Document ID: FEMA-2023-0012-0001
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; FEMA Preparedness Grants: Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP)
Posted Date: 2023-05-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 33626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11087]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2023-0012; OMB No. 1660-0113]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; FEMA Preparedness Grants: Tribal Homeland Security 
Grant Program (THSGP)

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: 60-Day notice of renewal and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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 an extension, without change, of a currently approved 
information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the FEMA Preparedness 
Grants: Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP). The THSGP 
investment justification allows Indian Tribes to apply for Federal 
funding to support efforts to achieve target capabilities related to 
preventing, preparing for, protecting against, or responding to acts of 
terrorism.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 24, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-
2023-0012. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket 
ID, and 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 and Security Notice that is 
available via a link on the homepage of www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cornelius Jackson, Preparedness 
Officer, FEMA Grant Programs Directorate, at (202) 786-9508 or 
[email protected]. You may contact the Information 
Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of 
information at email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the THSGP is to make grants 
available to Federally-recognized ``directly eligible tribes'', as 
defined by the Homeland Security Act, and to provide Tribes with the 
ability to develop and deliver core capabilities using the combined 
efforts of the whole community, rather than the exclusive effort of any 
single organization or level of government. The THSGP's allowable costs 
support efforts of Tribes to build and sustain core capabilities to 
prepare for, prevent, protect against, and respond to acts of 
terrorism. The THSGP also plays an important role in the implementation 
of the National Preparedness System by supporting the building, 
sustainment, and delivery of core capabilities essential to achieving 
FEMA's National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient Nation. 
Federally-recognized Tribes are those Tribes appearing on the list 
published by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the Federally 
Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-454) (25 U.S.C. 
5131). ``Directly eligible tribes'' are defined in section 2001 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended (Pub. L. 107-296) (6 U.S.C. 
601).

Collection of Information

    Title: Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP) Investment 
Justification Template.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0113.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-207-FY-22-118 (formerly 089-22), Tribal 
Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP) Investment Justification 
Template.
    Abstract: This information is being collected for the primary 
purpose of facilitating correspondence between the grant applicant and 
FEMA and for determining eligibility and administration of FEMA 
Preparedness Grant Programs, specifically the Tribal Homeland Security 
Grant Program. The THSGP provides supplemental funding to directly 
eligible Tribes to help strengthen the nation against risks associated 
with potential terrorist attacks. This program provides funds to build 
capabilities at the State, Local, Territorial and Tribal levels and 
implement goals and objectives included in state homeland security 
strategies.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 120.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 120.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 18,010.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $962,454.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $482,186.

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.

Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2023-11087 Filed 5-23-23; 8:45 am]
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