[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 27076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10996]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2012-0019; OMB No. 1660-0073]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
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 July 9, 2012.
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-2012-0019. 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 835, Washington, DC
20472-3100.
(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to (703) 483-2999.
(4) Email. Submit comments to [email protected]. Include Docket
ID FEMA-2012-0019 in the subject line.
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,
Urban Search and Rescue Branch at 202-646-3796. You may contact the
Records Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of
information at facsimile number (202) 646-3347 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 (HAS) of 2002 (as amended), stating ``There is in
the Agency [FEMA] a system known as the Urban Search and Rescue
Response System'' (US&R) under these authorities. The information
collection activity authorized under 44 CFR part 208, 44 CFR part 13,
and OMB Circular A-110 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 Grant Program.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 089-0-10, Urban Search Rescue Response System
Narrative Statement; FEMA Form 089-0-11, Urban Search Rescue Response
System Semi-Annual Performance Report; FEMA Form 089-0-12, Urban Search
Rescue Response System Budget Change Form; FEMA Form 089-0-14, Urban
Search Rescue Response System Self Evaluation; and FEMA Form 089-0-15,
Urban Search Rescue Response System Task Force Deployment Data.
Abstract: The information collected for the National Urban Search
and Rescue Grant Program evaluates a grantee's proposed use of funds
and is required information needed in order to receive Federal funding.
The forms used in this collection are used by grantees to provide FEMA
with cooperative agreements and a description of the types of eligible
activities the grantee will undertake and a plan for expending and
monitoring funds.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 28.
Number of Responses: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 476 hours.
Estimated Cost: There are no record keeping, capital start-up or
maintenance costs associated with this information collection.
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 1, 2012.
John G. Jenkins, Jr.,
Acting Chief Administrative Officer, Mission Support Bureau, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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