FEMA's Community Preparedness Division
would like to renew a currently approved collection for its
registration of State, local, Tribal and territorial Councils and
Community Emergency Response Teams. The registration process allows
for new Councils to submit information on the Council or CERT to
the State Citizen Corps Program Manager for approval. The revised
registration process will allow for the collection of more valuable
information and the tool is more user-friendly for Citizen Corps
Councils and CERT's.
EO: EO
13254 Name/Subject of EO: Establishing the USA Freedom Corps
Since the last information
collection approval, citizen responder organizations increased from
3,900 to 4,000 to include State, local, Tribal and territorial
responders. The time to complete the form has decreased from 1.0
hour to 0.5 hour due to making the form available on-line. The
changes in the Citizen Responder collection reflects changes that
FEMA’s Individual and Community Preparedness Division (ICPD) is
making the its Citizen Responder programs. ICPD aims to enable more
community groups to engage in preparedness activities and is
encouraging these groups to register with FEMA so they can take
full advantage of FEMA resources. To encourage registration, ICPD
cut the number of response questions to streamline the
process.
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.