[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 199 (Wednesday, October 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65066-65067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22650]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2020-0024; OMB No. 1660-0149]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Requests for Special Priorities Assistance

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: 30 Day notice and request for comments.

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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 November 13, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Director, 
Information Management Division, email address [email protected] or Office of Policy and Program 
Analysis, Marc Geier, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street 
SW, Washington, DC 20472, (telephone) 202-924-0196, or (email) [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection 
previously published in the Federal Register on August 3, 2020 at 85 FR 
46688 with a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received. 
The purpose of this notice is to notify the public that FEMA will 
submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review and clearance.

Collection of Information

    Title: Requests for Special Priorities Assistance.
    Type of information collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0149.
    Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 009-0-142, Requests for Special 
Priorities Assistance.
    Abstract: Contractors may request Special Priorities Assistance 
(SPA) when placing rated orders with suppliers, to obtain timely 
delivery of products, materials or services from suppliers, or for any 
other reason under the EMPAS, in support of approved national programs. 
Additionally, when responding to COVID-19, State and local governments, 
owners, operators, and the private sector may request SPA. FEMA Form 
009-0-142 is used to apply for such assistance.
    Affected Public: For-Profit Business; Private Non-Profit; State, 
local or Tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 20.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $288.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: None.

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    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: None.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $52,857.

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. 2020-22650 Filed 10-13-20; 8:45 am]
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