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involve a regulatory non-compliance or 

safety defect. ($56,575) 

Web-based Document Management 

System: A contract was awarded to 

provide web-based document 

management to better enable the 

handling of thousands of recreational 

boating recall cases and campaign 

reports. ($65,217) 

Safety Decals: Emergency Radio Call 

Procedures Decal used to promote 

proper emergency radio procedures for 

recreational vessels were produced and 

distributed. These are designed to be 

displayed immediately adjacent to the 

vessel’s VHF–FM marine radio and 

assist vessel operators in properly 

making emergency radio calls. ($25,810) 

Low Power Radio Transmitter System: 

The project funded a low power 

travelers information radio transmitter 

system in the 13th Coast Guard District 

for continual transmission of Bar 

conditions and restrictions as well as 

boating safety information to the boating 

public. ($28,471) 

Recreational Boating Safety (RBS) 

Outreach Program: Funding was 

provided for this program which 

provides full marketing, media, public 

information, and program strategy 

support to the nation-wide RBS effort. 

The goal is to coordinate the RBS 

outreach initiatives and campaigns 

some of which include: National 

Boating Under the Influence Campaign 

(BUI), ‘‘You’re in Command. Boat 

Responsibly!’’, PFD Wear, Vessel Safety 

Check Program (VSC), Boating Safety 

Education Courses, Propeller Strike 

Avoidance, Carbon Monoxide 

Poisoning, and other recreational 

boating safety issues on an as needed 

basis. ($1,032,258) 

Virtual Reality Personal Watercraft 

(PWC): A virtual reality PWC was 

developed under contract to provide a 

platform to gather objective data on 

operator reactions to various scenarios. 

This information would otherwise be 

unobtainable or would require more 

costly methods and sources, due to the 

risk of injury to the operator as well as 

due to the difficulty of accurately 

replicating conditions for all operators. 

The virtual reality PWC is being used in 

various test scenarios to collect human 

factors data including the measurement 

of reactive movements and reaction time 

that will assist in making decisions or 

taking action to improve personal 

watercraft safety. The data from this 

effort will give greater insight into the 

human-machine interface related to 

PWC operation and will assist in the 

effort to attempt to reduce PWC 

accidents. ($50,000) 

Boating Accident Report Database 

(BARD) Web System: BARD Web System 

funding enables reporting authorities in 

the 50 States, five U.S. Territories and 

the District of Columbia to manage their 

accident reports electronically over a 

secure Internet environment. The 

system also enables the user community 

to generate statistical reports that show 

the frequency, nature, and severity of 

boating accidents. FY 06 funds 

supported system maintenance, 

technical (hotline) support and formal 

classroom instruction for the entire user 

community. ($438,781) 

Personnel Support: Funding was 

provided for personnel to support the 

development of new regulations, to 

support new contracting activities 

associated with the additional funding, 

and to monitor and manage the 

contracts awarded. ($573,188) 

Propeller Injury Avoidance Working 

Group: Travel expenses were 

reimbursed for subject-matter experts to 

convene as a working group to explore 

ways that injuries associated with 

propeller strikes could be minimized. 

($12,505) 

National Recreational Boating Safety 

Program Strategic Planning: Meetings 

were conducted to continue strategic 

planning for the national recreational 

boating safety program. Funds were 

expended on meeting space, supplies, 

and travel expenses for members of the 

strategic planning panel. ($95,172) 

National Recreational Boating Survey: 

A national recreational boating survey 

was conducted to obtain up-to-date 

statistical estimates on recreational 

boating. Over 25,000 surveys were 

completed with individuals who boated 

between September 2001 and September 

2002. Survey findings were extrapolated 

to produce national, regional and State 

estimates of boat use as well as the 

characteristics of boat operators, 

passengers, boats, safety equipment, and 

the boating environment. ($118,056) 

A total of $26,365,949 of the 

$35,000,000 made available to the Coast 

Guard through annual transfers of $5 

million in fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, 

2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 has been 

committed, obligated or expended as of 

September 30, 2005. Of the $5.5 million 

made available to the Coast Guard in 

fiscal year 2006, $2,711,375 has been 

committed, obligated or expended and 

an additional $2,345,916 of prior fiscal 

year funds has been committed, 

obligated or expended, as of September 

30, 2006. Therefore, a total of 

$31,423,240 of the $40,500,000 made 

available to the Coast Guard through 

annual transfers of $5 million in fiscal 

years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 

2004, 2005 and $5.5 million in 2006 has 

been committed, obligated or expended 

as of September 30, 2006. Of the 

remaining funds that have not been 

committed, obligated or expended, $8.1 

million is being reserved for a multiyear national boating study. 

Dated: April 24, 2007. 

F.J. Sturm, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director 

of Inspections and Compliance. 

[FR Doc. E7–8738 Filed 5–7–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA), 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 

continuing information collection. In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks 

comments concerning temporary 

housing units for disaster victims of 

federally declared disasters. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 

Law 93–288, as amended by Public Law 

100–707, the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 

section 408, authorizes FEMA to 

provide Temporary Housing Assistance. 

This type of assistance could be in form 

of mobile homes, travel trailers, or other 

readily fabricated dwellings. This 

assistance is used when required to 

provide disaster housing for victims of 

federally declared disasters. 

Accordingly the FEMA Form 90–1 is 

designed to ensure sites for temporary 

housing units that will accommodate 

the home and comply with local, State 

and Federal regulations regarding the 

placement of the temporary housing 

unit; FEMA Form 90–31, ensures that 

the landowner (if other than the 

recipient of the housing unit) will allow 

the temporary housing unit to be placed 

on the property; and ensure that routes 

on the ingress and egress to and from 

the property are maintained. 


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Collection of Information 

Title: Request for Site Inspection; 

Landowners Authorization/IngressEgress Agreement. 

Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a currently approved 

collection. 

OMB Number: 1660–0030. 

Form Numbers: FEMA Form 90–1 

(Request for Site Inspection) and FEMA 

Form 90–31 Landowners Authorization/ 

Ingress-Egress Agreement. 

Abstract: FEMA’s Temporary Housing 

Assistance is used to provide mobile 

homes, travel trailers, or other forms of 

readily fabricated forms of housing for 

the purpose of providing temporary 

housing to eligible applicants or victims 

of federally declared disasters. This 

information is required to determine the 

feasibility of the site for installation of 

the housing unit and ensured written 

permission of the property owner is 

obtained to allow the housing unit on 

the property to include ingress and 

egress permission. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 38,868. 

ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS

Project/activity (survey, form(s), 

focus group, worksheet, etc.) 

No. of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

responses 

Burden hours per respondent Annual 

responses 

Total annual 

burden hours 

(A) (B) (C) (D) = (A×B) (E) = (C×D) 

90–1 .................................................. 117,071 1 0.166 or (10 min) ............................. 117,071 19,434 

90–31 ................................................ 117,071 1 0.166 or (10 min) ............................. 117,071 19,434 

Total ........................................... 234,142 ........................ ........................................................... 234,142 38,868 

Estimated Cost: $107,664.36. 

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 must be 

submitted on or before July 9, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should 

submit written comments to Chief, 

Records Management and Privacy 

Section, Information Resources 

Management Branch, Information 

Technology Services Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 500 C 

Street, SW., Room 609, Washington, DC 

20472. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Anthony Johnson, Program 

Specialist, Disaster Assistance 

Directorate, telephone number (202) 

314–5536 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 email address: FEMA-InformationCollections@dhs.gov. 

Dated: April 27, 2007. 

John A. Sharetts-Sullivan, 

Chief, Records Management and Privacy, 

Information Resources Management Branch, 

Information Technology Services Division, 

Federal Emergency Management Agency, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E7–8749 Filed 5–7–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1693–DR] 

Maine; Major Disaster and Related 

Determinations 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for the State of Maine (FEMA–

1693–DR), dated April 25, 2007, and 

related determinations. 

DATES: Effective Date: April 25, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Magda Ruiz, Disaster Assistance 

Directorate, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Washington, DC 

20472, (202) 646–2705. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that, in a letter dated April 

25, 2007, the President declared a major 

disaster under the authority of the 

Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 

5121–5206 (the Stafford Act), as follows: 

I have determined that the damage in 

certain areas of the State of Maine resulting 

from severe storms and inland and coastal 

flooding beginning on April 15, 2007, and 

continuing, is of sufficient severity and 

magnitude to warrant a major disaster 

declaration under the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 (the Stafford Act). 

Therefore, I declare that such a major disaster 

exists in the State of Maine. 

In order to provide Federal assistance, you 

are hereby authorized to allocate from funds 

available for these purposes such amounts as 

you find necessary for Federal disaster 

assistance and administrative expenses. 

You are authorized to provide Public 

Assistance in the designated areas, Hazard 

Mitigation throughout the State, and any 

other forms of assistance under the Stafford 

Act that you deem appropriate. Consistent 

with the requirement that Federal assistance 

be supplemental, any Federal funds provided 

under the Stafford Act for Public Assistance 

and Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75 

percent of the total eligible costs. If Other 

Needs Assistance under Section 408 of the 

Stafford Act is later warranted, Federal 

funding under that program will also be 

limited to 75 percent of the total eligible 

costs. Further, you are authorized to make 

changes to this declaration to the extent 

allowable under the Stafford Act. 

The Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that 

pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Administrator, under Executive Order 

12148, as amended, Albert L. Lewis, of 

FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal 

Coordinating Officer for this declared 

disaster. 

I do hereby determine the following 

areas of the State of Maine to have been 

affected adversely by this declared 

major disaster: 

Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, 

Knox, Oxford, and York Counties for Public 

Assistance. 

All counties within the State of Maine are 

eligible to apply for assistance under the 

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. 


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