Document ID: FEMA-2014-0020-0001
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Fire Management Assistance Grant Program
Posted Date: 2014-06-13T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30633-30634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12329]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2014-0020; OMB No. 1660-0058]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Fire Management Assistance Grant Program

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 Fire Management 
Assistance Grant Program.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 28, 2014.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use 
only one of the following means to submit comments:
    (1) Online. Submit comments at http://www.regulations.gov under 
Docket ID FEMA-2014-0020. Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of 
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Room 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 http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allen Wineland, FMAG Program Manager, 
Office of Response & Recovery, FEMA, (202) 646-3661 for additional 
information. You may contact the Records Management Division for copies 
of the proposed collection of information at facsimile number (202) 
646-3347 or email address: FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collection is required for 
Fire Management Assistance Grant Program (FMAGP) eligibility 
determinations, grants management, and compliance with other federal 
laws and regulations. FEMA's regulations, at 44 CFR Part 204, specify 
the information collections necessary to facilitate the provision of 
assistance under the FMAGP. FMAGP was established under Section 420 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 
U.S.C. 5187, as amended by section 303 of the Disaster Mitigation Act 
of 2000, and authorizes the President to provide assistance to any 
State or local government for the mitigation, management, and control 
of

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any fire on public or private forest land or grassland that threatens 
such destruction as would constitute a major disaster.

Collection of Information

    Title: Fire Management Assistance Grant Program.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0058.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 078-0-1, Request for Fire Management 
Assistance Declaration; FEMA Form 089-0-24, Request for Fire Management 
Sub-grant; FEMA Form 078-0-2, Principal Advisor's Report.
    Abstract: The information collection is required to make grant 
eligibility determinations for the Fire Management Assistance Grant 
Program (FMAGP). These eligibility-based grants and subgrants provide 
assistance to any eligible State, Indian tribal government, or local 
government for the mitigation, management, and control of a fire on 
public or private forest land or grassland that is threatening such 
destruction as would constitute a major disaster. The data/information 
gathered in the forms is used to determine the severity of the 
threatening fire, current and forecast weather conditions, and 
associated factors related to the fire and its potential threat as a 
major disaster.
    Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 178.
    Number of Responses: 553.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 811 hours.

                                                       Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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                                                                     Number of                                        Total                     Total
                                     Form name/form     Number of    responses      Total      Average burden per     annual      Average       annual
       Type of respondent                number        respondents      per       Number of      response  (in     burden  (in  hourly wage   respondent
                                                                     respondent   responses          hours)           hours)        rate         cost
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State, Local or Indian tribal     FEMA-State                    25            4          100  0.4 hours..........           40       $52.56    $2,102.40
 government.                       Agreement and                                              (24 minutes).......
                                   Amendment.
State, Local or Indian tribal     State                         25            1           25  8 hours............          200        52.56    10,512.00
 government.                       Administrative
                                   Plan for FMAG.
State, Local or Indian tribal     Request for FMAG              25            4          100  1 hour.............          100        52.56     5,256.00
 government.                       Declaration, FEMA
                                   Form 078-0-1.
State, Local or Indian tribal     Request for FMAG              25            4          100  0.3 hours..........           30        52.56     1,576.80
 government.                       Sub-grant, FEMA                                            (18 minutes).......
                                   Form 089-0-24.
State, Local or Indian tribal     Principal Advisor's           25            4          100  3 hours............          300        52.56       15,768
 government.                       Report, FEMA Form
                                   078-0-2.
State, Local or Indian tribal     Appeal Letter......            3            1            3  1 hour.............            3        52.56       157.68
 government.
State, Local or Indian tribal     Duplication of                25            4          100  1 hour.............          100        52.56     5,256.00
 government.                       Benefits Letter.
State, Local or Indian tribal     Training Sessions..           25            1           25  1.5 hours..........           38        52.56     1,997.28
 government.                                                                                  (90 minutes).......
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    Total.......................  ...................          178  ...........          553  ...................          811  ...........    42,626.16
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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 $42,626.16. There are no annual costs to respondents 
operations and maintenance costs for technical services. There is no 
annual start-up or capital costs. The cost to the Federal Government is 
$532,814.00.

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: May 21, 2014.
Charlene D. Myrthil
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2014-12329 Filed 5-27-14; 8:45 am]
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