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opportunities, consistent with 

applicable law, to compose a committee 

that reflects the diversity of the nation’s 

people. 

FEMA is requesting qualified 

individuals who are interested in 

serving on the TMAC to apply for 

appointment. Applicants will be 

considered for appointment for four 

vacancies on the TMAC, the terms of 

which start in summer/fall 2022. Certain 

members of the TMAC, as described 

below, will be appointed to serve as 

Special Government Employees (SGE) 

as defined in title 18 U.S.C. 202(a), 

while other members of the TMAC will 

be appointed to serve as representative 

members. Representative members are 

appointed to provide the perspective of 

the organization that they represent. 

Candidates selected for appointment 

will be subject to the Federal conflict of 

interest laws and standard of conduct 

regulations and required to file a New 

Entrant Confidential Disclosure Report 

(OGE 450). This form can be obtained by 

visiting the website of the Office of 

Government Ethics (http://

www.oge.gov); please do not submit this 

form with your application. Qualified 

applicants will be considered for one or 

more of the following membership 

categories with vacancies: 

(a) One representative of a state 

government agency that has entered into 

a cooperating technical partnership with 

FEMA and has demonstrated the 

capability to produce FIRMs; 

(b) One representative of a local 

government agency that has entered into 

cooperating technical partnerships with 

FEMA and has demonstrated the 

capability to produce FIRMs; 

(c) One member (SGE) of a recognized 

regional flood and storm water 

management organization; and, 

(d) One member (SGE) of a recognized 

risk management association or 

organization; 

Members of the TMAC serve terms of 

three years. There is no application 

form. However, applications must 

include the following information: 

• Applicant’s full name; 

• Home and business phone numbers; 

• Preferred email address; 

• Home and business mailing 

addresses; 

• Current position title and 

organization; 

• Resume or curriculum vitae; and 

• The membership category of 

interest (e.g., member of a recognized 

professional association or organization 

representing flood hazard determination 

firms). 

The TMAC meets as often as needed 

to fulfill its mission, but not less than 

twice a year. Members may be 

reimbursed for travel and per diem 

incurred in the performance of their 

duties as members of the TMAC. All 

travel for TMAC business must be 

approved in advance by the Designated 

Federal Officer. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) does not discriminate in 

employment on the basis of race, color, 

religion, sex, national origin, political 

affiliation, sexual orientation, gender 

identity, marital status, disability and 

genetic information, age, membership in 

an employee organization, or other nonmerit factor. DHS strives to achieve a 

widely diverse candidate pool for all its 

recruitment actions. Current DHS and 

FEMA employees will not be considered 

for membership. Federally registered 

lobbyists will not be considered for SGE 

appointments. 

Paul Huang, 

Assistant Administrator, Federal Insurance 

and Mitigation Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14493 Filed 7–6–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–12–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID: FEMA–2022–0019; OMB No. 

1660–NW151] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Survey Following 

the National Test of the Wireless 

Emergency Alert (WEA) System 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice of new collection 

and request for comments. 

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 a new 

information collection. In accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, this notice seeks comments 

concerning a survey following the 

upcoming national test of the Wireless 

Emergency Alert (WEA) system. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before September 6, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments at 

www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 

FEMA–2022–0019. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

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 and Security Notice that is 

available via a link on the homepage of 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ward D. Hagood, IPAWS DS2 T&E 

Manager, FEMA HQ/PNP–NCP–CCD– 

IPAWS, phone: (202) 212–1478, email: 

ward.hagood@fema.dhs.gov. You may 

contact the Information Management 

Division for copies of the proposed 

collection of information at email 

address: FEMA-Information-CollectionsManagement@fema.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 

Law 114–143, the Integrated Public 

Alert and Warning System 

Modernization Act of 2015, and 

Presidential Executive Order 13407, 

Public Alert and Warning System, 

require FEMA to implement the public 

alert and warning system to disseminate 

timely and effective warnings to people 

in situations of war, terrorist attack, 

natural disaster, or other hazards to 

public safety and wellbeing, and 

conduct tests of the public alert and 

warning system at least once every three 

years. The Act also requires public 

education efforts and a general market 

awareness campaign to ensure 

understanding of the functions of the 

public alert and warning system. The 

Integrated Public Alert and Warning 

System (IPAWS) is the Department of 

Homeland Security’s (DHS) response to 

the Executive Order. The Stafford Act 

(U.S.C. title 42, Chapter 68, Subchapter 

II) requires that FEMA make IPAWS 

available to Federal, state, local, tribal, 

and territorial agencies for the purpose 

of providing warning to governmental 

authorities and the civilian population 

in areas endangered by disasters. FEMA 

is planning a national test of a key 

component of IPAWS, the Wireless 

Emergency Alert (WEA) system, to 

satisfy the testing and public education 

requirements of the IPAWS 

Modernization Act of 2015 (Pub. L. 114– 

143). The WEA system broadcasts alerts 

to cell phones configured to receive 

such alerts (which, at this point, is most 

phones sold in the United States). The 

WEA national test will be announced in 

advance by FEMA and widely 

publicized. The test will help FEMA 

assess WEA’s geographic reach, along 

with additional key parameters outlined 

in the IPAWS Modernization Act of 


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2015. This will help FEMA and other 

WEA stakeholders, such as the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC) 

and Congressional committees, enhance 

and expand WEA, and thus further 

improve emergency alerting capabilities, 

leading to a better prepared and more 

resilient nation. FEMA will implement 

a survey to capture key technical 

performance factors of WEA, such as 

geographic coverage and carrier-related 

issues, as well as non-technical aspects 

essential to WEA’s role in national 

alerting, including alerting effectiveness 

in reaching diverse populations, 

including traditionally underserved 

populations. The survey will also assess 

public awareness of the WEA system. 

Collection of Information 

Title: Survey Following the National 

Test of the Wireless Emergency Alert 

(WEA) System. 

Type of Information Collection: New 

information collection. 

OMB Number: 1660–NW151. 

FEMA Form: FEMA Form FF–302– 

FY–22–101, WEA National Test Survey. 

Abstract: FEMA will field a survey 

following a national test of the WEA 

system. The survey will capture key 

technical performance factors, such as 

geographic coverage and carrier-related 

issues, and non-technical aspects 

essential to WEA’s role in national 

alerting, including effectiveness in 

reaching diverse populations. FEMA 

will use this information to improve the 

performance of the WEA system and 

assess public awareness. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

82,586. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

82,586. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 6,739. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost: $273,671. 

Estimated Respondents’ Operation 

and Maintenance Costs: $0. 

Estimated Respondents’ Capital and 

Start-Up Costs: $0. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to the 

Federal Government: $2,080,008. 

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. 2022–14498 Filed 7–6–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–AB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7050–N–34] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Rural Capacity Building; 

OMB Control No.: 2506–0195 

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development 

and Research, Chief Data Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

will be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The Department is 

soliciting public comments on the 

subject proposal. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: August 8, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number and should be sent to: 

HUD Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Persons with hearing or speech 

impairments may access this number 

through TTY by calling the toll-free 

Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 

Officer, REE, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW, Washington, DC 20410; email her at 

Anna.P.Guido@hud.gov or telephone 

202–402–5535. This is not a toll-free 

number. Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Guido. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that HUD has 

submitted to OMB a request for 

approval of the information collection 

described in Section A. The Federal 

Register notice that solicited public 

comment on the information collection 

for a period of 60 days was published 

on March 16, 2022, at 87 FR 14903. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: Rural 

Capacity Building. 

OMB Approval Number: 2506–0195. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Form Number: SF–424, SF–424B, SF– 

LLL, HUD 2880, HUD 4130. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

Rural Capacity Building for Community 

Development and Affordable Housing 

(RCB) program and the funding made 

available have been authorized by the 

Annual Appropriations Acts each year 

since FY 2012. The RCB program 

enhances the capacity and ability of 

rural housing development 

organizations, Community Development 

Corporations (CDCs), Community 

Housing Development Organizations 

(CHDOs), local governments, and Indian 

tribes (eligible beneficiaries) to carry out 

affordable housing and community 

development activities in rural areas for 

the benefit of low- and moderate-income 

families and persons. The RCB program 

achieves this by funding National 

Organizations with expertise in rural 

housing and rural community 

development who work directly to build 

the capacity of eligible beneficiaries. 

Applicants to the RCB program are 

required to submit certain information 

as part of their application for 

assistance, and as part of the 

requirements as a grantee. 


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