[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59231-59234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27559]


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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: Homeland Security 
Grant Program (HSGP)

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and request for comments; new information 
collection; OMB No. 1660-NEW; FEMA Form 089-1, HSGP Investment 
Justification.

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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 collection of information to administer the Homeland 
Security Grant Program (HSGP).

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: FEMA's Homeland Security Grant Program 
(HSGP) is an important part of the Administration's larger, coordinated 
effort--known as the Federal Investment Strategy--to strengthen 
homeland security preparedness. The HSGP implements objectives 
addressed in a series of post-9/11 laws, strategy documents, plans, and 
Homeland Security Presidential Directives. FEMA management requirements 
are incorporated into the Homeland Security Grant Program and reflect 
changes mandated in the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et 
seq.), as amended by the Implementing

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Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-053). 
Additional statutory requirements are outlined in the `Consolidated 
Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009' 
(Pub. L. 110-329).

Collection of Information

    Title: FEMA Preparedness Grants: Homeland Security Grant Program 
(HSGP).
    Type of Information Collection: New information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-NEW.
    Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 089-1, HSGP Investment 
Justification.
    Abstract: The HSGP is an important tool among a comprehensive set 
of measures to help strengthen the Nation against risks associated with 
potential terrorist attacks. DHS/FEMA uses the information to evaluate 
applicants' familiarity with the national preparedness architecture and 
identify how elements of this architecture have been incorporated into 
regional/state/local planning, operations, and investments. The 
Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) is a primary funding mechanism 
for building and sustaining national preparedness capabilities. HSGP is 
comprised of four separate grant programs: the State Homeland Security 
Program (SHSP), the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI), the 
Metropolitan Medical Response Systems (MMRS), and the Citizen Corps 
Program (CCP). Together, these grants fund a range of preparedness 
activities, including planning, organization, equipment purchase, 
training, exercises, and management and administration costs.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 308,136 hours.

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                                                                     Table A.12--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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                                                                                                    Number of   Avg. burden     Total
                                                                                       Number of    responses       per         annual    Avg. hourly   Annual No.
               Type of respondent                        Form name/form number        respondents      per        response    burden (in   wage rate        of      Total annual respondent cost
                                                                                                    respondent   (in hours)     hours)                  responses
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State, Local or Tribal Government...............  HSGP Investment Justification,               56            1       1482.5       83,020       $32.20           56                 $2,673,244.00
                                                   FEMA Form 089-1.
State, Local or Tribal Government...............  Submission of written letter to               4            1            2            8        32.20            4                        257.60
                                                   DHS requesting tribal staff
                                                   participation for overtime costs
                                                   and fusion centers.
State, Local or Tribal Government...............  Documentation from SAA on how                10            2            4           80        32.20           20                      2,576.00
                                                   operational overtime UASI funds
                                                   held by State would support urban
                                                   area.
State, Local or Tribal Government...............  Multi-year Training & Exercise               56            1           42        2,352        32.20           56                     75,734.40
                                                   Plan.
State, Local or Tribal Government...............  Urban Area Working Group                     62            2         1354      167,896        37.80          124                  6,346,468.80
                                                   Structure, including Points of
                                                   Contact.
State, Local or Tribal Government...............  UASI governance charter...........           33            2          250       16,500        37.80           66                    623,700.00
 State, Local or Tribal Government..............  UASI strategy.....................           33            2          500       33,000        37.80           66                  1,247,400.00
State, Local or Tribal Government...............  UAWG spending consensus...........           33            2           80        5,280        37.80           66                    199,584.00
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    Total HSGP..................................                                              287  ...........  ...........      308,136  ...........          458                 11,168,964.00
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    Estimated Cost: There is no annual reporting recordkeeping cost 
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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