80 FR 22215 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, Integrated Public Alert and Warning Systems (IPAWS) Memorandum of Agreement Applications

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 76 (April 21, 2015)

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a new information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the Integrated Public Alert and Warning Systems (IPAWS) Memorandum of Agreement Applications.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22215-22216]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09252]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2015-0011; OMB No. 1660-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request, Integrated Public Alert and Warning Systems (IPAWS) 
Memorandum of Agreement Applications

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites 
the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity 
to comment on a new information collection. In accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning 
the Integrated Public Alert and Warning Systems (IPAWS) Memorandum of 
Agreement Applications.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 22, 2015.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use 
only one of the following means to submit comments:
    (1) Online. Submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 
FEMA-2015-0011. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of 
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street, SW., Room 8NE, Washington, DC 
20472-3100.
    (3) Facsimile. Submit comments to (703) 483-2999.
    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 Act 
notice that is available via the link in the footer of 
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hans N. Yu, Project Manager, FEMA, 
National Continuity Programs, Protection & National Preparedness, (202) 
646-3910 for additional information. You may contact the Records 
Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of 
information at facsimile number (202) 212-4701 or email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Presidential Executive Order 13407 
establishes the policy for an effective, reliable, integrated, 
flexible, and comprehensive system to alert and warn the American 
people in situations of war, terrorist attack, natural disaster, or 
other hazards to public safety and wellbeing. The Integrated Public 
Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) is the Department of Homeland 
Security's (DHS) response to the Executive Order. The Stafford Act 
(U.S.C. Title 42, Chapter 68, Subchapter II) requires that FEMA make 
IPAWS available to Federal, State, and local agencies for the purpose 
of providing warning to governmental authorities and the civilian 
population in areas endangered by disasters. The information collected 
is used by FEMA to create a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that 
regulates the management, operations, and security of the information 
technology system connection between a Federal, State, territorial, 
tribal or local alerting authority and IPAWS-OPEN (Open Platform for 
Emergency Notifications).

Collection of Information

    Title: Integrated Public Alert and Warning Systems (IPAWS) 
Memorandum of Agreement Applications.

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    Type of Information Collection: New information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-NEW.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 007-0-25, IPAWS Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) 
Application; FEMA Form 007-0-26, Memorandum of Agreement Application 
for (Tribal Governments).
    Abstract: A Federal, State, territorial, tribal, or local alerting 
authority that applies for authorization to use IPAWS is designated as 
a Collaborative Operating Group or ``COG'' by the IPAWS Program 
Management Office (PMO). Access to IPAWS is free; however, to send a 
message using IPAWS, an organization must procure its own IPAWS 
compatible software. To become a COG, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) 
governing system security must be executed between the sponsoring 
organization and FEMA.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 160.
    Number of Responses: 160.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 160 hours.

                                                                           Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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                                                                                                     Number of                    Average burden   Total annual                    Total annual
              Type of respondent                      Form name/form number          Number of     responses per   Total number    per response     burden  (in   Average hourly    respondent
                                                                                    respondents     respondent     of responses     (in hours)        hours)         wage rate         cost
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State, Local or Tribal Government.............  IPAWS Memorandum of Agreement                150               1             150               1             150          $38.30       $5,745.00
                                                 Application/.
                                                FEMA Form 007-0-25..............
State, Local or Tribal Government.............  IPAWS Memorandum of Agreement                 10               1              10               1              10           38.30          383.00
                                                 Application for Tribal
                                                 Governments/.
                                                FEMA Form 007-0-26..............
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    Total.....................................  ................................             160  ..............             160  ..............             160  ..............        6,128.00
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 Note: The ``Avg. Hourly Wage Rate'' for each respondent includes a 1.4 multiplier to reflect a fully-loaded wage rate.

    Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the 
hour burden is $6,128.00. There are no annual costs to respondents' 
operations and maintenance costs for technical services. There are no 
annual start-up or capital costs. The cost to the Federal Government is 
$74,343.00.

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.

    Dated: April 13, 2015.
Janice Waller,
Acting Director, Records Management Division, U.S. Department of 
Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Mission 
Support.
[FR Doc. 2015-09252 Filed 4-20-15; 8:45 am]
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