[Federal Register: July 2, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 128)]
[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, DHS.
ACTION: Notice; 30-day notice and request for comments; Revision of a
currently approved collection OMB Number 1660-0058, FEMA Form 90-58;
FEMA Form 90-133; FEMA Form 90-32.
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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. 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.
Collection of Information
Title: Fire Management Assistance Grant Program.
OMB Number: Revision of currently approved collection.
Abstract: The information collection is used by both State and FEMA
regional staff to facilitate the declaration request and grant
administration processes of Fire Management Assistance Grant Program
(FMAGP), as well as end of year internal reporting of overall
declaration requests and estimated grant outlays. The information
collected allows the President to provide assistance to any State or
local government for the mitigation, management, and control of any
fire on public or private land that constitutes a major disaster. Also
a part of this collection is the ability for the respondents to appeal
a decision regarding a grant award, a requirement for awardees to
provide a listing of benefits that might constitute a duplication if an
award is made, and the ability for respondents to request training on
changes and additions to the rules and regulations that affect grant
applications.
Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 18.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 12.6 hours: State Administrative
Plan for Fire Management Assistance, 8 hours; FEMA State Agreement and
Amendment, 1 hour; FEMA Form 90-58, 1 hour; FEMA Form 90-133, 10
minutes; FEMA Form 90-32, 20 minutes; Appeal letter, 1 hour;
Duplication of Benefits notification, 1 hour; training request, 5
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 334.5.
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, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be
addressed to OMB Desk Officer for the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security, and sent via electronic mail
to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395-6974. Comments
must be submitted on or before August 1, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection should be made to Director,
Records Management Division, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472,
Mail Drop Room 301, 1800 S. Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22202, facsimile
number
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(202) 646-3347, or e-mail address FEMA-Information-Collections@dhs.gov.
Samuel C. Smith,
Acting Director, Records Management Division, Office of Management,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E8-14960 Filed 7-1-08; 8:45 am]
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