81 FR 89490 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; FEMA Preparedness Grants: Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 238 (December 12, 2016)

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission will describe 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 the actual data collection instruments FEMA will use.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 238 (Monday, December 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89490-89491]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29729]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2016-0023; OMB No. 1660-0125]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; FEMA Preparedness Grants: Homeland Security 
Grant Program (HSGP)

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the 
information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and 
Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission will describe 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 the actual data collection 
instruments FEMA will use.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 11, 2017.

ADDRESSES: 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 the Desk 
Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, and sent via electronic mail to 
[email protected].

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-
3100, or email address [email protected].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection previously 
published in the Federal Register on September 26, 2016 at 81 FR 66051 
with a 60 day public comment period. No comments were received. The 
purpose of this notice is to notify the public that FEMA will submit 
the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management 
and Budget for review and clearance.

Collection of Information

    Title: FEMA Preparedness Grants: Homeland Security Grant Program 
(HSGP).
    Type of information collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0125.
    Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 089-1, HSGP Investment 
Justification (SHSP and UASI); FEMA Form 089-16, OPSG Operations Order 
Report; FEMA Form 089-20, OPSG Inventory of Operation Orders; FEMA Form 
089-0-27, Operation Stonegarden Daily Activity Report (DAR).
    Abstract: The HSGP is an important tool among a comprehensive set 
of measures to help strengthen the Nation against risks associated with 
potential terrorist attacks. DHS/FEMA uses the information to evaluate 
applicants' familiarity with the national preparedness architecture and 
identify how elements of this architecture have been incorporated into 
regional/State/local planning, operations, and investments.
    The HSGP is a primary funding mechanism for building and sustaining 
national preparedness capabilities. The HSGP is comprised of three 
separate grant programs: The SHSP, the UASI, and OPSG. Together, these 
grants fund a range of preparedness activities, including planning, 
organization, equipment purchase, training, exercises, and management 
and administration costs. The OPSG will begin to utilize the Office of 
Management and Budget's web-based portal MAX.GOV, at https://www.MAX.GOV/, for operational management of the grant program. The HSGP 
now requires applicants to submit the SAFECOM Compliance Letter, which 
has been added to this collection. The compliance letter certifies that 
the applicant will comply with SAFECOM Guidance when implementing 
interoperable communications projects. The letter will be attached in 
the Non-Disaster Grants Management System as part of the HSGP 
application.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 664.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 269,579 hours.
    Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the 
hour burden is $16,587,196. 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 
$2,022,270.

    Dated: December 7, 2016.
Richard W. Mattison,
Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2016-29729 Filed 12-9-16; 8:45 am]
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