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FEMA–0022–0047. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
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
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and will include any personal
information you provide. Therefore,
submitting this information makes it
public. You may wish to read the
Privacy and Security Notice that is
available via a link on the homepage of
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may contact the Information
Management Division for copies of the
proposed collection of information at
email address: FEMA-InformationCollections-Management@fema.dhs.gov
or Kristen Fish, Supervisory Emergency
Management Specialist at Kristen.Fish@
fema.dhs.gov or (202) 412–0882.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Presidential Policy Directive 8 (PPD–8:
National Preparedness), issued on
March 30, 2011, establishes a National
Preparedness Goal (NPG) that identifies
the core capabilities necessary for
preparedness and a National
Preparedness System (NPS) which
guides activities to enable the Nation to
achieve the NPG. The NPS allows the
Nation to track the progress of our
ability to build and improve the
capabilities necessary to prevent,
protect against, mitigate the effects of,
respond to, and recover from those
threats that pose the greatest risk to the
security of the Nation.
The NPS provides an integrated
approach to preparedness that can be
implemented and measured at all levels
of government. This system is an all-ofNation and whole community approach
to preparedness, from neighborhood
organizations to civic groups and
private businesses. It contains a
methodical approach integrated across
the preparedness cycle and links
together programs and requirements
into a comprehensive system, driving
rational decision-making and allowing
for a direct and defensible assessment of
progress against clearly defined
objectives.
The NPS is based on a consistent
methodology for assessing the threats
and hazards facing a given jurisdiction.
The findings of the assessment drive
planning factors and all other
components of the preparedness cycle
including resource requirements,
existing capabilities and capability gaps,
driving investments to close those gaps,
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making and validating improvements in
capabilities through training and
exercising, and continually assessing
progress.
Section 648(b)(1) of the Post-Katrina
Emergency Management Reform Act of
2006 (6 U.S.C. 748(b)(1)) also provides
for these exercises and states the
Administrator ‘‘shall carry out a
national exercise program to test and
evaluate the national preparedness goal,
National Incident Management System,
National Response, and other related
plans and strategies.’’ The Homeland
Security Exercise and Evaluation
Program (HSEEP) provides the program
structure, multi-year planning system,
tools, and guidance necessary for
entities to build and sustain exercise
programs that enhance homeland
security capabilities, and ultimately,
preparedness. The HSEEP After Action
Report Improvement, Integrated
Preparedness Plan, and National
Exercise Program Support Request
Forms provide the standardized
methods for reporting the results of
exercises, identifying exercise program
priorities, and submitting exercise
nominations necessary to validate
national preparedness capabilities.
Collection of Information
Title: Homeland Security Exercise and
Evaluation Program (HSEEP)
Documentation.
Type of Information Collection:
Extension, with change, of a currently
approved information collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0118.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF–008–
FY–21–102 (formerly 091–0–1), After
Action Report/Improvement Plan (AAR/
IP); FEMA Form FF–008–FY–21–100
(formerly 008–0–26), Integrated
Preparedness Plan (IPP); FEMA Form
FF–008–FY–21–101 (formerly 008–0–
27), National Exercise Program (NEP)
Support Request Form.
Abstract: The Homeland Security
Exercise and Evaluation Program
(HSEEP) Documentation collection
provides reporting on the results of
preparedness exercises and provides
assessments of the respondents’
capabilities so that strengths and areas
for improvement are identified,
corrected, and shared as appropriate
prior to a real incident. This information
is also required to be submitted as part
of certain FEMA grant programs.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
253.
Estimated Number of Responses: 471.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 14,458.
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Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost: $794,901.
Estimated Respondents’ Operation
and Maintenance Costs: 0.
Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
Start-Up Costs: 0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Federal Government: $70,218.
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.
Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office
of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mission
Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2022–0052; OMB No.
1660–0069]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; National Fire
Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)
Version 5.0
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice of revision and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public to take this
opportunity to comment on an
extension, with change, of a currently
SUMMARY:
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approved information collection. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks
comments concerning the National Fire
Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)
Version 5.0. The program provides a
well-established mechanism, using
standardized reporting methods, to
collect and analyze fire incident data at
the Federal, State, and local levels with
a myriad of life and property saving
uses and benefits. This revision involves
the reduction in burden hours
associated with this collection due to
modernization of NFIRS Version 5.0.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before February 7, 2023.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate
submissions to the docket, please
submit comments at
www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
FEMA–2022–0052. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
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 and Security Notice that is
available via a link on the homepage of
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Millstein, Branch Chief National
Fire Data Center, at (301) 447–1841 or
david.millstein@fema.dhs.gov. You may
contact the Information Management
Division for copies of the proposed
collection of information at email
address: FEMA-Information-CollectionsManagement@fema.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Commission on Fire
Prevention and Control conducted a
comprehensive study of the Nation’s fire
problem and recommended to Congress
actions to mitigate the fire problem,
reduce loss of life and property, and
educate the public on fire protection
and prevention. As a result of the study,
Congress enacted Public Law 93–498,
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act
of 1974, which establishes the U.S. Fire
Administration (USFA) to administer
fire prevention and control programs,
supplement existing programs of
research, training, and education, and
encourage new and improved programs
and activities by state and local
governments. Section 9(a) of the Act
authorizes the USFA Administrator to
operate directly or through contracts or
grants an integrated, comprehensive
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method to select, analyze, publish, and
disseminate information related to
prevention, occurrence, control, and
results of fires of all types. The National
Fire Incident Reporting Systems
(NFIRS) was established in the mid1970s and is mandated by the Federal
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974
which authorizes the National Fire Data
Center to gather and analyze
information such as (1) the frequency,
causes, spread, and extinguishment of
fires; (2) injuries and deaths resulting
from fires; (3) information on injuries
sustained by a firefighter; and (4)
information on firefighting activities.
The act further authorizes USFA to
develop uniform data reporting
methods, and to encourage and assist
Federal, state, local and other agencies
in developing and reporting
information. NFIRS is a reporting
standard that fire departments use to
uniformly report on the full range of
their activities, from fire to emergency
medical services to severe weather and
natural disasters. This reporting allows
fire departments, as well as many other
government and non-government
agencies, to quantify their actions and
identify incident and response trends.
Recent modernization to the data
collection improved and therefore
reduced the burden hours for reporting
data to NFIRS. FEMA is requesting a
revision of this information collection.
Collection of Information
Title: National Fire Incident Reporting
System (NFIRS) Version 5.0.
Type of Information Collection:
Extension, with change, of a currently
approved information collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0069.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF–USFA–
FY–21–109, National Fire Incident
Reporting System (NFIRS) Version 5.0.
Abstract: The purpose of this revision
is to provide the reduction of burden
hours recently achieved by modernizing
and improving the application’s
interface. NFIRS is the USFA’s system
authorized under Public Law 93–498 to
collect fire related data to identify and
define the fire problem in the U.S., and
to reduce fire related casualties and
losses. Operating since 1999, the system
provides an electronic, web-based
application for users to input their
incident response information in a
uniform manner.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; State, local or Tribal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
23,500.
Estimated Number of Responses:
28,059,000.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 9,820,650.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost: $420,225,614.
Estimated Respondents’ Operation
and Maintenance Costs: $1,974,000.
Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
Start-Up Costs: $1,128,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Federal Government: $3,386,107.
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.
Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office
of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mission
Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2022–0053; OMB No.
1660–0107]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; FEMA Public
Assistance Program Customer
Satisfaction Survey
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60 Day Notice of Revision and
Request for Comments.
AGENCY:
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public to take this
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2022-0052; OMB No. 1660-0069]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)
Version 5.0
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice of revision 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 to take this opportunity to comment on an extension,
with change, of a currently
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approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the
National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Version 5.0. The
program provides a well-established mechanism, using standardized
reporting methods, to collect and analyze fire incident data at the
Federal, State, and local levels with a myriad of life and property
saving uses and benefits. This revision involves the reduction in
burden hours associated with this collection due to modernization of
NFIRS Version 5.0.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 7, 2023.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit
comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2022-0052. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
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 and
Security Notice that is available via a link on the homepage of
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Millstein, Branch Chief National
Fire Data Center, at (301) 447-1841 or [email protected].
You may contact the Information Management Division for copies of the
proposed collection of information at email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Commission on Fire Prevention
and Control conducted a comprehensive study of the Nation's fire
problem and recommended to Congress actions to mitigate the fire
problem, reduce loss of life and property, and educate the public on
fire protection and prevention. As a result of the study, Congress
enacted Public Law 93-498, Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of
1974, which establishes the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) to
administer fire prevention and control programs, supplement existing
programs of research, training, and education, and encourage new and
improved programs and activities by state and local governments.
Section 9(a) of the Act authorizes the USFA Administrator to operate
directly or through contracts or grants an integrated, comprehensive
method to select, analyze, publish, and disseminate information related
to prevention, occurrence, control, and results of fires of all types.
The National Fire Incident Reporting Systems (NFIRS) was established in
the mid-1970s and is mandated by the Federal Fire Prevention and
Control Act of 1974 which authorizes the National Fire Data Center to
gather and analyze information such as (1) the frequency, causes,
spread, and extinguishment of fires; (2) injuries and deaths resulting
from fires; (3) information on injuries sustained by a firefighter; and
(4) information on firefighting activities. The act further authorizes
USFA to develop uniform data reporting methods, and to encourage and
assist Federal, state, local and other agencies in developing and
reporting information. NFIRS is a reporting standard that fire
departments use to uniformly report on the full range of their
activities, from fire to emergency medical services to severe weather
and natural disasters. This reporting allows fire departments, as well
as many other government and non-government agencies, to quantify their
actions and identify incident and response trends. Recent modernization
to the data collection improved and therefore reduced the burden hours
for reporting data to NFIRS. FEMA is requesting a revision of this
information collection.
Collection of Information
Title: National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Version 5.0.
Type of Information Collection: Extension, with change, of a
currently approved information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0069.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-USFA-FY-21-109, National Fire Incident
Reporting System (NFIRS) Version 5.0.
Abstract: The purpose of this revision is to provide the reduction
of burden hours recently achieved by modernizing and improving the
application's interface. NFIRS is the USFA's system authorized under
Public Law 93-498 to collect fire related data to identify and define
the fire problem in the U.S., and to reduce fire related casualties and
losses. Operating since 1999, the system provides an electronic, web-
based application for users to input their incident response
information in a uniform manner.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; State, local or Tribal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 23,500.
Estimated Number of Responses: 28,059,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,820,650.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $420,225,614.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $1,974,000.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $1,128,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $3,386,107.
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.
Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2022-26766 Filed 12-8-22; 8:45 am]
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