Document ID: FEMA-2009-0001-0101
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: FEMA Preparedness Grants;  Buffer Zone Protection Program
Posted Date: 2010-04-05T04:00Z

[Federal Register: April 5, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 64)]
[Notices]               
[Page 17151-17152]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2009-0001]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, OMB No. 1660--NEW; FEMA Preparedness Grants: 
Buffer Zone Protection Program (BZPP)

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice; 30-day notice and request for comments; new information 
collection; OMB No. 1660--NEW; FEMA Form 089-23, Buffer Zone Plan; FEMA 
Form 089-23A, Vulnerability Reduction Purchasing Plan.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted 
the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management 
and Budget 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 the actual data collection 
instruments FEMA will use.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 5, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the proposed information 
collection

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to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the 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) 395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Director, 
Records Management Division, 1800 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 
20598-3005, facsimile number (202) 646-3347, or e-mail address FEMA-
Information-Collections@dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Collection of Information

    Title: FEMA Preparedness Grants: Buffer Zone Protection Program 
(BZPP).
    Type of information collection: New information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-NEW.
    Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 089-23, Buffer Zone Plan; FEMA 
Form 089-23A, Vulnerability Reduction Purchasing Plan.
    Abstract: The information collection activity is the collection of 
financial and programmatic information from States and local 
governments pertaining to grant and cooperative agreement awards that 
include application, program narrative statement, grant award, 
performance information, outlay reports, property management, and 
closeout information. The information enables FEMA to evaluate 
applications and make award decisions, monitor ongoing performance and 
manage the flow of federal funds, and to appropriately close out grants 
or cooperative agreements. The Buffer Zone Plan (BZP) is a narrative 
plan that includes an assessment of possible infrastructure security 
risks and documents the degree to which security processes and 
procedures are in place, including planning to enhance and/or improve 
site security and the actions jurisdictions undertake in their BZP to 
protect against or prevent terrorist attacks at Critical Infrastructure 
and Key Resources (CIKR). The Vulnerability Reduction Purchasing Plan 
is a plan applicants prepare that corresponds to the Buffer Zone Plan 
and lists procurement items including equipment, information 
technology, and other resources such as training, that are needed to 
improve or enhance a jurisdiction's preventive or protective posture 
around CIKR sites identified in the BZP.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 500 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Average Hour Burden per Respondent: 16 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,000 hours.
    Estimated Cost: There is no annual reporting or recordkeeping costs 
associated with this collection.

    Dated: March 25, 2010.
Larry Gray
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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