Document ID: FEMA-2016-0022-0001
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Revisions to the Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide
Posted Date: 2016-09-23T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 185 (Friday, September 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65664-65665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22859]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2016-0022]

Revisions to the Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is accepting 
comments on proposed revisions to the Public Assistance Program and 
Policy Guide (PAPPG).

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DATES: Comments must be received by October 24, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be identified by docket ID FEMA-2016-0022 and 
may be submitted by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. Please note that this proposed 
policy is not a rulemaking and the Federal Rulemaking Portal is being 
utilized only as a mechanism for receiving comments.
    Mail: Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Room 835, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 
20472-3100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Logan, Acting Director, 
Public Assistance Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, 202-646-3834.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Participation

    Instructions: 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, which can be viewed by clicking on the ``Privacy Notice'' link 
in the footer of www.regulations.gov.
    You may submit your comments and material by the methods specified 
in the ADDRESSES section above. Please submit your comments and any 
supporting material by only one means to avoid the receipt and review 
of duplicate submissions.
    Docket: The proposed additions and changes to the PAPPG are 
available in docket ID FEMA-2016-0022. For access to the docket to read 
background documents or comments received, go to the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov and search for the 
docket ID. Submitted comments may also be inspected at FEMA, Office of 
Chief Counsel, Room 835, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472.

II. Background

    The purpose of this notice is to seek public comment on proposed 
revisions to the PAPPG. The revisions are intended to clarify and 
reflect current Public Assistance policy. The proposed policy does not 
have the force or effect of law.
    FEMA seeks comment on the proposed policy language, which is 
available online at http://www.regulations.gov in docket ID FEMA-2016-
0022. Based on the comments received, FEMA may make appropriate 
revisions to the proposed policy. Although FEMA will consider any 
comments received in the drafting of the final policy, FEMA will not 
provide a response to comments document. When FEMA issues the revised 
PAPPG, FEMA will publish a notice of availability in the Federal 
Register and make the final policy available at http://www.regulations.gov. The final policy will not have the force or effect 
of law.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5121-5207.

    Dated: September 16, 2016.
David Bibo,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy and Program Analysis, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2016-22859 Filed 9-22-16; 8:45 am]
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