[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 2743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-931]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2011-0036]


Recovery Directorate Fact Sheet 9580.213, Residential Electrical 
Meter Repair--``Power Up''

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is accepting 
comments on Recovery Directorate Fact Sheet 9580.213, Residential 
Electrical Meter Repair--``Power Up.''

DATES: Comments must be received by February 21, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be identified by docket ID FEMA-2011-0036 and 
may be submitted by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. Please note that this proposed 
policy is not a rulemaking and the Federal Rulemaking Portal is being 
utilized only as a mechanism for receiving comments.
    Mail: Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Room 835, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 
20472-3100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lu Juana Richardson, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-
4014, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

I. Public Participation

    Instructions: 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, which can be viewed by clicking on the ``Privacy Notice'' link 
in the footer of www.regulations.gov.
    You may submit your comments and material by the methods specified 
in the ADDRESSES section above. Please submit your comments and any 
supporting material by only one means to avoid the receipt and review 
of duplicate submissions.
    Docket: The proposed policy is available in docket ID FEMA-2011-
0036. For access to the docket to read background documents or comments 
received, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov and search for the docket ID. Submitted comments 
may also be inspected at FEMA, Office of Chief Counsel, Room 835, 500 C 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20472.

II. Background

    Under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act and implementing regulations, FEMA may direct 
or reimburse activities to save lives, protect property and public 
health and safety, and lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe. 
Under that authority, FEMA may fund the repair of residential 
electrical meters damaged in a major disaster or emergency, when 
warranted by the incident and necessary to meet the immediate needs of 
disaster survivors. ``Power Up'' is intended to reduce the number of 
displaced disaster survivors needing shelter and allow for a faster 
recovery.
    FEMA may provide this assistance to State, Tribal and local 
governments under the Public Assistance (PA) Program in the areas 
designated by a major disaster or emergency declaration where 
Individual Assistance (IA) has not been declared by the President. 
Reimbursement will be at the Federal cost share rate established in the 
Presidential declaration, which is generally 75%. If IA has been 
declared by the President, the IA Program will reimburse eligible 
residential meter repair to avoid any potential duplication of 
benefits.
    FEMA seeks comment on the proposed policy, which is available 
online at http://www.regulations.gov in docket ID FEMA-2011-0036. Based 
on the comments received, FEMA may make appropriate revisions to the 
proposed policy. Although FEMA will consider any comments received in 
the drafting of the final policy, FEMA will not provide a response-to-
comments document. When or if FEMA issues a final policy, FEMA will 
publish a notice of availability in the Federal Register and make the 
final policy available at http://www.regulations.gov.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5121-5207; 44 CFR part 206.

David J. Kaufman,
Director, Office of Policy and Program Analysis, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2012-931 Filed 1-18-12; 8:45 am]
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