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responses. Comments should be 

received within 60 days of the date of 

this notice.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should 

submit written comments to Chief, 

Records Management Section, 

Information Resources Management 

Branch, Information Technology 

Services Division, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security, 500 

C Street, SW., Room 316, Washington, 

DC 20472.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Terry Baker for additional 

information. You may contact the 

Records Management Section for copies 

of the proposed collection of 

information at facsimile number (202) 

646–3347 or e-mail address: FEMAInformation-Collections@dhs.gov.

Dated: August 16, 2005. 

George S. Trotter, 

Acting Branch Chief, Information Resources 

Management Branch, Information 

Technology Services Division.

[FR Doc. 05–16761 Filed 8–23–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) has 

submitted the following information 

collection to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

clearance in accordance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). The submission describes 

the nature of the information collection, 

the categories of respondents, the 

estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort 

and resources used by respondents to 

respond) and cost, and includes the 

actual data collection instruments 

FEMA will use. 

Title: Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) 

Grant Program eGrants. 

OMB Number: 1660–0071. 

Abstract: FEMA uses the PDM 

program eGrant application, evaluation, 

and award process to provide Federal 

grant assistance to grantees (State and 

federally recognized tribal government) 

who administer grant awards for subgrantee applicants (State-level agencies, 

federally recognized indian tribal 

governments, local governments, public 

colleges and universities, tribal colleges 

and universities, and regional planning 

districts and councils of governments). 

Private-non-profit (PNP) organizations 

and private colleges and universities are 

not eligible sub-applicants; however, a 

relevant State agency or local 

government may apply to the grant 

applicant for assistance on their behalf. 

The grant assistance must be used to 

develop mitigation plans in accordance 

with section 322 of the Disaster 

Mitigation Act of 2000 to implement 

pre-disaster mitigation projects that 

reduce the risks of natural and 

technological hazards on life and 

property, and to provide information 

and technical assistance on costeffective mitigation activities. 

Affected Public: State, local or tribal 

government. 

Number of Respondents: 1176. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: For 

purposes of this information collection 

extension, we are estimating the burden 

hours to be the same (that is no increase 

or decrease change) as the December, 

2004 OMB Approval 1660–0071. That 

approval included all of the required 

applications and grant forms for 

submittal either on paper or through eGrants, regardless of the method that the 

Grantee chooses to use to submit the 

information.

GRANT APPLICATION AND REPORTING FORMS

Type of collection forms Number of

respondents 

Number of

responses/

respondent 

Hours per

response and

record keeping 

Annual

burden

hours 

(A) (B) (A*B*C) 

SF–424 (Application face sheet) ................................................................ 56 2 45 minutes ........ 84.0 

Budget Information—Construction Program, FEMA Form 20–15 .............. 56 1 17.2 hours ........ 963.2 

FEMA Form 20–20—Budget—Non-Construction 1 ..................................... 56 2 9.7 hours .......... 1086.4 

FEMA Form 20–16, 20–16A, 20–16B, 20–16C (Summary of assurances 

& certifications).

56 2 1.7 hours .......... 190.4 

SF–LLL (lobbying disclosure) ..................................................................... 56 2 10 minutes ........ 18.7 

FEMA Form 20–10—Financial Status Report ............................................ 56 8 1 hour ............... 448.0 

FEMA Form 76–10A—Obligating Document For Award/Amendment ....... 56 2 1.2 hours .......... 134.40 

FEMA Form 20–17 Outlay Report and Request for Reimbursement ........ 56 20 17.2 hours ........ 19264.0 

FEMA Form 20–18—Report of Government Property ............................... 56 2 4.2 hours .......... 235.2 

FEMA 20–19—Report of Unobligated Balance (or substitute) .................. 56 2 5 minutes .......... 9.3 

Annual Audit & Audit Trail Requirements ................................................... 56 1 30 hours ........... 28.0 

Subtotal for Standard Forms (SF) & FEMA forms (FF) ...................... ........................ ........................ ........................... 22,013.4 

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PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM—SUB-GRANT APPLICATIONS

Type of collection forms Number of

respondents 

Number of

responses/

respondent 

Hours per

response and

record keeping 

Annual

burden

hours 

(A) (B) (A*B*C) 

Benefit-Cost Determination—Sub-grant Application ........ 56 20 5 hours 5600.0 

Environmental Review—Sub-grant application ............... 56 20 7.5 hours 8400.0 

Project Narrative—Sub-grant application (including PDM 

Evaluation Information Questions).

56 20 12 hours 13440.0 

Subtotal for Grant Supplemental Information ........... ........................ ........................ 27,440 

Total Burden for PDM ....................................... ........................ ........................ 50,887 

Comments: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs at OMB, Attention: Desk Officer 

for the Department of Homeland 

Security/FEMA at e-mail address 

kflee@omb.eop.gov or facsimile number 

(202) 395–7285. Comments must be 

submitted on or before September 23, 

2005. In addition, interested persons 

may also send comments to FEMA (see 

contact information below).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

should be made to Muriel B. Anderson, 

Chief, Records Management Section, 

FEMA at 500 C Street, SW., Room 316, 

Washington, DC 20472, facsimile 

number (202) 646–3347, or e-mail 

address FEMA-InformationCollections@dhs.gov.

Dated: August 18, 2005. 

George S. Trotter, 

Acting Branch Chief, Information Resources 

Management Division, Information 

Technology Services Directorate.

[FR Doc. 05–16823 Filed 8–23–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) has 

submitted the following information 

collection to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

clearance in accordance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). The submission describes 

the nature of the information collection, 

the categories of respondents, the 

estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort 

and resources used by respondents to 

respond) and cost, and includes the 

actual data collection instruments 

FEMA will use. 

Title: Flood Mitigation Assistance 

(eGrants) and Grant Supplemental 

Information. 

OMB Number: 1660–0072. 

Abstract: Information sought in this 

collection will include all of Phase I and 

part of Phase II of the electronic, webbased application for Flood Mitigation 

Assistance (FMA) grants through 

FEMA’s eGrant system, including all 

application information and the 

financial and program performance 

reports. The eGrants system is being 

developed to meet the intent of the 

eGovernment initiative, authorized by 

Public Law 106–107 passed on 

November 20, 1999. 

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal 

Government and Not For Profit 

Institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 56. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: The 

information collection for FMA through 

e-Grants in this OMB Approval 1660–

0072 is an optional method to the FEMA 

Grant Administration Forms, currently 

approved under OMB Approval Number 

1660–0025. We expect the availability of 

e-Grants to reduce the information 

collection and reporting burden of 

Grantees; however, since we have only 

utilized the e-Grants system for one 

complete funding cycle, we do not have 

sufficient data available to demonstrate 

or document the anticipated reduced 

burden. We expect further funding 

cycles, and increased familiarity by 

applicants on the use of the electronic 

system, to result in a reduced burden for 

respondents. FEMA will assess any 

reduction in burden hours, and 

consequently reduction in cost, to 

applicants with additional feedback 

from the FY2005 application cycle.

Grant Application and Reporting Forms Approved under OMB No. 1660–0025

Type of collection forms Number of

respondents 

Number of

responses/

respondent 

Hours per

response and

recordkeeping 

Annual

burden

hours 

(A) (B) (A*B*C) 

SF–424 (Application face sheet) .................................................... 56 3 45 minutes ........ 126.0 

FEMA Form 20–10—Financial Status Report, Quarterly Progress 

Report.

56 4 1 hour ............... 224.0 

FEMA Form 20–16, 20–16A, 20–16B, 20–16C (Summary of assurances & certifications).56 1 1.7 hours .......... 95.2 

SF–LLL (lobbying disclosure) ......................................................... 56 1 10 minutes ........ 9.3