Request for Information: Evidence-Building Activities, 8921-8922 [2021-02735]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 10, 2021 / Notices identifies risks and vulnerabilities associated with natural disasters and establishes a long-term strategy for protecting people and property in future hazard events. This information collection expired on January 31, 2021. FEMA is requesting a reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved information collection for which approval has expired. The purpose of this notice is to notify the public that FEMA will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance. 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. Collection of Information [FR Doc. 2021–02752 Filed 2–9–21; 8:45 am] Title: State Administrative Plan for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Type of information collection: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved information collection for which approval has expired. OMB Number: 1660–0026. Form Titles and Numbers: None. Abstract: The State Administrative Plan is a procedural guide that details how the State administers the HMGP. The State, Territory, or Indian Tribal government (who acts as a recipient) must have a current administrative plan approved by the appropriate FEMA Regional Administrator before receiving HMGP funds. The administrative plan may take any form including a chapter within a comprehensive State mitigation program strategy. Affected Public: States, Territories, and Tribal governments. Estimated Number of Respondents: 35. Estimated Number of Responses: 70. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 560. Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $32,704. Estimated Respondents’ Operation and Maintenance Costs: None. Estimated Respondents’ Capital and Start-Up Costs: None. Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $23,930. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:53 Feb 09, 2021 Jkt 253001 Millicent L. Brown, Sr. Manager, Records Management Branch, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. BILLING CODE 9111–BW–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY [Docket No. DHS–2020–0043] Request for Information: EvidenceBuilding Activities Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Request for Information; reopening and extension of comment period. AGENCY: The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 requires federal agencies to develop evidence-building plans to identify and address questions relevant to Agency strategy, programs, policies, regulations, management, and operations. On November 9, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a request for information (RFI) soliciting input from the public regarding potential priority questions that can guide evidencebuilding activities by. DHS is reopening and extending the comment period for the RFI. DATES: Please send comments on or before March 31, 2021. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments via Docket No. DHS–2020–0043. All comments received, including any personal information provided, may be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this notice, please contact Michael Stough, Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation, (202) 447–0518, michael.stough@hq.dhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8921 Evidence Act and November 2020 RFI The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Evidence Act, Pub. L. 115–435) requires each federal agency to develop, as part of the agency strategic plan issued every four years,1 a systematic evidence-building plan (or ‘‘learning agenda’’) to identify and address policy questions relevant to the strategies, programs, policies, and regulations of the agency.2 The plan must contain (1) a list of policy-relevant questions for which the agency intends to develop evidence to support policymaking; (2) a list of data the agency intends to collect, use, or acquire to facilitate the use of evidence in policymaking; (3) a list of methods and analytical approaches that may be used to develop evidence to support policymaking; (4) a list of any challenges to developing evidence to support policymaking, including any statutory or other restrictions to accessing relevant data; (5) a description of the steps the agency will take to accomplish items (1) and (2) above; and (6) any other information as required by guidance issued by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).3 In developing the evidencebuilding plan, the agency must consult with stakeholders, including the public, agencies, State and local governments, and representatives of nongovernmental researchers.4 On November 9, 2020, DHS published an RFI soliciting input from the public to inform the development of the Department’s evidence-building plan. 85 FR 71353. On January 27, 2021, President Biden issued a Memorandum on Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and 1 The latest such DHS strategic plan covers the years 2020–2024, and preceded implementation of the Evidence Act. See DHS, The DHS Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2020–2024, available at https:// www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/19_ 0702_plcy_dhs-strategic-plan-fy20-24.pdf (last visited Jan. 28, 2020). 2 See 5 U.S.C. 306, 312. 3 See 5 U.S.C. 312(a). 4 See, e.g., OMB Memorandum M–19–23, Phase 1 Implementation of the Foundations for Evidence Based Policymaking Act of 2018: Learning Agenda, Personnel, and Planning Guidance at 16–17 (July 10, 2019), available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/ wp-content/uploads/2019/07/M-19-23.pdf (last visited Jan. 28, 2021) (‘‘Agencies should gather input in the manner that best meets their needs, most effectively engages their specific stakeholders, and leverages existing activities and/or requirements whenever possible, in accordance with applicable law and policy. Potential models for doing so include: Requests for Information published in the Federal Register, listening sessions with groups of stakeholders, Technical Working Groups, and one-on-one consultations. OMB recognizes that agencies may use different approaches at different points in the process, and that it may not be feasible to engage all stakeholders for all updates to the learning agenda . . . .’’). E:\FR\FM\10FEN1.SGM 10FEN1 8922 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 10, 2021 / Notices Evidence-Based Policymaking,5 which reinforces the importance of the evidence-building plan. DHS is now reopening and extending the comment period for the RFI to allow additional public engagement. Dated: February 5, 2021. Michael Stough, Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2021–02735 Filed 2–9–21; 8:45 am] CB&Q Denver Shops Powerhouse (Railroads in Colorado, 1858–1948 MPS) 5151 Bannock St., Denver, MP100006230 ILLINOIS Cook County With the passage of the Homeland Security Act by Congress in November 2002, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) became a Cabinet-level agency to unite the Nation’s approach to homeland security. DHS combined functions of 22 different agencies with broad responsibilities that collectively prevent attacks, mitigate threats, respond to national emergencies, preserve economic security, and preserve legacy agency functions. DHS is committed to evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of its programs, policies, and regulations. DHS will use its evidence-building plan to coordinate and communicate how evaluation, statistics, research, and analysis will be used to help the Department achieve its mission. Request for Information Through this RFI, DHS is soliciting suggestions from a broad array of stakeholders across public and private sectors that may be familiar with or interested in the work of DHS and wish to volunteer suggestions for studies that could help DHS improve the effectiveness and efficiency of DHS strategy, programs, policies and regulations. DHS invites suggestions in many forms—such as questions to be answered, hypotheses to be tested, or problems to be studied—and focused on any area of Department’s work, including strategy, policy, programs, regulations, management, and operations. Responses to this RFI will inform the Department’s ongoing development of a set of questions that will guide direction and evidencebuilding activities, such as foundational research, policy analysis, performance measurement, and program evaluation. This RFI is for information and planning purposes only and should not be construed as a solicitation or as creating or resulting in any obligation on the part of DHS. 5 See Memorandum on Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking (Jan. 27, 2021), available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefingroom/presidential-actions/2021/01/27/ memorandum-on-resotring-trust-in-governmentthrough-scientific-integrity-and-evidence-basedpolicymaking/ (last visited Jan. 28, 2021). 18:53 Feb 09, 2021 Denver County BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P DHS Background VerDate Sep<11>2014 COLORADO Jkt 253001 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service IOWA [NPS–WASO–NRNHL–DTS#–31446; PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000] National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before January 30, 2021, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. DATES: Comments should be submitted electronically by February 25, 2021. ADDRESSES: Comments are encouraged to be submitted electronically to National_Register_Submissions@ nps.gov with the subject line ‘‘Public Comment on <property or proposed district name, (County) State>.’’ If you have no access to email you may send them via U.S. Postal Service and all other carriers to the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, MS 7228, Washington, DC 20240. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The properties listed in this notice are being considered for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. Nominations for their consideration were received by the National Park Service before January 30, 2021. Pursuant to Section 60.13 of 36 CFR part 60, comments are being accepted concerning the significance of the nominated properties under the National Register criteria for evaluation. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Nominations submitted by State or Tribal Historic Preservation Officers: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Charles Warrington Earle School, 6121 South Hermitage Ave., Chicago, SG100006227 Madison County Winterset City Park Historic District, South 9th St. at East South St., Winterset, SG100006220 Monona County South Jordan Cemetery, 33928 260th St., Moorhead vicinity, SG100006221 Polk County Iowa Ford Tractor Company Repair and Warehouse Building, 213 13th Street, Des Moines, SG100006262 MINNESOTA Hennepin County Minnetonka Town Hall, 13231 Minnetonka Dr., Minnetonka, 86003815 MONTANA Sanders County Paradise School, 2 Schoolhouse Hill Rd., Paradise, SG100006231 NEW YORK Allegany County Pink House, The, 193 West State St., Wellsville, SG100006214 Essex County Tahawus Masonic Lodge, 14234 Main St., Au Sable Forks, SG100006216 Franklin County Malone Downtown Historic District, Roughly bounded by Brewster, Main, Church, and Elm Sts., and Wheeler Ave., Malone, SG100006217 New York County The Church of the Heavenly Rest and the Chapel of the Beloved Disciple, 1085 5th Ave., New York, SG100006215 Row Houses at 854–858 West End Avenue and 254 West 102nd Street, 854–858 West End Ave. and 254 West 102nd St., New York, SG100006218 Ulster County AME Zion Church of Kingston and Mt. Zion Cemetery, 26 Franklin St. and 190 South Wall St., Kingston, SG100006224 OHIO Franklin County Ford Motor Company Columbus Branch Assembly Plant, 427 Cleveland Ave., Columbus, SG100006229 E:\FR\FM\10FEN1.SGM 10FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8921-8922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02735]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2020-0043]


Request for Information: Evidence-Building Activities

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Request for Information; reopening and extension of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 
requires federal agencies to develop evidence-building plans to 
identify and address questions relevant to Agency strategy, programs, 
policies, regulations, management, and operations. On November 9, 2020, 
the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a request for 
information (RFI) soliciting input from the public regarding potential 
priority questions that can guide evidence-building activities by. DHS 
is reopening and extending the comment period for the RFI.

DATES: Please send comments on or before March 31, 2021. Comments 
received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal 
at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments via Docket No. DHS-2020-0043. All comments received, including 
any personal information provided, may be posted without change to 
https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice, please contact Michael Stough, Director, Program Analysis and 
Evaluation, (202) 447-0518, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Evidence Act and November 2020 RFI

    The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 
(Evidence Act, Pub. L. 115-435) requires each federal agency to 
develop, as part of the agency strategic plan issued every four 
years,\1\ a systematic evidence-building plan (or ``learning agenda'') 
to identify and address policy questions relevant to the strategies, 
programs, policies, and regulations of the agency.\2\ The plan must 
contain (1) a list of policy-relevant questions for which the agency 
intends to develop evidence to support policymaking; (2) a list of data 
the agency intends to collect, use, or acquire to facilitate the use of 
evidence in policymaking; (3) a list of methods and analytical 
approaches that may be used to develop evidence to support 
policymaking; (4) a list of any challenges to developing evidence to 
support policymaking, including any statutory or other restrictions to 
accessing relevant data; (5) a description of the steps the agency will 
take to accomplish items (1) and (2) above; and (6) any other 
information as required by guidance issued by the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB).\3\ In developing the evidence-
building plan, the agency must consult with stakeholders, including the 
public, agencies, State and local governments, and representatives of 
non-governmental researchers.\4\
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    \1\ The latest such DHS strategic plan covers the years 2020-
2024, and preceded implementation of the Evidence Act. See DHS, The 
DHS Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2020-2024, available at https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/19_0702_plcy_dhs-strategic-plan-fy20-24.pdf (last visited Jan. 28, 2020).
    \2\ See 5 U.S.C. 306, 312.
    \3\ See 5 U.S.C. 312(a).
    \4\ See, e.g., OMB Memorandum M-19-23, Phase 1 Implementation of 
the Foundations for Evidence Based Policymaking Act of 2018: 
Learning Agenda, Personnel, and Planning Guidance at 16-17 (July 10, 
2019), available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/M-19-23.pdf (last visited Jan. 28, 2021) (``Agencies should 
gather input in the manner that best meets their needs, most 
effectively engages their specific stakeholders, and leverages 
existing activities and/or requirements whenever possible, in 
accordance with applicable law and policy. Potential models for 
doing so include: Requests for Information published in the Federal 
Register, listening sessions with groups of stakeholders, Technical 
Working Groups, and one-on-one consultations. OMB recognizes that 
agencies may use different approaches at different points in the 
process, and that it may not be feasible to engage all stakeholders 
for all updates to the learning agenda . . . .'').
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    On November 9, 2020, DHS published an RFI soliciting input from the 
public to inform the development of the Department's evidence-building 
plan. 85 FR 71353. On January 27, 2021, President Biden issued a 
Memorandum on Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific 
Integrity and

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Evidence-Based Policymaking,\5\ which reinforces the importance of the 
evidence-building plan. DHS is now reopening and extending the comment 
period for the RFI to allow additional public engagement.
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    \5\ See Memorandum on Restoring Trust in Government Through 
Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking (Jan. 27, 
2021), available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/27/memorandum-on-resotring-trust-in-government-through-scientific-integrity-and-evidence-based-policymaking/ (last visited Jan. 28, 2021).
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DHS Background

    With the passage of the Homeland Security Act by Congress in 
November 2002, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) became a 
Cabinet-level agency to unite the Nation's approach to homeland 
security. DHS combined functions of 22 different agencies with broad 
responsibilities that collectively prevent attacks, mitigate threats, 
respond to national emergencies, preserve economic security, and 
preserve legacy agency functions. DHS is committed to evaluating the 
effectiveness and efficiency of its programs, policies, and 
regulations. DHS will use its evidence-building plan to coordinate and 
communicate how evaluation, statistics, research, and analysis will be 
used to help the Department achieve its mission.

Request for Information

    Through this RFI, DHS is soliciting suggestions from a broad array 
of stakeholders across public and private sectors that may be familiar 
with or interested in the work of DHS and wish to volunteer suggestions 
for studies that could help DHS improve the effectiveness and 
efficiency of DHS strategy, programs, policies and regulations. DHS 
invites suggestions in many forms--such as questions to be answered, 
hypotheses to be tested, or problems to be studied--and focused on any 
area of Department's work, including strategy, policy, programs, 
regulations, management, and operations. Responses to this RFI will 
inform the Department's ongoing development of a set of questions that 
will guide direction and evidence-building activities, such as 
foundational research, policy analysis, performance measurement, and 
program evaluation.
    This RFI is for information and planning purposes only and should 
not be construed as a solicitation or as creating or resulting in any 
obligation on the part of DHS.

    Dated: February 5, 2021.
Michael Stough,
Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2021-02735 Filed 2-9-21; 8:45 am]
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