80 FR 32391 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Urban Search and Rescue Response System

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 109 (June 8, 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 revision of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the Urban Search and Rescue Response System information collection.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 109 (Monday, June 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32391-32392]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13969]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2015-0015; OMB No. 1660-0073]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; National Urban Search and Rescue Response System

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 revision of a currently approved information 
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
this notice seeks comments concerning the Urban Search and Rescue 
Response System information collection.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 7, 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-2015-0015. 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 (202) 212-4701.
    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: Catherine Deel, Program Specialist, 
FEMA, Response Directorate, Operations Division, at (202) 212-3796. 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: Section 303 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), 42 U.S.C. 
5144, authorizes the President of the United States to form emergency 
support teams of Federal personnel to be deployed to an area affected 
by major disaster or emergency. Section 403(a)(3)(B) of the Stafford 
Act provides that the President may authorize Federal Agencies to 
perform work on public or private lands essential to save lives and 
protect property, including search and rescue and emergency medical 
care, and other essential needs. The Post Katrina Emergency Management 
Reform Act (PKEMRA) codified the Urban Search and Rescue in the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as amended), stating:

    There is in the Agency [FEMA] a system known as the National 
Urban Search and Rescue Response System (US&R).

    The information collection activity authorized under the 
Omnicircular, 2 CFR part 200, is the collection of program and 
administrative information from US&R Sponsoring Agencies relating to 
readiness and response cooperative agreement awards.

Collection of Information

    Title: National Urban Search and Rescue Response System.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0073.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 089-0-10, Urban Search Rescue Response System 
Narrative Statement Workbook; FEMA Form 089-0-11, Urban Search Rescue 
Response System Semi-Annual Performance Report; FEMA Form 089-0-12, 
Urban Search Rescue Response System Amendment Form; FEMA Form 089-0-14, 
Urban Search Rescue Response System Task Force Self-Evaluation 
Scoresheet; FEMA Form 089-0-15, Urban Search Rescue Response System 
Task Force Deployment Data; FEMA Form 089-0-26, Vehicle Support Unit 
Purchase/Replacement/Disposal Justification.
    Abstract: The information collection activity is the collection of 
financial, program and administrative information for US&R Sponsoring 
Agencies relating to readiness and response Cooperative Agreement 
awards.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 28.
    Number of Responses: 210.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 392 hours.

                                                       Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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                                                                             Number of                  Average       Total                     Total
                                                                Number of    responses      Total      burden per     annual      Average       annual
         Type of respondent              Form name/form No.    respondents      per       number of     response   burden  (in  hourly wage   respondent
                                                                             respondent   responses    (in hours)     hours)        rate         cost
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State, Local or Tribal Government     FEMA Form 089-0-10, A             28            1           28            4          112       $42.94    $4,809.28
 (US&R Task Forces).                   thru I: Narrative
                                       Statement Workbook.
State, Local or Tribal Government     Semi-Annual Performance           28            2           56            2          112        42.94     4,809.28
 (US&R Task Forces).                   Report/FEMA Form 089-0-
                                       11.
State, Local or Tribal Government     Amendment Form/FEMA               28            2           56            1           56        42.94     2,404.64
 (US&R Task Forces).                   Form 089-0-12.
State, Local or Tribal Government     Self-Evaluations/FEMA             28            1           28            2           56        42.94     2,404.64
 (US&R Task Forces).                   Form 089-0-14.
State, Local or Tribal Government     Task Force Deployment             28            1           28            1           28        42.94     1,202.32
 (US&R Task Forces).                   Data/FEMA Form 089-0-
                                       15.
State, Local or Tribal Government     Vehicle Support Unit              14            1           14            2           28        42.94     1,202.32
 (US&R Task Forces).                   Purchase/Replacement/
                                       Disposal Justification
                                       Form/FEMA Form 089-0-
                                       26.
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    Total...........................  .......................           28  ...........          210  ...........          392  ...........    16,832.48
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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 $16,832.48. 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 
$79,665.90.

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: May 29, 2015.
Janice Waller,
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2015-13969 Filed 6-5-15; 8:45 am]
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