Document ID: FEMA-2017-0009-0001
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; State/Local/Tribal Hazard Mitigation Plans
Posted Date: 2017-03-07T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12823-12824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04434]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2017-0009; OMB No. 1660-0062]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; State/Local/Tribal Hazard Mitigation Plans

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 revision of a currently approved information 
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
this notice seeks comments concerning information collection activities 
related to Hazard Mitigation Plans.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 8, 2017.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use 
only one of the following means to submit comments:
    (1) Online. Submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 
FEMA-2017-0009. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of 
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., 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 
www.regulations.gov.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Smith, Chief, Planning and 
Safety Branch; Planning, Safety and Building Science Division; Risk 
Management Directorate; Federal Insurance and Mitigation 
Administration; FEMA (202) 646-4372. You may contact the Records 
Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of 
information at email address: FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@fema.dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 322 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), 42 U.S.C. 
5165, as amended by the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000), 
Public Law 106-390, provides the framework for linking pre-and post-
disaster mitigation planning and initiatives with public and private 
interests to ensure an integrated, comprehensive approach to disaster 
loss reduction. Regulations found at 44 CFR part 201 provide the 
mitigation planning requirements for State, local, and Indian Tribal 
governments to identify the natural hazards that impact them, to 
identify actions and activities to reduce any losses from hazards, and 
to establish a coordinated process to implement the plan, taking 
advantage of a wide-range of resources.

Collection of Information

    Title: State/Local/Tribal Hazard Mitigation Plans.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0062.
    FEMA Forms: Not applicable.
    Abstract: In order to be eligible for certain types of Federal 
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) non-emergency assistance, State, 
local, and Indian Tribal governments are required to have a current 
FEMA-approved hazard mitigation plan that meets the criteria 
established in 44 CFR part 201.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 56.
    Number of Responses: 1,579.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 227,366 hours.
    Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents is 
$31,198,090. The estimated annual cost to the Federal Government is 
$1,705,242.

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: March 1, 2017.
Tammi Hines,
Acting Records Management Branch Chief, Mission Support, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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