80 FR 60398 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Fire Prevention and Safety Grants-Grant Application Supplemental Information
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 193 (October 6, 2015)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 193 (October 6, 2015)
| Page Range | 60398-60399 | |
| FR Document | 2015-25371 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 193 (Tuesday, October 6, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 60398-60399] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-25371] [[Page 60398]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [Docket ID: FEMA-2015-0022; OMB No. 1660-0054] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Fire Prevention and Safety Grants--Grant Application Supplemental Information AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 a revision of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning grant application information necessary to assess the needs and benefits of applicants for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) and Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) grants. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 7, 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-2015-0022. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., 8NE, Washington, DC 20472- 3100. 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: William Dunham, Fire Program Specialist, FEMA, Grant Program Directorate, 202-786-9813. You may contact the Records Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of information at email address: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This package is a revision to the collection originally approved as the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program-- Grant Application Supplemental Information, OMB Control Number: 1660- 0054. FEMA is updating the name of this collection from ``Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program--Grant Application Supplemental Information'' to ``Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Fire Prevention and Safety Grants--Grant Application Supplemental Information'' to reflect more accurately the grant programs covered. Information sought under this submission will comprise of applications for Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) and Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) grants. The Federal Fire Protection and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), as amended, authorizes FEMA to fund fire department activities. The information collected through the program's application is the minimum necessary to evaluate grant applications and is necessary for FEMA to comply with mandates delineated in the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as amended. Collection of Information Title: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Fire Prevention and Safety Grants--Grant Application Supplemental Information. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved information collection. OMB Number: 1660-0054. FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 080-0-2, Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Application (General Questions and Narrative); FEMA Form 080-0- 2a, Activity Specific Questions for AFG Vehicle Applicants; FEMA Form 080-0-2b, Activity Specific Questions for AFG Operations and Safety Applications; FEMA Form 080-0-3, Activity Specific Questions for Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Applicants; FEMA Form 080-0-3a, Fire Prevention and Safety; FEMA Form 080-0-3b, Research and Development. Abstract: The FEMA forms for this collection are used to objectively evaluate each of the anticipated applicants to determine which applicants' submission in each of the AFG activities are close to the established program priorities. FEMA also uses the information to determine eligibility and whether the proposed use of funds meets the requirements and intent of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as amended. Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government; Not-for-profit Institutions. Number of Respondents: 22,000. Number of Responses: 22,000. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 158,590 hours. Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average Total Form name/form Number of responses Total burden per annual Average Total annual Type of respondent number respondents per number of response burden (in hourly wage respondent cost respondent responses (in hours) hours) rate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State, Local or Tribal Government. Assistance to 10,000 1 10,000 9 90,000 $49.50 $4,455,000.00 Firefighters Grants (AFG) Application (General Questions and Narrative)/FEMA Form 080-0-2. State, Local or Tribal Government. Activity Specific 2,600 1 2,600 11 28,600 49.50 1,415,700.00 Questions for AFG Vehicle Applicants/ FEMA Form 080-0-2a. [[Page 60399]] State, Local or Tribal Government. Activity Specific 7,400 1 7,400 4.6 34,040 49.50 1,684,980.00 Questions for AFG Operations and Safety Applications/ FEMA Form 080-0-2b. State, Local or Tribal Government. Activity Specific 820 1 820 2.5 2,050 49.50 101,475.00 Questions for Fire Prevention and Safety (FPS) Applicants/FEMA Form 080-0-3. Not-for-profit Institutions....... Activity Specific 180 1 180 2.5 450 49.50 22,275.00 Questions for Fire Prevention and Safety (FPS) Applicants/FEMA Form 080-0-3. State, Local or Tribal Government. Fire Prevention and 820 1 820 2.5 2,050 49.50 101,475.00 Safety/FEMA Form 080-0-3a. Not-for-profit Institutions....... Fire Prevention and 130 1 130 2.5 325 49.50 16,087.50 Safety/FEMA Form 080-0-3a. Not-for-profit Institutions....... Research and 50 1 50 21.5 1,075 48.50 52,137.50 Development/FEMA Form 080-0-3b. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total......................... .................... 22,000 ........... 22,000 ........... 158,590 ........... 7,849,130.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note: The ``Avg. Hourly Wage Rate'' for each respondent includes a 1.4 multiplier to reflect a fully-loaded wage rate. Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the hour burden is $7,849,130.00. 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 $3,319,699.04. 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: September 30, 2015. Richard W. Mattison, Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2015-25371 Filed 10-5-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111-78P
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND All submissions received must program’s application is the minimum
SECURITY include the agency name and Docket ID. necessary to evaluate grant applications
Regardless of the method used for and is necessary for FEMA to comply
Federal Emergency Management submitting comments or material, all with mandates delineated in the Federal
Agency submissions will be posted, without Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974,
[Docket ID: FEMA–2015–0022; OMB No. change, to the Federal eRulemaking as amended.
1660–0054] Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,
Collection of Information
and will include any personal
Agency Information Collection information you provide. Therefore, Title: Assistance to Firefighters Grant
Activities: Proposed Collection; submitting this information makes it Program and Fire Prevention and Safety
Comment Request; Assistance to public. You may wish to read the Grants—Grant Application
Firefighters Grant Program and Fire Privacy Act notice that is available via Supplemental Information.
Prevention and Safety Grants—Grant the link in the footer of Type of Information Collection:
Application Supplemental Information www.regulations.gov. Revision of a currently approved
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information collection.
AGENCY: Federal Emergency
William Dunham, Fire Program OMB Number: 1660–0054.
Management Agency, DHS.
Specialist, FEMA, Grant Program FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 080–0–2,
ACTION: Notice.
Directorate, 202–786–9813. You may Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG)
SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency contact the Records Management Application (General Questions and
Management Agency, as part of its Division for copies of the proposed Narrative); FEMA Form 080–0–2a,
continuing effort to reduce paperwork collection of information at email Activity Specific Questions for AFG
and respondent burden, invites the address: FEMA-Information-Collections- Vehicle Applicants; FEMA Form 080–0–
general public and other Federal Management@fema.dhs.gov. 2b, Activity Specific Questions for AFG
agencies to take this opportunity to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Operations and Safety Applications;
comment on a revision of a currently package is a revision to the collection FEMA Form 080–0–3, Activity Specific
approved information collection. In originally approved as the Assistance to Questions for Fire Prevention and Safety
accordance with the Paperwork Firefighters Grant Program—Grant (FP&S) Applicants; FEMA Form 080–0–
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks Application Supplemental Information, 3a, Fire Prevention and Safety; FEMA
comments concerning grant application OMB Control Number: 1660–0054. Form 080–0–3b, Research and
information necessary to assess the FEMA is updating the name of this Development.
needs and benefits of applicants for the collection from ‘‘Assistance to Abstract: The FEMA forms for this
Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Firefighters Grant Program—Grant collection are used to objectively
(AFG) and Fire Prevention and Safety Application Supplemental Information’’ evaluate each of the anticipated
(FP&S) grants. to ‘‘Assistance to Firefighters Grant applicants to determine which
DATES: Comments must be submitted on Program and Fire Prevention and Safety applicants’ submission in each of the
or before December 7, 2015. Grants—Grant Application AFG activities are close to the
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate Supplemental Information’’ to reflect established program priorities. FEMA
submissions to the docket, please use more accurately the grant programs also uses the information to determine
only one of the following means to covered. Information sought under this eligibility and whether the proposed use
submit comments: submission will comprise of of funds meets the requirements and
(1) Online. Submit comments at applications for Assistance to intent of the Federal Fire Prevention
www.regulations.gov under Docket ID Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) and and Control Act of 1974, as amended.
FEMA–2015–0022. Follow the Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal
instructions for submitting comments. grants. The Federal Fire Protection and Government; Not-for-profit Institutions.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et Number of Respondents: 22,000.
Docket Manager, Office of Chief seq.), as amended, authorizes FEMA to Number of Responses: 22,000.
Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., fund fire department activities. The Estimated Total Annual Burden
8NE, Washington, DC 20472–3100. information collected through the Hours: 158,590 hours.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS
Number of Average
Total Total annual Average
Type of Form name/form Number of responses burden per Total annual
number of burden hourly wage
respondent number respondents per response respondent cost
responses (in hours) rate
respondent (in hours)
State, Assistance to Fire- 10,000 1 10,000 9 90,000 $49.50 $4,455,000.00
Local or fighters Grants
Tribal (AFG) Application
Govern- (General Questions
ment. and Narrative)/
FEMA Form 080–0–
2.
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State, Activity Specific Ques- 2,600 1 2,600 11 28,600 49.50 1,415,700.00
Local or tions for AFG Vehi-
Tribal cle Applicants/
Govern- FEMA Form 080–0–
ment. 2a.
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS—Continued
Number of Average
Total Total annual Average
Type of Form name/form Number of responses burden per Total annual
number of burden hourly wage
respondent number respondents per response respondent cost
responses (in hours) rate
respondent (in hours)
State, Activity Specific Ques- 7,400 1 7,400 4.6 34,040 49.50 1,684,980.00
Local or tions for AFG Oper-
Tribal ations and Safety
Govern- Applications/FEMA
ment. Form 080–0–2b.
State, Activity Specific Ques- 820 1 820 2.5 2,050 49.50 101,475.00
Local or tions for Fire Pre-
Tribal vention and Safety
Govern- (FPS) Applicants/
ment. FEMA Form 080–0–
3.
Not-for- Activity Specific Ques- 180 1 180 2.5 450 49.50 22,275.00
profit In- tions for Fire Pre-
stitutions. vention and Safety
(FPS) Applicants/
FEMA Form 080–0–
3.
State, Fire Prevention and 820 1 820 2.5 2,050 49.50 101,475.00
Local or Safety/FEMA Form
Tribal 080–0–3a.
Govern-
ment.
Not-for- Fire Prevention and 130 1 130 2.5 325 49.50 16,087.50
profit In- Safety/FEMA Form
stitutions. 080–0–3a.
Not-for- Research and Devel- 50 1 50 21.5 1,075 48.50 52,137.50
profit In- opment/FEMA Form
stitutions. 080–0–3b.
Total .. .................................... 22,000 .................... 22,000 .................... 158,590 .................... 7,849,130.00
• Note: The ‘‘Avg. Hourly Wage Rate’’ for each respondent includes a 1.4 multiplier to reflect a fully-loaded wage rate.
Estimated Cost: The estimated annual e.g., permitting electronic submission of ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent via
cost to respondents for the hour burden responses. U.S. Postal Service the National Register
is $7,849,130.00. There are no annual Dated: September 30, 2015. of Historic Places, National Park
costs to respondents’ operations and Richard W. Mattison, Service, 1849 C St. NW., MS 2280,
maintenance costs for technical Washington, DC 20240; by all other
Records Management Program Chief, Mission
services. There are no annual start-up or Support, Federal Emergency Management carriers, National Register of Historic
capital costs. The cost to the Federal Agency, Department of Homeland Security. Places, National Park Service, 1201 Eye
Government is $3,319,699.04. [FR Doc. 2015–25371 Filed 10–5–15; 8:45 am]
St. NW., 8th floor, Washington, DC
20005; or by fax, 202–371–6447.
Comments BILLING CODE 9111–78P
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Comments may be submitted as properties listed in this notice are being
indicated in the ADDRESSES caption considered for listing or related actions
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
in the National Register of Historic
above. Comments are solicited to (a)
National Park Service Places. Nominations for their
evaluate whether the proposed data
consideration were received by the
collection is necessary for the proper [NPS–WASO–NRNHL–19335; National Park Service before May 23,
performance of the agency, including PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000] 2015. Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36
whether the information shall have CFR part 60, written comments are
practical utility; (b) evaluate the National Register of Historic Places;
being accepted concerning the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the Notification of Pending Nominations
significance of the nominated properties
burden of the proposed collection of and Related Actions
under the National Register criteria for
information, including the validity of AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. evaluation.
the methodology and assumptions used; ACTION: Notice. Before including your address, phone
(c) enhance the quality, utility, and number, email address, or other
clarity of the information to be SUMMARY: The National Park Service is personal identifying information in your
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collected; and (d) minimize the burden soliciting comments on the significance comment, you should be aware that
of the collection of information on those of properties nominated before your entire comment—including your
who are to respond, including through September 12, 2015 for listing or related personal identifying information—may
the use of appropriate automated, actions in the National Register of be made publicly available at any time.
electronic, mechanical, or other Historic Places. While you can ask us in your comment
technological collection techniques or DATES: Comments should be submitted to withhold your personal identifying
other forms of information technology, by October 21, 2015. information from public review, we
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