Document ID: FEMA-2012-0029-0001
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Citizen Corps Council Registration
Posted Date: 2012-09-13T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 178 (Thursday, September 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56663-56664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22505]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2012-0029; OMB No. 1660-0098]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request, Citizen Corps Council Registration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 an extension, without change, of a currently approved 
information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the online registration 
process for Citizen Corps Councils and Community Emergency Response 
Team programs.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 13, 2012.

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-2010-XXXX. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of 
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Room 835, Washington, DC 
20472-3100.
    (3) Facsimile. Submit comments to (703) 483-2999.
    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 via the link in the footer of 
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jenelle Cardone, Individual and 
Community Preparedness Division Supervisory Program Specialist, FEMA, 
202-786-9463 for additional information. You may contact the Records 
Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of 
information at facsimile number (202) 646-3347 or email address: FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Citizen Corps was launched as a Presidential 
Initiative, Executive Order 13254, in 2002 with a mission to harness 
the power of every individual through education, training, and 
volunteer service to make communities safer, stronger, and better 
prepared for the threats of terrorism, crime, public health issues, and 
disasters of all kinds. The Community Emergency Response Team Program 
offers training that prepares people to help themselves, their families 
and their neighbors in the event of a disaster in their community.
    In order to fulfill its mission, the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency (FEMA) Individual and Community Preparedness Division (ICPD) 
require Citizen Corps Councils and Community Emergency Response Team 
Programs to submit profiles electronically through its online 
information collection process and forms. The Citizen Corps Council 
registration form will allow FEMA and State personnel to ensure that 
prospective Councils/CERTs have the support of the appropriate 
government officials in their area, ensure a dedicated coordinator is 
assigned to the Council, and will provide an efficient way to track the 
effectiveness of the nationwide network of Councils and CERTs. This 
continuing registration process will allow the Individual and Community 
Preparedness Division to collect information that is more usable and 
provide a more efficient way to track the effectiveness of the 
nationwide network of Councils and CERT's.

Collection of Information

    Title: Citizen Corps Council Registration.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0098.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 646-0-10ONL, Citizen Corps Council 
Registration.
    Abstract: FEMA's Community Preparedness Division would like to 
renew a currently approved collection for its registration of State, 
local, Tribal and territorial Councils and Community Emergency Response 
Teams. The registration process allows for new Councils to submit 
information on the Council or CERT to the State Citizen Corps Program 
Manager for approval. The revised registration process will allow for 
the collection of more valuable information and the tool is more user-
friendly for Citizen Corps Councils and CERT's.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 3,750.
    Number of Responses: 7,500.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,500 hours.

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                                                                           Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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                                                                                                     Number of                      Avg. burden    Total annual                    Total annual
              Type of respondent                       Form name/form No.            Number of     responses per   Total Number    per response     burden  (in     Avg. hourly     respondent
                                                                                    respondents     respondent     of responses     (in hours)        hours)         wage rate         cost
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State, local or Tribal Government.............  FEMA Form 646-0-10ONL/Citizen              3,750               2           7,500          1 hour           7,500          $25.90     $194,250.00
                                                 Corps Council Registration.
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    Total.....................................  ................................           3,750  ..............           7,500  ..............           7,500  ..............      194,250.00
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    Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the 
hour burden is $194,250.00. There are no annual costs to respondents 
operations and maintenance costs for technical services. There is no 
annual start-up or capital costs. The cost to the Federal Government is 
$377,030.00.

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.

    Dated: September 6, 2012.
Charlene D. Myrthil,
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2012-22505 Filed 9-12-12; 8:45 am]
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