[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 109 (Monday, June 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32391-32392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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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