80 FR 19336 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Application for Community Disaster Loan (CDL) Program.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 69 (April 10, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-08321

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on an extension, without change, of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the Community Disaster Loan (CDL) Program. This collection allows the government to make loans to communities that have suffered economic problems due to disasters.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2015-0009; OMB No. 1660-0083]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Application for Community Disaster Loan (CDL) Program.

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites
the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity
to comment on an extension, without change, of a currently approved
information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the Community Disaster
Loan (CDL) Program. This collection allows the government to make loans
to communities that have suffered economic problems due to disasters.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 9, 2015.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
FEMA-2015-0009. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Room 8NE, Washington, DC
20472-3100.
(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to (703) 483-2999.
All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act
notice that is available via the link in the footer of
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Polanco, Assistant Program
Manager, Disaster Assistance Directorate, Public Assistance Division,
(202) 212-5761. You may contact the Records Management Division for
copies of the proposed collection of information at facsimile number
(202) 212-4701 or email address: FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@fema.dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Community Disaster Loan (CDL) Program is
authorized by Section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, Public Law 93-288, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
5184, and implementing regulations at 44 CFR subpart K. The Assistant
Administrator may make a CDL to any local government which has suffered
a substantial loss of tax or other revenues as a result of a major
disaster or emergency and which demonstrates a need for Federal
financial assistance in order to perform its governmental functions.
Local governments may indicate interest in acquiring a Community
Disaster Loan by contacting their Governor's Authorized Representative.
The Governor's Authorized Representative submits a letter to FEMA
requesting the Community Disaster Loan Program for their State.

Collection of Information

Title: Application for Community Disaster Loan (CDL) Program.
Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a
currently approved information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0083.
Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 090-0-1, Certification of
Eligibility for Community Disaster Loans; FEMA Form 116-0-1, Promissory
Note; FEMA Form 085-0-1, Local Government Resolution--Collateral
Security; FEMA Form 090-0-2, Application for Community Disaster Loan.
Abstract: The loan package for the CDL Program provides Local and
Tribal governments that have suffered substantial loss of tax or other
revenues as a result of a major disaster or emergency, the opportunity
to obtain financial assistance in order to perform their governmental
functions. The loan must be justified on the basis of need and actual
expenses.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 50.
Number of Responses: 300.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 975 hours.

Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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Average
Number of Number of Total number burden per Total annual Avgerage Total annual
Type of respondent Form name/form number respondents responses per of responses response (in burden (in hourly wage respondent
respondent hours) hours) rate cost
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State, Local or Tribal Government............. Certification of Eligibility for 50 1 50 2.5 * 125 $64.34 $8,042.50
Community Disaster Loans/FEMA
Form 090-0-1.
State, Local or Tribal Government............. Promissory Note/FEMA Form 116-0- 50 1 50 4 200 64.34 12,868.00
1.

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State, Local or Tribal Government............. Local Government Resolution-- 50 1 50 10 500 64.34 32,170.00
Collateral Security/FEMA Form
085-0-1.
State, Local or Tribal Government............. Application for Community 50 1 50 1 50 64.34 3,217.00
Disaster Loan/FEMA Form 090-0-2.
State, Local or Tribal Government............. Annual Financial Report......... 50 1 50 1 50 43. 81 2,190.50
State, Local or Tribal Government............. Letter of Application........... 50 1 50 1 50 64.34 3,217.00
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Total..................................... ................................ 50 .............. 300 .............. 975 .............. 61,705.00
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Note: The ``Avg. Hourly Wage Rate'' for each respondent includes a 1.4 multiplier to reflect a fully-loaded wage rate.
* (150 Mins.)

Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the
hour burden is $61,705.00. There are no annual costs to respondents'
operations and maintenance costs for technical services. There are no
annual start-up or capital costs. The cost to the Federal Government is
$1,010,692.92.

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 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.

Dated: April 3, 2015.
Janice Waller,
Acting Director, Records Management Division, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Mission
Support.
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for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, allows the government to make loans to 44 CFR subpart K. The Assistant
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora communities that have suffered Administrator may make a CDL to any
Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; economic problems due to disasters. local government which has suffered a
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); DATES: Comments must be submitted on substantial loss of tax or other revenues
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; or before June 9, 2015. as a result of a major disaster or
97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate emergency and which demonstrates a
Individuals and Households In Presidentially submissions to the docket, please use need for Federal financial assistance in
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, only one of the following means to order to perform its governmental
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— submit comments: functions. Local governments may
Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals indicate interest in acquiring a
(1) Online. Submit comments at
and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
www.regulations.gov under Docket ID Community Disaster Loan by contacting
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, FEMA–2015–0009. Follow the their Governor’s Authorized
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance instructions for submitting comments. Representative. The Governor’s
(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Authorized Representative submits a
Hazard Mitigation Grant. Docket Manager, Office of Chief letter to FEMA requesting the
Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Community Disaster Loan Program for
W. Craig Fugate,
Room 8NE, Washington, DC 20472– their State.
Administrator, Federal Emergency
3100.
Management Agency. Collection of Information
(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to
[FR Doc. 2015–08341 Filed 4–9–15; 8:45 am]
(703) 483–2999. Title: Application for Community
BILLING CODE 9111–23–P All submissions received must Disaster Loan (CDL) Program.
include the agency name and Docket ID. Type of Information Collection:
Regardless of the method used for Extension, without change, of a
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
submitting comments or material, all currently approved information
SECURITY
submissions will be posted, without collection.
Federal Emergency Management change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, OMB Number: 1660–0083.
Agency Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA
and will include any personal
[Docket ID: FEMA–2015–0009; OMB No. information you provide. Therefore, Form 090–0–1, Certification of
1660–0083] submitting this information makes it Eligibility for Community Disaster
public. You may wish to read the Loans; FEMA Form 116–0–1,
Agency Information Collection Promissory Note; FEMA Form 085–0–1,
Activities: Proposed Collection; Privacy Act notice that is available via
the link in the footer of Local Government Resolution—
Comment Request; Application for Collateral Security; FEMA Form 090–0–
Community Disaster Loan (CDL) www.regulations.gov.
2, Application for Community Disaster
Program. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Loan.
Martha Polanco, Assistant Program
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Manager, Disaster Assistance Abstract: The loan package for the
Management Agency, DHS. Directorate, Public Assistance Division, CDL Program provides Local and Tribal
ACTION: Notice. (202) 212–5761. You may contact the governments that have suffered
Records Management Division for substantial loss of tax or other revenues
SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency as a result of a major disaster or
Management Agency, as part of its copies of the proposed collection of
information at facsimile number (202) emergency, the opportunity to obtain
continuing effort to reduce paperwork financial assistance in order to perform
and respondent burden, invites the 212–4701 or email address: FEMA-
Information-Collections-Management@ their governmental functions. The loan
general public and other Federal must be justified on the basis of need
agencies to take this opportunity to fema.dhs.gov.
and actual expenses.
comment on an extension, without SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal
change, of a currently approved Community Disaster Loan (CDL)
Government.
information collection. In accordance Program is authorized by Section 417 of
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief Number of Respondents: 50.
1995, this notice seeks comments and Emergency Assistance Act, Public Number of Responses: 300.
concerning the Community Disaster Law 93–288, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Estimated Total Annual Burden
Loan (CDL) Program. This collection 5184, and implementing regulations at Hours: 975 hours.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS
Average
Number of Total annual Avgerage Total annual
Form name/form Number of Total number burden per
Type of respondent responses per burden hourly wage respondent
number respondents of responses response
respondent (in hours) rate cost
(in hours)

State, Local or Tribal Certification of Eligi- 50 1 50 2.5 * 125 $64.34 $8,042.50
Government. bility for Commu-
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nity Disaster
Loans/FEMA
Form 090–0–1.
State, Local or Tribal Promissory Note/ 50 1 50 4 200 64.34 12,868.00
Government. FEMA Form 116–
0–1.

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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS—Continued
Average
Number of Total annual Avgerage Total annual
Form name/form Number of Total number burden per
Type of respondent responses per burden hourly wage respondent
number respondents of responses response
respondent (in hours) rate cost
(in hours)

State, Local or Tribal Local Government 50 1 50 10 500 64.34 32,170.00
Government. Resolution—Col-
lateral Security/
FEMA Form 085–
0–1.
State, Local or Tribal Application for Com- 50 1 50 1 50 64.34 3,217.00
Government. munity Disaster
Loan/FEMA Form
090–0–2.
State, Local or Tribal Annual Financial 50 1 50 1 50 43. 81 2,190.50
Government. Report.
State, Local or Tribal Letter of Application 50 1 50 1 50 64.34 3,217.00
Government.

Total .................. ................................. 50 ........................ 300 ........................ 975 ........................ 61,705.00
• Note: The ‘‘Avg. Hourly Wage Rate’’ for each respondent includes a 1.4 multiplier to reflect a fully-loaded wage rate.
* (150 Mins.)

Estimated Cost: The estimated annual DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND you find necessary for Federal disaster
cost to respondents for the hour burden SECURITY assistance and administrative expenses.
You are authorized to provide Public
is $61,705.00. There are no annual costs
Federal Emergency Management Assistance in the designated areas and
to respondents’ operations and Hazard Mitigation throughout the State. You
maintenance costs for technical Agency are further authorized to provide snow
services. There are no annual start-up or [Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4208– assistance under the Public Assistance
capital costs. The cost to the Federal DR; Docket ID FEMA–2015–0002] program for a limited period of time during
Government is $1,010,692.92. or proximate to the incident period.
Maine; Major Disaster and Related Consistent with the requirement that Federal
Comments Determinations assistance be supplemental, any Federal
funds provided under the Stafford Act for
Comments may be submitted as AGENCY: Federal Emergency Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75
indicated in the ADDRESSES caption Management Agency, DHS. percent of the total eligible costs. Federal
above. Comments are solicited to (a) ACTION: Notice.
funds provided under the Stafford Act for
Public Assistance also will be limited to 75
evaluate whether the proposed data percent of the total eligible costs, with the
collection is necessary for the proper SUMMARY: This is a notice of the
exception of projects that meet the eligibility
performance of the agency, including Presidential declaration of a major
criteria for a higher Federal cost-sharing
whether the information shall have disaster for the State of Maine (FEMA– percentage under the Public Assistance
practical utility; (b) evaluate the 4208–DR), dated March 12, 2015, and Alternative Procedures Pilot Program for
related determinations. Debris Removal implemented pursuant to
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
DATES: Effective Date: March 12, 2015. section 428 of the Stafford Act.
burden of the proposed collection of Further, you are authorized to make
information, including the validity of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
changes to this declaration for the approved
the methodology and assumptions used; Dean Webster, Office of Response and assistance to the extent allowable under the
(c) enhance the quality, utility, and Recovery, Federal Emergency Stafford Act.
clarity of the information to be Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833. The Federal Emergency Management
collected; and (d) minimize the burden Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that
of the collection of information on those SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
pursuant to the authority vested in the
who are to respond, including through hereby given that, in a letter dated
Administrator, under Executive Order
the use of appropriate automated, March 12, 2015, the President issued a
12148, as amended, James N. Russo, of
electronic, mechanical, or other major disaster declaration under the
FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal
technological collection techniques or authority of the Robert T. Stafford
Coordinating Officer for this major
Disaster Relief and Emergency
other forms of information technology, disaster.
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. The following areas of the State of
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
(the ‘‘Stafford Act’’), as follows: Maine have been designated as
responses.
I have determined that the damage in certain adversely affected by this major disaster:
Dated: April 3, 2015. areas of the State of Maine resulting from a
Janice Waller, Androscoggin, Cumberland, and York
severe winter storm, snowstorm, and
Counties for Public Assistance.
Acting Director, Records Management flooding during the period of January 26–28,
Androscoggin, Cumberland, and York
Division, U.S. Department of Homeland 2015, is of sufficient severity and magnitude
Counties for snow assistance under the
to warrant a major disaster declaration under
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Security, Federal Emergency Management Public Assistance program for any
Agency, Mission Support. the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
continuous 48-hour period during or
Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et
[FR Doc. 2015–08321 Filed 4–9–15; 8:45 am] proximate the incident period.
seq. (the ‘‘Stafford Act’’). Therefore, I declare
All areas within the State of Maine are
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eligible for assistance under the Hazard
of Maine.
Mitigation Grant Program.
In order to provide Federal assistance, you
are hereby authorized to allocate from funds The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
available for these purposes such amounts as Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used

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Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before June 9, 2015.
Contact		Martha Polanco, Assistant Program Manager, Disaster Assistance Directorate, Public Assistance Division, (202) 212-5761. You may contact the Records Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of information at facsimile number
FR Citation		80 FR 19336

80 FR 19336 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Application for Community Disaster Loan (CDL) Program.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYFederal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 69 (April 10, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency