[Federal Register: April 1, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 62)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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 request 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 the actual data collection instruments FEMA will
use.
Title: Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Grant Program/eGrants.
OMB Number: 1660-0071.
Abstract: FEMA uses the PDM program eGrants application,
evaluation, and award process to provide Federal grant assistance to
grantees (State and federally-recognized tribal government) who
administer grant awards for sub-grantee applicants (State-level
agencies, federally recognized Indian Tribal governments, local
governments, public colleges and universities, tribal colleges and
universities, and regional planning districts and councils of
governments). Private-non-profit (PNP) organizations and private
colleges and universities are not eligible sub-applicants; however, a
relevant State agency or local government may apply to the grant
applicant for assistance on their behalf. The grant assistance must be
used to: develop mitigation plans in accordance with section 322 of the
Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, implement pre-disaster mitigation
projects that reduce the risks of natural and technological hazards on
life and property, and provide information and technical assistance on
cost-effective mitigation activities.
Affected Public: State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 56 States.
Number of Responses: 1,176.
Estimated Time per Respondent: FEMA has estimated the burden
associated with this information collection request as follows:
Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Program eGrants--Grant Supplemental
Information--Sub-grant applications.
Benefit Cost Determination--5 hours per response.
Environmental Review--7.5 hours per response.
Project Narrative (including PDM Evaluation Information
Questions)--12 hours per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 50,887.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and quarterly.
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, Attention: Desk
Officer for the Department of Homeland Security/Emergency Preparedness
and Response Directorate/FEMA, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th
Street, NW.,
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Washington, DC 20503 or facsimile number (202) 395-7285. Comments must
be submitted on or before May 2, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection should be made to Muriel B.
Anderson, Chief, Records Management Section, FEMA, 500 C Street, SW.,
Room 316, Washington, DC 20472; facsimile number (202) 646-3347; or, e-
mail address FEMA-Information-Collections@dhs.gov.
Dated: March 22, 2005.
George S. Trotter,
Acting Branch Chief, Information Resources Management Branch,
Information Technology Services Division.
[FR Doc. 05-6437 Filed 3-31-05; 8:45 am]
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