Document ID: FEMA-2015-0022-0001
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Fire Prevention and Safety Grants- Grant Application Supplemental Information
Posted Date: 2015-10-06T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 193 (Tuesday, October 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60398-60399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25371]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2015-0022; OMB No. 1660-0054]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Fire 
Prevention and Safety Grants--Grant Application Supplemental 
Information

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 revision of a currently approved information 
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
this notice seeks comments concerning grant application information 
necessary to assess the needs and benefits of applicants for the 
Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) and Fire Prevention and 
Safety (FP&S) grants.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 7, 2015.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use 
only one of the following means to submit comments:
    (1) Online. Submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 
FEMA-2015-0022. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of 
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., 8NE, Washington, DC 20472-
3100.
    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 
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Dunham, Fire Program 
Specialist, FEMA, Grant Program Directorate, 202-786-9813. You may 
contact the Records Management Division for copies of the proposed 
collection of information at email address: FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@fema.dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This package is a revision to the collection 
originally approved as the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program--
Grant Application Supplemental Information, OMB Control Number: 1660-
0054. FEMA is updating the name of this collection from ``Assistance to 
Firefighters Grant Program--Grant Application Supplemental 
Information'' to ``Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Fire 
Prevention and Safety Grants--Grant Application Supplemental 
Information'' to reflect more accurately the grant programs covered. 
Information sought under this submission will comprise of applications 
for Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) and Fire Prevention 
and Safety (FP&S) grants. The Federal Fire Protection and Control Act 
of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), as amended, authorizes FEMA to fund 
fire department activities. The information collected through the 
program's application is the minimum necessary to evaluate grant 
applications and is necessary for FEMA to comply with mandates 
delineated in the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as 
amended.

Collection of Information

    Title: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Fire Prevention 
and Safety Grants--Grant Application Supplemental Information.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0054.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 080-0-2, Assistance to Firefighters Grants 
(AFG) Application (General Questions and Narrative); FEMA Form 080-0-
2a, Activity Specific Questions for AFG Vehicle Applicants; FEMA Form 
080-0-2b, Activity Specific Questions for AFG Operations and Safety 
Applications; FEMA Form 080-0-3, Activity Specific Questions for Fire 
Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Applicants; FEMA Form 080-0-3a, Fire 
Prevention and Safety; FEMA Form 080-0-3b, Research and Development.
    Abstract: The FEMA forms for this collection are used to 
objectively evaluate each of the anticipated applicants to determine 
which applicants' submission in each of the AFG activities are close to 
the established program priorities. FEMA also uses the information to 
determine eligibility and whether the proposed use of funds meets the 
requirements and intent of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act 
of 1974, as amended.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government; Not-for-profit 
Institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 22,000.
    Number of Responses: 22,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 158,590 hours.

                                                       Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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                                                                        Number of                  Average       Total
                                       Form name/form      Number of    responses      Total      burden per     annual      Average      Total annual
        Type of  respondent                number         respondents      per       number of     response   burden  (in  hourly wage   respondent cost
                                                                        respondent   responses    (in hours)     hours)        rate
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State, Local or Tribal Government.  Assistance to              10,000            1       10,000            9       90,000       $49.50     $4,455,000.00
                                     Firefighters Grants
                                     (AFG) Application
                                     (General Questions
                                     and Narrative)/FEMA
                                     Form 080-0-2.
State, Local or Tribal Government.  Activity Specific           2,600            1        2,600           11       28,600        49.50      1,415,700.00
                                     Questions for AFG
                                     Vehicle Applicants/
                                     FEMA Form 080-0-2a.

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State, Local or Tribal Government.  Activity Specific           7,400            1        7,400          4.6       34,040        49.50      1,684,980.00
                                     Questions for AFG
                                     Operations and
                                     Safety Applications/
                                     FEMA Form 080-0-2b.
State, Local or Tribal Government.  Activity Specific             820            1          820          2.5        2,050        49.50        101,475.00
                                     Questions for Fire
                                     Prevention and
                                     Safety (FPS)
                                     Applicants/FEMA
                                     Form 080-0-3.
Not-for-profit Institutions.......  Activity Specific             180            1          180          2.5          450        49.50         22,275.00
                                     Questions for Fire
                                     Prevention and
                                     Safety (FPS)
                                     Applicants/FEMA
                                     Form 080-0-3.
State, Local or Tribal Government.  Fire Prevention and           820            1          820          2.5        2,050        49.50        101,475.00
                                     Safety/FEMA Form
                                     080-0-3a.
Not-for-profit Institutions.......  Fire Prevention and           130            1          130          2.5          325        49.50         16,087.50
                                     Safety/FEMA Form
                                     080-0-3a.
Not-for-profit Institutions.......  Research and                   50            1           50         21.5        1,075        48.50         52,137.50
                                     Development/FEMA
                                     Form 080-0-3b.
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    Total.........................  ....................       22,000  ...........       22,000  ...........      158,590  ...........      7,849,130.00
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 Note: The ``Avg. Hourly Wage Rate'' for each respondent includes a 1.4 multiplier to reflect a fully-loaded wage rate.

    Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the 
hour burden is $7,849,130.00. There are no annual costs to respondents' 
operations and maintenance costs for technical services. There are no 
annual start-up or capital costs. The cost to the Federal Government is 
$3,319,699.04.

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.

    Dated: September 30, 2015.
Richard W. Mattison,
Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2015-25371 Filed 10-5-15; 8:45 am]
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