[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86141-86142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27196]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2023-0034; OMB No. 1660-NW172]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Generic Clearance for FEMA's Preparedness Grant 
Programs

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

ACTION: 60-Day notice of new collection 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 new 
information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (PRA), this notice seeks comments concerning a new generic 
collection to oversee FEMA's Office of Grants Administration 
programmatic and financial stewardship of non-disaster grant awards.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 12, 2024.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit 
comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2023-0034. 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: Amy Bulgrien, Senior Advisor, FEMA, 
Office of Grants Administration at [email protected] and 202-
880-7522. You may contact the Information Management Division for 
copies of the proposed collection of information at email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA's Office of Grants Administration was 
created to oversee the programmatic management, financial management 
and administration of non-disaster grants. These programs help make the 
country more resilient and support the Nation's needs before, during, 
and after disasters. Non-disaster grants also help develop and sustain 
capabilities at the state, local, Tribal, and territorial levels to 
mitigate, prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from 
terrorism or other high-consequence disasters and emergencies. The 
instruments in this collection are required to apply for FEMA funds and 
the data collected through these instruments is used by FEMA to 
evaluate grant applications, assess applicant risk, monitor awards for 
compliance, and comply with Federal laws and regulations. OGA manages 
and ensures accountability of FEMA preparedness grant programs under 
sections 430, 503(b)(2)(G), 504(a)(12), 2021-2023, and 2220-A of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002. OGA programmatically manages and 
financially administers certain non-disaster and preparedness grants 
and conduct environmental planning and historic preservation activities 
for these grants, including homeland security and preparedness grants 
(including statutory authority for certain waivers) pursuant to titles 
V, XVIII, and XX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002; section 
503(b)(2)(B), (G), and (H) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 313(b)(2)(B), (G), and (H)); section 1809 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 579); titles XIV and XV of the 
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007; 46 
U.S.C. 70107; sections 635 and 662 of the Post-Katrina Emergency 
Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 723 and 762); title VI of the 
Stafford Act, as amended; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 5 U.S.C. 
app.; sections 33 and 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act 
of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C. 2229, 2229a); section 3006 of the 
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, as amended; section 204 of the REAL ID 
Act of 2005; the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, 
Div. B (Pub. L. 116-136); and grant programs authorized in annual 
appropriations acts or future preparedness grant program authorities.
    FEMA's Office of Grants Administration is submitting this request 
for a generic collection to streamline integration of stakeholder 
feedback on instruments. This collection will ensure all Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control number expiration dates are aligned 
across the OGA portfolio.

Collection of Information

    Title: Generic Clearance for FEMA's Preparedness Grant Programs.
    Type of Information Collection: New Collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-NW172.
    FEMA Forms: Not Applicable.
    Abstract: FEMA's Office of Grants Administration was created to 
oversee the programmatic management, financial management, and 
administration of non-disaster grants. Non-disaster grant programs help 
make the country more resilient and support the nation's needs before, 
during, and after disasters. Non-disaster grants help develop and 
sustain capabilities at the state and local, tribal, and territorial 
levels to mitigate, prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover 
from terrorism or other high-consequence disasters and emergencies. 
Instruments in this collection are required to apply for FEMA funds; 
data collected via the instruments is used by FEMA to evaluate grant 
applications, assess applicant risk, monitor awards for compliance, and 
comply with Federal laws and regulations.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government; Businesses or 
other For-profits; Not-for Profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 35,552.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 55,244.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,737,291.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $100,067,963.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $3,090,494.

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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. 2023-27196 Filed 12-11-23; 8:45 am]
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