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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; 60-day notice and 

request for comments; Revision of a 

currently approved collection, OMB 

Number 1660–0073, FEMA Form 089– 

10, FEMA Form 089–11, FEMA Form 

089–12, FEMA Form 089–13, FEMA 

Form 089–14, FEMA Form 089–15. 

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 revised information 

collection. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice seeks comments concerning the 

National Urban Search and Rescue 

(US&R) Cooperative Agreement 

program. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

303 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

(Stafford Act), 42 U.S.C. 5144, 

authorizes the President of the United 

States to form emergency Support teams 

of Federal personnel to be deployed in 

an area affected by a major disaster or 

emergency. Section 403(a)(3)(B) of the 

Stafford Act provides that the President 

may authorize Federal agencies to 

perform work on public or private lands 

essential to save lives and protect 

property, including search and rescue 

and emergency medical care, and other 

essential needs. FEMA established the 

National Urban Search and Rescue 

Response System (US&R) under these 

authorities. The information collection 

activity authorized under 44 CFR part 

208 is the collection of program and 

administrative information from US&R 

Sponsoring Organizations relating to 

preparedness and response Cooperative 

Agreement awards. 

Collection of Information 

Title: National Urban Search and 

Rescue Grant Program. 

Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a currently approved 

collection. 

OMB Number: 1660–0073. 

Form Numbers: FEMA Form 089–10, 

Narrative Statement, FEMA Form 089– 

11, Performance Reports, FEMA Form 

089–12, Extensions/Budget Changes, 

FEMA Form 089–13, Memorandum of 

Agreement Revisions, FEMA Form 089– 

14, Self Evaluations, FEMA Form 089– 

15, Task Force Deployment Data. 

Abstract: The information collection 

activity is the collection of financial, 

program and administrative information 

for US&R Sponsoring Organizations 

relating to preparedness and response 

Cooperative Agreement awards. This 

information includes a narrative 

statement that FEMA uses to evaluate a 

grantee’s proposed use of funds, 

progress reports to monitor overall 

progress on managing FEMA grant 

program, extension or change requests 

used to consider changing or extending 

the time or the performance period of 

the preparedness or response 

cooperative agreement, evaluation and 

information to assess and ensure 

operational readiness and a 

memorandum of agreement between 

DHS/FEMA and the Sponsoring 

Organizations of US&R task forces. 

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal 

Government, Not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 476 hours. 

TABLE A.12: ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS

Type of respondent Form name/form 

number 

Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Avg. burden 

per response 

(in hours) 

Total annual 

burden (in 

hours) 

Avg. hourly 

wage rate ($) 

Total annual 

respondent 

cost ($) 

State, Local or 

Tribal Government (US&R 

Task Forces).

Narrative Statement/FEMA 

Form 10.

28 1 4 112 32.67 3,659 

State, Local or 

Tribal Government (US&R 

Task Forces).

Performance Reports/FEMA 

Form 11.

28 2 2 112 32.67 3,659 

State, Local or 

Tribal Government (US&R 

Task Forces).

Extensions/Budget 

Changes/FEMA 

Form 12.

28 2 1 56 32.67 1,830 

State, Local or 

Tribal Government (US&R 

Task Forces).

Memorandum of 

Agreement Revisions/FEMA 

Form 13.

28 1 4 112 32.67 3,659 

State, Local or 

Tribal Government (US&R 

Task Forces).

Self Evaluations/ 

FEMA Form 14.

28 1 2 56 32.67 1,830 

State, Local or 

Tribal Government (US&R 

Task Forces).

Task Force Deployment Data/ 

FEMA Form 15.

28 1 1 28 32.67 915 

Total ............... ............................... 28 ........................ ........................ 476 ........................ 15,552 

Estimated Cost: The estimated 

annualized cost to respondents based on 

wage rate categories is $15,552. The 

estimated annual cost to the Federal 

Government is $171,000. 

Comments: Written comments are 

solicited to (a) Evaluate whether the 

proposed data collection is necessary for 

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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 March 24, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should 

submit written comments to Office of 

Management, Records Management 

Division, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20472, Mail Drop Room 

301. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Wanda Casey, Chief, Program 

Management Section, National Urban 

Search and Rescue Program, (202) 646– 

4013 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 e-mail 

address: FEMA-InformationCollections@dhs.gov. 

Samuel C. Smith, 

Acting Director, Records Management 

Division, Office of Management, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, Department 

of Homeland Security. 

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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, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice; 30-day notice and 

request for comments; Revision of a 

currently approved collection, OMB 

Number 1660–0014, FEMA Form— 

None. 

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. 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. 

Collection of Information 

Title: Reimbursement for Cost of 

Fighting Fire on Federal Property. 

OMB Number: 1660–0014. 

Form Number(s): No Forms. 

Abstract: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA), the 

Administrator of the United States Fire 

Administration (USFA); and the United 

States Treasury will use the information 

to ensure proper expenditure of Federal 

funds. Once a claim is received, a copy 

of FEMA determination and the claim is 

forwarded to the Treasury Department. 

The Treasury Department will pay for 

fire services or its parent jurisdiction for 

any moneys in the treasurer subject to 

reimbursement, to the Federal 

department or agency under whose 

jurisdiction the fire occurred. 

Affected Public: Federal Government; 

State, Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 4. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1.5 

Hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 6 Hours. 

Frequency of Response: On Occasion. 

Comments: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to Desk Officer for the Department of 

Homeland Security, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, and sent via 

electronic mail to 

oira.submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974. Comments must be 

submitted on or before February 23, 

2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

should be made to Acting Director, 

Records Management Division, 500 C 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, 

Mail Drop Room 301, facsimile number 

(202) 646–3347, or e-mail address 

FEMA-Information-Collections@dhs.gov. 

Samuel C. Smith, 

Acting Director, Records Management 

Division, Office of Management, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, Department 

of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E9–1285 Filed 1–22–09; 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, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice; 30-day notice and 

request for comments; Reinstatement, 

with change, of a previously approved 

collection for which approval has 

expired, 1660–0059, FEMA Form 517–1, 

FEMA Form 512–1. 

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. 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. 

Collection of Information 

Title: National Flood Insurance 

Program Call Center and Agent Referral 

Enrollment Form. 

OMB Number: 1660–0059. 

Form Number(s): FEMA Form 517–1, 

Agent Referral Program Enrollment and 

FEMA Form 512–1, FEMA Inbound 

Script. 

Abstract: The information collection 

serves two purposes: (1) Allows the 

NFIP to service requests for flood 

insurance information or agent referral 

services from potential purchasers 

through calls to the toll-free number or 

by visiting the Web site, and (2) allows 

insurance agents to enroll in the Agent 

Referral Program and Agent Co-Op 

Program. Should the request include an 

insurance agent referral, the name and 

business address of insurance agents in 

the caller’s geographic area, who are 

enrolled in the referral service, are 

provided. 

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