Document ID: FEMA-2017-0024-0001
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Emergency Notification System (ENS)
Posted Date: 2017-06-20T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 28083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12759]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2017-0024; OMB No. 1660-0137]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Emergency Notification System (ENS)

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 Emergency 
Notification System (ENS).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 21, 2017.

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-2017-0024. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of 
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., 8NE, Washington, DC 20472-
3100.
    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: Melton Roland, ENS Program Manager, 
FEMA/ORR, Melton.Roland@fema.dhs.gov, or telephone 540-665-6152. You 
may contact the Records Management Division for copies of the proposed 
collection of information at email address: FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@fema.dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA's Office of Response & Recovery (ORR) 
owns and operates the Emergency Notification System (ENS). The ENS, 
designated by FEMA Directive 262-3 as the agency solution for all 
notification and alerts activities, sends electronic notifications and 
relays messages, whether critical in nature, routine, or for testing 
purposes with appropriate authorization, to DHS employees and 
contractors, as well as emergency response personnel. In accordance 
with Executive Order 12656, as amended, Presidential Policy Directive 
40, and Federal Continuity Directive (FCD)-1, all DHS organizational 
components must have in place a viable Continuity of Operations 
Planning (COOP) capability and plan that ensures the performance of 
their essential functions during any emergency or situation that could 
disrupt normal operations. An effective ENS solution is a critical part 
of this plan.

Collection of Information

    Title: Emergency Notification System (ENS).
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0137.
    FEMA Forms: None.
    Abstract: The ENS contains contact information for FEMA emergency 
team members, and for certain DHS HQ teams as well as USCIS and FLETC 
teams. The ENS uses this information to send email, call cell, home, 
work phones and SMS devices to inform team members they have been 
activated. Teams include FEMA HQ COOP, Hurricane Liaison Team (HLT), 
Urban Search & Rescue (US&R), Emergency Response Group (ERG), etc. The 
system can only be accessed via DHS OneNet.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government; Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 700.
    Number of Responses: 14,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 500.
    Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the 
hour burden is $14,410. There are no annual costs to respondents 
operations and maintenance costs for technical services. There are no 
annual start-up or capital costs. The cost to the Federal Government is 
$173,350.96.

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: June 14, 2017.
Richard W. Mattison,
Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2017-12759 Filed 6-19-17; 8:45 am]
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