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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
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 https://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:
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.
SUMMARY:
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: FEMA-InformationCollections-Management@fema.dhs.gov.
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:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 SelfEvaluation 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
Type of respondent
Form name/form No.
State, Local or Tribal Government (US&R Task Forces).
Number of
responses
per
respondent
28
1
28
State, Local or Tribal Government (US&R Task Forces).
State, Local or Tribal Government (US&R Task Forces).
State, Local or Tribal Government (US&R Task Forces).
State, Local or Tribal Government (US&R Task Forces).
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Total annual
burden
(in hours)
Average
hourly wage
rate
Total annual
respondent
cost
28
4
112
$42.94
$4,809.28
2
56
2
112
42.94
4,809.28
2
56
1
56
42.94
2,404.64
28
1
28
2
56
42.94
2,404.64
28
1
28
1
28
42.94
1,202.32
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Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
28
FEMA Form 089–0–10, A
thru I: Narrative Statement
Workbook.
Semi-Annual Performance
Report/FEMA Form 089–
0–11.
Amendment Form/FEMA
Form 089–0–12.
Self-Evaluations/FEMA Form
089–0–14.
Task Force Deployment
Data/FEMA Form 089–0–
15.
Vehicle Support Unit Purchase/Replacement/Disposal Justification Form/
FEMA Form 089–0–26.
State, Local or Tribal Government (US&R Task Forces).
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS—Continued
Type of respondent
Total ...............................
Number of
respondents
Form name/form No.
Number of
responses
per
respondent
28
....................
................................................
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total annual
burden
(in hours)
Average
hourly wage
rate
Total annual
respondent
cost
....................
392
....................
16,832.48
Total
number of
responses
210
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.
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[Docket ID FEMA–2014–0022]
Technical Mapping Advisory Council
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Committee Management; Notice
of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.
AGENCY:
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) Technical
SUMMARY:
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Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will
meet in person on June 23–24, 2015, in
Silver Spring, MD. The meeting will be
open to the public.
DATES: The TMAC will meet on
Tuesday, June 23, 2015, from 12:45
p.m.–5:00 p.m., and Wednesday, June
24, 2015, from 12:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.,
Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Please note that the meeting will close
early if the TMAC has completed its
business.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) headquarters
conference center located at 1325 EastWest Hwy, Silver Spring, 20910.
Members of the public who wish to
attend the meeting must register in
advance by sending an email to FEMA–
TMAC@fema.dhs.gov (attention Mark
Crowell) by 11 p.m. EDT on Thursday,
June 18, 2015. Members of the public
must check in at the NOAA security
desk and be escorted to the conference
room on the second floor; photo
identification is required.
For information on facilities or
services for individuals with disabilities
or to request special assistance at the
meeting, contact the person listed in FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below as
soon as possible.
To facilitate public participation,
members of the public are invited to
provide written comments on the issues
to be considered by the TMAC, as listed
in the ‘‘Supplementary Information’’
section below. Associated meeting
materials will be available at
www.fema.gov/TMAC for review by
June 15, 2015. Written comments to be
considered by the committee at the time
of the meeting must be submitted and
received by Thursday, June 18, 2015,
identified by Docket ID FEMA–2014–
0022, and submitted by one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Email: Address the email TO:
FEMA-RULES@fema.dhs.gov and CC:
FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov. Include
the docket number in the subject line of
the message. Include name and contact
detail in the body of the email.
• Mail: Regulatory Affairs Division,
Office of Chief Counsel, FEMA, 500 C
PO 00000
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Street SW., Room 8NE, Washington, DC
20472–3100.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the words ‘‘Federal
Emergency Management Agency’’ and
the docket number for this action.
Comments received will be posted
without alteration at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
Docket: For docket access to read
background documents or comments
received by the TMAC, go to https://
www.regulations.gov and search for the
Docket ID FEMA–2014–0022.
A public comment period will be held
on June 23, 2015, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:00
p.m. and again on June 24, 2015, from
3:30 to 4:00 p.m. Speakers are requested
to limit their comments to no more than
three minutes. The public comment
period will not exceed 30 minutes.
Please note that the public comment
period may end before the time
indicated, following the last call for
comments. Contact the individual listed
below to register as a speaker by close
of business on Thursday, June 18, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Crowell, Designated Federal
Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 1800
South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22202,
telephone (202) 646–3432, and email
mark.crowell@fema.dhs.gov. The TMAC
Web site is: https://www.fema.gov/
TMAC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of
this meeting is given under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C.
Appendix.
As required by the Biggert-Waters
Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, the
TMAC makes recommendations to the
FEMA Administrator on: (1) How to
improve, in a cost-effective manner, the
(a) accuracy, general quality, ease of use,
and distribution and dissemination of
flood insurance rate maps and risk data;
and (b) performance metrics and
milestones required to effectively and
efficiently map flood risk areas in the
United States; (2) mapping standards
and guidelines for (a) flood insurance
rate maps, and (b) data accuracy, data
quality, data currency, and data
eligibility; (3) how to maintain, on an
ongoing basis, flood insurance rate maps
and flood risk identification; (4)
procedures for delegating mapping
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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 https://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: FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@fema.dhs.gov.
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.
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