Notice2024-13202
Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection; APHIS National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training and Exercise Program
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Published
June 17, 2024
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Agriculture DepartmentAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS') intention to request approval of a new information collection associated with the APHIS National Incident Management System Training and Exercise Program that provides Federal Emergency Management Agency- related training to respondents responding to plant, pest, and animal disease outbreaks.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 117 (Monday, June 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51300-51301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13202]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2024-0023]
Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection;
APHIS National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training and Exercise
Program
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: New information collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
(APHIS') intention to request approval of a new information collection
associated with the APHIS National Incident Management System Training
and Exercise Program that provides Federal Emergency Management Agency-
related training to respondents responding to plant, pest, and animal
disease outbreaks.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
August 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Enter APHIS-2024-0023 in the Search field. Select
the Documents tab, then select the Comment button in the list of
documents.
<bullet> Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2024-0023, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
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Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may
be viewed at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> or in our reading room, which
is in room 1620 of the USDA South Building, 14th Street and
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure
someone is there to help you, please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the APHIS National
Incident Management System Training and Exercise Program, contact Mr.
Joshua Lochte, Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist, Emergency
and Regulatory Compliance Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Riverdale,
MD 20737; phone (240) 723-0872; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c9a3a6baa1bca8e7a5e7a5a6aaa1bdac89bcbaada8e7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f59f9a869d8094db99db999a969d8190b580869194db929a83">[email protected]</span></a>. For
more detailed information on the information collection process,
contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS' Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator,
at (301) 851-2533; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6d07021e081d054300021508142d181e090c430a021b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a6ccc9d5c3d6ce88cbc9dec3dfe6d3d5c2c788c1c9d0">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: APHIS National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training
and Exercise Program.
OMB Control Number: 0579-XXXX.
Type of Request: Approval of a new information collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) Directive 1810.2, APHIS National Incident Management System
(NIMS) Training and Exercise Program, APHIS is assuming responsibility
for providing to APHIS employees certain Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA)-related training. The training consists of courses such
as Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS for Initial
Response, ICS for Expanding Incidents, and advanced training to
employees who require advanced knowledge of ICS. Additional training
includes an overview of NIMS and the National Response Framework
focusing especially on those who are involved in delivering and
applying the response core capabilities. The training will also provide
introduction and overview of ICS for senior officials (executives,
elected and appointed officials, city/county managers, agency
administrators, etc.). Seats not filled by APHIS employees will be made
available to State, local and Tribal government employees.
Information that will be collected from participants includes an
application email, a course evaluation sheet, and an affidavit on a
course roster confirming attendance.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities for 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection.
These comments will help us:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated,
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.125 hours per response.
Respondents: State, local and Tribal government employees who
respond to plant pest/disease and animal disease outbreaks.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 300.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 2.
Estimated annual number of responses: 600.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 75 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of
the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per
response.)
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 10th day of June 2024.
Michael Watson,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-13202 Filed 6-14-24; 8:45 am]
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