36138 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 110 / Wednesday, June 7, 2000 / Notices

a community’s progress towards disaster

resistance.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congress

tasked FEMA with the responsibility to

design and implement a meaningful predisaster initiative that would reduce

rapidly escalating disaster costs, and

provided funding towards that goal.

This initiative is entitled Project Impact:

Building a Disaster Resistant

Community. Congress, through the

mechanism of the Government

Performance Results Act, requires that

we show that the money is being used

effectively by establishing a systematic

process of evaluation. The Baseline

Report and subsequent Annual Progress

Report provide a means of data

collection for this objective and have

been developed to capture the progress

of a community towards disaster

resistance in a non-disaster situation.

The questions in both reports request

information relevant to the hazards and

vulnerabilities faced by the community.

There are also questions that request

information about damage prevention

activity and public education and

awareness activity. The requested

information will not only gauge the

momentum towards disaster resistance

but will indicate success of the

collaborative processes as well. The data

collected will also be used as a basis for

initiative development.

The community may also use the data

for their own evaluation. The results of

the evaluation, particularly when they

reflect hard work and accomplishment,

can be publicized as a way of affirming

the community’s commitment to the

initiative in the previous year. Included

in the reports are questions about the

community’s insurance ratings (the

Building Code Effectiveness Grading

Scale (BCEGS) and the Community

Rating System (CRS)). These indicators

provide financial incentives, in the form

of lower premium rates, to communities

who are increasing their disaster

resistance.

Collection of Information

Title. Project Impact Baseline and

Annual Progress Reports.

Type of Information Collection. New.

Abstract. The Baseline report, due

only the 1st year and 60 days after the

Signing Ceremony, is critical to provide

a picture of the community’s ability to

withstand disasters at the beginning of

its designation as a Project Impact

community. It requests information

necessary to evaluate the disaster

resistant status of a community and

should help Project Impact

Communities establish their initial

focus. The Annual Progress Report,

which is due annually to FEMA for five

years starting on the 1st anniversary of

the Signing Ceremony, allows FEMA to

assess the community’s progress with

respect to both national goals and

program initiatives. It also provides an

opportunity for a community to evaluate

its own success with respect to local

goals. Both of these data collection

mechanisms provide means to measure

the proper use of grant funding as well

as data for Government Performance

Results Act (GPRA) reporting.

Affected Public: Completing the form

will be the primary responsibility of the

Local Government or their designee but

will contain information about

households, businesses, not for profit

institutions, State, Local, and tribal

Government.

FEMA Forms

No. of

respondents

(A)

Frequency of

response

(B)

Hours per response

(C)

Annual burden hours

(A × B × C)

Baseline Report .................................................. 65 One-time .................... 2 Hours ...................... 130 Hours

Progress Reports ................................................ 113 Annually ..................... 2 Hours ...................... 226 Hours

Total ............................................................. 178 .................................... .................................... 356 Hours

Estimated Cost. $15,000.00 (Fifteen

Thousand dollars).

Comments

Written 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. Comments should be

received within 60 days of the date of

this notice.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should

submit written comments to Muriel B.

Anderson, Chief, Record Management

Branch, Program Service Division,

Operations Support Directorates,

Federal Emergency Management

Agency, 500 C Street, SW, Room 316,

Washington, DC 20472. Telephone

number (202) 646–2625. FAX number

(202) 646–3524, Or e-mail

muriel.anderson@fema.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Priscilla Scruggs, Evaluation

and Assessment Specialist, Mitigation

Directorate—Project Impact, at (202)

646–4155 for additional information.

Contact Muriel B. Anderson at (202)

646–2625 for copies of the proposed

collection of information.

Mike Bozzelli,

Acting Director, Program Services Division,

Operations Support Directorate.

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BILLING CODE 6718–01–P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–1326–DR]

Maine; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of

a Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice

of a major disaster for the State of Maine

(FEMA–1326–DR), dated April 28, 2000,

and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 24, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Madge Dale, Response and Recovery

Directorate, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, Washington, DC

20472, (202) 646–3772.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is

hereby given that the incident period for

this disaster is closed effective April 26,

2000.

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used

for reporting and drawing funds: 83.537,

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Community Disaster Loans; 83.538, Cora

Brown Fund Program; 83.539, Crisis

Counseling; 83.540, Disaster Legal Services

Program; 83.541, Disaster Unemployment

Assistance (DUA); 83.542, Fire Suppression

Assistance; 83.543, Individual and Family

Grant (IFG) Program; 83.544, Public

Assistance Grants; 83.545, Disaster Housing

Program; 83.548, Hazard Mitigation Grant

Program.)

Lacy E. Suiter,

Executive Associate Director, Response and

Recovery Directorate.

[FR Doc. 00–14299 Filed 6–6–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6718–02–P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–1328–DR]

Missouri; Amendment No. 1 to Notice

of a Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice

of a major disaster for the State of

Missouri, (FEMA–1328–DR), dated May

12, 2000, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 23, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Madge Dale, Response and Recovery

Directorate, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, Washington, DC

20472, (202) 646–3772.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice

of a major disaster for the State of

Missouri is hereby amended to include

Public Assistance to the following areas

among those areas determined to have

been adversely affected by the

catastrophe declared a major disaster by

the President in his declaration of May

12, 2000:

Franklin, Jefferson, and Gasconade

Counties for Public Assistance (already

designated for Individual Assistance).

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used

for reporting and drawing funds: 83.537,

Community Disaster Loans; 83.538, Cora

Brown Fund Program; 83.539, Crisis

Counseling; 83.540, Disaster Legal Services

Program; 83.541, Disaster Unemployment

Assistance (DUA); 83.542, Fire Suppression

Assistance; 83.543, Individual and Family

Grant (IFG) Program; 83.544, Public

Assistance Grants; 83.545, Disaster Housing

Program; 83.548, Hazard Mitigation Grant

Program.)

Lacy E. Suiter,

Executive Associate Director, Response and

Recovery Directorate.

[FR Doc. 00–14300 Filed 6–6–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6718–02–P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–1329–DR]

New Mexico; Amendment No. 3 to

Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the

Presidential declaration of a major

disaster for the State of New Mexico

(FEMA–1329–DR), dated May 13, 2000,

and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 31, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Madge Dale, Response and Recovery

Directorate, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, Washington, DC

20472, (202) 646–3772.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice

of a major disaster for the State of New

Mexico is hereby amended to include

the following area among those areas

determined to have been adversely

affected by the catastrophe declared a

major disaster by the President in his

declaration of May 13, 2000. Act (42

U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), as follows:

Otero County for Public Assistance

(already designated for Individual

Assistance).

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used

for reporting and drawing funds: 83.537,

Community Disaster Loans; 83.538, Cora

Brown Fund Program; 83.539, Crisis

Counseling; 83.540, Disaster Legal Services

Program; 83.541, Disaster Unemployment

Assistance (DUA); 83.542, Fire Suppression

Assistance; 83.543, Individual and Family

Grant (IFG) Program; 83.544, Public

Assistance Grants; 83.545, Disaster Housing

Program; 83.548, Hazard Mitigation Grant

Program.)

Lacy E. Suiter,

Executive Associate Director, Response and

Recovery Directorate.

[FR Doc. 00–14301 Filed 6–6–00; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–3154–EM]

New Mexico; Amendment No. 3 to

Notice of an Emergency Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice

of an emergency for the State of New

Mexico, (FEMA–3154–EM), dated May

10, 2000, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 24, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Madge Dale, Response and Recovery

Directorate, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, Washington, DC

20472, (202) 646–3772.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice

of an emergency for the State of New

Mexico is hereby amended to include

reimbursement for the eligible costs

associated with the pre-staging of

Federal, State, Compact, and Emergency

Management Assistance Compact fire

suppression assets for a 30-day period

beginning with the incident period of

May 5, 2000. This assistance period may

be extended. All pre-staging will be

provided contingent upon joint

recommendations and staging plans of

the New Mexico Department of Forestry

and the U.S. Forest Service.

Reimbursement for costs associated

with suppressing wildland fires will

continue to be authorized under Section

420 of the Stafford Act. This assistance

is for the following areas determined to

have been adversely affected by the

catastrophe declared an emergency by

the President in his declaration of May

10, 2000:

Bernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Cibola, Colfax,

Curry, DeBaca, Dona Ana, Eddy, Grant,

Guadalupe, Harding, Hidalgo, Lea, Lincoln,

Luna, McKinley, Mora, Otero, Quay,

Roosevelt, San Juan, San Miguel, Sierra,

Socorro, Taos, Torrance, Union, and Valencia

Counties.

Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, and

Santa Fe Counties (previously designated for

emergency protective measures (Category B).

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used

for reporting and drawing funds: 83.537,

Community Disaster Loans; 83.538, Cora

Brown Fund Program; 83.539, Crisis

Counseling; 83.540, Disaster Legal Services

Program; 83.541, Disaster Unemployment

Assistance (DUA); 83.542, Fire Suppression

Assistance; 83.543, Individual and Family

Grant (IFG) Program; 83.544, Public

Assistance Grants; 83.545, Disaster Housing

Program; 83.548, Hazard Mitigation Grant

Program.)

Lacy E. Suiter,

Executive Associate Director, Response and

Recovery Directorate.

[FR Doc. 00–14303 Filed 6–6–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6718–02–U

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–3154–EM]

New Mexico; Amendment No. 4 to

Notice of an Emergency Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).