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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID: FEMA–2009–0001] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice; 30-day notice and 

request for comments; revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection; OMB No. 1660–0087; No 

Forms. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) has 

submitted 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 

describes the nature of the information 

collection, the categories of 

respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., 

the time, effort and resources used by 

respondents to respond) and cost, and 

includes the actual data collection 

instruments FEMA will use. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before October 13, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the proposed information collection 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget. Comments 

should be addressed to the Desk Officer 

for the Department of Homeland 

Security, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, and sent via 

electronic mail to 

oira.submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–5806. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

should be made to Director, Records 

Management Division, 1800 South Bell 

Street, Arlington, VA 20598–3005, 

facsimile number (202) 646–3347, or email address FEMA-InformationCollections@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Collection of Information 

Title: PrepCAST (formerly 

NIMSCAST). 

Type of information collection: 

Revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

OMB Number: 1660–0087. 

Form Titles and Numbers: No forms. 

Abstract: The PrepCAST is a 

standardized data collection and 

assessment process that effectively 

assesses prevention, protection, 

response, and recovery capabilities at 

the regional, State, local, and Tribal 

levels. In the National Incident 

Management System collection tool, 

data will be collected on the 

respondent’s ability to meet the 

established NIMS Implementation 

Objectives. The State Preparedness 

Report collection tool will address 

questions about current capabilities that 

have not already been answered through 

other assessments and reports, focusing 

on level of performance of individual 

activities for the 37 capabilities set forth 

in the Target Capabilities List (TCL) 2.0. 

FEMA collects this data to guide policy 

and resource allocation decisions. 

Affected Public: State, Local and 

Tribal Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

3,982. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Estimated Average Hour Burden per 

Respondent: 6.10 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 24,278 hours. 

Estimated Cost: There is no annual 

reporting and recordkeeping cost 

associated with this collection. 

Larry Gray, 

Director, Records Management Division, 

Office of Management, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2009–0001] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and 

request for comments; revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection; OMB No. 1660–0081; FEMA 

Form 146–0 (Replaces FEMA Form 81– 

108), National Flood Insurance 

Program—Mapping Needs Update 

Support System (MNUSS) Data 

Worksheet. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on a proposed revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

Notice seeks comments concerning the 

use of the Mapping Needs Update 

Support System Data Worksheet to 

collect data on flood hazard mapping 

needs enabling FEMA to be more 

responsive to ongoing changes affecting 

flood hazard areas that occur in 

communities participating in the NFIP. 

These changes include, but are not 

limited to, new corporate limit 

boundaries, changes in the road 

network, and changes in flood hazard 

areas, which affect communities’ flood 

risks. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before November 9, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate 

submissions to the docket, please use 

only one of the following means to 

submit comments: 

(1) Online. Submit comments at 

www.regulations.gov under docket ID 

FEMA–2009–0001. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

(2) Mail. Submit written comments to 

Office of Chief Counsel, Regulation and 

Policy Team, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street, 

SW., Room 835, WASH, DC 20472– 

3100. 

(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to 

(703) 483–2999. 

(4) E-mail. Submit comments to 

FEMA–POLICY@dhs.gov. Include docket 

ID FEMA–2009–0001 in the subject line. 

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 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 Act notice that is available on 

the Privacy and Use Notice link on the 

Administration Navigation Bar of 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Beth Norton, Mitigation 

Division, Department of Homeland 

Security/FEMA, at (202) 646–2716 for 

additional information. You may 

contact the Records Management 

Branch for copies of the proposed 

collection of information at facsimile 

number (202) 646–3347 or e-mail 

address: FEMA-InformationCollections@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 

Law 103–325, The Riegle Community 

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Improvement Act of 1994, Title V— 

National Flood Insurance Reform, 

section 575, Updating of Flood Maps 

(also known as section 575 of the 

National Flood Insurance Reform Act 

(NFIRA) of 1994), mandates that at least 

once every five years, the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) will assess the need to revised 

and update all floodplain areas and 

flood risk zones identified, delineated, 

or established under section 1360 of the 

National Flood Insurance Act of 1968. 

Collection of Information 

Title: National Flood Insurance 

Program (NFIP) Mapping Needs Update 

Support System (MNUSS) Data 

Worksheet. 

Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

OMB Number: 1660–0081. 

Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA 

Form 146–0 (Replaces FEMA Form 81– 

108), National Flood Insurance 

Program—Mapping Needs Update 

Support System (MNUSS) Data 

Worksheet. 

Abstract: FEMA established the 

Mapping Needs Assessment process and 

the MNUSS database in order to 

effectively identify and document data 

regarding community flood hazard 

mapping needs. MNUSS is designed to 

store mapping needs at the community 

level. In order to facilitate the 

identification and collection of 

communities’ current flood hazard 

mapping needs for input into MNUSS, 

FEMA developed the MNUSS Data 

Worksheet. This provides a method to 

notify FEMA of any revisions or updates 

required to flood maps. The information 

is also used to assist in the prioritization 

of the flood hazard mapping needs of all 

mapped communities participating in 

the NFIP. 

Affected Public: State, Local and 

Tribal Governments. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,150 Hours. 

TABLE A.12—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS

Type of respondent Form name/form number Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses 

per respondent 

Total number of responses 

Avg. burden 

per response 

(in hours) 

Total annual 

burden 

(in hours) 

Avg. hourly 

wage rate* 

Total annual 

respondent 

cost 

State, Local or Tribal Government.FEMA Form 146–0/MNUSS 

Data Worksheet.

460 1 460 2.5 1,150 $47.75 $54,913 

Total ............................... ................................................ 460 .................... .................... .................... 1,150 .................... 54,913 

*Note: The ‘‘Avg. Hourly Wage Rate’’ for each respondent includes a 1.4 multiplier to reflect a fully-loaded wage rate. 

Estimated Cost: There is no annual 

operation or maintenance cost 

associated with this collection. 

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. 

Larry Gray, 

Director, Records Management Division, 

Office of Management, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2008–0010] 

National Fire Academy Board of 

Visitors 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice 

of Open Federal Advisory Committee 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Fire Academy 

Board of Visitors will meet on October 

2–3, 2009. 

DATES: The meeting will take place 

Friday, October 2, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m., e.s.t.; and Saturday, October 3, 

2009, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.s.t. 

Comments must be submitted by 

September 30, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Members of the public who 

wish to obtain information for the 

public meeting or who plan to 

participate in the meeting should 

contact Teressa Kaas as listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 

by September 30, 2009. Members of the 

public may participate by coming to the 

National Emergency Training Center, 

Building H, Room 300, Emmitsburg, 

Maryland. Written material as well as 

requests to have written material 

distributed to each member of the 

committee prior to the meeting should 

reach Teressa Kaas as listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 

by September 30, 2009. Comments must 

be identified by docket ID FEMA–2008– 

0010 and may be submitted by one of 

the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: FEMA–RULES@dhs.gov. 

Include the docket ID in the subject line 

of the message. 

• Fax: 703–483–2999. 

• Mail: Teressa Kaas, 16825 South 

Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, Maryland 

21727. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the docket ID for this 

action. Comments received will be 

posted without alteration at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received by the National Fire 

Academy Board of Visitors, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Teressa Kaas, 16825 South Seton 

Avenue, Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727, 

telephone (301) 447–1117, fax (301) 

447–1173, and e-mail 

teressa.kaas@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

(Pub. L. 92–463). The National Fire 

Academy Board of Visitors will be 


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