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###### Department of Homeland Security

###### Federal Emergency Management Agency

          - [Docket ID: FEMA-2020-0041; OMB No. 1660-0047]

# AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

# ACTION:

60-Day notice and request for comments.

# SUMMARY:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 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 collection of information necessary to allow FEMA to support the needs of State, Tribes, and Territories during disaster situation through the use of other Federal agency resources.

# DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before March 1, 2021.

# ADDRESSES:

                        Submit comments at                         *www.regulations.gov*                         under Docket ID FEMA-2020-0041. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.                    

                        All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket ID. All submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at                         *http://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:

                        Pat Foster, (617) 913-6140 or                         *FEMA-MissionAssignments@fema.dhs.gov.*                         You may contact the Records Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of information at email address:                         *FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@fema.dhs.gov.*

# 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. For a major disaster, the Stafford Act authorizes FEMA to direct any agency to utilize its existing authorities and resources in support of State, Tribe, and Territory assistance response and recovery efforts.                     *See*42 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 State and local emergency assistance efforts.                     *See*42 U.S.C. 5192(a)(1). FEMA may task other Federal agencies to assist during disasters and to support emergency efforts by State and local governments by issuing a mission assignment to the appropriate agency.                     *See*44 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 States, Tribes, Territories require assistance, what needs to be accomplished, details any resource shortfalls, and explains what assistance is required to meet these needs.                

## Collection of Information

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

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

*OMB Number:*                     1660-0047.                

*FEMA Forms:*                     FEMA Form 010-0-7, Resource Request Form; FEMA Form 010-0-8, Mission Assignment; FEMA Form 010-0-8A, Mission Assignment Task Order.                

*Abstract:*                     If a State, Tribe, or Territory determines that its capacity to respond to a disaster exceeds its available resources, it may submit to FEMA a request that the work be accomplished by a Federal agency. This request documents how the response requirements exceed the capacity for the State to respond to the situation on its own and what type of assistance is required. FEMA reviews this information and may issue a mission assignment to the appropriate Federal agency to assist the State in its response to the situation.                

*Affected Public:*                     State, Tribe, or Territory Government.                

*Number of Respondents:*                     40                

*Number of Responses:*                     19,220.                

*Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:*                     6,559 hours.                

*Estimated Cost:*                     The estimated annual cost to respondents for the hour burden is $475,003. There are no annual costs to respondents for operations and maintenance costs for technical services. There are no annual start-up or                           ( print page 86946)                        capital costs. The cost to the Federal Government is $41,643.                

## 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.                

Maile Arthur,

Acting, Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2020-28926 Filed 12-30-20; 8:45 am]

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