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• One member to represent 

recreational vessel and associated 

equipment manufacturers. 

Each member of the Committee must 

have particular expertise, knowledge, 

and experience on matters related to 

national boating safety. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security does not discriminate in 

selection of Committee members on the 

basis of race, color, religion, sex, 

national origin, political affiliation, 

sexual orientation, gender identity, 

marital status, disabilities and genetic 

information, age, membership in an 

employee organization, or any other 

non-merit factor. The Department of 

Homeland Security strives to achieve a 

widely diverse candidate pool for all of 

its recruitment selections. 

If you are interested in applying to 

become a member of the Committee, 

email your cover letter and resume 

along with the brief biography to 

NBSAC@uscg.mil via the transmittal 

method provided in the ADDRESSES

section by the deadline in the DATES

section of this notice. 

Dated: January 26, 2022. 

Wayne R. Arguin, Jr., 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of 

Inspections and Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02016 Filed 1–31–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2020–0016] 

Meetings To Implement Pandemic 

Response Voluntary Agreement Under 

Section 708 of the Defense Production 

Act 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Announcement of meetings; 

correction. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) published 

a document in the Federal Register of 

January 6, 2022, concerning four 

meetings under the Plan of Action to 

Establish a National Strategy for the 

Coordination of National Multimodal 

Healthcare Supply Chains to Respond to 

COVID–19. The document contained an 

incorrect date. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Glenn, Office of Business, 

Industry, Infrastructure Integration, via 

email at OB3I@fema.dhs.gov or via 

phone at (202) 212–1666. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of January 6, 

2022, in FR Doc. 87–784, on page 784, 

in the second column, correct the DATES

caption to read: 

Dates 

• Wednesday, January 5, 2022, from 1 

p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). 

• Wednesday, January 12, 2022, from 

1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET. 

• Wednesday, January 19, 2022, from 

1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET. 

• Wednesday, February 2, 2022, from 

1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET. 

Dated: January 26, 2022. 

Shabnaum Q. Amjad, 

Deputy Associate Chief Counsel, Regulatory 

Affairs Division, Office of Chief Counsel, 

Federal Emergency Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2022–01940 Filed 1–31–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID: FEMA–2022–0007] 

Assistance to Firefighters Grant 

Program 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA), 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Fire 

Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as 

amended, the Administrator of FEMA is 

publishing this notice describing the 

fiscal year (FY) 2021 Assistance to 

Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program 

application process, deadlines, and 

award selection criteria. This notice 

explains the differences, if any, between 

these guidelines and those 

recommended by representatives of the 

national fire service leadership during 

the annual meeting of the Criteria 

Development Panel, which was held 

June 25, 2021. The application period 

for the FY 2021 AFG Program is 

November 8, 2021 through January 21, 

2022, and was announced on the AFG 

website at https://www.fema.gov/grants/ 

preparedness/firefighters, as well as at 

www.grants.gov. 

DATES: Grant applications for the FY 

2021 AFG Program are being accepted 

electronically at https://go.fema.gov, 

from November 8, 2021 through January 

21, 2022, at 5 p.m. ET. 

ADDRESSES: Assistance to Firefighters 

Grant Branch, DHS/FEMA, 400 C Street 

SW, 3N, Washington, DC 20472–3635. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Catherine Patterson, Branch Chief, 

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Branch, 

1–866–274–0960. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The AFG 

Program awards grants directly to fire 

departments, nonaffiliated emergency 

medical services (EMS) organizations, 

and State Fire Training Academies 

(SFTAs) for the purpose of enhancing 

the health and safety of first responders 

and improving their abilities to protect 

the public from fire and fire-related 

hazards. 

Applications for the FY 2021 AFG 

Program are submitted and processed 

online at https://go.fema.gov. Before the 

application period started, the FY 2021 

AFG Program Notice of Funding 

Opportunity (NOFO) was published on 

FEMA’s AFG Program website at 

Assistance to Firefighters Grants 

Program | FEMA.gov. The AFG Program 

website provides additional information 

and materials useful for FY 2021 AFG 

Program applicants including 

Frequently Asked Questions, 

Application Checklist, Get Ready Guide 

Narrative, Self-Evaluation Sheets for 

Vehicle Acquisition and Operations 

Safety, and a Cost Share Calculator. 

Based on past AFG Program application 

periods, FEMA anticipates receiving 

8,000 to 10,000 applications for the FY 

2021 AFG Program, and the ability to 

award approximately 2,000 grants. 

Congressional Appropriations 

For the FY 2021 AFG Program, 

Congress appropriated a total of $460 

million through the DHS 

Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116– 

260) ($360 million) and the American 

Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. 117– 

2) ($100 million). From this amount, 

$414 million will be made available for 

FY 2021 AFG Program awards. In 

addition, section 33 of the Federal Fire 

Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as 

amended (15 U.S.C. 2229), requires that 

a minimum of 10 percent of available 

funds be expended for Fire Prevention 

and Safety (FP&S) Program grants. FP&S 

Program awards will be made directly to 

local fire departments and to local, 

regional, state, or national entities 

recognized for their expertise in the 

fields of fire prevention and firefighter 

safety research and development. The 

majority of the funds appropriated for 

FY 2021 are available for obligation and 

award until September 30, 2022. The 

$100 million from the American Rescue 

Plan Act of 2021 is available for 

obligation and award until September 


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