Document ID: FEMA-2013-0036-0002
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Posted Date: 2013-12-12T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 75574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29653]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2013-0036; OMB No. 1660-0126]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit 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 will describe 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 January 13, 2014.

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, 
Records Management Division, 1800 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 
20598-3005, facsimile number (202) 646-3347, or email address FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Collection of Information

    Title: FEMA Preparedness Grants: Emergency Management Performance 
Grant (EMPG).
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0126.
    Form Titles and Numbers: No forms.
    Abstract: The Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG) 
Program assists State and local governments in enhancing and sustaining 
all-hazards emergency management capabilities. The EMPG Work Plan 
narrative must demonstrate how proposed projects address gaps, 
deficiencies, and capabilities in current programs and the ability to 
provide enhancements consistent with the purpose of the program and 
guidance provided by FEMA. FEMA uses the information to provide 
details, timelines, and milestones on proposed projects.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 58.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 174 hours.
    Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the 
hour burden is $5,603.00. 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 
$362,093.40.

    Dated: December 4, 2013.
Charlene D. Myrthil,
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2013-29653 Filed 12-11-13; 8:45 am]
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