Document ID: FEMA-2009-0001-0088
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: FEMA Preparedness Grants; Freight Rail Security Grant Program
Posted Date: 2010-02-24T05:00Z

[Federal Register: February 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 36)]
[Notices]               
[Page 8389]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr24fe10-118]                         

[[Page 8389]]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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: 
Freight Rail Security Grant Program (FRSGP)

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice; 30-day notice and request for comments; new information 
collection; OMB No. 1660-NEW; FEMA Form 089-6, FRSGP Investment 
Justification.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 March 26, 2010.

ADDRESSES: 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 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, Office 
of Records Management, 1800 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 20598-
3005, facsimile number (202) 646-3347, or e-mail address FEMA-
Information-Collections@dhs.gov.

Collection of Information

    Title: FEMA Preparedness Grants: Freight Rail Security Grant 
Program (FRSGP). The title has changed since publication of the 60-day 
Federal Register Notice at 74 FR 48090, Sept. 21, 2009.
    Type of Information Collection: New information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-NEW. The OMB Number has changed since publication 
of the 60-day Federal Register Notice at 74 FR 48090, Sept. 21, 2009.
    Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 089-6, FRSGP Investment 
Justification.
    Abstract: The FRSGP Investment Justification is submitted with the 
application which provides narrative details on proposed investments. 
These Investment Justifications (IJ) must demonstrate how proposed 
projects address gaps and deficiencies in current programs and 
capabilities and the ability to provide enhancements consistent with 
the purpose of the program and guidance provided by FEMA. The data from 
the IJ is collected to assist decision-making at all levels, although, 
it is primarily used by individual application reviewers. FRSGP 
application data, including the IJ, is evaluated to determine which 
applications are the highest-scoring and address the program priorities 
stated in the grant guidance.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 400.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Average Hour Burden per Respondent: 24 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,600 hours.
    Estimated Cost: There are no annual reporting or recordkeeping 
costs associated with this collection.

Larry Gray,
Director, Office of Records Management, Office of Management, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2010-3599 Filed 2-23-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-78-P