2024-11757. Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request; Request for Federal Assistance-How To Process Mission Assignments in Federal Disaster Operations

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION:

30-Day notice of revision and request for comments.

SUMMARY:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. FEMA invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on a revision of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the collection of information necessary to allow FEMA to support the needs of States, Federally-recognized Tribes, and Territories during disaster situations through the use of other Federal Agency resources.

DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before June 28, 2024.

ADDRESSES:

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection should be made to Director, Information Management Division, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, email address [e-mail] or Courtney Keller, Emergency Management Specialist, Mission Assignment Program, by telephone at [phone] or by email at FEMA- [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

According to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), 42 U.S.C. 5121, et seq., FEMA is authorized to provide assistance before, during, and after a disaster has impacted a State, Tribe, or Territory (STT). For a major disaster, the Stafford Act authorizes FEMA to direct any agency to utilize its existing authorities and resources in support of STT assistance response and recovery efforts. See42 U.S.C. 5170(a)(1). For an emergency, the Stafford Act authorizes FEMA to direct any agency to utilize its existing authorities and resources in support of STT emergency efforts. See42 U.S.C. 5192(a)(1). FEMA may task other Federal Agencies to assist during disasters and to support emergency efforts by STT governments by issuing a mission assignment to the appropriate agency. See44 CFR 206.5, 206.208. FEMA collects the information necessary to determine what resources are needed and if a mission assignment is appropriate. The information collected explains which STT requires assistance, what needs to be accomplished, details any resource shortfalls, and explains what assistance is required to meet these needs.

This proposed information collection previously published in the Federal Register on February 28, 2024, at 89 FR 14673 with a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received. 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.

The notice FEMA published at 89 FR 14673 published erroneous totals for the Estimated Number of Respondents, Estimated Number of Responses, Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours, Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost, and Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs due to the clerical error of not including one instrument in the calculations for the totals. The burden and cost numbers for that instrument is included in the totals published in this notice.

Collection of Information

Title: Request for Federal Assistance—How to Process Mission Assignments in Federal Disaster Operations.

Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection.

OMB Number: 1660-0047.

FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-119 (formerly 010-0-8), Mission Assignment Form; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-120 (formerly 010-0-7), Resource Request Form; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-121 (formerly 010-0-8A), Mission Assignment Task Order Form.

Abstract: A written request for Federal assistance may be submitted on a Resource Request Form (RRF). The RRF is a working document requesting Federal assistance and may be sourced as a Mission Assignment. The Mission Assignment (MA) form is used to record a request for Federal assistance by States/Tribes/Territories to FEMA, and is the official FEMA obligating document that tasks another Federal agency to perform work.

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 104.

Estimated Number of Responses: 4,220.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,687.

Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $164,044.

Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.

Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $77,090.

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; 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.