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Other Federal Agencies (OFAs) to 

review applications that are routed to 

the qualitative panel reviews. The 

volunteers will review and score 

applications based on a pre-determined 

scoring criterion. 

This proposed information collection 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on October 27, 2020, with a 60- 

day public comment period. The 

comment period closed on December 

28, 2020. FEMA received one comment 

with two parts via www.regulations.gov 

in response to Information Collection 

1660–0072. A summary of the comment 

and FEMA’s response is provided 

below. 

The first part of the comment stated 

that because ‘‘community’’ is used in 

program descriptions, applications and 

sub-applications submitted by SLTTs 

for BRIC and FMA grants should 

include additional information such as 

evidence of public outreach and 

education on proposed mitigation 

activities and public comment on the 

proposed mitigation activities. In 

response, while FEMA appreciates this 

comment, the Federal Register notice 

for this information collection was 

published to solicit feedback about the 

expression of interest form created to 

solicit potential panelists for the BRIC 

application review process. Adding 

additional requirements to BRIC 

applications and sub-applications is 

outside the scope of this matter. 

The second part of the comment seeks 

additional information about the 

makeup of the qualitative panel, the 

review process, and whether panelists 

will be compensated for their 

participation in the review process. In 

response, FEMA provides the following 

information. 

BRIC applications and subapplications will be reviewed for 

Eligibility and Completeness (E&C) by 

FEMA’s respective regional offices. 

During the E&C review, projects that are 

submitted to the national competition 

will also be provided a technical score. 

Technical scores are made up of 100 

points, which are binary points. After 

applications have gone through the E&C 

review, they will be forwarded to the 

National Technical Review (NTR). 

Projects that are marked as standard or 

decentralized during the E&C review 

will be reviewed and issued an NTR 

memo. After NTR has concluded, the 

projects that are submitted to the 

national competition will be sent to the 

qualitative panels. During the 

qualitative panels, applications will be 

reviewed by representatives from the 

SLTTs and OFAs that comprise the 

panel and scored based on a gradient 

scale. Qualitative scoring has a total of 

100 possible points. The scoring is made 

up of six (6) criteria, all ranging in 

different point value. The panelists will 

leverage their mitigation experience and 

expertise during the review to assess the 

degree to which subapplications meet 

the six BRIC qualitative evaluation 

criteria. The subapplication’s final 

qualitative score will be calculated by 

averaging the qualitative scores from 

each panelist. The six criteria include 

the following: (1) Risk Reduction/ 

Resiliency Effectiveness possible 35 

points, (2) Future Conditions possible 

15 points, (3) Implementation Measures 

possible 15 points, (4) Population 

Impacted possible 15 points, (5) 

Outreach Activities possible 5 points, 

and (6) Leveraging Partners possible 15 

points. More information on the 

background, evaluation process and 

scoring, and criteria can be found here: 

https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/ 

files/2020-08/fema_bric-qualitativecriteria_support_document_08-2020.pdf 

. For the qualitative panels, each 

application will be reviewed and scored 

by three (3) volunteer panel members. 

The panelists will not be compensated 

for their participation. 

Collection of Information 

Title: Mitigation Grant Programs. 

Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a currently approved 

collection. 

OMB Number: 1660–0072. 

FEMA Forms: Building Resilient 

Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) 

FY20 National Competition Panel 

Review Expression of Interest Form. 

Abstract: FEMA’s FMA and BRIC 

programs use an automated grant 

application and management system 

called FEMA GO. The Pre-Disaster 

Mitigation program uses an automated 

grant application and management 

system called e-Grants. These grant 

programs provide funding for the 

purpose of reducing or eliminating the 

risks to life and property from hazards. 

The FEMA GO and e-Grants systems 

include all the application information 

needed to apply for funding under these 

grant programs. FEMA and SLTTs will 

use the information submitted via the 

FY20 National Competition Panel 

Review Expression of Interest Form to 

solicit volunteers from SLTTs and OFAs 

to review applications that are routed to 

the BRIC qualitative panel reviews. The 

volunteers will review, and score 

applications based on a pre-determined 

scoring criterion. 

Affected Public: Federal Government; 

State, local, Tribal, and territorial 

governments; Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

436. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

5,364. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 58,248. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost: $3,324,211. 

Estimated Respondents’ Operation 

and Maintenance Costs: None. 

Estimated Respondents’ Capital and 

Start-Up Costs: None. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to the 

Federal Government: $7,586,635. 

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 L Brown, 

Acting 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 THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

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A0A501010.999900 253G] 

Advisory Board for Exceptional 

Children 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian 

Education (BIE) is announcing that the 

Advisory Board for Exceptional 

Children will hold an online meeting. 

The purpose of the meeting is to meet 

the mandates of the Individuals with 

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(IDEA) for Indian children with 

disabilities. Due to the COVID–19 

pandemic and for the safety of all 

individuals, it will be necessary to 

conduct an online meeting. 

DATES: The BIE Advisory Board meeting 

will be held Wednesday, January 27, 

2021 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mountain 

Standard Time (MST) and Thursday, 

January 28, 2021 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Mountain Standard Time (MST). 

ADDRESSES: All Advisory Board 

activities and meetings will be 

conducted online. See the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice for information on how to 

join the meeting. Public comments can 

be emailed to the DFO at 

Jennifer.davis@indianaffairs.gov; or 

faxed to (602) 265–0293 Attention: 

Jennifer Davis, DFO; or mailed or hand 

delivered to the Bureau of Indian 

Education, Attention: Jennifer Davis, 

DFO, 2600 N Central Ave., Suite 800, 

Phoenix, AZ 85004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Davis, Designated Federal 

Officer, Bureau of Indian Education, 

2600 N Central Ave., Suite 800, 

Phoenix, Arizona 85004, Jennifer.davis@

indianaffairs.gov, or (202) 860–7845 or 

(602) 240–8597. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, the BIE is announcing 

the Advisory Board will hold its next 

meeting online. The Advisory Board 

was established under the Individuals 

with Disabilities Act of 2004 (20 U.S.C. 

1400 et seq.) to advise the Secretary of 

the Interior, through the Assistant 

Secretary-Indian Affairs, on the needs of 

Indian children with disabilities. The 

meeting is open to the public. 

The following items will be on the 

agenda: 

• Update Reports regarding special 

education from: BIE Central Office, BIE/ 

Division of Performance and 

Accountability (DPA), BIE/Associate 

Deputy Directors for Tribally Controlled 

Schools, Bureau Operated Schools and 

Navajo Region Schools. 

• The BIE’s Office of Sovereignty in 

Indian Education—will provide an 

overview and update of the Tribal 

Education Department (TED) grant 

program. 

• The Chief Academic Office—will 

provide an overview and Update of the 

BIE’s Standards, Assessments, and 

Accountability System 

• Public Commenting Sessions will 

be provided during both meeting days. 

Æ On Wednesday, January 27, 2021 

from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. MST, public 

comments can be provided via webinar 

or telephone conference call. Please use 

the same online access codes as listed 

below for the January 27th meeting. 

Æ On Thursday, January 28, 2021 

from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. MST, public 

comments can be provided via webinar 

or telephone conference call. Please use 

the same online access codes as listed 

below for the January 28th meeting. 

Æ Public comments can be emailed to 

the DFO at Jennifer.davis@

indianaffairs.gov; or faxed to (602) 265– 

0293 Attention: Jennifer Davis, DFO; or 

mailed or hand delivered to the Bureau 

of Indian Education, Attention: Jennifer 

Davis, DFO, 2600 N Central Ave., Suite 

800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004. 

To Access the January 27, 2021 Meeting 

You can join the meeting on January 

27, 2021 through any of the following 

means: 

• From your computer, tablet or 

smartphone using https://

global.gotomeeting.com/join/ 

172073373. 

• Using your phone in the United 

States, by dialing +1 (669) 224–3412 and 

using Access Code: 172–073–373. 

• From a video-conferencing room or 

system by dialing or typing in: 

67.217.95.2 or inroomlink.goto.com, 

Meeting ID: 172 073 373, or by dialing 

directly: 172073373@67.217.95.2 or 

67.217.95.2##172073373. If you are new 

to GoToMeeting you can get the app by 

using this link: https://

global.gotomeeting.com/install/ 

172073373. 

To Access the January 28, 2021 Meeting 

You can join the meeting on January 

28, 2021 through any of the following 

means: 

• From your computer, tablet or 

smartphone using https://

global.gotomeeting.com/join/ 

491120013. 

• Using your phone in the United 

States, by dialing +1 (646) 749–3112 and 

using Access Code: 491–120–013. 

• From a video-conferencing room or 

system by dialing in or type: 67.217.95.2 

or inroomlink.goto.com, Meeting ID: 491 

120 013, or dialing directly: 

491120013@67.217.95.2 or 

67.217.95.2##491120013. If you are new 

to GoToMeeting you can get the app by 

using this link: https://

global.gotomeeting.com/install/ 

491120013. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 5; 20 U.S.C. 

1400 et seq. 

Tara Sweeney, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

Federal Council on the Arts and the 

Humanities 

Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Panel 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Council on the Arts 

and the Humanities; National 

Foundation on the Arts and the 

Humanities. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, notice is 

hereby given that the Federal Council 

on the Arts and the Humanities will 

hold a meeting of the Arts and Artifacts 

Domestic Indemnity Panel. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, February 17, 2021, from 

12:00 p.m. until adjourned. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by 

videoconference originating at the 

National Endowment for the Arts, 

Washington, DC 20506. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Voyatzis, Committee 

Management Officer, 400 7th Street SW, 

Room 4060, Washington, DC 20506, 

(202) 606–8322; evoyatzis@neh.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the meeting is for panel 

review, discussion, evaluation, and 

recommendation on applications for 

Certificates of Indemnity submitted to 

the Federal Council on the Arts and the 

Humanities, for exhibitions beginning 

on or after April 1, 2021. Because the 

meeting will consider proprietary 

financial and commercial data provided 

in confidence by indemnity applicants, 

and material that is likely to disclose 

trade secrets or other privileged or 

confidential information, and because it 

is important to keep the values of 

objects to be indemnified and the 

methods of transportation and security 

measures confidential, I have 

determined that that the meeting will be 

closed to the public pursuant to 

subsection (c)(4) of section 552b of Title 

5, United States Code. I have made this 

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