[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 42 (Friday, March 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13456-13457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04432]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2022-0056; OMB No. 1660-0017]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review, Comment Request; Public Assistance Program

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: 30-Day notice of revision 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 seeks comments 
concerning information collected for the Public Assistance (PA) program 
eligibility determinations, grants management, and compliance with 
Federal laws and regulations.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 3, 2023.

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, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, 
email address: [email protected] or 
Rachel Hildebrand, Acting Chief, Public Assistance Program Delivery 
Branch, at

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(202) 714-9731 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5207 (Stafford Act), 
authorizes grants to assist State, local, and Tribal governments and 
certain private non-profit entities with the response to and recovery 
from disasters, following Presidentially-declared major disasters and 
emergencies. 44 CFR part 206 specifies the information collections 
necessary to facilitate the provision of assistance under the Public 
Assistance (PA) Program. 44 CFR 206.202 describes the general 
application procedures for the PA Program.
    This proposed information collection previously published in the 
Federal Register on December 14, 2022, at 87 FR 76499 with a 60-day 
public comment period. FEMA received twelve public comments and two 
instrument requests. Four comments (FEMA-2022-0056-0003, -0004, -0007, 
and -0010) were not germane to the collection. Six comments (FEMA-2022-
0056-0002, -0005, -0008, -0009, -0011 and -0012) suggest several edits/
ask questions about the instruments in the collection. FEMA-2022-0056-
0006 wanted assistance in understanding the new concept of the revised 
information collection flowchart. FEMA-2022-0056-0013 is inquiring 
about how the new instruments will be integrated or potentially replace 
the current functions in the Grants Portal. 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: Public Assistance Program.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, with change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0017.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-131 (formerly 009-0-49), Request 
for Public Assistance; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-132 (formerly 009-0-111), 
Quarterly Progress Reports; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-137 (formerly 009-0-
123), Force Account Labor Summary Record; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-138 
(formerly 009-0-124), Materials Summary Record; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-
139 (formerly 009-0-125), Rented Equipment Summary; FEMA Form FF-104-
FY-21-140 (formerly 009-0-126), Contract Work Summary; FEMA Form FF-
104-FY-21-141 (formerly 009-0-127), Project Application for COVID-19; 
FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-135 (formerly 009-0-128), Applicant's Benefits 
Calculation Worksheet; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-145 (formerly FF 009-0-
141), FAC-TRAX System; FEMA Template FT-104-FY-21-100, Equitable COVID-
19 Response and Recovery: Vaccine Administration Information; FEMA Form 
FF-104-FY-22-233, Organization Profile; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-234, 
Recipient Incident Information; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-235, Applicant 
Impact Survey; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-238, Pre-Approval Request; FEMA 
Form FF-104-FY-22-236, Impact List; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-239, Project 
Application for Debris Removal; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-240, Project 
Application for Emergency Protective Measures; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-
242, Project Application for Infrastructure Restoration; FEMA Form FF-
104-FY-22-243, Project Application for Building Code and Floodplain 
Administration and Enforcement; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-244, Project 
Application for Management Costs; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-245, Damage 
Information; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-246, Environmental and Historic 
Preservation Addendum; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-247, Hazard Mitigation 
Addendum; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-241, Project Application for COVID-19; 
FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-237, Donated Labor Sign-in; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-
21-250, Tribal Administrative Plan; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-248, Time 
Extension; and FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-249, State Administrative.
    Abstract: The information collected is required for the Public 
Assistance (PA) Program eligibility determinations, grants management, 
and compliance with other Federal laws and regulations. The Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-
5207 (the Stafford Act), authorizes grants to assist State, Tribal, and 
local governments and certain private non-profit entities with the 
response to and recovery from disasters following Presidentially 
declared major disasters and emergencies.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Government; Private Non-
Profit entities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,505.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 635,269.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 341,635.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $19,801,167.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $2,001,955.

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.

Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2023-04432 Filed 3-2-23; 8:45 am]
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