[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 193 (Friday, October 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80910-80911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22897]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2024-0028; OMB No. 1660-0105]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, 
Comment Request; National Household Survey on Disaster Preparedness

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: 60-Day notice of extension 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 
of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the 
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks 
comments concerning the National Household Survey on Disaster 
Preparedness, which identifies progress and gaps in individual and 
community preparedness and to better understand the motivational 
factors and barriers to preparedness that people face.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 3, 2024.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit 
comments at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2024-0028. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    All submissions received must include the Agency name and Docket 
ID. Regardless of the method used to 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 and 
Security Notice that is available via a link on the homepage of http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Burrows, Preparedness Behavior 
Branch Chief, Individual and Community Preparedness Division, 
Partnership and Engagement Branch at (202) 716-0527 or 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7819161c0a1d0f561a0d0a0a170f0b381e1d1519561c100b561f170e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bedfd0daccdbc990dccbccccd1c9cdfed8dbd3df90dad6cd90d9d1c8">[email protected]</span></a>. You may contact the Information Management 
Division for copies of the proposed collection of information at email 
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4006050d016d092e262f322d2134292f2e6d032f2c2c252334292f2e336d0d212e2127252d252e340026252d216e2428336e272f36"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b3f5f6fef29efaddd5dcc1ded2c7dadcdd9ef0dcdfdfd6d0c7dadcddc09efed2ddd2d4d6ded6ddc7f3d5d6ded29dd7dbc09dd4dcc5">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) (Pub. L. 93-288, as amended) 
(42 U.S.C. 5195-5195(a)) identifies the purpose of emergency 
preparedness ``for the protection of life and property in the United 
States from hazards.'' It directs that the Federal Government ``provide 
necessary direction, coordination, and guidance'' as authorized for a 
comprehensive emergency preparedness system for all hazards. Emergency 
preparedness is defined as all ``activities and measures designed or 
undertaken to prepare or minimize the effects of a hazard upon the 
civilian population . . .'' The ``conduct of research'' is among the 
measures to be undertaken in preparation for hazards.
    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Strategic Plan 2020-2024 
includes Goal 5 to ``strengthen preparedness and resiliency.'' The 
first objective (5.1) of this goal is to ``build a national culture of 
preparedness'' with a sub-objective to ``improve awareness

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initiatives to encourage public action to increase preparedness.'' 
Similarly, in FEMA's 2022-2026 Strategic Plan, Goal 3 is to ``promote 
and sustain a ready FEMA and prepared nation.''
    Presidential Policy Directive-8 (PPD-8) directs the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to ``coordinate a comprehensive campaign to build and 
sustain national preparedness, including public outreach and community-
based and private sector programs to enhance national resilience, the 
provision of Federal financial assistance, preparedness efforts by the 
Federal Government, and national research and development efforts.''
    The Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (PKEMRA) (Pub. L. 
109-295) (6 U.S.C. 749(a)) requires the FEMA Administrator, in 
coordination with the National Council on Disability and the National 
Advisory Council, to establish a comprehensive system to assess, on an 
ongoing basis, the Nation's prevention capabilities and overall 
preparedness, including operational readiness.
    In response to the charge to FEMA, and to the DHS and FEMA 
strategic priorities, FEMA manages programs to improve the public's 
knowledge and actions for preparedness and resilience. Information from 
this collection will be used to track changes in knowledge, attitudes, 
and behaviors related to preparedness in the general public. This 
information collection will be in the form of a public opinion survey 
administered to a sample of American adults across the nation. The 
nature of the information collected will focus on people's attitudes, 
behaviors, and motivations related to disaster preparedness and 
disaster risk.

Collection of Information

    Title: National Household Survey on Disaster Preparedness.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0105.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-008-FY-21-103 (formerly 008-0-15), 
National Household Survey on Disaster Preparedness (Telephone); FEMA 
Form FF-008-FY-21-104, National Household Survey on Disaster 
Preparedness (Web).
    Abstract: The Individual and Community Preparedness Division (ICPD) 
analyzes and uses data collected in the two versions of the National 
Household Survey on Disaster Preparedness to identify progress and gaps 
in individual and community preparedness and to better understand the 
motivational factors and barriers to preparedness that people face. The 
survey measures the public's knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors 
relative to preparing for disasters. This information is used by ICPD 
and FEMA components to tailor messaging and public information efforts, 
community outreach, and strategic planning initiatives to more 
effectively improve the state of individual preparedness and 
participation across the country. The findings are compiled in a report 
that is circulated internally to DHS and FEMA officials as well as made 
available to the public on the FEMA website, OpenFEMA (https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/data-sets/national-household-survey).
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,751.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 3,751.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,282.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $58,524.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $323,932.

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. 2024-22897 Filed 10-3-24; 8:45 am]
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