82 FR 18154 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; FEMA Preparedness Grants: Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 72 (April 17, 2017)

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 82, Number 72 (Monday, April 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18154-18155]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07613]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2017-0006; OMB No. 1660-0126]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; FEMA Preparedness Grants: Emergency Management 
Performance Grant (EMPG)

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

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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 May 17, 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].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection 
previously published in the Federal Register on February 2, 2017 at 82 
FR 9071 with a 60 day public comment period. FEMA received one request 
for a copy of the proposed information collection by the public. The 
Agency responded to this comment and provided the most up-to-date copy 
of the proposed information collection to the requester. 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: Emergency Management Performance 
Grant (EMPG).
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0126.
    Form Titles and Numbers: None.
    Abstract: The Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG) 
Program assists State and local governments in enhancing and sustaining 
all-hazards emergency management capabilities. The EMPG Work Plan 
narrative must demonstrate how proposed projects address gaps, 
deficiencies, and capabilities in current programs and the ability to 
provide enhancements consistent with the purpose of the program and 
guidance provided by FEMA. FEMA uses the information to provide 
details, timelines, and milestones on proposed projects.
    Affected Public: State, Local, Territorial, or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 58.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 174 hours.
    Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the 
hour burden is $9,008.26. There are no annual costs to respondents 
operations and maintenance costs for technical services. There is no 
annual start-up or capital costs. The cost to the Federal Government is 
$415,206.

    Dated: April 5, 2017.
Tammi Hines,
Records Management Program Chief (Acting), Mission Support, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2017-07613 Filed 4-14-17; 8:45 am]
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