[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 221 (Friday, November 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80324-80325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25419]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2023-0030; OMB No. 1660-0125]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; FEMA Preparedness Grants: Homeland Security Grant 
Program (HSGP)

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

ACTION: 60-Day notice of revision and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites 
the general public 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 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP), which includes the State 
Homeland Security Program (SHSP), the Urban Area Security Initiative 
(UASI), and Operation Stonegarden (OPSG). This revision removes the 
OPSG Daily Activity Report (FEMA Form FF-207-FY-21-113 (formerly 089-0-
27)) from the collection.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 16, 2024.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit 
comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2023-0030. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
    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 and 
Security Notice that is available via a link on the homepage of 
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexander Mrazik Jr., Branch Chief, 
FEMA's Grant Programs Directorate, Grant Operations Division, 
Preparedness Grants Division, Homeland Security Programs Branch, at 
(202) 786-9732 or [email protected]. You may contact the 
Information Management Division for copies of the proposed collection 
of information at email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency's 
(FEMA's) Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) supports state and 
local efforts to prevent terrorism and other catastrophic events and to 
prepare the Nation for the threats and hazards that pose the greatest 
risk to the security of the United States. The HSGP provides funding to 
implement investments that build, sustain, and deliver the 32 core 
capabilities essential to achieving the National Preparedness Goal of a 
secure and resilient Nation. The building, sustainment, and delivery of 
these core capabilities are not exclusive to any single level of 
government, organization, or community, but rather, require the 
combined effort of the whole community. The HSGP supports core 
capabilities across the five mission areas of Prevention, Protection, 
Mitigation, Response, and Recovery based on allowable costs. HSGP is 
comprised of three grant programs: State Homeland Security Program 
(SHSP), Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI), and Operation 
Stonegarden (OPSG). Together, these grant programs fund a range of 
activities, including planning, organization, equipment purchase, 
training, exercises, and management

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and administration across all core capabilities and mission areas. The 
authorizing authority of the HSGP is section 2002 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-296) (See 6 U.S.C. 603-609, as 
amended).
    This revision of the information collection removes the OPSG Daily 
Activity Report, FEMA Form FF-207-FY-21-113 (formerly 089-0-27) that 
was created at the behest of CBP to fulfill CBP's requirements under 
OPSG and is only used to collection information from the public by CBP. 
FEMA has previously included this instrument under this collection as a 
service to CBP, but including an instrument used by CBP under a 
collection granting FEMA the authority to collect information does not 
provide the proper service to CBP, FEMA or the public.

Collection of Information

    Title: FEMA Preparedness Grants: Homeland Security Grant Program 
(HSGP).
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0125.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-207-FY-21-110 (formerly 089-1), Investment 
Justification for Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP), State 
Homeland Security Program (SHSP) and Urban Area Security Initiative 
(UASI); FEMA Form FF-207-FY-21-111 (formerly 089-16), Operation 
Stonegarden (OPSG) Operations Order and Budget Template; FEMA Form FF-
207-FY-21-112 (formerly 089-20), Operation Stonegarden (OPSG) Inventory 
of Operation Orders; FEMA Instruction FI-207-FY-24-100, Urban Area 
Working Group (UAWG) Overview/Structure (including Point-of-Contact 
(POC)); FEMA Instruction FI-207-FY-24-101, Operational Overtime 
Documentation; FEMA Instruction FI-207-FY-24-102, Multiyear Training 
and Exercise Plan; FEMA Instruction FI-207-FY-24-103, Urban Area 
Security Initiative (UASI) Governance Charter; FEMA Instruction FI-207-
FY-24-104, Senior Advisory Committee (SAC) Charter; FEMA Instruction 
FI-207-FY-24-105, Urban Area Working Group (UAWG) Allocation 
Methodology; FEMA Instruction FI-207-FY-24-106, State Homeland Security 
Program (SHSP) and Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Pass-Through 
Requirements; FEMA Instruction FI-207-FY-24-107, Critical Emergency 
Supplies; and FEMA Instruction FI-207-FY-24-108, SAFECOM Compliance 
Letter.
    Abstract: The Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) is an 
important tool among a comprehensive set of measures to help strengthen 
the Nation against risks associated with potential terrorist attacks. 
FEMA uses the information to evaluate applicants' familiarity with the 
national preparedness architecture and identify how elements of this 
architecture have been incorporated into planning, operations, and 
investments at the regional, state and local levels. The HSGP is a 
primary funding mechanism for building and sustaining national 
preparedness capabilities. The HSGP is comprised of three separate 
grant programs: the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP), the Urban 
Area Security Initiative (UASI), and Operation Stonegarden (OPSG). 
Together, these grants fund a range of preparedness activities, 
including planning, organization, equipment purchase, training, 
exercises, and management and administration costs.
    Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 709.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 827.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 319,488.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $26,821,018.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $1,546,239.

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. 2023-25419 Filed 11-16-23; 8:45 am]
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