Notice2024-07659
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Information Sharing Agreements Involving Personal Identifiable Information and Sensitive Personal Identifiable Information
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Published
April 11, 2024
Issuing agencies
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 FEMA's sharing of information that includes personally identifiable information (PII) and sensitive personally identifiable information (SPII) of disaster survivors.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 71 (Thursday, April 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 25641]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07659]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2024-0013; OMB No. 1660-NW150]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Information Sharing Agreements
Involving Personal Identifiable Information and Sensitive Personal
Identifiable Information
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 FEMA's sharing of
information that includes personally identifiable information (PII) and
sensitive personally identifiable information (SPII) of disaster
survivors.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 10, 2024.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit
comments at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> under Docket ID FEMA-2024-0013.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket
ID. Regardless of the method used to 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: Audrey Carter, Government Information
Specialist, FEMA, at 202-288-6421 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8beafeeff9eef2a5e8eaf9ffeef9cbedeee6eaa5efe3f8a5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="98f9edfceafde1b6fbf9eaecfdead8fefdf5f9b6fcf0ebb6fff7ee">[email protected]</span></a>. 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#fbbdbeb6bad6b2959d9489969a8f929495d6b89497979e988f92949588d6b69a959a9c9e969e958fbb9d9e969ad59f9388d59c948d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2264676f630f6b4c444d504f43564b4d4c0f614d4e4e4741564b4d4c510f6f434c4345474f474c566244474f430c464a510c454d54">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Privacy Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-579, as
amended) (5 U.S.C. 552a) establishes a Code of Fair Information
Practice that governs the collection, maintenance, use, and
dissemination of personally identifiable information about individuals
that is maintained in systems of records by Federal Agencies.
The E-Government Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-347) (5 U.S.C. chapter
37; 44 U.S.C. 3501-3606) improves the management and promotion of
electronic government services and processes by establishing a Federal
Chief Information Officer within the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), and by establishing a framework of measures that require using
internet-based information technology to improve citizen access to
government information and services, and for other purposes.
The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(Pub. L. 93-288, as amended), 42 U.S.C. 5121-5207 (``Stafford Act'')
provides broad authority to the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) to carry out its mission of helping people before, during, and
after disasters. FEMA shares information, to include PII and SPII, to
meet the Agency's mission to: ``reduce the loss of life and property
and protect our institutions from all hazards by leading and supporting
the nation in a comprehensive, risk-based emergency management program
of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.'' As part of
responding to requests to share information, FEMA engages in an
interactive process with entities to determine the validity and scope
of their data sharing request.
FEMA is creating this generic information collection to document
the instruments FEMA uses to outline contractual sharing of protected
information with external partners in disaster and non-disaster
environments. This generic information collection will ensure all OMB-
approved expiration dates are aligned across FEMA's Privacy Division
and will also allow FEMA to update individual instruments as sub-
collections under this generic instead of revising entire information
collections and analyze individual instruments for burden reduction.
Collection of Information
Title: Generic Clearance for Information Sharing Agreements
Involving Personal Identifiable Information and Sensitive Personal
Identifiable Information.
Type of Information Collection: New information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-NW150.
FEMA Forms: Not applicable.
Abstract: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must
collect information for points of contact within state, local,
territorial, and Tribal governments, as well as the purpose, need, and
authority for the personally identifiable information, to initiate
legal agreements. Once finalized, these legal agreements permit sharing
of disaster survivors' and insurance policyholders' data for response
and mitigation efforts.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 817.
Estimated Number of Responses: 841.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 841.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $46,238.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $100,240.
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. 2024-07659 Filed 4-10-24; 8:45 am]
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