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training strategies and solutions that
effectively and efficiently address the
diverse abilities, schedules, learning
styles, geographies and resources of
FPAs who implement this Federal
Government program on behalf of their
local communities. The information
collection, to be administered by an
independent, third-party research
organization, will allow for a datainformed approach to understanding the
needs and expectations of an important
and specific group of FEMA partners
and customers for their development
and program administration. By using
this approach, FEMA will be able to
gain important insights about FPAs and
how to improve its offerings and
support as well as to allocate resources
more effectively. The ultimate objective
is to reduce the socio-economic impact
of floods through better preparation of
FPAs to assist communities adopt and
enforce floodplain management
regulations that help mitigate flooding
effects and thus support property
owners, renters, and businesses to
recover faster after a flooding event.
The primary law that supports the
information collection efforts is the
Government Performance and Results
Act of 1993, 31 U.S.C. 1116, which has
as one of its purposes ‘‘improve Federal
programs effectiveness and public
accountability by promoting a new
focus on results, service quality, and
customer satisfaction.’’

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Collection of Information

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Comments
Comments may be submitted as
indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a)
evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper
performance of the agency, 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.
Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office
of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mission
Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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Title: Floodplain Administrator (FPA)
National Training Needs Assessment.
Type of Information Collection: New
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660–NW160.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF–206–
FY–22–159, Floodplain Administrator
Training Needs Assessment.
Abstract: The online survey will
collect information from Floodplain
Administrators regarding their training
needs, floodplain management
experiences, and demographics. The
data will be used to help FEMA, State,
Tribal, and Territorial NFIP Offices, and
Floodplain Associations to develop
training strategies and solutions that
effectively and efficiently address those
needs to produce improved outcomes
for the National Flood Insurance
Program.
Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,323.
Estimated Number of Responses:
6,323.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,161.5.

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Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost: $124,310.
Estimated Respondents’ Operation
and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Federal Government: $420,329.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2022–0038; OMB No.
1660–NW144]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; FEMA Region II
Community and Faith-Based
Organizations Needs/Capabilities and
Continuity Program Survey
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice of new collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:

The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public to take this
opportunity to comment on a new

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information collection. In accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, this notice seeks comments
concerning a series of surveys on
continuity planning and organizational
needs and capabilities from various
stakeholders.
Comments must be submitted on
or before March 6, 2023.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate
submissions to the docket, please
submit comments at
www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
FEMA–2022–0038. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
All submissions received must
include the agency name and Docket ID,
and will be posted, without change, to
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
http://www.regulations.gov, and will
include any personal information you
provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may
wish to read the Privacy and Security
Notice that is available via a link on the
homepage of www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeremy Brooks, Management and
Program Analyst, at jeremy.brooks@
fema.dhs.gov or 202–355–4981. You
may contact the Information
Management Division for copies of the
proposed collection of information at
email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The legal
basis for the collection off the following
information includes titles 6 and 42 of
the United States Code. The sections in
title 6 include 313, 314, and 317, which
provides legal authority and
responsibilities to the Federal
Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) and to its respective regional
offices to work with state, local,
territorial and Tribal (SLTT)
governments and private non-profits
(PNP) with disaster preparedness. The
sections in title 42 include 5131(a),
5131(b), 5195, 5195(a), 5196(e), and
5196(f). The identified sub sections of
5131 provides legal authority to FEMA
Federal and state disaster preparedness
programs via utilization of services of
other agencies and technical assistance.
Sections 5195 and 5195(a) vests
responsibility for emergency
preparedness in the Federal
Government and provides definitions
for relevant terms. Sections 5196(e) and
5196(f) provides detailed functions of
administration for emergency
preparedness measures and training
programs. All these legal authorities
affirm the authority of FEMA Region II
to collect this information and the
critical need to do so.
DATES:

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Additionally, the Presidential Policy
Directive (PPD–8)—National
Preparedness, identifies core
capabilities to track and improve on to
reach the National Preparedness Goal.
The proposed collection works to
improve tracking of core capabilities
across FEMA Region II to most
efficiently use resources to meet the
National Preparedness Goal.
The Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) National Preparedness
Division (NPD) is responsible for
educating and securing the nation with
the capabilities required across the
whole community to prevent, protect
against, mitigate, respond to, and
recover from the threats and hazards
that pose the greatest risk. One of the
ways FEMA accomplishes this is
through conducting exercises, trainings,
and webinars where stakeholders like
SLTT governments and PNP entities
participate.
These delivery methodology of these
programs to a variety of stakeholders are
always evolving and continuously
improving to meet stakeholder’s needs.
Likewise, as internal agency policy
changes, so can delivery methods.
Specifically for FEMA, this includes
release of the 2022–2026 FEMA
Strategic Plan. Strategic Goal #3
includes Promote and Sustain a Ready
FEMA and Prepared Nation, and the
objectives 3.1—Strengthen the
Emergency Management Workforce and
3.2—Posture FEMA to Meet Current and
Emergency Threats. This strategic goal
and its associated objectives are well
aligned to priorities of FEMA Region II’s
National Preparedness Division, with
internal goals of data-driven capacity
building and a more equitable approach
to program delivery.
By better gauging stakeholder capacity
and needs at an organizational level we
can better provide programs and
services to our stakeholders to
ultimately improve preparedness in
FEMA Region II.
Authorities for the collection of
information include the following:
Presidential Policy Directive (PPD–8),
National Preparedness; 6 U.S.C. 313,
314, 317(c); 42 U.S.C. 5195, 5195a,
5196(e) and (f); 42 U.S.C. 5131(a) and
(b).
Collection of Information
Title: FEMA Region II Community
and Faith-Based Organizations Needs/
Capabilities and Continuity Program
Survey.
Type of Information Collection: New
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660–NW144.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF–008–
FY–22–128, Region II Community and

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Faith-Based Organizations Needs/
Capabilities Feedback Survey.
Abstract: FEMA Region II (NJ, NY, PR,
VI) is working to better assess the ability
of stakeholders’ emergency response
capabilities to better target program
design and delivery in the future. These
voluntary survey questions are designed
to collect actionable data at the
organizational level and allows for a
better understanding of potential future
collaborations.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
Government;
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,862.
Estimated Number of Responses:
1,862.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 466.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost: $19,086.
Estimated Respondents’ Operation
and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Federal Government: $9,437.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as
indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a)
evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper
performance of the agency, 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.
Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office
of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mission
Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement
[Docket No. ICEB–2022–0013]
RIN 1653–ZA33

Employment Authorization for Yemeni
F–1 Nonimmigrant Students
Experiencing Severe Economic
Hardship as a Direct Result of the
Crisis in Yemen
U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, Department of Homeland
Security.

AGENCY:

ACTION:

Notice.

This notice announces that
the Secretary of Homeland Security
(Secretary) is suspending certain
regulatory requirements for F–1
nonimmigrant students whose country
of citizenship is Yemen, regardless of
country of birth (or individuals having
no nationality who last habitually
resided in Yemen), and who are
experiencing severe economic hardship
as a direct result of the crisis in Yemen.
The Secretary is taking action to provide
relief to these Yemeni students who are
lawful F–1 nonimmigrant students so
the students may request employment
authorization, work an increased
number of hours while school is in
session, and reduce their course load
while continuing to maintain their F–1
nonimmigrant student status. The U.S.
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) will deem an F–1 nonimmigrant
student who receives employment
authorization by means of this notice to
be engaged in a ‘‘full course of study’’
for the duration of the employment
authorization, if the nonimmigrant
student satisfies the minimum course
load requirement described in this
notice.

SUMMARY:

This notice is effective from
March 4, 2023, through September 3,
2024.

DATES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sharon Snyder, Unit Chief, Policy and
Response Unit, Student and Exchange
Visitor Program, MS 5600, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
500 12th Street SW, Washington, DC
20536–5600; email: [email protected],
telephone: (703) 603–3400. This is not
a toll-free number. Program information
can be found at https://www.ice.gov/
sevis/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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