[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 221 (Friday, November 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80325-80326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25487]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA- 2023-0023; OMB No. 1660-0114]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, 
Comment Request; FEMA Preparedness Grants: Port Security Grant Program 
(PSGP)

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), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites 
the general public to take this opportunity to comment on an extension, 
with change, of a currently approved information collection. In 
accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the information collection 
activities required to administer the Port Security Grant Program 
(PSGP) and an additional new form to facilitate extension requests.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 18, 2023.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit 
comments at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2023-0023. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    All submissions received must include the Agency name and Docket 
ID. Regardless of the method used to 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

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available via a link on the homepage of http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Duane Davis, Section Chief, FEMA, 
Grant Programs Directorate, 202-680-4060, [email protected]. You 
may contact the Information Management Division for copies of the 
proposed collection of information at email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 102 of the Maritime Transportation 
Security Act of 2002, as amended (46 U.S.C. 70107), authorizes the PSGP 
to provide for the risk-based allocation of funds to implement Area 
Maritime Transportation Security Plans and facility security plans 
among port authorities, facility operators, and State and local 
government agencies required to provide port security services and to 
train law enforcement personnel under 46 U.S.C. 70132. Before awarding 
a grant under the program, the Secretary for Homeland Security shall 
provide for review and comment by the appropriate Federal Maritime 
Security Coordinators and the Maritime Administrator. In administering 
the grant program, the Secretary shall consider national economic, 
energy, and strategic defense concerns based upon the most current risk 
assessments available.
    The PSGP is a Department of Homeland Security grant program that 
focuses on infrastructure protection activities. The PSGP is one tool 
in the comprehensive set of measures authorized by Congress and 
implemented by the Administration to strengthen the Nation's critical 
infrastructure against risks associated with potential terrorist 
attacks. The bulk of U.S. critical infrastructure is owned and/or 
operated by state, local and private sector partners. The PSGP provides 
funds to state, local, and private sector partners to support increased 
port-wide risk management and protect critical surface transportation 
infrastructure from acts of terrorism, major disasters, and other 
emergencies.
    FEMA is making two changes with this revision. First, FEMA is 
removing the template for a Memorandum of Understanding (or Agreement) 
from this collection because this informal template has not been 
required in Fiscal Years 2022 or 2023. Second, FEMA is introducing an 
extension request form to help reviewers understand the nature and 
cause of performance delays, inform GPD of grant recipients who are 
failing to meet policy and legislative grant requirements, and 
streamline current processes.
    This proposed information collection previously published in the 
Federal Register on September 6, 2023, at 88 FR 60964 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: FEMA Preparedness Grants: Port Security Grant Program 
(PSGP).
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0114.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-207-FY-23-108 (formerly 089-05), PSGP 
Investment Justification; FEMA Form FF-207-FY-23-109 (formerly 088-0-
1), Grant Programs Directorate Performance Report (GPD-PR), and FEMA 
Form FF-207-FY-23-110, Grant Programs Directorate Extension Request 
(GPD-Extension).
    Abstract: Section 102 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act 
of 2002, as amended (46 U.S.C. 70107), authorizes the PSGP to provide 
for the risk-based allocation of funds to implement Area Maritime 
Transportation Security Plans and facility security plans among port 
authorities, facility operators, and State and local government 
agencies required to provide port security services and to train law 
enforcement personnel under 46 U.S.C. 70132. Before awarding a grant 
under the program, the Secretary for Homeland Security shall provide 
for review and comment by the appropriate Federal Maritime Security 
Coordinators and the Maritime Administrator. In administering the grant 
program, the Secretary shall take into account national economic, 
energy, and strategic defense concerns based upon the most current risk 
assessments available.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government and Private 
Sector.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 966.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1,832.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 17,446.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $1,462,290.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $1,853,355.

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; 
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. 2023-25487 Filed 11-16-23; 8:45 am]
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