Emergency Notification System (ENS)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Published 30-Day Federal Register Notice (FRN).pdf Supplementary Document	2021-01-26
1660-0137 Supporting Statement A_final.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-01-26
Published FRN SORN november2012.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-01-14
Published FRN SORN march2018.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-01-14
ENS PIA.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-01-14
10a - ENS ATO_MemoSigned.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-01-13
ENS Roster user Training PowerPoint.pptx Supplementary Document	2021-01-10
ENS POC Training PowerPoint.pptx Supplementary Document	2021-01-10
ENS Directive FD 262-3rev2.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-01-10
ENS Handbook 2019.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-01-10
Screen Shots of ENS (Initial Setup).docx Supplementary Document	2021-01-10
Screen Shots of ENS, (Response Time).docx Supplementary Document	2021-01-10
Published 60-Day Federal Register Notice (FRN).pdf Supplementary Document	2021-01-08
Stafford Act Booklet 042213.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-04-18
NSPD-51 and HSPD-20.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-04-15
Federal Continuity Directive, FCD-1, October_2012.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-04-15
Executive Order 12656, 11-18-1988.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-04-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
213640	Emergency Notification System (ENS), Initial Set-Up Other-System	Modified
211325	Emergency Notification System (ENS), Update Contact Info Other-System	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1660-0137	ICR Reference No: 202101-1660-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201710-1660-006
Agency/Subagency: DHS/FEMA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Emergency Notification System (ENS)
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/15/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	2,200	0
Time Burden (Hours)	184	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Emergency Notification System has been deemed the standard notification tool for FEMA. The purpose of this notification tool is to activate teams and disseminate information. The respondents to this information are Mobile Operation Centers and Regions that use this information to make decisions on how to meet operational missions. This revision includes a new form for data gathering, which includes the Privacy Act Statement, Paperwork Reduction Act, and Retention Period information for members of the public that receive ENS Notifications.

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Authorizing Statute(s): EO: EO 12656 Name/Subject of EO: Assignment of Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 70646	11/05/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 6356	01/21/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Emergency Notification System (ENS), Initial Set-Up
Emergency Notification System (ENS), Update Contact Info

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	2,200	0	0	-11,800	0	14,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	184	0	0	-316	0	500
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Program changes have been made to the burden hours associated with the respondents for information collection. Initial set-up and updating contact information have significantly less responses necessary over the course of the year for information collection. Updating contact information has changed from 20 to 4 responses, and initial set up has changed from 20 to 1. This change is due to terminology regarding ENS. Prior numbers were based on the “responses” from notifications, not from responses for information collection to populate the ENS.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $214,651

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 03/15/2021

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