[Federal Register: March 3, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 42)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and 
Response Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted 
the following information collection to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the 
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35). The submission describes the nature of the information collection, 
the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, 
effort and resources used by respondents to respond) and cost, and 
includes a description of how States will manage the Hazard Mitigation 
Grant Program (HMGP) in the event of a disaster and the procedures 
States establish to implement required activities.
    Title: State Administrative Plan for the Hazard Mitigation Grant 
Program.
    OMB Number: 1660-0026.
    Abstract: States must have approved State Administrative Plans to 
be eligible to receive funds under the HMGP. The plan outlines the 
procedures for administration of the program and management of program 
funds. The plan is revised after each major disaster declaration to 
take into account changes in the administration of the program or in 
current program policy, and must be submitted for review and approval 
by the appropriate Regional Director. Independent of the frequency of 
disaster declarations, each State should review and update the plan at 
least annually.

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    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government, and Federal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 56.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 8 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 383 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
    Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs at OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department 
of Homeland Security/FEMA at e-mail address kflee@omb.eop.gov or 
facsimile number (202) 395-7285. Comments must be submitted on or 
before April 2, 2004. In addition, interested persons may also send 
comments to FEMA (see contact information below).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Muriel B. 
Anderson, Chief, Records Management Branch, FEMA at 500 C Street, SW., 
Room 316, Washington, DC 20472, facsimile number (202) 646-3347, or e-
mail address InformationCollections@dhs.gov.

    Dated: February 26, 2004.
George S. Trotter,
Acting Division Director, Information Resources Management Division, 
Information Technology Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 04-4673 Filed 3-2-04; 8:45 am]

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