[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 44059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21810]



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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

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

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency has submitted the 
following proposed information collection to the Office of Management 
and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)).
    OMB Control Number: 3067-0163.
    Title: Individual and Family (IFG) Grant Program Information.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Individual and Family Grant (IFG) Program Information is 
essential to the effective monitoring and management of the State-
administered IFG program by FEMA regional office staff. FEMA regions 
have oversight responsibility for ensuring that the States perform and 
adhere to FEMA regulations and policy guidance.
    This collection of information is a series of forms and reports 
which assist the FEMA regional office staff in monitoring program 
delivery to disaster applicants and complying with other Federal 
requirements (flood insurance, environmental assessments, and 
floodplain management).
    FEMA Forms included in this collection are as follows: (1) FEMA 
Form 76-27, DARIS Entry Document, Initial Report. This report is 
initiated by FEMA Regional Offices based on the data provided by 
States. States provides FEMA preliminary information on the IFG program 
for staffing and management purposes. This report is completed once for 
each disaster, and establishes a DARIS report for each new IFG program. 
(2) FEMA Form 76-28, DARIS Entry Document, Status Report. This report 
is completed by State IFG staff and provided to the FEMA Regional 
Director. It serves as the framework for reviewing, analyzing, and 
monitoring the progress of the program. The report tracks the number 
and dollar amount of applications approved by the State, the number and 
dollar amounts of grants disbursed, and the number of grant appeals. 
The data carried on this report is used to make determinations on the 
need for additional allocation and obligation of funds for program 
activity. (3) FEMA Form 76-29, DARIS Entry Document, Final Statistical 
Report. This report captures the funding history by category of each 
IFG program. The information reveals the total IFG Program cost, and is 
used to prepare reports to OMB and the Congress. The report is also 
used as a management tool to check on the State's record of accuracy in 
estimating IFG Program costs and in requesting advances. States are 
responsible for completing the form, and the FEMA Regional Offices are 
responsible for entering the information into DARIS. (4) FEMA Form 76-
30, Environmental Review, IFG Program. The National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) requires an environmental review process before 
certain IFG assistance in the housing category can be approved. When 
the review is conducted, the State is required to use the form to 
record the necessary information. (5) FEMA Form 76-32, Worksheet for 
Case File Reviews. FEMA requires States to keep IFG program information 
and, on occasion, requests the States to provide such information, as 
needed. (6) FEMA Form 76-34, Checklist for IFG Program Review. The 
checklist is used during the interview stage of the IFG Mid-Program 
Review of the State's administration of the program. It covers all 
items that must be monitored by FEMA to ensure effective management of 
the IFG program. (7) FEMA Form 76-35, Worksheet for Preparing and 
Reviewing State Administrative Plans. The worksheet is used to develop 
or update State Administrative Plans that must be approved by FEMA. The 
plans are used by State IFG personnel to administratively manage the 
IFG Program. (8) FEMA Form 76-38, Floodplain Management Analysis. 
Executive Orders 11988, Floodplain Management Analysis, and 11990, 
Protection of Wetlands, place a responsibility on FEMA and States to 
perform reviews before certain IFG assistance in the housing category 
can be approved. The review involves an eight-step decision-making 
process if the action could affect a floodplain or wetland.

                     Burden Estimates Per Response:                     
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                                                                Annual  
        FEMA form No.             No. of       Hours per        burden  
                               respondents      response        hours   
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FEMA Form 76-27..............           25  15 minutes.....         6.25
FEMA Form 76-28..............           25  30 minutes.....        2,250
FEMA Form 76-29..............           25  30 minutes.....         12.5
FEMA Form 76-30..............            1  1 hour.........            1
FEMA Form 76-32..............           25  30 minutes.....        187.5
FEMA Form 76-34..............           25  4 hours........          100
FEMA Form 76-35..............           25  2.5 hours......         62.5
FEMA Form 76-38..............            2  2 hours........           80
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,700.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal governments.

COMMENTS: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed collection to Victoria Wassmer, Desk Officer for the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 
20503 within 30 days of the date of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the forms should be made to Muriel B. Anderson, Information 
Collections Officer, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, 
SW, Room 311, Washington, DC 20472. Telephone number (202) 646-2625 or 
Facsimile number (202) 646-3524.

    Dated: July 31, 1996.
Reginald Trujillo,
Director, Program Services Division, Operations Support Directorate.
[FR Doc. 96-21810 Filed 8-26-96; 8:45 am]
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