2023-16003. Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request; Preparedness Activity Registration and Feedback

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION:

30-Day notice of renewal 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. The submission seeks comments concerning FEMA's Individual and Community Preparedness Division's (ICPD) efforts to enable individuals, organizations, or other groups to register with FEMA and to take part in FEMA's preparedness mission by connecting with individuals, organizations, and communities with research and tools to build and sustain capabilities to prepare for any disaster or emergency.

DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before August 28, 2023.

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 Andrew Burrows, Preparedness Behavior Change Branch Chief, Individual and Community Preparedness Division, National Preparedness Directorate, FEMA, DHS, 400 C St. SW, Washington, DC 20024, at 202–716–0527 or [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

As part of 6 U.S.C. 313–314, and section 611 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, (codified at 42 U.S.C. 5196), the mission of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is to reduce the loss of life and property and protect the Nation from all hazards by leading and supporting the Nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation. FEMA's Individual and Community Preparedness Division (ICPD) supports the FEMA Mission by connecting individuals, organizations, and communities with research and tools to build and sustain capabilities to prepare for any disaster or emergency. The Division conducts research to better understand effective preparedness actions and ways to motivate the public to take those actions. ICPD develops and shares preparedness resources and coordinates comprehensive disaster preparedness initiatives that empower communities to prepare for, protect against, respond to, and recover from a disaster. This mission is achieved through close coordination with the FEMA Regions and working relationships with Federal, state, local, and Tribal agencies. This includes working with nongovernmental partners from all sectors both nationally and through neighborhood-based community groups.

This collection will allow ICPD to gather the following information from the public via web form(s):

• Feedback: General feedback on the effectiveness of national FEMA preparedness programs and initiatives and website user experience

• Activity Details: Information regarding the type, size and location of preparedness activities hosted by members of the public and community organizers

• POC Information: For registration within the site and follow-on communication, if needed

• Future Engagement Requests: Allow for the public to enroll in the ICPD newsletter or other public communications

• Publication Ordering: Submitting requests to the FEMA publication warehouse to have materials shipped directly to members of the public

This proposed information collection previously published in the Federal Register on March 31, 2023, at 88 FR 19316 with a 60-day public comment period. One public comment was received regarding the benefit of collecting this information to the public. ICPD uses data regularly in order to develop efficient and effective preparedness programming for individuals and communities across the nation. Data collection, including asking the public for their opinions on ICPD educational materials, helps ICPD make informed decisions about program development and program revision cycles. The collection mentioned in this information collection request contains multiple methods for the public to freely share their perspectives and opinions on ICPD programming online.

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.

Collection of Information

Title: Preparedness Activity Registration and Feedback.

Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a currently approved information collection.

OMB Number: 1660–0134.

FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF–008–FY–23–101 (formerly 008–0–8), Preparedness Activity Web Collection; FEMA Form FF–008–FY–23–102 (formerly 519–0–11), Preparedness Activity Feedback Form.

Abstract: To fulfill its mission for FEMA, the Individual and Community Preparedness Division (ICPD) collects information from individuals and organizations by the Preparedness Activity Registration Form and the Preparedness Activity Feedback Form located within a public website. This collection facilitates FEMA's ability to assess its progress for multiple programs. As new programs or initiatives are created, ICPD will leverage the pre- approved questions in the question bank provided for this collection. ICPD uses this information to inform the continuous improvement of the programs and the Division's outreach. Further, the information allows the Division to analyze seasonal trends in preparedness across the variety of programs. Raw data is not shared outside of the database; only results of the data assessment is shared. The data is used for internal reports as well as public-facing talking points.

Affected Public: Individuals and Households.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 86,115.

Estimated Number of Responses: 86,115.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,174.

Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $217,229.

Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.

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

Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $13,151.

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.