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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 102932-102933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29891]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2024-0036; OMB No. 1660-0112]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; FEMA Preparedness Grants: Transit Security Grant 
Program (TSGP) and Intercity Bus Security Grant Program (IBSGP)

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: 60-Day notice of revision and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites 
the general public to take this opportunity to comment on a revision of 
a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning 
the Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP) and the Intercity Bus 
Security Grant Program (IBSGP), which are FEMA grant programs that 
focus on transportation infrastructure protection activities.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 18, 2025.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit 
comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2024-0036. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
    All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket 
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material, 
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal 
Rulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any 
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this 
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy and 
Security Notice that is available via a link on the homepage of 
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Groves, Supervisory Program 
Analyst, FEMA, 202-330-3836, and [email protected]. You may 
contact the Information Management Division for copies of the proposed 
collection of information at email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP) is 
a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant program that focuses 
on transportation infrastructure protection activities. The collection 
of information for TSGP is mandated by Section 1406, Title XIV of the 
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Pub. 
L. 110-53) (codified at 6 U.S.C. 1135), which directs the Secretary to 
establish a program for making grants to eligible public transportation 
agencies for

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security improvements. Additionally, information is collected in 
accordance with Section 1406(c) of the Implementing Recommendations of 
the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135(c)) which authorizes the 
Secretary to determine the requirements for grant recipients, including 
application requirements.
    The Intercity Bus Security Grant Program (IBSGP) is a FEMA grant 
program that focuses on transportation infrastructure protection 
activities. The collection of information for IBSGP is mandated by 
Section 1532 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission 
Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-53) (codified at 6 U.S.C. 1182), which directs 
the Secretary to establish a program for making grants to eligible 
public transportation agencies for security improvements. Additionally, 
information is collected in accordance with Section 1532(d) of the 
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 
U.S.C. 1182(d)) which authorizes the Secretary to determine the 
requirements for grant recipients, including application requirements. 
With this revision, FEMA adds the instruments for the IBSGP to this 
collection for easier management and transparency.

Collection of Information

    Title: FEMA Preparedness Grants: Transit Security Grant Program 
(TSGP) and Intercity Bus Security Grant Program (IBSGP).
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0112.
    FEMA Forms: TSGP Five Year Security Capital and Operational 
Sustainment Plan, FEMA Form FF-207-FY-21-101; TSGP Investment 
Justification Background Document, FEMA Form FF-207-FY-21-102; TSGP 
Investment Justification, FEMA Form FF-207-FY-21-103; TSGP Public 
Transit Risk Assessment Methodology (PT-RAM) Gap Analysis, FEMA Form 
FF-207-FY-21-104; TSGP PT-RAM Implementation Plan, FEMA Form FF-207-FY-
21-105; TSGP PT-RAM, FEMA Form FF-207-FY-21-106; ISBGP Investment 
Justification Form, FEMA Form FF-207-FY-23-102; IBSGP Detailed Budget 
Worksheet, FEMA Form FF-207-FY-23-103; and IBSGP Vulnerability 
Assessment and Security Plan, FEMA Form FF-207-FY-23-104.
    Abstract: The TSGP and IBSGP are important components of the 
Department's effort to enhance the security of the Nation's critical 
infrastructure. The programs provide funds to owners and operators of 
transit systems (TSGP) and private bus operators (IBSGP) to protect 
critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public 
from acts of terrorism, major disasters, and other emergencies.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit entities, State and 
local governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 906.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 906.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,940.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $1,537,792.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $1,163,120.

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.

Maile Arthur,
Acting Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief 
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2024-29891 Filed 12-17-24; 8:45 am]
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