[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74462-74463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25800]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2016-0026; OMB No. 1660-0115]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Environmental and Historic Preservation Screening Form

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 a revision of a currently approved information 
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
this notice seeks comments concerning the information collection 
activities required to administer the Environmental and Historic 
Preservation Environmental Screening Form.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 27, 2016.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use

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only one of the following means to submit comments:
    (1) Online. Submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 
FEMA-2016-0026. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of 
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., 8NE, 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: Beth McWaters-Bjorkman, Environmental 
Protection Specialist, FEMA, Grant Programs Directorate, 202-786-9854, 
[email protected]. You may contact the Records 
Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of 
information at email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA's Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) 
awards thousands of grants and each year through various grant 
programs. These programs award funds for projects used to improve 
homeland security and emergency preparedness. The National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), Public Law 91-190, Sec. 102(B) 
and (C), 42 U.S.C. 4332, the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 
(NHPA), Public Law 89-665, 16 U.S.C. 470f and a variety of other 
environmental and historic preservation laws and Executive Orders 
(E.O.) require the Federal government to examine the potential impacts 
of its proposed actions on communities, public health and safety, and 
cultural, historic, and natural resources prior to undertaking those 
actions. The GPD process of considering these potential impacts is 
called an environmental and historic preservation (EHP) review which is 
employed to examine compliance with multiple EHP authorities through 
one consolidated process.
    With input from recipients, FEMA is proposing to revise the EHP 
Screening Form for clarity and ease of use. The 2013 EHP Screening Form 
does not require any new information, and includes an appendix with 
guidance on providing photographs with the EHP submission. Recipients 
are no longer required to submit floodplain and wetlands maps or 
information about the proposed project's relationship to an existing 
master plan.

Collection of Information

    Title: Environmental and Historic Preservation Screening Form.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0115.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 024-0-1, Environmental and Historic 
Preservation Screening Form.
    Abstract: NEPA requires that each Federal agency to examine the 
impact of its actions (including the actions of recipients using grant 
funds) on the human environment, to look at potential alternatives to 
that action, and to inform both decision-makers and the public of those 
impacts through a transparent process. This Screening Form will 
facilitate FEMA's review of recipient actions in FEMA's effort to 
comply with the environmental requirements.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government; Not-for-Profit 
Institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Number of Responses: 2,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 16,000.
    Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the 
hour burden is $796,320. There are no annual costs to respondents' 
operations and maintenance costs for technical services. There are no 
annual start-up or capital costs. The cost to the Federal Government is 
$5,504,580.

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: October 19, 2016.
Richard W. Mattison,
Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2016-25800 Filed 10-25-16; 8:45 am]
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