[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 15 (Monday, January 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3912-3913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1318]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2009-0001]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request, 1660-0076; Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Application
and Reporting
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and request for comments; revision of a
currently approved information collection; OMB No. 1660-0076; No Form.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites
the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity
to comment on a proposed revision of a currently approved information
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
this Notice seeks comments concerning the Hazard Mitigation Grant
Program application and reporting requirements.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments at http://www.regulations.gov under
docket ID FEMA-2009-0001. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to Office of Chief Counsel,
Regulation and Policy Team, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street, SW., Room 835,
Washington, DC 20472-3100.
(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to (703) 483-2999.
(4) E-mail. Submit comments to [email protected]. Include docket
ID FEMA-2009-0001 in the subject line.
All submissions received must include the agency name and docket
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
all submissions 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 Act
notice that is available on the Privacy and Use Notice link on the
Administration Navigation Bar of http://www.regulations.gov.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cecelia Rosenberg, Chief, Grants
Policy Branch, Mitigation Division, (202) 646-3321 for additional
information. You may contact the Records Management Branch for copies
of the proposed collection of information at facsimile number (202)
646-3347 or e-mail address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 44 U.S.C. 5170c,
established the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Grant requirements and
grants management procedures of the program are outlined in 44 CFR Part
13.
Collection of Information
Title: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Application and Reporting.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0076.
Form Titles and Numbers: No Form.
Abstract: Grantees administer the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program,
which is a post-disaster program that contributes funds toward the cost
of hazard mitigation activities in order to reduce the risk of future
damage, hardship, loss or suffering in any area affected by a major
disaster. FEMA uses applications to collect information for determining
whether to provide financial assistance in the form of grant awards and
monitors grantee project activities and expenditure of funds through
grantee quarterly reporting.
Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal Government.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 65,016 Hours.
Table A.12--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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Number of Average Total Total
Number of responses Total burden per annual Average annual
Type of respondent Form name/form number respondents per number of response burden (in hourly wage respondent
respondent responses (in hours) hours) rate* cost
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State, local, or Tribal Government.. Project Narrative 56 18 1,008 12 12,096 $37.45 $452,995
Section/No Form.
State, local, or Tribal Government.. Benefit-Cost 56 18 1,008 5 5,040 37.45 188,748
Determination/No Form.
State, local, or Tribal Government.. Environmental Review/No 56 18 1,008 7.5 7,560 37.45 283,122
Form.
State, local, or Tribal Government.. Annual Audit & Audit 56 18 1,008 40 40,320 37.45 1,509,984
Trail Requirements/No
Form.
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Total........................... ....................... 56 ........... ........... ........... 65,016 ........... $2,434,849
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Estimated Cost: There is no annual operation or maintenance cost
associated with this collection.
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.
Larry Gray,
Director, Records Management Division, Office of Management, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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