[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 222 (Monday, November 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69099-69100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27498]


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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: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the 
information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and 
Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission will describe 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 the actual data collection 
instruments FEMA will use.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 18, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the proposed information 
collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the Desk 
Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, and sent via electronic mail to 
[email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Director, 
Records Management Division, 1800 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 
20598-3005, facsimile number (202) 646-3347, or email address [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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.
    Form Titles and Numbers: 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 (SHSP), 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.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 322.

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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 333,502 hours.
    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.

    Dated: November 8, 2013.
Charlene D. Myrthil,
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2013-27498 Filed 11-15-13; 8:45 am]
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