[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 7416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3745]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY


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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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).
    Title: Progress Report.
    Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, without change, of a 
previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    OMB Number: 3067-0151.
    Abstract: The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (Pub. L. 93-288, as amended) authorizes the President to 
provide assistance to individuals and to State and local governments to 
help them to respond and recover from a disaster. In order to receive 
Federal assistance (i.e., Federal grants) States and local officials 
and officials of eligible private nonprofit organizations who have a 
responsibility for response to a major disaster and for the restoration 
of facilities in the aftermath of such events must provide information 
to FEMA. The information is required in accordance with FEMA 
regulations 44 CFR 206.204(f) and guidance published in FEMA 286, 
Public Assistance Guide.
    Public Assistance grants are awarded to States eligible for Federal 
disaster assistance. FEMA regulation 44 CFR part 13, Uniform 
Requirements for Grant and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local 
Governments, places certain requirements on the State in its role as 
grantee for the Public Assistance Program, which includes monitoring 
and reporting program/project performance. States are required to 
submit progress reports on a quarterly basis which describe the status 
of those projects and any problems or circumstances expected to result 
in noncompliance with the approved grant conditions.
    Affected Public: Not for profit institutions; State, Local and 
Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondents: 25.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 125.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly and Final.

COMMENTS: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information 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 on or before March 16, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Muriel B. 
Anderson, FEMA Information Collections Officer, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW, Room 316, Washington, DC 20472. 
Telephone number (202) 646-2625. FAX number (202) 646-3524.

    Dated: February 6, 1998.
Reginald Trujillo,
Director, Program Services Division, Operations Support Directorate.
[FR Doc. 98-3745 Filed 2-12-98; 8:45 am]
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