81 FR 7137 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Citizen Corps Council Registration

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 27 (February 10, 2016)

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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 online registration process for Citizen Corps Councils and Community Emergency Response Team programs.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7137-7138]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02640]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2016-0004; OMB No. 1660-0098]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Citizen Corps Council Registration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 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 online registration process 
for Citizen Corps Councils and Community Emergency Response Team 
programs.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 11, 2016.

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-2016-0004. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of 
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., 8NE, Washington, DC 20472-
3100.
    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: Steven (Tyler) Krska, Emergency 
Management Specialist, FEMA, PNP, Individual and Community Preparedness 
Division, 202-786-0947 for additional information. You may contact the 
Records Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of 
information at email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Citizen Corps was launched as a Presidential 
Initiative, Executive Order 13254, in 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. Citizen Corps is FEMA's grassroots strategy to 
strengthen collaboration between government and community leaders from 
all sectors to engage the full community in preparedness, planning, 
mitigation, response, and recovery. The Community Emergency Response 
Team Program offers training that prepares people to help themselves, 
their families and their neighbors in the event of a disaster in their 
community.
    FEMA's Individual and Community Preparedness Division, which 
administers Citizen Corps and the Community Emergency Response Team 
program nationally, would like to revise its online information 
collection process and forms by which local, tribal and territorial 
Councils' and Community Emergency Response Teams submit profiles via 
the national Web site. The Citizen Corps Council registration form will 
allow FEMA and State personnel to ensure that prospective Councils/
CERT's have the support of the appropriate government officials in 
their area, ensure a dedicated coordinator is assigned to the Council, 
and will provide an efficient way to track the effectiveness of the 
nationwide network of Councils and CERT's. Approved registration of a 
Council or Community Emergency Response Team program allows them to be 
recognized as official entities; become eligible for Homeland Security 
grant funding; allows for the coordination of preparedness and 
emergency management activities among other groups associated with 
Citizen Corps; promote their local Councils to the public and become a 
part of the Citizen Corps national directory of Councils; and receive 
important updates and messages from the national office. The Citizen 
Corps Council and Community Emergency Response Team registries support 
the mission of FEMA's Individual and Community Preparedness Division 
and Citizen Corps, to help achieve greater community resiliency 
nationwide. This continuing registration process will allow the 
Individual and Community Preparedness Division to collect information 
that is more usable and provide a more efficient way to track the 
effectiveness of the nationwide network of Councils and CERT's.

Collection of Information

    Title: Citizen Corps Council Registration.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0098.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 008-0-25, Citizen Corps Council Registration.
    Abstract: FEMA's Community Preparedness Division would like to 
revise a currently approved collection for its registration of State, 
local, Tribal and territorial Councils and Community Emergency Response 
Teams. The registration process allows for new Councils to submit 
information on the Council or CERT to the State Citizen Corps Program 
Manager for approval. The revised registration process will allow for 
the collection of more valuable information and the tool is more user-
friendly for Citizen Corps Councils and CERT's.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 3,900.

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    Number of Responses: 3,900.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,900 hours.
    Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the 
hour burden is $93,249.00. There are no annual costs to respondents 
operations and maintenance costs for technical services. There is no 
annual start-up or capital costs. The cost to the Federal Government is 
$378,690.00.

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: February 3, 2016.
Richard W. Mattison,
Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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