The National Incident Management System (NIMS) Compliance Assistance Support Tool (NIMSCAST) is the premier tool utilized to(a) evaluate State, Territory, Tribal, and local government's compliance with standards and requirements established in the National Incident Management System and/or FEMA NIMS Integration Center, (b) determine eligibility for Federal preparedness assistance, and (c) strengthen incident management programs at the department, agency, or jurisdiction level.
Statute at Large:
44 Stat. 300
Name of Statute: Disaster Preparedness Assistance
The previous NIMSCAST tool hours burden was 11,365 and has been modified to reduce the hours burden to 9218. The scope and requirements of the collection have not changed, the modification to the tool eliminates redundancy in the questions. The collection tools are now created and labeled for the respondents; the prior tool for the Local and Tribal respondents were combined as one. Now there are separate tools for each.
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.
Supporting Statement 1660-0087 4-29-08.doc
OMB 83-C 1660-0087 3-28-08.pdf
NIMSCAST (State)