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public may make oral presentations
during the meeting. If you would like to
make an oral presentation at the
meeting, please notify the Executive
Director no later than April 5, 2007.
Written material for distribution at the
meeting should reach the Coast Guard
no later than April 5, 2007. If you would
like a copy of your material distributed
to each member of the committee in
advance of the meeting, please submit
25 copies to the Executive Director no
later than April 5, 2007.
Information o n Services for Individuals
With Disabilities
For information on facilities or
services for individuals with disabilities
or to request special assistance at the
meeting, contact the Executive Director
as soon as possible.
Dated: February 21, 2007.
J.G. Lantz,

Director of National and International
Standards,Assistant Commandantfor
Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment ~ e $ e s t
AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), 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 a proposed
revised information collection. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks
comments concerning the National
Incident Management System (NIMS)
Compliance Assistance Support Tool
(NIMSCAST), a self-assessment tool for
State, territorial, tribal, and local
governments to evaluate and report on
their jurisdiction's achievement with
regards to NIMS implementation
activities issued by FEMA's NIMS
Integration Center.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Homeland
Security Presidential Directive 5
(HSPD-5) Management of Domestic
Incidents called for the establishment of
a single, comprehensive NIMS. The
NIMS is a system that improves
response operations through the use of
the Incident Command System (ICS]
and other standard procedures and
preparedness measures. It also promotes
development of multi-jurisdictional,
statewide and interstate regional
mechanisms for coordinating incident
management and obtaining assistance
during large-scale or complex incidents.
HSPD-5 dictated that Federal
departments and agencies shall make
adoption of the NIMS a requirement for
the provision of Federal preparedness
assistance funds. HSPD-5 also
established and designated the NIMS
Integration Center as the lead Federal
agency to coordinate NIMS compliance.
One of the primary functions of the
NIMS Integration Center is to ensure
NIMS remains an accurate and effective
management tool through refining and
adapting compliance requirements to
address ongoing preparedness needs. To
accomplish this, the NIMS Integration
Center relies on input from Federal,
State, local, tribal, multi-discipline and

/

Data collection activitylinstrument
NIMSCAST:
States and Territories ........................................................
Total ..............................................................................

Estimated Cost: The annual cost to
respondents is calculated based on 280
hours of annual burden completed by
state emergency management specialists
with a median wage of $22.10 per hour
for a total burden of $6,188.
Comments: Written comments are
solicited to (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed data collection is necessary for
the proper performance of the agency,

Number of respondents

1

private authorities to assure continuity
and accuracy of ongoing efforts.
NIMS compliance must be an ongoing
effort as new personnel must be trained
and plans must be revised to reflect
lessons learned. States play an
important role in ensuring the effective
implementation of the NIMS. They must
ensure that the systems and processes
are in place to communicate the NIMS
requirements to local jurisdictions and
support them in implementing the
NIMS. The long-term benefit of adopting
and implementing the NIMS is that it
strengthens our nation's capabilities to
prevent, prepare for, respond to, and
recover from any incident.
The NIMSCAST is designed to reflect
the newly-released FY 2007
implementation activities and metrics
and to inform the NIMS Integration
Center and the Department of Homeland
Security of any given jurisdiction's
compliance with the NIMS.
Collection of Information
Title: NIMS Compliance Assistance
Support Tool (NIMSCAST).
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0087.
Form Numbers: None.
Abstract: The NIMSCAST is the tool
utilized to [a) Evaluate a State, territory,
tribal, and local government's
compliance with standards and
requirements established in the NIMS
and/or NIMS Integration Center, (b)
determine eligibility for Federal
preparedness assistance, and (c]
strengthen incident management
programs at the department, agency, or
jurisdiction level.
Affected Public: State, local or tribal
government.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 280.

Frequency of
Hour burden
responses 1 per response

(

Annual responses

,

Total annual
hour burden

56

1

5

56

280

56

1

5

56

280

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. Comments must be
submitted on or before April 30, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons should
submit written comments to Chief,

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Records Management and Privacy,
Information Resources Management
Branch, Information Technology
Services Division, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Room 609, Washington, DC 20472.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Marc Tagliento, NIMS
Integration Center,s Compliance and
Technical Assistance Branch, (202) 6462687 for
information' You
may contact the Records Management
Branch for copies of the proposed
of information at
number (202) 646-3347 or e-mail
address: FEMA-InformationCollectionsQdhs.gov.
Dated: February 16, 2007.
John A. Sharetts-Sullivan,
Chief, Records Management and Privacy,
Information Resources Management Branch,
Information Technology Services Division,
Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[FEMA-1682-DR]

Washington; Major Disaster and
Related Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.

Assistance Act, 4 2 U.S.C. 5121-5206 (the
Stafford Act). Therefore, I declare that such
a major disaster exists in the State of
washington.
In order to provide Federal assistance, you
are hereby authorized to allocate from funds
available for these purposes such amounts as
you find necessary for Federal disaster
assistance and administrative expenses.
You are authorized to provide Public
Assistance in the designated areas, Hazard
Mitigation throughout the State, and any
other forms of assistance under the Stafford
~ c that
t you deem appropriate. Consistent
with the requirement that Federal assistance
be supplemental, any Federal funds provided
under the Stafford Act for Public Assistance
and Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75
percent of the total eligible costs. If Other
Needs Assistance under Section 408 of the
Stafford Act is later requested and warranted,
Federal funding under that program will also
be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible
costs. Further, you are authorized to make
changes to this declaration to the extent
allowable under the Stafford Act.
The Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMAI hereby gives notice that
pursuant to the authority vested i n the
Director, under Executive Order 12148,
as amended, Elizabeth Turner, of FEMA
is appointed to act as the Federal
Coordinating Officer for this declared
disaster.
I do hereby determine the following
areas of the State of Washington to have
been affected adversely by this declared
major disaster:

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECL~R~N
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency lnformation Collection
Activities: Revision of a Currently
Approved Information Collection;
Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review: Form 1-612,
Application for Waiver of the Foreign
Residence Requirement of Section
212(e) of the Immigration a n d
Nationality Act; OMB Control NO. 16150030.
The Department of Homeland

and
Immigration Services (USCIS) has
submitted the
informati0n
collection request for review a n d
clearance in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
information collection is published to
obtain comments from the public and
affected agencies. Comments are
encouraged and will be accepted for
sixty days until April 30, 2007.
Written comments and suggestions
regarding items contained in this notice,
and especially with regard to the
estimated public burden and associated
response time should be directed to the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS], USCIS, Chief, Regulatory
Management Division, Clearance Office,
111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite
3008, Washington, DC 20529.

Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Grant, Grays
Harbor, Island, King, Klickitat, Lewis, Mason,
Comments may also be submitted to
Pacific, Pend Oreille, Pierce, San Juan,
DHS via facsimile to 202-272-8352, or
Skagit,
Skamania,
Snohomish,
Thurston,
and
SUMMARY: This is a notice of the
via e-mail at $s.regsOdhs.gov. When
Wahkiakum Counties for Public Assistance.
Presidential declaration of a major
submitting comments by email a d d the
All counties within the State of
disaster for the State of Washington
OMB Control Number 1615-0030 i n the
(FEMA-1682-DR), dated February 14,
Washingt0nare
to
for
assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant subject box.
2007, a n d related determinations.
Program.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public a n d affected agencies
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 14,2007.
(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONCONTACT:
concerning the proposed collection of
Assistance Numbers (CFDA)are to be used
information should address one or more
Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
of
t h e following four points:
Emergency Management Agency,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2705.
Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis
information is necessary for the proper
Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
performance of the functions of the
Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment
hereby given that, i n a letter dated
agency, jncluding whether the
Assistance (DUA);97.046, Fire Management
February 14, 2007, the President
information will have practical utility;
Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and
declared a major disaster under the
authority of the Robert T. Stafford
Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and
(2)
the accuracy the
Disaster Relief and Emergency
Households Disaster Housing Operations;
estimate of the burden the
and~ Households
~
~~ ~42 U.S,C.
t ~ , 5121-5206
i
~97.050 Individuals
t
~
~ collection~ of information, including the
validity of the methodology a n d
Program-Other Needs, 97.036, Public
(the Stafford Act), as follows:
Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation assumptions used;
I have determined that the damage in
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, a n d
Grant Program.)
certain areas of the State of Washington
clarity of the information to be
resulting from a severe winter storm,
R. David Paulison,
collected; and
landslides, and mudslides during the period
Under
for Federal Emergency
(4) Minimize the burden of the
of December 14-15, 2006, is of sufficient
and Director of FEMA,
collection of information on those w h o
severity and magnitude to warrant a major
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are to respond, including through the
disaster declaration under the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
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use of appropriate automated,