Notice2022-28513
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Floodplain Administrator (FPA) National Training Assessment
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Published
January 3, 2023
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Homeland Security DepartmentFederal Emergency Management Agency
Abstract
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 the training needs of National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Floodplain Administrators (FPAs) throughout the United States.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86-87]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28513]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2022-0033; OMB No. 1660-NW160]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Floodplain Administrator (FPA) National Training
Assessment
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice of new collection 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 a new
information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the training needs of
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Floodplain Administrators
(FPAs) throughout the United States.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 6, 2023.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit
comments at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> under Docket ID FEMA-2022-0033. 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, 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
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Gumpert, National Floodplain
Management Training Coordinator, FIMA, Floodplain Management Division,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d895b1bbb0b9bdb4f69fadb5a8bdaaac98bebdb5b9f6bcb0abf6bfb7ae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="05486c666d6460692b4270687560777145636068642b616d762b626a73">[email protected]</span></a>, 202-646-2607. 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#db9d9e969af692b5bdb4a9b6baafb2b4b5f698b4b7b7beb8afb2b4b5a8f696bab5babcbeb6beb5af9bbdbeb6baf5bfb3a8f5bcb4ad"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b8fefdf5f995f1d6ded7cad5d9ccd1d7d695fbd7d4d4dddbccd1d7d6cb95f5d9d6d9dfddd5ddd6ccf8deddd5d996dcd0cb96dfd7ce">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
is authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (title XIII
of Pub. L. 90-448, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.). The general
purpose of the NFIP is to create a voluntary program of flood insurance
that can promote the public interest by providing appropriate
protection against the perils of flood losses and encouraging sound
land use by minimizing exposure of property to flood losses; and
integrate the objectives of a flood insurance program. Nationally, as
of December 2021, over 22,000 communities in 56 states and
jurisdictions participate in the NFIP. Each ``eligible or participating
community,'' shall legislatively (1) Appoint or designate the agency or
official with the responsibility, authority, and means to implement the
commitments of application to the National Flood Insurance Program and
(2) Designate the official responsible to submit a report to the
Federal Insurance Administrator concerning the community participation
in the Program, including, but not limited to the development and
implementation of flood plain management regulations. It is common for
eligible and participating communities to assign the FPA role to
employees who are also simultaneously responsible for other roles such
as Police Chief, Town Clerk, Grants Manager, Finance Manager. FPAs are
a diverse group with varied socio-economic backgrounds, needs,
challenges, abilities, schedules, learning styles, geographies, and
resources. A Training Strategy is needed to direct FEMA's limited FPA
Training budget into training solutions that address the unique needs
of FPAs as well as their varied socio-economic backgrounds, challenges,
abilities, schedules, learning styles, geographies, and resources to
advance equity, professional development, and retention of FPAs. To be
effective, the FPA Training Strategy must be grounded in an accurate
understanding FPAs' varied socio-economic backgrounds, needs,
challenges, abilities, schedules, learning styles, geographies, and
resources. To achieve this understanding, a Training Needs Assessment
must be performed. This data has not been collected previously.
FEMA is requesting a three-year clearance to collect information
from FPAs regarding their training needs, floodplain management
experiences, and demographics to produce improved outcomes for the
NFIP. The data will be used to help FEMA, State, Tribal, and
Territorial NFIP Offices, and Floodplain Associations to develop
equitable
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training strategies and solutions that effectively and efficiently
address the diverse abilities, schedules, learning styles, geographies
and resources of FPAs who implement this Federal Government program on
behalf of their local communities. The information collection, to be
administered by an independent, third-party research organization, will
allow for a data-informed approach to understanding the needs and
expectations of an important and specific group of FEMA partners and
customers for their development and program administration. By using
this approach, FEMA will be able to gain important insights about FPAs
and how to improve its offerings and support as well as to allocate
resources more effectively. The ultimate objective is to reduce the
socio-economic impact of floods through better preparation of FPAs to
assist communities adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations
that help mitigate flooding effects and thus support property owners,
renters, and businesses to recover faster after a flooding event.
The primary law that supports the information collection efforts is
the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, 31 U.S.C. 1116,
which has as one of its purposes ``improve Federal programs
effectiveness and public accountability by promoting a new focus on
results, service quality, and customer satisfaction.''
Collection of Information
Title: Floodplain Administrator (FPA) National Training Needs
Assessment.
Type of Information Collection: New information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-NW160.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-206-FY-22-159, Floodplain Administrator
Training Needs Assessment.
Abstract: The online survey will collect information from
Floodplain Administrators regarding their training needs, floodplain
management experiences, and demographics. The data will be used to help
FEMA, State, Tribal, and Territorial NFIP Offices, and Floodplain
Associations to develop training strategies and solutions that
effectively and efficiently address those needs to produce improved
outcomes for the National Flood Insurance Program.
Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,323.
Estimated Number of Responses: 6,323.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,161.5.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $124,310.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $420,329.
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. 2022-28513 Filed 12-30-22; 8:45 am]
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