Document ID: FEMA-2012-0027-0002
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program-Grant Application Supplemental Information
Posted Date: 2012-11-28T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71010-71011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28841]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2012-0027; OMB No. 1660-0054]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program-Grant 
Application Supplemental Information

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted 
the following information collection to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the 
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission 
describes 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 includes the actual data 
collection instruments FEMA will use.
    There has been a change in the respondents, estimated burden, and 
estimated total annual burden hours from previous 30 day Notice. This 
change is a result of including the time, effort, and resources to 
collect information to be used by respondents as well as the 
significant decline in respondents expected.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 28, 2012.

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 INFORMATON:

Collection of Information

    Title: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program-Grant Application 
Supplemental Information.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: OMB No. 1660-0054.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 080-2, AFG Application (General Questions and 
Narrative); FEMA Form 080-2a, Activity Specific Questions for AFG 
Vehicle Applicants; F FEMA Form 080-2b, Activity Specific Questions for 
AFG Operations and Safety Applications; FEMA Form 080-3, Activity 
Specific Questions for Fire Prevention and Safety Applicants; FEMA Form 
080-3a, Fire Prevention and Safety; and FEMA Form 080-3b, 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

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of funds meets the requirements and intent of AFG legislation.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government, and Not-for-
profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 28,010.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 201,130 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One Time.

    Dated: November 21, 2012.
Charlene D. Myrthil,
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2012-28841 Filed 11-27-12; 8:45 am]
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