[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59530-59531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18586]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2023-0012; OMB No. 1660-0113]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review, Comment Request; FEMA Preparedness Grants: Tribal Homeland 
Security Grant Program (THSGP)

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

ACTION: 30-Day notice of renewal 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 the FEMA Preparedness Grants: Tribal Homeland Security Grant 
Program (THSGP). The THSGP investment justification allows Indian 
Tribes to apply for Federal funding to support efforts to achieve 
target capabilities related to preventing, preparing for, protecting 
against, or responding to acts of terrorism.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 28, 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 St. SW, Washington, DC 20472, 
email address: [email protected] or 
Cornelius Jackson, Preparedness Officer, FEMA Grant Programs 
Directorate, at (202) 786-9508 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the THSGP is to make grants 
available to Federally-recognized ``directly eligible tribes'', as 
defined by the Homeland Security Act, and to provide Tribes with the 
ability to develop and deliver core capabilities using the combined 
efforts of the whole community, rather than the exclusive effort of any 
single organization or level of government. The THSGP's allowable costs 
support efforts of Tribes to build and sustain core capabilities to 
prepare for, prevent, protect against, and respond to acts of 
terrorism. The THSGP also plays an important role in the implementation 
of the National Preparedness System by supporting the building, 
sustainment, and delivery of core capabilities essential to achieving 
FEMA's National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient Nation. 
Federally-recognized Tribes are those Tribes appearing on the list 
published by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the Federally 
Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-454) (25 U.S.C. 
5131). ``Directly eligible tribes'' are defined in Section 2001 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended (Pub. L. 107-296) (6 U.S.C. 
601).
    This proposed information collection previously published in the 
Federal Register on May 23, 2023, at 88 FR 33626 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: Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP) Investment 
Justification Template.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0113.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-207-FY-22-118 (formerly 089-22), Tribal 
Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP) Investment Justification 
Template.
    Abstract: This information is being collected for the primary 
purpose of facilitating correspondence between the grant applicant and 
FEMA and for determining eligibility and administration of FEMA 
Preparedness Grant Programs, specifically the Tribal Homeland Security 
Grant Program. The THSGP provides supplemental funding to directly 
eligible Tribes to help strengthen the nation against risks associated 
with potential terrorist attacks. This program provides funds to build 
capabilities at the State, Local, Territorial and Tribal levels and 
implement goals and objectives included in state homeland security 
strategies.
    Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 120.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 120.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 18,010.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $962,454.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $482,186.

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

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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 Rasco-Arthur,
Deputy Director for Information Management, Office of the Chief 
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2023-18586 Filed 8-28-23; 8:45 am]
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