[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59238-59240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27550]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2009-0001]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request, 1660-NEW; FEMA Preparedness Grants: Buffer Zone 
Protection Program (BZPP)

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and request for comments; new information 
collection; OMB No. 1660-NEW; FEMA Form 089-23, Buffer Zone Plan; FEMA 
Form 089-23A, Vulnerability Reduction Purchasing Plan.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites 
the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity 
to comment on a proposed new information collection. In accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Notice seeks comments 
concerning the information collection process for the Buffer Zone 
Protection Program grant.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 19, 2010.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use 
only one of the following means to submit comments:
    (1) Online. Submit comments at www.regulations.gov under docket ID 
FEMA-2009-0001. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Office of Chief Counsel, 
Regulation and Policy Team, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street, SW., Room 835, 
Wash, DC 20472-3100.
    (3) Facsimile. Submit comments to (703) 483-2999.
    (4) E-mail. Submit comments to [email protected]. Include docket 
ID FEMA-2009-0001 in the subject line.
    All submissions received must include the agency name and docket 
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material, 
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any 
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this 
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act 
notice that is available on the Privacy and Use Notice link on the 
Administration Navigation Bar of http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Stacey Street, Program 
Analyst, Grant Programs Directorate, 202-786-9728 for additional 
information. You may contact the Records Management Branch for copies 
of the proposed collection of information at facsimile number (202) 
646-3347 or e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Buffer Zone Protection Program (BZPP) is 
an important part of the Administration's larger, coordinated effort-- 
known as the Federal Investment Strategy-- to strengthen homeland 
security preparedness, including the security of America's Critical 
Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR), including chemical facilities, 
financial institutions, nuclear and electric power plants, dams, 
stadiums, and other high-risk/high-consequence facilities. The 
Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub. L. 110-329) established the BZPP to help 
strengthen the Nation's critical infrastructure against risks 
associated with potential terrorist attacks.

Collection of Information

    Title: FEMA Preparedness Grants: Buffer Zone Protection Program 
(BZPP).
    Type of Information Collection: New information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-NEW.
    Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 089-23, Buffer Zone Plan; FEMA 
Form 089-23A, Vulnerability Reduction Purchasing Plan.
    Abstract: The information collection activity is the collection of 
financial and programmatic information from States and local 
governments pertaining to grant and cooperative agreement awards that 
include application, program narrative statement, grant award, 
performance information, outlay reports, property management, and 
closeout information. The information enables FEMA to evaluate 
applications and make award decisions, monitor ongoing performance and 
manage the flow of federal funds, and to appropriately close out grants 
or cooperative agreements. The Buffer Zone Plan is a narrative plan 
that includes an assessment of possible infrastructure security risks 
and documents the degree to which security processes and procedures are 
in place, including planning to enhance and/or improve site security 
and the actions jurisdictions undertake in their BZP to protect against 
or prevent terrorist attacks at critical infrastructure and key 
resources (CIKR). The Vulnerability Reduction Purchasing Plan is a plan 
applicants prepare that corresponds to the Buffer Zone Plan and lists 
procurement items including equipment, information technology, and 
other resources such as training, that are needed to improve or enhance 
a jurisdiction's preventive or protective posture around critical 
infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) sites identified in the BZP.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,000 Hours.

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                                                                                       Annual Hour Burden
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                                                                                                      No. of                        Avg. burden    Total annual                    Total annual
              Type of respondent                      Form name/form number           No. of       responses per   Total no. of    per response     burden (in      Avg. hourly     respondent
                                                                                    respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)        hours)        wage rate*         cost
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State, Local or Tribal Government.............  Buffer Zone Plan/FEMA Form 089-              250               1             250               8           2,000          $36.15      $72,300.00
                                                 23.
State, Local or Tribal Government.............  Vulnerability Reduction                      250               1             250               8           2,000          $36.15      $72,300.00
                                                 Purchasing Plan/FEMA Form 089-
                                                 23A.
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        Total.................................  ................................  ..............  ..............             728  ..............           4,000  ..............     $144,600.00
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    Estimated Cost: There is no annual reporting or recordkeeping costs 
associated with this collection.

Comments

    Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption 
above. Comments are solicited to (a) evaluate whether the proposed data 
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the agency, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) 
evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) minimize the burden 
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Larry Gray,
Director, Records Management Division, Office of Management, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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