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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 168 hours.
Nunber of
respondents
Frequency of
responses
Hour burden
per response
Annual
responses
Total annual
hour burden
(A)
Data collection activity/instrument
(B)
(C)
(D) = (A×B)
(E) = (C×D)
FF 81–68 (CAV) ...................................................................
FF 81–69 (CAC) ..................................................................
56
56
1
1
2
1
56
56
112
56
Total ..............................................................................
56
1
........................
56
168
Estimated Cost: $8,400.
Comments: Written 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. Comments must be
submitted on or before August 31, 2007.
Interested persons should submit
written comments to Chief, Records
Management and Privacy, Information
Resources Management Branch,
Information Technology Services
Division, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Room 316, Washington, DC 20472.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Contact Rachel Sears, Program
Specialist, at 202–646–2977 for
additional information. You may
contact the Records Management
Branch for copies of the proposed
collection of information at facsimile
number (202) 646–3347 or e-mail
address: FEMA-InformationCollections@dhs.gov.
Dated: June 27, 2007.
John A. Sharetts-Sullivan,
Chief, Records Management and Privacy
Office of Management Directorate,
Information Technology Services Division,
Information Resources Management Branch,
Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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 proposed
revised information collection. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks
comments concerning the National
Incident Management System (NIMS)
Compliance Assistance Support Tool
(NIMSCAST), a self-assessment tool for
State, territorial, tribal, and local
governments to evaluate and report on
their jurisdiction’s achievement with
regards to NIMS implementation
activities issued by FEMA Incident
Management Systems Division (formerly
known as the NIMS Integration Center).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Homeland
Security Presidential Directive 5
(HSPD–5) Management of Domestic
Incidents called for the establishment of
a single, comprehensive NIMS. The
NIMS is a system that improves
response operations through the use of
the Incident Command System (ICS)
and other standard procedures and
preparedness measures. It also promotes
development of multi-jurisdictional,
statewide and interstate regional
mechanisms for coordinating incident
management and obtaining assistance
during large-scale or complex incidents.
HSPD–5 dictated that Federal
departments and agencies shall make
adoption of the NIMS a requirement for
the provision of Federal preparedness
assistance funds. HSPD–5 also
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established and designated FEMA’s
Incident Management Systems Division
as the lead Federal agency to coordinate
NIMS compliance. One of the primary
functions of the NIMS Integration
Center is to ensure NIMS remains an
accurate and effective management tool
through refining and adapting
compliance requirements to address
ongoing preparedness needs. To
accomplish this, FEMA’s Incident
Management Systems Division relies on
input from Federal, state, local, tribal,
multi-discipline and private authorities
to assure continuity and accuracy of
ongoing efforts.
NIMS compliance must be an ongoing
effort since new personnel must be
trained and plans must be revised to
reflect lessons learned. States play an
important role in ensuring the effective
implementation of the NIMS. They must
ensure that the systems and processes
are in place to communicate the NIMS
requirements to local jurisdictions and
support them in implementing the
NIMS. The long-term benefit of adopting
and implementing the NIMS is that it
strengthens our nation’s capabilities to
prevent, prepare for, respond to, and
recover from any incident.
The NIMSCAST is designed to reflect
the newly-released FY 2007
implementation activities and metrics
and to inform FEMA’s Incident
Management Systems Division and the
Department of Homeland Security of
any given jurisdiction’s compliance
with the NIMS.
Collection of Information
Title: NIMS Compliance Assistance
Support Tool (NIMSCAST).
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0087.
Form Numbers: None.
Abstract: The NIMSCAST is the tool
utilized to (a) evaluate a State, territory,
tribal, and local government’s
compliance with standards and
requirements established in the NIMS
and/or FEMA Incident Management
Systems Division, (b) determine
eligibility for Federal preparedness
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assistance, and (c) strengthen incident
management programs at the
department, agency, or jurisdiction
level.
Affected Public: States, local, or tribal
government.
No. of
respondents
Data collection activity/instrument
Frequency of
responses
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 280.
Hour burden
per response
Annual
responses
Total annual
hour burden
NIMSCAST:
States and Territories ...................................................
56
1
5
56
280
Total ..............................................................................
56
1
5
56
280
Estimated Cost: The annual cost to
respondents is calculated based on 280
hours of annual burden completed by
State emergency management specialists
with a median wage of $22.10 per hour
for a total burden of $6,188.00.
Comments: Written 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. Comments must be
submitted on or before August 1, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES
Marc Tagliento, FEMA Incident
Management Systems Division,
Compliance and Technical Assistance
Branch, (202) 646–2687. You may
contact the Records Management
Branch for copies of the proposed
collection of information at facsimile
number (202) 646–3347 or e-mail
address: FEMA-InformationCollections@dhs.gov.
Dated: June 20, 2007.
John A. Sharetts-Sullivan,
Chief, Records Management and Privacy
Office of Management Directorate,
Information Technology Services Division,
Information Resources Management Branch,
Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security.
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[FEMA–1699–DR]
Iowa; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a
Major Disaster Declaration
Kansas; Amendment No. 10 to Notice
of a Major Disaster Declaration
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of Iowa (FEMA–1705–DR), dated
May 25, 2007, and related
determinations.
DATES: Effective Date: June 22, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance
Directorate, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Washington, DC
20472, (202) 646–2705.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of Iowa is hereby amended to
include the following areas among those
areas determined to have been adversely
affected by the catastrophe declared a
major disaster by the President in his
declaration of May 25, 2007.
Audubon, Crawford and Monona Counties
for Individual Assistance (already designated
for Public Assistance.)
(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis
Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services
Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment
Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management
Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and
Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and
Households Disaster Housing Operations;
97.050 Individuals and Households
Program—Other Needs, 97.036, Public
Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation
Grant Program.)
R. David Paulison,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice
of a major disaster for the State of
Kansas (FEMA–1699–DR), dated May 6,
2007, and related determinations.
DATES: Effective Date: June 19, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance
Directorate, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Washington, DC
20472, (202) 646–2705.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that, in a letter dated June
19, 2007, the President amended the
cost-sharing arrangements concerning
Federal funds provided under the
authority of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206
(Stafford Act), in a letter to R. David
Paulison, Administrator, Federal
Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security, as
follows:
I have determined that the damage in
certain areas of the State of Kansas resulting
from severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding
during the period of May 4–18, 2007, is of
sufficient severity and magnitude that special
cost sharing arrangements are warranted
regarding Federal funds provided under the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–
5206 (the Stafford Act).
Therefore, I amend my declaration of May
6, 2007, to authorize Federal funds for debris
removal and emergency protective measures,
including direct Federal assistance, at 100
percent Federal funding of total eligible costs
for a period of up to 72 hours.
This adjustment to cost-sharing applies
only to Public Assistance costs and direct
Federal assistance eligible for such
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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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 proposed revised information collection. In accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments
concerning the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Compliance
Assistance Support Tool (NIMSCAST), a self-assessment tool for State,
territorial, tribal, and local governments to evaluate and report on
their jurisdiction's achievement with regards to NIMS implementation
activities issued by FEMA Incident Management Systems Division
(formerly known as the NIMS Integration Center).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5
(HSPD-5) Management of Domestic Incidents called for the establishment
of a single, comprehensive NIMS. The NIMS is a system that improves
response operations through the use of the Incident Command System
(ICS) and other standard procedures and preparedness measures. It also
promotes development of multi-jurisdictional, statewide and interstate
regional mechanisms for coordinating incident management and obtaining
assistance during large-scale or complex incidents. HSPD-5 dictated
that Federal departments and agencies shall make adoption of the NIMS a
requirement for the provision of Federal preparedness assistance funds.
HSPD-5 also established and designated FEMA's Incident Management
Systems Division as the lead Federal agency to coordinate NIMS
compliance. One of the primary functions of the NIMS Integration Center
is to ensure NIMS remains an accurate and effective management tool
through refining and adapting compliance requirements to address
ongoing preparedness needs. To accomplish this, FEMA's Incident
Management Systems Division relies on input from Federal, state, local,
tribal, multi-discipline and private authorities to assure continuity
and accuracy of ongoing efforts.
NIMS compliance must be an ongoing effort since new personnel must
be trained and plans must be revised to reflect lessons learned. States
play an important role in ensuring the effective implementation of the
NIMS. They must ensure that the systems and processes are in place to
communicate the NIMS requirements to local jurisdictions and support
them in implementing the NIMS. The long-term benefit of adopting and
implementing the NIMS is that it strengthens our nation's capabilities
to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from any incident.
The NIMSCAST is designed to reflect the newly-released FY 2007
implementation activities and metrics and to inform FEMA's Incident
Management Systems Division and the Department of Homeland Security of
any given jurisdiction's compliance with the NIMS.
Collection of Information
Title: NIMS Compliance Assistance Support Tool (NIMSCAST).
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0087.
Form Numbers: None.
Abstract: The NIMSCAST is the tool utilized to (a) evaluate a
State, territory, tribal, and local government's compliance with
standards and requirements established in the NIMS and/or FEMA Incident
Management Systems Division, (b) determine eligibility for Federal
preparedness
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assistance, and (c) strengthen incident management programs at the
department, agency, or jurisdiction level.
Affected Public: States, local, or tribal government.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 280.
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Data collection activity/ No. of Frequency of Hour burden Annual Total annual
instrument respondents responses per response responses hour burden
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NIMSCAST:
States and Territories...... 56 1 5 56 280
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Total....................... 56 1 5 56 280
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Estimated Cost: The annual cost to respondents is calculated based
on 280 hours of annual burden completed by State emergency management
specialists with a median wage of $22.10 per hour for a total burden of
$6,188.00.
Comments: Written 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. Comments must be submitted on or before August
1, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marc Tagliento, FEMA Incident
Management Systems Division, Compliance and Technical Assistance
Branch, (202) 646-2687. You may contact the Records Management Branch
for copies of the proposed collection of information at facsimile
number (202) 646-3347 or e-mail address: FEMA-Information-
Collections@dhs.gov.
Dated: June 20, 2007.
John A. Sharetts-Sullivan,
Chief, Records Management and Privacy Office of Management Directorate,
Information Technology Services Division, Information Resources
Management Branch, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
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