[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57811-57812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24701]


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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: Project Impact Baseline Report and Progress Report.
    Type of Information Collection: New.
    OMB Number: None.
    Forms: Baseline Report and Annual Progress Report.
    Abstract: Congress tasked FEMA with the responsibility to design 
and implement a meaningful pre-disaster initiative that would reduce 
rapidly escalating disaster costs and provided funding towards that 
goal. This initiative is entitled Project Impact: Building a Disaster 
Resistant Community. The Government Performance Results Act requires 
that FEMA show that the money is being used effectively by establishing 
a systematic process of evaluation.
    The Baseline Report and subsequent Annual Progress Report provides 
a means of data collection for this objective and have been developed 
to capture the progress of a community towards disaster resistance in a 
non-disaster situation. The questions in both reports request 
information relevant to the hazards and vulnerabilities faced by the 
community. There are also questions that request information about 
damage prevention activity and public education and awareness. The 
requested information will not only gauge the momentum towards 
disasters resistance but will indicate success of the collaborative 
process as well. The data collected will also be used as a basis for 
initiative development.
    The Baseline Report will be due the 1st year, 60 days after the 
signing ceremony. It is critical to provide a picture of the 
community's ability to withstand disasters at the beginning of its 
designation as a Project Impact Community. It requests information 
necessary to evaluate the disaster resistant status of a community and 
should help Project Impact Communities establish their initial focus. 
The Annual Progress Report is due annually for five years starting on 
the 1st Anniversary of the signing ceremony and will allow FEMA to 
assess the community's progress with respect to both national goals and 
program initiatives. It will also provide an opportunity for a 
community to evaluate its own success with respect to local goals. Both 
these data collection mechanisms provide means to measure the proper 
use of grant funding as well as data for Government Performance Results 
Act (GPRA) reporting.
    Affected Public: Federal government and State, local or tribal 
governments.

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                                                                                                        Annual
                                              Number of                                  Hours per   burden  (in
                 FEMA forms                  respondents   Frequency of response  (B)     response    hrs.)  (A
                                                  (A)                                    (in hrs.)   x  B  x  C)
                                                                                            (C)
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Baseline Report............................           65  One-time....................            2          130
Progress Reports...........................          113  Annually....................            2          226
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        Total..............................          178    ..........................                       356
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    Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
on the proposed information collection to David Rostkler, Desk Officer 
for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 
20503 within October 26, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Muriel B. 
Anderson, Chief, Records Management Branch, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW, Room 316, Washington, DC 20472. 
Telephone number (202) 646-2625, FAX number (202) 646-3524, or email 
address: muriel.anderson@ fema.gov.

    Dated: September 13, 2000.
Reginald Trujillo,
Director, Program Services Division, Operations Support Directorate.
[FR Doc. 00-24701 Filed 9-25-00; 8:45 am]
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