[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13730-13732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03695]


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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: Submission for OMB 
Review, Comment Request; FEMA Preparedness Grants: Homeland Security 
Grant Program (HSGP)

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

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clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. FEMA invites the general public to take this 
opportunity to comment on a revision of a currently approved 
information collection. In accordance with the requirements of 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 March 25, 2024.

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 
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].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency's 
(FEMA's) Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) supports state, local, 
tribal, and territorial governments efforts to prevent terrorism and 
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 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 collect 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.
    This proposed information collection previously published in the 
Federal Register on November 17, 2023, at 88 FR 80324 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: 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: $1,628,369.

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

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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. 2024-03695 Filed 2-22-24; 8:45 am]
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