81 FR 85995 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; State Administrative Plan for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 229 (November 29, 2016)

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 State Administrative Plan for the procedural guide that details how the State will administer the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85995-85996]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28612]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2016-0025; OMB No. 1660-0026]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; State Administrative Plan for the Hazard Mitigation 
Grant 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 State Administrative 
Plan for the procedural guide that details how the State will 
administer the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 30, 2017.

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-2016-0025. 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: Nicole LaRosa, Grants Policy Branch, 
Mitigation Division, at (202) 646-3906. You may contact the Records 
Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of 
information at email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA regulations in 44 CFR 206.437 require 
development and update of the State Administrative Plan by State 
Grantees as a condition of receiving Hazard Mitigation Grant Program 
(HMGP) funding under section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. 5170c. Grantees 
can be any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto 
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, or an Indian tribal government that 
chooses to act as a grantee. Section 404 mandates FEMA approval of the 
State Administrative Plan before awarding any project grant assistance 
to a community or State applicant.

Collection of Information

    Title: State Administrative Plan for the Hazard Mitigation Grant 
Program
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0026.
    FEMA Forms: None.
    Abstract: The State Administrative Plan is a procedural guide that 
details how the State will administer the HMGP. The State must have a 
current administrative plan approved by the appropriate FEMA Regional 
Administrator before receiving HMGP funds. The administrative plan may 
take any form including a chapter within a comprehensive State 
mitigation program strategy.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 32.
    Number of Responses: 64.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 512.
    Estimated Cost: $21,847.04.

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.


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    Dated: November 22, 2016.
Richard W. Mattison
Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2016-28612 Filed 11-28-16; 8:45 am]
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