take part in FEMA's preparedness mission by 
connecting with individuals, organizations, and communities with 
research and tools to build and sustain capabilities to prepare for any 
disaster or emergency.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 28, 2023.

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 
Andrew Burrows, Preparedness Behavior Change Branch Chief, Individual 
and Community Preparedness Division, National Preparedness Directorate, 
FEMA, DHS, 400 C St. SW, Washington, DC 20024, at 202-716-0527 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of 6 U.S.C. 313-314, and section 611 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 
(codified at 42 U.S.C. 5196), the mission of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency (FEMA) is to reduce the loss of life and property and 
protect the Nation from all hazards by leading and supporting the 
Nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of 
preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation. FEMA's 
Individual and Community Preparedness Division (ICPD) supports the FEMA 
Mission by connecting individuals, organizations, and communities with 
research and tools to build and sustain capabilities to prepare for any 
disaster or emergency. The Division conducts research to better 
understand effective preparedness actions and ways to motivate the 
public to take those actions. ICPD develops and shares preparedness 
resources and coordinates comprehensive disaster preparedness 
initiatives that empower communities to prepare for, protect against, 
respond to, and recover from a disaster. This mission is achieved 
through close coordination with the FEMA Regions and working 
relationships with Federal, state, local, and Tribal agencies. This 
includes working with nongovernmental partners from all sectors both 
nationally and through neighborhood-based community groups.
    This collection will allow ICPD to gather the following information 
from the public via web form(s):
     Feedback: General feedback on the effectiveness of 
national FEMA preparedness programs and initiatives and website user 
experience
     Activity Details: Information regarding the type, size and 
location of preparedness activities hosted by members of the public and 
community organizers
     POC Information: For registration within the site and 
follow-on communication, if needed
     Future Engagement Requests: Allow for the public to enroll 
in the ICPD newsletter or other public communications
     Publication Ordering: Submitting requests to the FEMA 
publication warehouse to have materials shipped directly to members of 
the public
    This proposed information collection previously published in the 
Federal Register on March 31, 2023, at 88 FR 19316 with a 60-day public 
comment period. One public comment was received regarding the benefit 
of collecting this information to the public. ICPD uses data regularly 
in order to develop efficient and effective preparedness programming 
for individuals and communities across the nation. Data collection, 
including asking the public for their opinions on ICPD educational 
materials, helps ICPD make informed decisions about program development 
and program revision cycles. The collection mentioned in this 
information collection request contains multiple methods for the public 
to freely share their perspectives and opinions on ICPD programming 
online.
    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: Preparedness Activity Registration and Feedback.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0134.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-008-FY-23-101 (formerly 008-0-8), 
Preparedness Activity Web Collection; FEMA Form FF-008-FY-23-102 
(formerly 519-0-11), Preparedness Activity Feedback Form.
    Abstract: To fulfill its mission for FEMA, the Individual and 
Community Preparedness Division (ICPD) collects information from 
individuals and organizations by the Preparedness Activity Registration 
Form and the Preparedness Activity Feedback Form located within a 
public website. This collection facilitates FEMA's ability to assess 
its progress for multiple programs. As new programs or initiatives are 
created, ICPD will leverage the pre- approved questions in the question 
bank provided for this collection. ICPD uses this information to inform 
the continuous improvement of the programs and the Division's outreach. 
Further, the information allows the Division to analyze seasonal trends 
in preparedness across the variety of programs. Raw data is not shared 
outside of the database; only results of the data assessment is shared. 
The data is used for internal reports as well as public-facing talking 
points.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.

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    Estimated Number of Respondents: 86,115.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 86,115.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,174.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $217,229.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $13,151.

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. 2023-16003 Filed 7-27-23; 8:45 am]
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