[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49667-49668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16824]


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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 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. 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: Information sought in this collection will include all of 
Phase I and part of Phase II of the electronic, web-based application 
for Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grants through FEMA's eGrant 
system, including all application information and the financial and 
program performance reports. The eGrants system is being developed to 
meet the intent of the eGovernment initiative, authorized by Public Law 
106-107 passed on November 20, 1999.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government and Not For 
Profit Institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 56.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: The information collection for FMA 
through e-Grants in this OMB Approval 1660-0072 is an optional method 
to the FEMA Grant Administration Forms, currently approved under OMB 
Approval Number 1660-0025. We expect the availability of e-Grants to 
reduce the information collection and reporting burden of Grantees; 
however, since we have only utilized the e-Grants system for one 
complete funding cycle, we do not have sufficient data available to 
demonstrate or document the anticipated reduced burden. We expect 
further funding cycles, and increased familiarity by applicants on the 
use of the electronic system, to result in a reduced burden for 
respondents. FEMA will assess any reduction in burden hours, and 
consequently reduction in cost, to applicants with additional feedback 
from the FY2005 application cycle.

                     Grant Application and Reporting Forms Approved under OMB No. 1660-0025
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                                                        Number of
    Type of collection forms          Number of        responses/     Hours per  response and    Annual  burden
                                     respondents       respondent          recordkeeping             hours
                                               (A)               (B)  .......................          (A*B*C)
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SF-424 (Application face sheet).                56                 3  45 minutes.............              126.0
FEMA Form 20-10--Financial                      56                 4  1 hour.................              224.0
 Status Report, Quarterly
 Progress Report.
FEMA Form 20-16, 20-16A, 20-16B,                56                 1  1.7 hours..............               95.2
 20-16C (Summary of assurances &
 certifications).
SF-LLL (lobbying disclosure)....                56                 1  10 minutes.............                9.3

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FEMA Form 20-18--Report of                      56                 1  4.2 hours..............              235.2
 Government Property.
FEMA 20-19--Report of                           56                 1  5 minutes..............                4.7
 Unobligated Balance (or
 substitute).
FEMA Form 20-20--Budget--Non-                   56                 3  9.7 hours..............             1629.6
 Construction.
FEMA Form 76-10A--Obligating                    56                 3  1.2 hours..............              201.6
 Document For Award/Amendment.
Annual Audit & Audit Trail                      56                 1  30 minutes.............               28.0
 Requirements.
                                 -------------------
    Total for Standard Forms      ................  ................  .......................            2,554
     (SF) & FEMA Forms.
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                             Grant Supplemental Information--Sub-Grant Applications
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Benefit-Cost Determination......                56                 2  5 hours................              560.0
Environmental Review............                56                 2  7.5 hours..............              840.0
Project Narrative--Sub-grant                    56                 4  12 hours...............             2688.0
 Application.
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    Total Burden for FMA eGrants  ................  ................  .......................            4,088
     and Supplemental
     Information.
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,088.
    Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs at OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department 
of Homeland Security/FEMA at e-mail address [email protected] or 
facsimile number (202) 395-7285. Comments must be submitted on or 
before September 23, 2005. In addition, interested persons may also 
send comments to FEMA (see contact information below).

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

    Dated: August 18, 2005.
George S. Trotter,
Acting Branch Chief, Information Resources Management Division, 
Information Technology Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 05-16824 Filed 8-23-05; 8:45 am]
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