[Federal Register: December 24, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 247)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Revision
of a Currently Approved Collection, Fiscal Year 2003 State Domestic
Preparedness Program.
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The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for
Domestic Preparedness, has submitted the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The proposed information collection is published to obtain
comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted for ``sixty days'' until February 24, 2003. This
process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
If you have comments especially on the estimated public burden or
associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed
information collection instrument with instructions or additional
information, please contact Kerry Thomas, Branch Chief, State and Local
Program Management Division, Office for Domestic Preparedness, 810
Seventh Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531,
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phone at (202) 616-6707, or facsimile at (202) 514-5566.
Request written comments and suggestions from the public and
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information.
Your comments should address one or more of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) 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;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) 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.
Overview of This Information
(1) Type of information collection: Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection
(2) The title of the form/collection: Fiscal Year 2003 State
Domestic Preparedness Program.
(3) The agency form number, if any, the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ),
Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Domestic Preparedness
(ODP).
(4) Affected Public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Federal Government, State, and
Local. Section 1404 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction
Act of 1998 (Title XIV of Public Law 105-261; 50 U.S.C. 2301) as
amended by Section 1064 of the National Defense Authorization Act of
2000 (Title X of Pub. L. 106-65; 50 U.S.C. 2301) authorizes the
Department of Justice to collect information from state and local
jurisdictions to assess the threat the risk of terrorist employment of
weapons of mass destruction against cities and other local areas. This
data collection will allow states to: (1) Report current jurisdictional
needs for equipment, training, exercises, and technical assistance; (2)
forecast projected needs for this support; and (3) identify the gaps
that exist at the jurisdictional level in equipment, training,
exercises, and technical assistance that OJP/ODP and other federal
funding will be used to address. Additionally, the information
collected will guide OJP/ODP and other federal agencies in the
formulation of domestic preparedness policies and with the development
of programs to enhance state and local first responder capabilities.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: The
estimated total number of respondents in 2,059.
The data collection being proposed incorporates a terrorist threat
and vulnerability assessment, and a needs and capabilities assessment
for equipment, training, exercises and technical assistance.
Information will be collected by approximately 2,003 local
jurisdictions from representatives of law enforcement, fire services,
Hazardous Materials response agencies, public safety communications,
public health agencies, emergency medical services, public works,
government/administrative agencies, health care, and emergency
management agencies. In addition, a state administrative agency (SAA)
in each state and territory (56 total) will roll-up the data submitted
by all of the local jurisdictions in the state or territory and submit
this consolidated state information to OJP/ODP. Local jurisdictions
completing these assessments may experience an estimated burden of 6
hours to collect, tabulate and input data provided to the state. Once
the local information is received by the SAA, the SAA may experience an
estimated burden of 4 hours for data input and electronic submission of
the data to OJP/ODP.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The estimated total public burden associated with
this information collection will be approximately 12,242 hours.
If additional information is required, contact: Ms. Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Information Management and
Security Staff, Justice Management Division, United States Department
of Justice, 601 D Street NW., Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, NW.,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: December 18, 2002.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
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