Document ID: FEMA-2018-0012-0002
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; National Catastrophic Resource Catalog
Posted Date: 2018-09-05T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45133-45134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19143]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2018-0012; OMB No. 1660--NEW]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; National Catastrophic Resource Catalog

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit 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 will describe 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 the actual data collection 
instruments FEMA will use.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 5, 2018.

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 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Director, 
Information Management Division, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, 
email address [email protected] or 
Thomas Murray, Fire Program Specialist, FEMA, U.S. Fire Administration, 
(301) 447-1588, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection 
previously published in the Federal Register on March 29, 2018 at 83 FR 
13496 with a 60 day public comment period. FEMA received 4 anonymous 
public comments that were not relevant to the information collection. 
Additionally, FEMA noticed that the previously-published proposed 
collection incorrectly contained the

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term ``ESF-4'' in the Abstract section; accordingly, the term ``ESF-4'' 
has been removed from the Abstract section. The purpose of this notice 
is to notify the public that FEMA will submit the information 
collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for 
review and clearance.

Collection of Information

    Title: National Catastrophic Resource Catalog.
    Type of Information Collection: New information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-NEW.
    Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 035-0-1, National Catastrophic 
Resource Catalog.
    Abstract: This information collection will help USFA meet the 
firefighting resource requirements before/during a national 
catastrophic disaster response, such as an earthquake, hurricane, or 
terroristic act. USFA will pre-identify those specialized resources 
that may be available to support a disaster response. This collection 
will be solicited from the nation's fire and emergency services on a 
voluntary basis to establish a catalog/database of potential resources 
that could be mobilized to support a national catastrophic disaster 
response.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or 
Tribal Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,947.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 3,947.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 439.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $23,728.94.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $85,824.49.

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.

Rachel Frier,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2018-19143 Filed 9-4-18; 8:45 am]
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