[Federal Register: July 23, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 140)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
National Protection and Programs Directorate, Office of Grants
and Training for Comments on a New Information Collection Request
(Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants Program);
Submission for Review; New Information Collection Request
AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate, Office of Grants and Training, Staffing for the
Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants Programs.
ACTION: Notice; 30-day notice of information collections under review.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has submitted the
following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995: 1670--NEW. The information
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on October
24, 2006 pages Volume 71, Number 205, Page 62273, allowing for OMB
review and a 60-day public comment period. No comments have been
received by DHS. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional
30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until August 22,
2007. This process is conduced in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments
on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be
addressed to Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer, Department of Homeland
Security/Grants and Training, and sent via electronic mail to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395-6974.
The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in
comments which:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) 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;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) 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
submissions of responses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling Nathan Lesser,
Desk Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528;
and sent via electronic mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed
to (202) 395-6974 (this is not a toll free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Analysis
Agency: National Protection and Programs Directorate, Office of
Grants and Training, Assistance to the Firefighters Program Office,
Department of Homeland Security.
Title: Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grants
program (SAFER).
OMB No.: 1670-NEW.
Frequency: Annual.
Affected Public: State, Local, Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,500-5,000 respondents.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1 hour per response.
Total Burden Hours: 70,000.
Total Burden Cost: (capital/startup): None.
Total Burden Cost: (operating/maintaining): None.
Description: Information sought under this submission will comprise
the grant application for the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency
Response (SAFER) grant program. This submission is necessary in order
for DHS to effectively implement a competitive grant program. The SAFER
program provides for $110,000,000 in grant funding to be distributed
directly to individual fire departments on a competitive basis. The law
allows DHS to provide funds to pay the salaries and benefits of newly
hired firefighters with decreasing Federal contributions over the span
of five years. The law also allows DHS to provide funding to volunteer
and combination fire departments to create or expand a recruitment and
retention program for volunteer firefighters. The funding is available
for up to four years depending on the original proposal submitted by
the grantee. The information collected through the program's
application is the minimum necessary to evaluate grant applications
authorized under the SAFER grant program or is necessary for DHS to
comply with mandates delineated in the law. The Assistance to
Firefighters Program Office has created an online tutorial and drafted
program guidance which will be available prior to the application
period at http://www.firegrantsupport.com.
Dated: July 17, 2007.
Fawn Pettigrew,
Director of Operations, National Programs and Protection Directorate,
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E7-14142 Filed 7-20-07; 8:45 am]
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