78 FR 222 pgs. 69099-69100 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Type: NOTICEVolume: 78Number: 222Pages: 69099 - 69100
Pages: 69099, 69100Docket number: [Docket ID: FEMA-2013-0034; OMB No. 1660-0125]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2013-27498 Filed 11-15-13; 8:45 am]
Agency: Homeland Security Department
Sub Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2013-0034; OMB No. 1660-0125]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY:
Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission will describe the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources used by respondents to respond) and cost, and the actual data collection instruments FEMA will use.
DATES:
Comments must be submitted on or before December 18, 2013.
ADDRESSES:
Submit written comments on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the Desk Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and sent via electronic mail to oira.submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395-5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection should be made to Director, Records Management Division, 1800 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 20598-3005, facsimile number (202) 646-3347, or email address FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Collection of Information
Title: FEMA Preparedness Grants: Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP).
Type of information collection: Revision of a currently approved collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0125.
Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 089-1, HSGP Investment Justification; FEMA Form 089-16, OPSG Operations Order Report; FEMA Form 089-20, OPSG Inventory of Operation Orders.
Abstract: The HSGP is an important tool among a comprehensive set of measures to help strengthen the Nation against risks associated with potential terrorist attacks. DHS/FEMA uses the information to evaluate applicants' familiarity with the national preparedness architecture and identify how elements of this architecture have been incorporated into regional/state/local planning, operations, and investments.
The Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) is a primary funding mechanism for building and sustaining national preparedness capabilities. HSGP is comprised of three separate grant programs: the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP), the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI), and the Operation Stonegarden (OPSG). Together, these grants fund a range of preparedness activities, including planning, organization, equipment purchase, training, exercises, and management and administration costs.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
[top] Estimated Number of Respondents: 322.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 333,502 hours.
Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the hour burden is $12,719,764. There are no annual costs to respondents operations and maintenance costs for technical services. There is no annual start-up or capital costs. The cost to the Federal Government is $2,617,570.
Dated: November 8, 2013.
Charlene D. Myrthil,
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2013-27498 Filed 11-15-13; 8:45 am]
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