The LPF was developed by NLM for
possible future use by BHEPP during emergencies in the National
Capitol Region. BHEPP was established to improve community disaster
preparedness and response in Bethesda, Maryland and includes the
National Naval Medical Center, the National Institutes of Health
Clinical Center, and Suburban Hospital/Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Multi-agency exercises identified a need for a tool to help reunify
families during a crisis, in particular as disaster victims are
brought to medical facilities for care. The LPF system is designed
to allow first responders to submit photographs and descriptive
information about disaster victims (name (if known), age group,
gender, status, and location) to a Web site that other family
members can search to locate loved ones. The system has been
designed to share data with other lost-person finder systems,
including the system established by Google, but it provides
additional functionality not available in these other systems,
including the capability to upload photographs from camera-equipped
cell phones and to search by information other than name.
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USC 241 Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.