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)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 27 (February 10, 2016)
| Page Range | 7137-7138 | |
| FR Document | 2016-02640 |
[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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [[Page 7138]] 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. [FR Doc. 2016-02640 Filed 2-9-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-21-P
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• Modification of the National Corps Councils and Community and forms by which local, tribal and
Customs Automation Program (NCAP) Emergency Response Team programs. territorial Councils’ and Community
Test Concerning the Automated DATES: Comments must be submitted on Emergency Response Teams submit
Commercial Environment (ACE) or before April 11, 2016. profiles via the national Web site. The
Document Image System (DIS) ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate Citizen Corps Council registration form
Regarding Future Updates and New submissions to the docket, please use will allow FEMA and State personnel to
Method of Submission of Accepted only one of the following means to ensure that prospective Councils/
Documents: 80 FR 62082 (October 15, submit comments: CERT’s have the support of the
2015). (1) Online. Submit comments at appropriate government officials in their
• Modification of National Customs www.regulations.gov under Docket ID area, ensure a dedicated coordinator is
Automation Program (NCAP) Test FEMA–2016–0004. Follow the assigned to the Council, and will
Concerning Automated Commercial instructions for submitting comments. provide an efficient way to track the
Environment (ACE) Cargo Release for (2) Mail. Submit written comments to effectiveness of the nationwide network
Entry Type 52 and Certain Other Modes Docket Manager, Office of Chief of Councils and CERT’s. Approved
of Transportation: 80 FR 63576 (October Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., registration of a Council or Community
20, 2015). 8NE, Washington, DC 20472–3100. Emergency Response Team program
• Announcement of the Modification All submissions received must allows them to be recognized as official
of the National Customs Automation include the agency name and Docket ID. entities; become eligible for Homeland
Program Test Concerning the Regardless of the method used for Security grant funding; allows for the
Automated Commercial Environment submitting comments or material, all coordination of preparedness and
Portal Account To Establish the submissions will be posted, without emergency management activities
Exporter Portal Account: 80 FR 63817 change, to the Federal eRulemaking among other groups associated with
(October 21, 2015). Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, Citizen Corps; promote their local
• Modification of National Customs and will include any personal Councils to the public and become a
Automation Program (NCAP) Test information you provide. Therefore, part of the Citizen Corps national
Concerning Automated Commercial submitting this information makes it directory of Councils; and receive
Environment (ACE) Entry Summary, public. You may wish to read the important updates and messages from
Accounts and Revenue (ESAR) Test of Privacy Act notice that is available via the national office. The Citizen Corps
Automated Entry Summary Types 51 the link in the footer of Council and Community Emergency
and 52 and Certain Modes of www.regulations.gov. Response Team registries support the
Transportation: 80 FR 63815 (October FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: mission of FEMA’s Individual and
21, 2015). Steven (Tyler) Krska, Emergency Community Preparedness Division and
Dated: February 5, 2016. Management Specialist, FEMA, PNP, Citizen Corps, to help achieve greater
Brenda B. Smith, Individual and Community community resiliency nationwide. This
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Preparedness Division, 202–786–0947 continuing registration process will
International Trade. for additional information. You may allow the Individual and Community
[FR Doc. 2016–02716 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] contact the Records Management Preparedness Division to collect
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collection of information at email provide a more efficient way to track the
address: FEMA-Information-Collections- effectiveness of the nationwide network
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Management@fema.dhs.gov. of Councils and CERT’s.
SECURITY SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Citizen Collection of Information
Corps was launched as a Presidential Title: Citizen Corps Council
Federal Emergency Management Initiative, Executive Order 13254, in
Agency Registration.
2002 with a mission to harness the Type of Information Collection:
[Docket ID: FEMA–2016–0004; OMB No. power of every individual through Revision of a currently approved
1660–0098] education, training, and volunteer information collection.
service to make communities safer, OMB Number: 1660–0098.
Agency Information Collection stronger, and better prepared for the FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 008–0–25,
Activities: Proposed Collection; threats of terrorism, crime, public health Citizen Corps Council Registration.
Comment Request; Citizen Corps issues, and disasters of all kinds. Citizen Abstract: FEMA’s Community
Council Registration Corps is FEMA’s grassroots strategy to Preparedness Division would like to
AGENCY: Federal Emergency strengthen collaboration between revise a currently approved collection
Management Agency, DHS. government and community leaders for its registration of State, local, Tribal
ACTION: Notice. from all sectors to engage the full and territorial Councils and Community
community in preparedness, planning, Emergency Response Teams. The
SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency mitigation, response, and recovery. The registration process allows for new
Management Agency (FEMA), as part of Community Emergency Response Team Councils to submit information on the
its continuing effort to reduce Program offers training that prepares Council or CERT to the State Citizen
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paperwork and respondent burden, people to help themselves, their families Corps Program Manager for approval.
invites the general public and other and their neighbors in the event of a The revised registration process will
Federal agencies to take this disaster in their community. allow for the collection of more valuable
opportunity to comment on a revision of FEMA’s Individual and Community information and the tool is more user-
a currently approved information Preparedness Division, which friendly for Citizen Corps Councils and
collection. In accordance with the administers Citizen Corps and the CERT’s.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Community Emergency Response Team Affected Public: State, local or Tribal
notice seeks comments concerning the program nationally, would like to revise Government.
online registration process for Citizen its online information collection process Number of Respondents: 3,900.
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Number of Responses: 3,900. the Administrator of FEMA on all the NAC to apply for appointment.
Estimated Total Annual Burden aspects of emergency management. The Individuals selected for appointment
Hours: 3,900 hours. NAC shall incorporate state, local, will serve as either a Special
Estimated Cost: The estimated annual tribal, and territorial government, non- Government Employee (SGE) or a
cost to respondents for the hour burden profit and private sector input in the Representative in one of the following
is $93,249.00. There are no annual costs development and revision of national disciplines: Emergency Management
to respondents operations and emergency management doctrine, (one Representative appointment),
maintenance costs for technical policy, and plans. The NAC consists of Emergency Medical Providers (one SGE
services. There is no annual start-up or up to 35 members, all of whom are appointment), Functional and Access
capital costs. The cost to the Federal experts and leaders in their respective Needs (one Representative
Government is $378,690.00. fields. FEMA seeks to appoint appointment), Non-Elected Local
Comments individuals to seven (7) discipline Government Officials (one
specific positions on the NAC and up to Representative appointment), Non-
Comments may be submitted as four (4) members as Administrator Elected State Government Officials (one
indicated in the ADDRESSES caption Selections. If other positions are vacated Representative appointment), Public
above. Comments are solicited to (a) during the application process, Health (one SGE appointment),
Evaluate whether the proposed data candidates may be selected from the Standards Setting and Accrediting (one
collection is necessary for the proper pool of applicants to fill the vacated SGE appointment). The Administrator
performance of the agency, including positions. may appoint up to four (4) additional
whether the information shall have candidates to serve as FEMA
practical utility; (b) evaluate the DATES: Applications will be accepted
Administrator Selections (as SGE
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the until 11:59 p.m. EDT on March 16, appointments). For one of the FEMA
burden of the proposed collection of 2016. Administrator Selection positions,
information, including the validity of ADDRESSES: The preferred method of FEMA seeks to appoint an individual to
the methodology and assumptions used; submission for application packages is represent emerging leaders in
(c) enhance the quality, utility, and via email. However, application emergency management. This position
clarity of the information to be packages may also be submitted by fax is for an individual who has academic
collected; and (d) minimize the burden or U.S. mail. Please submit by only ONE experience in emergency management,
of the collection of information on those of the following methods: served in the FEMACorps program, is an
who are to respond, including through • Email: FEMA-NAC@fema.dhs.gov. alumni of FEMA’s Youth Preparedness
the use of appropriate automated, Please save materials as one document Council, or has otherwise contributed to
electronic, mechanical, or other using the naming convention, ‘‘LAST the field of emergency management as
technological collection techniques or NAME_FIRST NAME’’ and attach to the an emerging leader. Appointments will
other forms of information technology, email. be for three-year terms that start in
e.g., permitting electronic submission of • Fax: (540) 504–2331. September 2016.
responses. • U.S. Mail: Office of the National More information about the
Dated: February 3, 2016.
Advisory Council, Federal Emergency disciplines can be found in the NAC
Management Agency, 8th Floor, 500 C Charter: http://www.fema.gov/media-
Richard W. Mattison,
Street SW., Washington, DC 20472– library-data/
Records Management Program Chief, Mission
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Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NAC+Charter_
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Federal Officer, The Office of the If you are interested and qualified,
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National Advisory Council, Federal please apply for consideration of
Emergency Management Agency, 8th appointment by submitting an
Floor, 500 C Street SW., Washington, application package to the Office of the
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
DC 20472–3184; telephone (202) 646– NAC as listed in the ADDRESSES section
SECURITY
2700; fax (540) 504–2331; and email of this notice. Current NAC members
Federal Emergency Management FEMA-NAC@fema.dhs.gov. For more whose terms are ending should notify
Agency information on the NAC, including the Office of the NAC of their interest
application instructions and a list of in reappointment in lieu of submitting
[Docket ID: FEMA–2007–0008] a new application, and if desired,
frequently asked questions, please visit
http://www.fema.gov/national-advisory- provide updated application materials
National Advisory Council
council. for consideration. There is no
AGENCY: Federal Emergency application form; however, each
Management Agency, DHS. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NAC application package MUST include the
ACTION: Committee management; request is an advisory committee established in following information:
for applicants for appointment to the accordance with the provisions of the • Cover letter, addressed to the Office
National Advisory Council. Federal Advisory Committee Act of the NAC, that indicates why you are
(FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix. As required interested in serving on the NAC and
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency by PKEMRA, the Secretary of Homeland includes the following information: the
Management Agency (FEMA) is Security established the NAC to ensure discipline area(s) being applied for,
requesting qualified individuals who are effective and ongoing coordination of current position title and organization,
interested in serving on the FEMA Federal preparedness, protection, home and work addresses, a current
National Advisory Council (NAC) to response, recovery, and mitigation for telephone number and email address;
apply for appointment as identified in natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and • Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV);
this notice. Pursuant to the Post-Katrina other man-made disasters. FEMA is and
Emergency Management Reform Act of requesting individuals who are • One Letter of Recommendation
2006 (PKEMRA), the NAC shall advise interested and qualified in serving on addressed to the Office of the NAC.
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| 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 | |
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