Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 10, 2021 / Notices 8921 

1The latest such DHS strategic plan covers the 

years 2020–2024, and preceded implementation of 

the Evidence Act. See DHS, The DHS Strategic Plan: 

Fiscal Years 2020–2024, available at https://

www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/19_

0702_plcy_dhs-strategic-plan-fy20-24.pdf (last 

visited Jan. 28, 2020). 

2See 5 U.S.C. 306, 312. 

3See 5 U.S.C. 312(a). 

4See, e.g., OMB Memorandum M–19–23, Phase 1 

Implementation of the Foundations for Evidence 

Based Policymaking Act of 2018: Learning Agenda, 

Personnel, and Planning Guidance at 16–17 (July 

10, 2019), available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/ 

wp-content/uploads/2019/07/M-19-23.pdf (last 

visited Jan. 28, 2021) (‘‘Agencies should gather 

input in the manner that best meets their needs, 

most effectively engages their specific stakeholders, 

and leverages existing activities and/or 

requirements whenever possible, in accordance 

with applicable law and policy. Potential models 

for doing so include: Requests for Information 

published in the Federal Register, listening 

sessions with groups of stakeholders, Technical 

Working Groups, and one-on-one consultations. 

OMB recognizes that agencies may use different 

approaches at different points in the process, and 

that it may not be feasible to engage all stakeholders 

for all updates to the learning agenda . . . .’’). 

identifies risks and vulnerabilities 

associated with natural disasters and 

establishes a long-term strategy for 

protecting people and property in future 

hazard events. 

This information collection expired 

on January 31, 2021. FEMA is 

requesting a reinstatement, without 

change, of a previously approved 

information collection for which 

approval has expired. The purpose of 

this notice is to notify the public that 

FEMA will submit the information 

collection abstracted below to the Office 

of Management and Budget for review 

and clearance. 

Collection of Information 

Title: State Administrative Plan for 

the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. 

Type of information collection: 

Reinstatement, without change, of a 

previously approved information 

collection for which approval has 

expired. 

OMB Number: 1660–0026. 

Form Titles and Numbers: None. 

Abstract: The State Administrative 

Plan is a procedural guide that details 

how the State administers the HMGP. 

The State, Territory, or Indian Tribal 

government (who acts as a recipient) 

must have a current administrative plan 

approved by the appropriate FEMA 

Regional Administrator before receiving 

HMGP funds. The administrative plan 

may take any form including a chapter 

within a comprehensive State mitigation 

program strategy. 

Affected Public: States, Territories, 

and Tribal governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

35. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 70. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 560. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost: $32,704. 

Estimated Respondents’ Operation 

and Maintenance Costs: None. 

Estimated Respondents’ Capital and 

Start-Up Costs: None. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to the 

Federal Government: $23,930. 

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, 

Sr. Manager, Records Management Branch, 

Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, 

Mission Support, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02752 Filed 2–9–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2020–0043] 

Request for Information: EvidenceBuilding Activities 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Request for Information; 

reopening and extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The Foundations for 

Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 

2018 requires federal agencies to 

develop evidence-building plans to 

identify and address questions relevant 

to Agency strategy, programs, policies, 

regulations, management, and 

operations. On November 9, 2020, the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) published a request for 

information (RFI) soliciting input from 

the public regarding potential priority 

questions that can guide evidencebuilding activities by. DHS is reopening 

and extending the comment period for 

the RFI. 

DATES: Please send comments on or 

before March 31, 2021. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

via Docket No. DHS–2020–0043. All 

comments received, including any 

personal information provided, may be 

posted without change to https://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this notice, 

please contact Michael Stough, Director, 

Program Analysis and Evaluation, (202) 

447–0518, michael.stough@hq.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Evidence Act and November 2020 RFI 

The Foundations for Evidence-Based 

Policymaking Act of 2018 (Evidence 

Act, Pub. L. 115–435) requires each 

federal agency to develop, as part of the 

agency strategic plan issued every four 

years,1 a systematic evidence-building 

plan (or ‘‘learning agenda’’) to identify 

and address policy questions relevant to 

the strategies, programs, policies, and 

regulations of the agency.2 The plan 

must contain (1) a list of policy-relevant 

questions for which the agency intends 

to develop evidence to support 

policymaking; (2) a list of data the 

agency intends to collect, use, or acquire 

to facilitate the use of evidence in 

policymaking; (3) a list of methods and 

analytical approaches that may be used 

to develop evidence to support 

policymaking; (4) a list of any 

challenges to developing evidence to 

support policymaking, including any 

statutory or other restrictions to 

accessing relevant data; (5) a description 

of the steps the agency will take to 

accomplish items (1) and (2) above; and 

(6) any other information as required by 

guidance issued by the Director of the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB).3 In developing the evidencebuilding plan, the agency must consult 

with stakeholders, including the public, 

agencies, State and local governments, 

and representatives of nongovernmental researchers.4

On November 9, 2020, DHS published 

an RFI soliciting input from the public 

to inform the development of the 

Department’s evidence-building plan. 

85 FR 71353. On January 27, 2021, 

President Biden issued a Memorandum 

on Restoring Trust in Government 

Through Scientific Integrity and 

8922 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 10, 2021 / Notices 

5See Memorandum on Restoring Trust in 

Government Through Scientific Integrity and 

Evidence-Based Policymaking (Jan. 27, 2021), 

available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefingroom/presidential-actions/2021/01/27/ 

memorandum-on-resotring-trust-in-governmentthrough-scientific-integrity-and-evidence-basedpolicymaking/ (last visited Jan. 28, 2021). 

Evidence-Based Policymaking,5 which 

reinforces the importance of the 

evidence-building plan. DHS is now 

reopening and extending the comment 

period for the RFI to allow additional 

public engagement. 

DHS Background 

With the passage of the Homeland 

Security Act by Congress in November 

2002, the Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) became a Cabinet-level 

agency to unite the Nation’s approach to 

homeland security. DHS combined 

functions of 22 different agencies with 

broad responsibilities that collectively 

prevent attacks, mitigate threats, 

respond to national emergencies, 

preserve economic security, and 

preserve legacy agency functions. DHS 

is committed to evaluating the 

effectiveness and efficiency of its 

programs, policies, and regulations. 

DHS will use its evidence-building plan 

to coordinate and communicate how 

evaluation, statistics, research, and 

analysis will be used to help the 

Department achieve its mission. 

Request for Information 

Through this RFI, DHS is soliciting 

suggestions from a broad array of 

stakeholders across public and private 

sectors that may be familiar with or 

interested in the work of DHS and wish 

to volunteer suggestions for studies that 

could help DHS improve the 

effectiveness and efficiency of DHS 

strategy, programs, policies and 

regulations. DHS invites suggestions in 

many forms—such as questions to be 

answered, hypotheses to be tested, or 

problems to be studied—and focused on 

any area of Department’s work, 

including strategy, policy, programs, 

regulations, management, and 

operations. Responses to this RFI will 

inform the Department’s ongoing 

development of a set of questions that 

will guide direction and evidencebuilding activities, such as foundational 

research, policy analysis, performance 

measurement, and program evaluation. 

This RFI is for information and 

planning purposes only and should not 

be construed as a solicitation or as 

creating or resulting in any obligation 

on the part of DHS. 

Dated: February 5, 2021. 

Michael Stough, 

Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02735 Filed 2–9–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NRNHL–DTS#–31446; 

PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000] 

National Register of Historic Places; 

Notification of Pending Nominations 

and Related Actions 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is 

soliciting electronic comments on the 

significance of properties nominated 

before January 30, 2021, for listing or 

related actions in the National Register 

of Historic Places. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

electronically by February 25, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are encouraged 

to be submitted electronically to 

National_Register_Submissions@

nps.gov with the subject line ‘‘Public 

Comment on <property or proposed 

district name, (County) State>.’’ If you 

have no access to email you may send 

them via U.S. Postal Service and all 

other carriers to the National Register of 

Historic Places, National Park Service, 

1849 C Street NW, MS 7228, 

Washington, DC 20240. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

properties listed in this notice are being 

considered for listing or related actions 

in the National Register of Historic 

Places. Nominations for their 

consideration were received by the 

National Park Service before January 30, 

2021. Pursuant to Section 60.13 of 36 

CFR part 60, comments are being 

accepted concerning the significance of 

the nominated properties under the 

National Register criteria for evaluation. 

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. 

Nominations submitted by State or 

Tribal Historic Preservation Officers: 

COLORADO 

Denver County 

CB&Q Denver Shops Powerhouse (Railroads 

in Colorado, 1858–1948 MPS) 5151 

Bannock St., Denver, MP100006230 

ILLINOIS 

Cook County 

Charles Warrington Earle School, 6121 South 

Hermitage Ave., Chicago, SG100006227 

IOWA 

Madison County 

Winterset City Park Historic District, South 

9th St. at East South St., Winterset, 

SG100006220 

Monona County 

South Jordan Cemetery, 33928 260th St., 

Moorhead vicinity, SG100006221 

Polk County 

Iowa Ford Tractor Company Repair and 

Warehouse Building, 213 13th Street, Des 

Moines, SG100006262 

MINNESOTA 

Hennepin County 

Minnetonka Town Hall, 13231 Minnetonka 

Dr., Minnetonka, 86003815 

MONTANA 

Sanders County 

Paradise School, 2 Schoolhouse Hill Rd., 

Paradise, SG100006231 

NEW YORK 

Allegany County 

Pink House, The, 193 West State St., 

Wellsville, SG100006214 

Essex County 

Tahawus Masonic Lodge, 14234 Main St., Au 

Sable Forks, SG100006216 

Franklin County 

Malone Downtown Historic District, Roughly 

bounded by Brewster, Main, Church, and 

Elm Sts., and Wheeler Ave., Malone, 

SG100006217 

New York County 

The Church of the Heavenly Rest and the 

Chapel of the Beloved Disciple, 1085 5th 

Ave., New York, SG100006215 

Row Houses at 854–858 West End Avenue 

and 254 West 102nd Street, 854–858 West 

End Ave. and 254 West 102nd St., New 

York, SG100006218 

Ulster County 

AME Zion Church of Kingston and Mt. Zion 

Cemetery, 26 Franklin St. and 190 South 

Wall St., Kingston, SG100006224 

OHIO 

Franklin County 

Ford Motor Company Columbus Branch 

Assembly Plant, 427 Cleveland Ave., 

Columbus, SG100006229