[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 3712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00987]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2019-0029; 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 Screening Form.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 23, 2020.
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-2019-0029. 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 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), as
amended, Public Law 89-665, 54 U.S.C. 306108 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.
The 2020 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 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 those
actions, 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 $871,360. 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
$5,902,832.
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.
Maile Arthur,
Acting Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2020-00987 Filed 1-21-20; 8:45 am]
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