Document ID: FEMA-2009-0001-0081
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 1660-0076; Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Application and Reporting
Posted Date: 2010-01-25T05:00Z

[Federal Register: January 25, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 15)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2009-0001]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request, 1660-0076; Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Application 
and Reporting

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and request for comments; revision of a 
currently approved information collection; OMB No. 1660-0076; No Form.

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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 proposed revision of a currently approved information 
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
this Notice seeks comments concerning the Hazard Mitigation Grant 
Program application and reporting requirements.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 26, 2010.

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-2009-0001. Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Office of Chief Counsel, 
Regulation and Policy Team, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street, SW., Room 835, 
Washington, DC 20472-3100.
    (3) Facsimile. Submit comments to (703) 483-2999.
    (4) E-mail. Submit comments to FEMA-POLICY@dhs.gov. Include docket 
ID FEMA-2009-0001 in the subject line.
    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 on the Privacy and Use Notice link on the 
Administration Navigation Bar of http://www.regulations.gov.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cecelia Rosenberg, Chief, Grants 
Policy Branch, Mitigation Division, (202) 646-3321 for additional 
information. You may contact the Records Management Branch for copies 
of the proposed collection of information at facsimile number (202) 
646-3347 or e-mail address: FEMA-Information-Collections@dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 44 U.S.C. 5170c, 
established the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Grant requirements and 
grants management procedures of the program are outlined in 44 CFR Part 
13.

Collection of Information

    Title: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Application and Reporting.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0076.
    Form Titles and Numbers: No Form.
    Abstract: Grantees administer the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, 
which is a post-disaster program that contributes funds toward the cost 
of hazard mitigation activities in order to reduce the risk of future 
damage, hardship, loss or suffering in any area affected by a major 
disaster. FEMA uses applications to collect information for determining 
whether to provide financial assistance in the form of grant awards and 
monitors grantee project activities and expenditure of funds through 
grantee quarterly reporting.
    Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 65,016 Hours.

                                                 Table A.12--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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                                                                             Number of                  Average       Total                     Total
                                                                Number of    responses      Total      burden per     annual      Average       annual
         Type of  respondent           Form name/form number   respondents      per       number of     response    burden (in  hourly wage   respondent
                                                                             respondent   responses    (in hours)     hours)        rate*        cost
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State, local, or Tribal Government..   Project Narrative                56           18        1,008           12       12,096       $37.45     $452,995
                                       Section/No Form.
State, local, or Tribal Government..  Benefit-Cost                      56           18        1,008            5        5,040        37.45      188,748
                                       Determination/No Form.
State, local, or Tribal Government..  Environmental Review/No           56           18        1,008          7.5        7,560        37.45      283,122
                                       Form.
State, local, or Tribal Government..   Annual Audit & Audit             56           18        1,008           40       40,320        37.45    1,509,984
                                       Trail Requirements/No
                                       Form.
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    Total...........................  .......................           56  ...........  ...........  ...........       65,016  ...........   $2,434,849
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    Estimated Cost: There is no annual operation or maintenance cost 
associated with this collection.

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.

Larry Gray,
Director, Records Management Division, Office of Management, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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