[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 154 (Friday, August 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48697-48698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19326]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2013-0034; OMB No. 1660-0125]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 revision of a currently approved 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 October 8, 2013.

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-2013-0034. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of 
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Room 840, Washington, DC 
20472-3100.
    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 via the link in the footer of 
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Vernetti, Program Analyst, FEMA, 
Grant Programs Directorate, 202-786-9857. You may contact the Records 
Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of 
information at facsimile number (202) 646-3347 or email 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 Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-053). Additional statutory 
requirements are outlined in the Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2013 (Pub. L. 113-6).

Collection of Information

    Title: FEMA Preparedness Grants: Homeland Security Grant Program 
(HSGP).
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0125.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 089-1, HSGP Investment Justification; FEMA 
Form 089-16, OPSG Operations Order Report; FEMA Form 089-20, OPSG 
Inventory of Operation Orders.
    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 three separate grant programs: The State Homeland Security 
Program (SHPS), the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI), and the 
Operation Stonegarden (OPSG). 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.
    Number of Respondents: 322.
    Number of Responses: 532.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 333,502 hours.

                                                       Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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                                                                             Number of                  Average       Total                     Total
                                                                Number of    Responses      Total      burden per     annual      Average       annual
         Type of respondent              Form name/form No.    respondents      per       Number of     response   burden  (in  hourly wage   respondent
                                                                             Respondent   responses    (in hours)     hours)        rate         cost
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State, Local or Tribal Government...  HSGP/SHSP/UASI                    56            1           56       1488.5       83,356       $38.14   $3,179,197
                                       Investment
                                       Justification, FEMA
                                       Form 089-1.
State, Local or Tribal Government...  Documentation from SAA            10            2           20            4           80        38.14        3,051
                                       on how operational
                                       overtime UASI funds
                                       held by State would
                                       support urban area.
State, Local or Tribal Government...  Multi-year Training &             56            1           56           42        2,352        38.14       89,705
                                       Exercise Plan.
State, Local or Tribal Government...  Urban Area Working                62            2          124         1354      167,896        38.14    6,403,553
                                       Group Structure,
                                       including Points of
                                       Contact.

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State, Local or Tribal Government...  UASI Governance Charter           33            2           66          250       16,500        38.14      629,310
State, Local or Tribal Government...  UASI Strategy..........           33            2           66          500       33,000        38.14    1,258,620
State, Local or Tribal Government...  UAWG spending consensus           33            2           66           80        5,280        38.14      201,379
State, Local or Tribal Government...  OPSG Operations Order/            39            1           39          570       22,230        38.14      847,852
                                       FEMA Form 089-16.
State, Local or Tribal Government...  OPSG Inventory of                 39            1           39           72        2,808        38.14      107,097
                                       Operation Orders/FEMA
                                       Form 089-20.
    Total...........................  .......................          322  ...........          532  ...........      333,502  ...........   12,719,764
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 Note: The ``Avg. Hourly Wage Rate'' for each respondent includes a 1.4 multiplier to reflect a fully-loaded wage rate.

    Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the 
hour burden is $12,719,764. There are no annual costs to respondents 
operations and maintenance costs for technical services. There is no 
annual start-up or capital costs. The cost to the Federal Government is 
$2,617,570.

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.

    Dated: August 5, 2013.
Loretta Cassatt,
Chief, Records Branch, Records Management Division, Mission Support 
Bureau, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
Security.
[FR Doc. 2013-19326 Filed 8-8-13; 8:45 am]
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