[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 62 (Friday, April 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16829-16830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6436]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency


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

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and 
Response Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted 
the following information collection request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with 
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

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chapter 35). 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.
    Title: Flood Mitigation Assistance (eGrants) and Grant Supplemental 
Information.
    OMB Number: 1660-0072.
    Abstract: FEMA uses the FMA program eGrants application, 
evaluation, and award process to provide Federal grant assistance to 
grantees for three types of grants--Planning, Project, and Technical 
Assistance. FMA Planning Grants are available to States, National Flood 
Insurance Program (NFIP) participating communities, and Indian tribal 
governments to prepare Flood Mitigation Plans. FMA Project Grants are 
available to States, NFIP participating communities, and Indian tribal 
governments to implement measures to reduce flood losses. Ten percent 
of the Project Grant is made available to States, NFIP participating 
communities, Indian tribal governments, and communities in non-
participating States as a Technical Assistance Grant. The National 
Flood Insurance Reform Act (42 U.S.C. 1366), as amended by the Bunning-
Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004, (Pub. L. 108-
264) authorizes the Flood Mitigation Assistance program. The FMA 
program is designed to award grants to States, NFIP participating 
communities, and Indian tribal governments so that measures can be 
taken to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of flood damage to 
buildings, manufactured homes, and other structures insurable under the 
National Flood Insurance Program. FEMA encourages the use of FMA 
eGrants applications described in this notice; however, applicants may 
also use the Agency's grant administration paper-based forms currently 
under OMB control number 1660-0025 to apply.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal government and not for 
profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 56 States.
    Number of Responses: 280.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: FEMA has estimated the burden 
associated with this information collection request as follows: Flood 
Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Program eGrants--Grant Supplemental 
Information--Sub-grant applications.
     Benefit Cost Determination--5 hours per response.
     Environmental Review--7.5 hours per response.
     Project Narrative--12 hours per response.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,088.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and quarterly.
    Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk 
Officer for the Department of Homeland Security/Emergency Preparedness 
and Response Directorate/FEMA, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503 or facsimile number (202) 395-7285. 
Comments must be submitted on or before May 2, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Muriel B. 
Anderson, Chief, Records Management Section, FEMA, 500 C Street, SW., 
Room 316, Washington, DC 20472; facsimile number (202) 646-3347; or, e-
mail address [email protected].

    Dated: March 22, 2005.
George S. Trotter,
Acting Branch Chief, Information Resources Management Branch, 
Information Technology Services Division.
[FR Doc. 05-6436 Filed 3-31-05; 8:45 am]
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