82_FR_9608 82 FR 9584 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Documentation

82 FR 9584 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Documentation

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 24 (February 7, 2017)

Page Range9584-9585
FR Document2017-02525

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 After Action Report/ Improvement Plans, Training and Exercise Plans, and Nominations to the National Exercise Program which are used to validate current preparedness capabilities and support future national exercise efforts.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 24 (Tuesday, February 7, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9584-9585]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02525]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2017-0008; OMB No. 1660-0118]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program 
(HSEEP) Documentation

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 After Action Report/
Improvement Plans, Training and Exercise Plans, and Nominations to the 
National Exercise Program which are used to validate current 
preparedness capabilities and support future national exercise efforts.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 10, 2017.

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-2017-0008. 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: Christine Haggerty, Program Analyst, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Protection and National 
Preparedness, National Exercise Division, at 202-679-3524. You may 
contact the Records Management Division for copies of the proposed 
collection of information at email address: FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@fema.dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Presidential Policy Directive 8 (PPD-8: 
National Preparedness) issued on March 30, 2011, establishes a National 
Preparedness Goal (NPG) that identifies the core capabilities necessary 
for preparedness and a National Preparedness System (NPS) which guides 
activities to enable the Nation to achieve the NPG. The NPS allows the 
Nation to track the progress of our ability to build and improve the 
capabilities necessary to prevent, protect against, mitigate the 
effects of, respond to, and recover from those threats that pose the 
greatest risk to the security of the Nation.
    The NPS provides an integrated approach to preparedness that can be 
implemented and measured at all levels of government. This system is an 
all-of-Nation and whole community approach to preparedness, from 
neighborhood organizations to civic groups and private businesses. It 
contains a methodical approach integrated across the preparedness cycle 
and links together programs and requirements into a comprehensive 
system, driving rational decision-making and allowing for a direct and 
defensible assessment of progress against clearly defined objectives.
    The NPS is based on a consistent methodology for assessing the 
threats and hazards facing a given jurisdiction. The findings of the 
assessment drive planning factors and all other components of the 
preparedness cycle including resource requirements, existing 
capabilities and capability gaps, driving investments to close those 
gaps, making and validating improvements in capabilities through 
training and exercising, and continually assessing progress.
    Section 648(b)(1) of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform 
Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 748(b)(1)) also provides for these exercises and 
states the Administrator ``shall carry out a national exercise program 
to test and evaluate the national preparedness goal, National Incident 
Management System, National Response, and other related plans and 
strategies.'' The Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program 
(HSEEP) provides the program structure, multi-year planning system, 
tools, and guidance necessary for entities to build and sustain 
exercise programs that enhance homeland security capabilities, and 
ultimately, preparedness. The HSEEP After Action Report Improvement, 
Training and Exercise Plan, and National Exercise Program Nomination 
Forms provide the standardized methods for reporting the results of 
exercises, identifying exercise program priorities, and submitting 
exercise nominations necessary to validate national preparedness 
capabilities.
    The HSEEP After Action Improvement Plan will now be submitted from 
Indian Tribal governments and an additional annual form will be 
required in addition to the one form per quarter requirement resulting 
in a small increase in the burden hours due to an increase in the 
number of reports estimated to be submitted.

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Collection of Information

    Title: Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) 
Documentation.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0118.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 091-0, After Action Report/Improvement Plan 
(AAR/IP); FEMA Form 008-0-26, Multi-Year Training Exercise Plan (TEP); 
FEMA Form 008-0-27, National Exercise Program (NEP) Nomination Form.
    Abstract: The Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program 
(HSEEP) Documentation collection provides reporting on the results of 
preparedness exercises and provides assessments of the respondents' 
capabilities so that strengths and areas for improvement are 
identified, corrected, and shared as appropriate prior to a real 
incident. This information is also required to be submitted as part of 
certain FEMA grant programs.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 268.
    Number of Responses: 704.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 23,208 hours.
    Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the 
hour burden is $1,494,947.96. 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 
$60,896.80.

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 1, 2017.
Richard W. Mattison,
Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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                                             exception of projects that meet the eligibility         continuing effort to reduce paperwork                 respond to, and recover from those
                                             criteria for a higher Federal cost-sharing              and respondent burden, invites the                    threats that pose the greatest risk to the
                                             percentage under the Public Assistance                  general public and other Federal                      security of the Nation.
                                             Alternative Procedures Pilot Program for                                                                         The NPS provides an integrated
                                                                                                     agencies to take this opportunity to
                                             Debris Removal implemented pursuant to
                                             section 428 of the Stafford Act.                        comment on a revision of a currently                  approach to preparedness that can be
                                               Further, you are authorized to make                   approved information collection. In                   implemented and measured at all levels
                                             changes to this declaration for the approved            accordance with the Paperwork                         of government. This system is an all-of-
                                             assistance to the extent allowable under the            Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks              Nation and whole community approach
                                             Stafford Act.                                           comments concerning the After Action                  to preparedness, from neighborhood
                                               The Federal Emergency Management                      Report/Improvement Plans, Training                    organizations to civic groups and
                                             Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that                  and Exercise Plans, and Nominations to                private businesses. It contains a
                                             pursuant to the authority vested in the                 the National Exercise Program which                   methodical approach integrated across
                                             Administrator, under Executive Order                    are used to validate current                          the preparedness cycle and links
                                             12148, as amended, Dolph A. Diemont,                    preparedness capabilities and support                 together programs and requirements
                                             of FEMA is appointed to act as the                      future national exercise efforts.                     into a comprehensive system, driving
                                             Federal Coordinating Officer for this                   DATES: Comments must be submitted on                  rational decision-making and allowing
                                             major disaster.                                         or before April 10, 2017.                             for a direct and defensible assessment of
                                               The following areas of the State of                   ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate                         progress against clearly defined
                                             Oregon have been designated as                          submissions to the docket, please use                 objectives.
                                             adversely affected by this major disaster:              only one of the following means to                       The NPS is based on a consistent
                                                                                                     submit comments:                                      methodology for assessing the threats
                                                Josephine and Lane Counties for Public                                                                     and hazards facing a given jurisdiction.
                                             Assistance.                                               (1) Online. Submit comments at
                                                All areas within the State of Oregon are             www.regulations.gov under Docket ID                   The findings of the assessment drive
                                             eligible for assistance under the Hazard                FEMA–2017–0008. Follow the                            planning factors and all other
                                             Mitigation Grant Program.                               instructions for submitting comments.                 components of the preparedness cycle
                                                The following Catalog of Federal Domestic              (2) Mail. Submit written comments to                including resource requirements,
                                             Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used                Docket Manager, Office of Chief                       existing capabilities and capability gaps,
                                             for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,                Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW.,                  driving investments to close those gaps,
                                             Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora                  8NE, Washington, DC 20472–3100.                       making and validating improvements in
                                             Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;                    All submissions received must                       capabilities through training and
                                             97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,                                                                      exercising, and continually assessing
                                             Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);                 include the agency name and Docket ID.
                                                                                                     Regardless of the method used for                     progress.
                                             97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
                                             97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to                  submitting comments or material, all                     Section 648(b)(1) of the Post-Katrina
                                             Individuals and Households In Presidentially            submissions will be posted, without                   Emergency Management Reform Act of
                                             Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,                        change, to the Federal eRulemaking                    2006 (6 U.S.C. 748(b)(1)) also provides
                                             Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—            Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,                 for these exercises and states the
                                             Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals             and will include any personal                         Administrator ‘‘shall carry out a
                                             and Households; 97.050, Presidentially                                                                        national exercise program to test and
                                             Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
                                                                                                     information you provide. Therefore,
                                                                                                     submitting this information makes it                  evaluate the national preparedness goal,
                                             and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,                                                                           National Incident Management System,
                                             Disaster Grants—Public Assistance                       public. You may wish to read the
                                             (Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,            Privacy Act notice that is available via              National Response, and other related
                                             Hazard Mitigation Grant.                                the link in the footer of                             plans and strategies.’’ The Homeland
                                                                                                     www.regulations.gov.                                  Security Exercise and Evaluation
                                             Robert J. Fenton,                                                                                             Program (HSEEP) provides the program
                                             Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      structure, multi-year planning system,
                                             Management Agency.                                      Christine Haggerty, Program Analyst,                  tools, and guidance necessary for
                                             [FR Doc. 2017–02520 Filed 2–6–17; 8:45 am]              Federal Emergency Management                          entities to build and sustain exercise
                                             BILLING CODE 9111–23–P                                  Agency, Protection and National                       programs that enhance homeland
                                                                                                     Preparedness, National Exercise                       security capabilities, and ultimately,
                                                                                                     Division, at 202–679–3524. You may                    preparedness. The HSEEP After Action
                                             DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                  contact the Records Management                        Report Improvement, Training and
                                             SECURITY                                                Division for copies of the proposed                   Exercise Plan, and National Exercise
                                                                                                     collection of information at email                    Program Nomination Forms provide the
                                             Federal Emergency Management                            address: FEMA-Information-Collections-                standardized methods for reporting the
                                             Agency                                                  Management@fema.dhs.gov.                              results of exercises, identifying exercise
                                             [Docket ID: FEMA–2017–0008; OMB No.                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            program priorities, and submitting
                                             1660–0118]                                              Presidential Policy Directive 8 (PPD–8:               exercise nominations necessary to
                                                                                                     National Preparedness) issued on March                validate national preparedness
                                             Agency Information Collection                           30, 2011, establishes a National                      capabilities.
                                             Activities: Proposed Collection;                        Preparedness Goal (NPG) that identifies                  The HSEEP After Action
                                             Comment Request; Homeland Security                      the core capabilities necessary for                   Improvement Plan will now be
                                             Exercise and Evaluation Program                         preparedness and a National                           submitted from Indian Tribal
                                             (HSEEP) Documentation
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                                                                                                     Preparedness System (NPS) which                       governments and an additional annual
                                             AGENCY: Federal Emergency                               guides activities to enable the Nation to             form will be required in addition to the
                                             Management Agency, DHS.                                 achieve the NPG. The NPS allows the                   one form per quarter requirement
                                             ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                     Nation to track the progress of our                   resulting in a small increase in the
                                                                                                     ability to build and improve the                      burden hours due to an increase in the
                                             SUMMARY:The Federal Emergency                           capabilities necessary to prevent,                    number of reports estimated to be
                                             Management Agency, as part of its                       protect against, mitigate the effects of,             submitted.


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                                             Collection of Information                                 Dated: February 1, 2017.                              Further, you are authorized to make
                                                                                                     Richard W. Mattison,                                  changes to this declaration for the approved
                                                Title: Homeland Security Exercise and                                                                      assistance to the extent allowable under the
                                                                                                     Records Management Program Chief, Mission
                                             Evaluation Program (HSEEP)                              Support, Federal Emergency Management
                                                                                                                                                           Stafford Act.
                                             Documentation.                                          Agency, Department of Homeland Security.                The time period prescribed for the
                                                Type of Information Collection:                      [FR Doc. 2017–02525 Filed 2–6–17; 8:45 am]            implementation of section 310(a),
                                             Revision of a currently approved                        BILLING CODE 9110–46–P                                Priority to Certain Applications for
                                             information collection.                                                                                       Public Facility and Public Housing
                                                OMB Number: 1660–0118.                                                                                     Assistance, 42 U.S.C. 5153, shall be for
                                                FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 091–0,                         DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                a period not to exceed six months after
                                             After Action Report/Improvement Plan                    SECURITY                                              the date of this declaration.
                                             (AAR/IP); FEMA Form 008–0–26, Multi-                                                                            The Federal Emergency Management
                                                                                                     Federal Emergency Management                          Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that
                                             Year Training Exercise Plan (TEP);
                                                                                                     Agency                                                pursuant to the authority vested in the
                                             FEMA Form 008–0–27, National
                                             Exercise Program (NEP) Nomination                       [Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4297–                Administrator, under Executive Order
                                             Form.                                                   DR]; [Docket ID FEMA–2017–0001]                       12148, as amended, Kevin L. Hannes, of
                                                                                                                                                           FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal
                                                Abstract: The Homeland Security                      Georgia; Major Disaster and Related                   Coordinating Officer for this major
                                             Exercise and Evaluation Program                         Determinations                                        disaster.
                                             (HSEEP) Documentation collection                                                                                The following areas of the State of
                                             provides reporting on the results of                    AGENCY: Federal Emergency                             Georgia have been designated as
                                             preparedness exercises and provides                     Management Agency, DHS.                               adversely affected by this major disaster:
                                             assessments of the respondents’                         ACTION: Notice.
                                             capabilities so that strengths and areas                                                                         Berrien, Cook, Crisp, Dougherty, Turner,
                                                                                                     SUMMARY:    This is a notice of the                   and Wilcox Counties for Individual
                                             for improvement are identified,                                                                               Assistance.
                                             corrected, and shared as appropriate                    Presidential declaration of a major
                                                                                                                                                              All areas within the State of Georgia are
                                             prior to a real incident. This information              disaster for the State of Georgia (FEMA–
                                                                                                                                                           eligible for assistance under the Hazard
                                             is also required to be submitted as part                4297–DR), dated January 26, 2017, and                 Mitigation Grant Program.
                                             of certain FEMA grant programs.                         related determinations.                                  The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
                                                                                                     DATES: Effective January 26, 2017.                    Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
                                                Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
                                             Government.                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
                                                                                                     Dean Webster, Office of Response and                  Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
                                                Number of Respondents: 268.                                                                                Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
                                                                                                     Recovery, Federal Emergency
                                                Number of Responses: 704.                            Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,                  97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
                                                Estimated Total Annual Burden                                                                              Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
                                                                                                     Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833.                 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
                                             Hours: 23,208 hours.                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is                  97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
                                                Estimated Cost: The estimated annual                 hereby given that, in a letter dated                  Individuals and Households In Presidentially
                                             cost to respondents for the hour burden                 January 26, 2017, the President issued a              Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
                                             is $1,494,947.96. There are no annual                   major disaster declaration under the                  Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
                                             costs to respondents operations and                     authority of the Robert T. Stafford                   Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
                                             maintenance costs for technical                                                                               and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
                                                                                                     Disaster Relief and Emergency                         Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
                                             services. There is no annual start-up or                Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.                and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
                                             capital costs. The cost to the Federal                  (the ‘‘Stafford Act’’), as follows:                   Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
                                             Government is $60,896.80.                                  I have determined that the damage in               (Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
                                                                                                     certain areas of the State of Georgia resulting       Hazard Mitigation Grant.
                                             Comments
                                                                                                     from severe storms, tornadoes, and straight-
                                                Comments may be submitted as                         line winds during the period of January 21–           Robert J. Fenton,
                                             indicated in the ADDRESSES caption                      22, 2017, is of sufficient severity and               Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency
                                             above. Comments are solicited to (a)                    magnitude to warrant a major disaster                 Management Agency.
                                             evaluate whether the proposed data                      declaration under the Robert T. Stafford              [FR Doc. 2017–02519 Filed 2–6–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
                                             collection is necessary for the proper                  Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ‘‘Stafford           BILLING CODE 9111–23–P
                                             performance of the agency, including                    Act’’). Therefore, I declare that such a major
                                             whether the information shall have                      disaster exists in the State of Georgia.
                                             practical utility; (b) evaluate the                        In order to provide Federal assistance, you        DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                             accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the                are hereby authorized to allocate from funds          SECURITY
                                             burden of the proposed collection of                    available for these purposes such amounts as
                                             information, including the validity of                  you find necessary for Federal disaster               Federal Emergency Management
                                                                                                     assistance and administrative expenses.               Agency
                                             the methodology and assumptions used;                      You are authorized to provide Individual
                                             (c) enhance the quality, utility, and                   Assistance in the designated areas, Hazard            [Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4287–
                                             clarity of the information to be                        Mitigation throughout the State, and any              DR; Docket ID FEMA–2017–0001]
                                             collected; and (d) minimize the burden                  other forms of assistance under the Stafford
                                             of the collection of information on those               Act that you deem appropriate subject to              Kansas; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of
                                                                                                     completion of Preliminary Damage                      a Major Disaster Declaration
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                                             who are to respond, including through
                                             the use of appropriate automated,                       Assessments (PDAs).
                                                                                                        Consistent with the requirement that               AGENCY: Federal Emergency
                                             electronic, mechanical, or other                                                                              Management Agency, DHS.
                                                                                                     Federal assistance is supplemental, any
                                             technological collection techniques or                  Federal funds provided under the Stafford             ACTION: Notice.
                                             other forms of information technology,                  Act for Hazard Mitigation and Other Needs
                                             e.g., permitting electronic submission of               Assistance will be limited to 75 percent of           SUMMARY:   This notice amends the notice
                                             responses.                                              the total eligible costs.                             of a major disaster declaration for the


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ActionNotice.
DatesComments must be submitted on or before April 10, 2017.
ContactChristine Haggerty, Program Analyst, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Protection and National Preparedness, National Exercise Division, at 202-679-3524. You may contact the Records Management Division for copies of the proposed
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