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Information on Services for 

Individuals with Disabilities: 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact the NIAC Secretariat at 

703–235–2888 as soon as possible. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy Wong, National Infrastructure 

Advisory Council Designated Federal 

Officer, Department of Homeland 

Security, telephone 703–235–2888. 

Signed: September 27, 2010. 

Caitlin Durkovich, 

Representative Designated Federal Officer for 

the NIAC. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24744 Filed 10–1–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID: FEMA–2010–0057] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request, OMB No. 1660– 

0072; Mitigation Grants Program/eGrants 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and 

request for comments; extension, 

without change, of a currently approved 

information collection; OMB No. 1660– 

0072; No Form. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 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 revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

Notice seeks comments concerning this 

collection that is used by: (1) Applicants 

and sub-applicants to apply for and 

report on e-Grant awards; and (2) the 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

to evaluate, award, and monitor 

expenditures and program/project 

performance for Flood Mitigation 

Assistance program, Severe Repetitive 

Loss, Repetitive Flood Claim, and PreDisaster Mitigation activities. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before December 3, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate 

submissions to the docket, please use 

only one of the following means to 

submit comments: 

(1) Online. Submit comments at http: 

//www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 

FEMA–2010–0057. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

(2) Mail. Submit written comments to 

Docket Manager, Office of Chief 

Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street, SW., 

Room 835, Washington, DC 20472– 

3100. 

(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to 

(703) 483–2999. 

(4) E-mail. Submit comments to 

FEMA–POLICY@dhs.gov. Include 

Docket ID FEMA–2010–0057 in the 

subject line. 

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 eRulemaking 

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 Act notice that is available via 

the link in the footer of http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cecelia Rosenberg, Grants Policy Chief, 

Federal Insurance and Mitigation 

Administration, 202–646–3321 for 

additional information. You may 

contact the Records Management 

Division for copies of the proposed 

collection of information at facsimile 

number (202) 646–3347 or e-mail 

address: FEMA–Information-CollectionsManagement@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

collection of information is necessary to 

implement grants for the Flood 

Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program, 

Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL) program, 

Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC) program 

and the Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) 

program. 

The FMA program is authorized by 

section 1366 of the National Flood 

Insurance Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 4104c, 

as amended by the National Flood 

Insurance Reform Act of 2004 (NFIA), 

Public Law 108–264. The FMA program, 

under 44 CFR Part 79, is designed to 

award grants so that measures are taken 

to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk 

of flood damage to buildings, 

manufactured homes, and other 

structures insurable under the National 

Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). 

The SRL program is authorized by 

section 1361A of the NFIA of 2004, 42 

U.S.C. 4102a, with the goal of reducing 

flood damages to residential properties 

that have experienced severe repetitive 

losses under flood insurance coverage. 

The program under 44 CFR Part 79, 

focuses on efforts that will result in the 

greatest savings to the NFIF in the 

shortest period of time. 

The RFC program is authorized by the 

NFIA of 2004 (Pub. L. 108–264), 42 

U.S.C. 4030. The NFIA authorizes 

funding annually to award grants for 

actions that reduce flood damages to 

individual properties for which one or 

more claim payments for losses have 

been made. 

The PDM program is authorized by 

section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act (the Act), 42 U.S.C. 5133, 

as amended by section 102 of the 

Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA), 

Public Law 106–390, 114 Stat. 1552. 

The PDM program provides grants for 

cost-effective mitigation actions prior to 

a disaster event to reduce overall risks 

to the population and structures, while 

also reducing reliance on funding from 

actual disaster declarations. 

In accordance with OMB Circular A– 

102, FEMA requires that all parties 

interested in receiving FEMA mitigation 

grants submit an application package for 

grant assistance. The e-Grants system 

has been developed and revamped to 

meet the intent of the e-Government 

initiative, authorized by Public Law 

106–107. This initiative requires that all 

government agencies both streamline 

grant application processes and provide 

for the means to electronically create, 

review, and submit a grant application 

via the Internet. 

Collection of Information 

Title: Mitigation Grant Program/ 

eGrants. 

Type of Information Collection: 

Extension, without change, of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

OMB Number: 1660–0072. 

Form Titles and Numbers: No Forms. 

Abstract: The FEMA mitigation grant 

programs—Flood Mitigation Assistance, 

Severe Repetitive Loss, Repetitive Flood 

Claims, and Pre-Disaster Mitigation—all 

utilize an automated grant application 

and management system known as eGrants to apply for these grants. These 

programs provide funding to allow for 

the reduction or elimination of the risks 

to life and property from hazards. The 

e-Grants system also provides the 

mechanism to provide quarterly reports 

of the financial status of the project and 

the final closeout report. 

Affected Public: State, local and 

Tribal Governments. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 43,848 Hours. 


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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS

Type of respondent Form name/Form 

number 

No. of 

respondents 

No. of 

responses 

per 

respondent 

Total no. of 

responses 

Avg. burden 

per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total annual 

burden 

(in hours) 

Avg. hourly 

wage rate 

Total annual 

respondent 

cost 

FMA: .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... ....................

State, local or Tribal Government.Benefit-Cost Determination.56 2 112 5 560 $43.54 $24,382 

State, local or Tribal Government.Environmental Review.56 2 112 7.5 840 43.54 36,574 

State, local or Tribal Government.Project NarrativeSubgrant Application.56 4 224 12 2,688 43.54 117,036 

Subtotal .......... 56 .................... 448 .................... 4,088 .................... 177,992 

RFC: 

State, local or Tribal Government.Benefit-Cost Determination.56 1 56 5 280 43.54 12,191 

State, local or Tribal Government.Environmental Review.56 1 56 7.5 420 43.54 18,287 

State, local or Tribal Government.Project NarrativeSubgrant Application.56 2 112 12 1,344 43.54 58,518 

Subtotal .......... 56 .................... 224 .................... 2,044 .................... 88,996 

SRL: 

State, local or Tribal Government.Benefit-Cost Determination.56 7 392 5 1960 43.54 85,338 

State, local or Tribal Government.Environmental Review.56 7 392 7.5 2,940 43.54 128,008 

State, local or Tribal Government.Project NarrativeSubgrant Application.56 8 448 12 5,376 43.54 234,071 

Subtotal .......... 56 .................... 1,232 .................... 10,276 .................... 447,417 

PDM: 

State, local or Tribal Government.Benefit-Cost Determination.56 20 1,120 5 5,600 43.54 243,824 

State, local or Tribal Government.Environmental Review.56 20 1,120 7.5 8,400 43.54 365,736 

State, local or Tribal Government.Project NarrativeSubgrant Application.56 20 1,120 12 13,440 43.54 585,178 

Subtotal .......... ............................... 56 .................... 3,360 .................... 27,440 .................... 1,194,738 

Total ........ ............................... 56 .................... 5,264 .................... 43,848 .................... 1,909,143 

Estimated Cost: There are no 

operation and maintenance, or capital 

and start-up costs associated with this 

collection of information. 

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. 

Lesia M. Banks, 

Director, Records Management Division, 

Mission Support Bureau, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24768 Filed 10–1–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Application for Exportation 

of Articles Under Special Bond 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for 

comments; Extension of an existing 

information collection: 1651–0004. 

SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) of the Department of 

Homeland Security will be submitting 

the following information collection 

request to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval 

in accordance with the Paperwork 


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