[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 55147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18732]


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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: Public Assistance Progress Report and Program Forms.
    OMB Number: 1660-0017.
    Abstract: This collection serves as the mechanism to administer the 
Public Assistance (PA) Program. The application process contains 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements via mandatory and optional 
completion of several forms and timeframes. The Progress Report and 
related forms ensure that FEMA and the State have up-to-date 
information on PA program grants. The report describes the status of 
project completion dates, and circumstances that could delay a project. 
States are responsible for determining reporting requirements for 
applicants and must submit reports quarterly to FEMA Regional 
Directors. The date of the report is determined jointly by the State 
and the Disaster Recovery Manager.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal government, and Not-for-
Profit Organizations.
    Number of Respondents: 5,070 respondents from State, local or 
tribal governments and Not-for Profit Organizations.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 134 hours per respondent allocated 
as follows: Progress Report = 100 hours, Mandatory Audit = 30 hours; 
Mandatory forms = 3 hours; and Optional forms = 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 134,562 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly or Yearly.
    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, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, or facsimile number (202) 395-7285. Comments 
must be submitted on or before October 20, 2005.

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

    Dated: September 13, 2005.
Darcy Bingham,
Branch Chief, Information Resources Management Branch, Information 
Technology Services Division.
[FR Doc. 05-18732 Filed 9-19-05; 8:45 am]
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