82_FR_47758 82 FR 47562 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Fire Management Assistance Grant Program.

82 FR 47562 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Fire Management Assistance Grant Program.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 196 (October 12, 2017)

Page Range47562-47563
FR Document2017-22017

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 Fire Management Assistance Grant Program.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2017-0028; OMB No. 1660-0058]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Fire Management Assistance 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 Fire Management 
Assistance Grant Program.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 11, 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-2017-0028. 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: Allen Wineland, FMAG Program Manager, 
Office of Response & Recovery, FEMA, (202) 702-1472 for additional 
information. You may contact the Records Management Division for copies 
of the proposed collection of information at email address: FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@fema.dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collection is required for 
Fire Management Assistance Grant Program (FMAGP) eligibility 
determinations, grants management, and compliance with other federal 
laws and regulations. FEMA's regulations, at 44 CFR part 204, specify 
the information collections necessary to facilitate the provision of 
assistance under the FMAGP. FMAGP was established under Section 420 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 
U.S.C. 5187, as amended by section 303 of the Disaster Mitigation Act 
of 2000, and authorizes the President to provide assistance to any 
State or local government for the mitigation, management, and control 
of any fire on public or private forest land or grassland that 
threatens such destruction as would constitute a major disaster.

Collection of Information

    Title: Fire Management Assistance Grant Program.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0058.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 078-0-1, Request for Fire Management 
Assistance Declaration; FEMA Form 089-0-24, Request for Fire Management 
Sub-grant; FEMA Form 078-0-2, Principal Advisor's Report.
    Abstract: The information collection is required to make grant 
eligibility determinations for the Fire Management Assistance Grant 
Program (FMAGP). These eligibility-based grants and subgrants provide 
assistance to any eligible State, Indian tribal government, or local 
government for the mitigation, management, and control of a fire on 
public or private forest land or grassland that is threatening such 
destruction as would constitute a major disaster. The data/information 
gathered in the forms is used to determine the severity of the 
threatening fire, current and forecast weather conditions, and 
associated factors related to the fire and its potential threat as a 
major disaster.
    Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 178.
    Number of Responses: 553.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 811 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: The estimated annual cost 
to respondents for the hour burden is $56,281.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: There are 
no annual costs to respondents operations and maintenance costs for 
technical services.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: There is no 
annual start-up or capital costs.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: The cost to 
the Federal Government is $612,372.

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

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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.

Tammi Hines,
Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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                                                    each community or online through the                                   The flood hazard determinations are                         Dated: September 27, 2017.
                                                    FEMA Map Service Center at www.msc.                                  made final in the watersheds and/or                         Roy E. Wright,
                                                    fema.gov.                                                            communities listed in the table below.                      Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance
                                                                                                                                                                                     and Mitigation, Department of Homeland
                                                                                                                         (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.
                                                                                                                                                                                     Security, Federal Emergency Management
                                                                                                                         97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’)                               Agency.

                                                                                              Community                                                                        Community map repository address

                                                                                                                      Fayette County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions)
                                                                                                                                Docket No.: FEMA–B–1466

                                                    Borough of Everson ..................................................................................   Borough Municipal Building, 232 Brown Street, Everson, PA 15631.



                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–22027 Filed 10–11–17; 8:45 am]                         Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,                       FEMA Form 078–0–2, Principal
                                                    BILLING CODE 9110–12–P                                               and will include any personal                               Advisor’s Report.
                                                                                                                         information you provide. Therefore,                            Abstract: The information collection
                                                                                                                         submitting this information makes it                        is required to make grant eligibility
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                               public. You may wish to read the                            determinations for the Fire Management
                                                    SECURITY                                                             Privacy Act notice that is available via                    Assistance Grant Program (FMAGP).
                                                                                                                         the link in the footer of                                   These eligibility-based grants and
                                                    Federal Emergency Management                                         www.regulations.gov.                                        subgrants provide assistance to any
                                                    Agency                                                                                                                           eligible State, Indian tribal government,
                                                                                                                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    [Docket ID: FEMA–2017–0028; OMB No.                                  Allen Wineland, FMAG Program                                or local government for the mitigation,
                                                    1660–0058]                                                           Manager, Office of Response &                               management, and control of a fire on
                                                                                                                         Recovery, FEMA, (202) 702–1472 for                          public or private forest land or grassland
                                                    Agency Information Collection                                        additional information. You may                             that is threatening such destruction as
                                                    Activities: Proposed Collection;                                     contact the Records Management                              would constitute a major disaster. The
                                                    Comment Request; Fire Management                                     Division for copies of the proposed                         data/information gathered in the forms
                                                    Assistance Grant Program.                                            collection of information at email                          is used to determine the severity of the
                                                                                                                         address: FEMA-Information-Collections-                      threatening fire, current and forecast
                                                    AGENCY: Federal Emergency
                                                                                                                         Management@fema.dhs.gov.                                    weather conditions, and associated
                                                    Management Agency, DHS.
                                                                                                                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                              factors related to the fire and its
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                                                                                                  potential threat as a major disaster.
                                                                                                                         information collection is required for
                                                    SUMMARY:   The Federal Emergency                                     Fire Management Assistance Grant                               Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal
                                                    Management Agency, as part of its                                    Program (FMAGP) eligibility                                 Government.
                                                    continuing effort to reduce paperwork                                determinations, grants management, and                         Number of Respondents: 178.
                                                                                                                         compliance with other federal laws and                         Number of Responses: 553.
                                                    and respondent burden, invites the
                                                                                                                         regulations. FEMA’s regulations, at 44                         Estimated Total Annual Burden
                                                    general public and other Federal
                                                                                                                         CFR part 204, specify the information                       Hours: 811 hours.
                                                    agencies to take this opportunity to
                                                                                                                         collections necessary to facilitate the                        Estimated Total Annual Respondent
                                                    comment on an extension, without
                                                                                                                         provision of assistance under the                           Cost: The estimated annual cost to
                                                    change, of a currently approved
                                                                                                                         FMAGP. FMAGP was established under                          respondents for the hour burden is
                                                    information collection. In accordance
                                                                                                                         Section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford                       $56,281.
                                                    with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
                                                                                                                         Disaster Relief and Emergency                                  Estimated Respondents’ Operation
                                                    1995, this notice seeks comments
                                                                                                                         Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5187, as                          and Maintenance Costs: There are no
                                                    concerning the Fire Management
                                                                                                                         amended by section 303 of the Disaster                      annual costs to respondents operations
                                                    Assistance Grant Program.
                                                                                                                         Mitigation Act of 2000, and authorizes                      and maintenance costs for technical
                                                    DATES: Comments must be submitted on                                                                                             services.
                                                    or before December 11, 2017.                                         the President to provide assistance to
                                                                                                                         any State or local government for the                          Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
                                                    ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate                                                                                                    Start-Up Costs: There is no annual start-
                                                                                                                         mitigation, management, and control of
                                                    submissions to the docket, please use                                any fire on public or private forest land                   up or capital costs.
                                                    only one of the following means to                                   or grassland that threatens such                               Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
                                                    submit comments:                                                     destruction as would constitute a major                     Federal Government: The cost to the
                                                      (1) Online. Submit comments at                                     disaster.                                                   Federal Government is $612,372.
                                                    www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
                                                    FEMA–2017–0028. Follow the                                           Collection of Information                                   Comments
                                                    instructions for submitting comments.                                  Title: Fire Management Assistance                           Comments may be submitted as
                                                      (2) Mail. Submit written comments to                               Grant Program.                                              indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
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                                                    Docket Manager, Office of Chief                                        Type of Information Collection:                           above. Comments are solicited to (a)
                                                    Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW.,                                 Extension, without change, of a                             evaluate whether the proposed data
                                                    8NE., Washington, DC 20472–3100.                                     currently approved information                              collection is necessary for the proper
                                                      All submissions received must                                      collection.                                                 performance of the agency, including
                                                    include the agency name and Docket ID.                                 OMB Number: 1660–0058.                                    whether the information shall have
                                                    Regardless of the method used for                                      FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 078–0–1,                            practical utility; (b) evaluate the
                                                    submitting comments or material, all                                 Request for Fire Management Assistance                      accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
                                                    submissions will be posted, without                                  Declaration; FEMA Form 089–0–24,                            burden of the proposed collection of
                                                    change, to the Federal eRulemaking                                   Request for Fire Management Sub-grant;                      information, including the validity of


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                                                    the methodology and assumptions used;                     FEMA bases the adjustment on an                     ADDRESSES:   The FIRM, and if
                                                    (c) enhance the quality, utility, and                   increase in the Consumer Price Index                  applicable, the FIS report containing the
                                                    clarity of the information to be                        for All Urban Consumers of 1.9 percent                final flood hazard information for each
                                                    collected; and (d) minimize the burden                  for the 12-month period that ended in                 community is available for inspection at
                                                    of the collection of information on those               August 2017. The Bureau of Labor                      the respective Community Map
                                                    who are to respond, including through                   Statistics of the U.S. Department of                  Repository address listed in the tables
                                                    the use of appropriate automated,                       Labor released the information on                     below and will be available online
                                                    electronic, mechanical, or other                        September 14, 2017.                                   through the FEMA Map Service Center
                                                    technological collection techniques or                  Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.            at www.msc.fema.gov by the date
                                                    other forms of information technology,                  97.036, Disaster Grants—Public Assistance             indicated above.
                                                    e.g., permitting electronic submission of               (Presidentially Declared Disasters).                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick
                                                    responses.                                                                                                    Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services
                                                                                                            Brock Long,
                                                    Tammi Hines,                                            Administrator, Federal Emergency
                                                                                                                                                                  Branch, Federal Insurance and
                                                    Records Management Program Chief, Mission               Management Agency.                                    Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400
                                                    Support, Federal Emergency Management                   [FR Doc. 2017–22031 Filed 10–11–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                  C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472,
                                                    Agency, Department of Homeland Security.                                                                      (202) 646–7659, or (email)
                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 9111–23–P
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–22017 Filed 10–11–17; 8:45 am]                                                                  patrick.sacbibit@fema.dhs.gov; or visit
                                                    BILLING CODE 9111–23–P
                                                                                                                                                                  the FEMA Map Information eXchange
                                                                                                            DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                (FMIX) online at
                                                                                                            SECURITY                                              www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                                                                        main.html.
                                                    SECURITY                                                Federal Emergency Management                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      The
                                                                                                            Agency                                                Federal Emergency Management Agency
                                                    Federal Emergency Management
                                                                                                            [Docket ID FEMA–2017–0002]                            (FEMA) makes the final determinations
                                                    Agency
                                                                                                                                                                  listed below for the new or modified
                                                    [Docket ID FEMA–2017–0001]                              Final Flood Hazard Determinations                     flood hazard information for each
                                                                                                                                                                  community listed. Notification of these
                                                    Notice of Adjustment of Countywide                      AGENCY:  Federal Emergency                            changes has been published in
                                                    Per Capita Impact Indicator                             Management Agency, DHS.                               newspapers of local circulation and 90
                                                                                                            ACTION: Final notice.                                 days have elapsed since that
                                                    AGENCY: Federal Emergency
                                                    Management Agency, DHS.                                                                                       publication. The Deputy Associate
                                                                                                            SUMMARY:   Flood hazard determinations,               Administrator for Insurance and
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                         which may include additions or                        Mitigation has resolved any appeals
                                                                                                            modifications of Base Flood Elevations                resulting from this notification.
                                                    SUMMARY:   FEMA gives notice that the                   (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood
                                                    countywide per capita impact indicator                                                                           This final notice is issued in
                                                                                                            Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone
                                                    under the Public Assistance program for                                                                       accordance with section 110 of the
                                                                                                            designations, or regulatory floodways on
                                                    disasters declared on or after October 1,                                                                     Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973,
                                                                                                            the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs)
                                                    2017, will be increased.                                                                                      42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR part 67.
                                                                                                            and where applicable, in the supporting
                                                    DATES: This adjustment applies to major                                                                       FEMA has developed criteria for
                                                                                                            Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports
                                                    disasters declared on or after October 1,                                                                     floodplain management in floodprone
                                                                                                            have been made final for the
                                                    2017.                                                                                                         areas in accordance with 44 CFR part
                                                                                                            communities listed in the table below.
                                                                                                                                                                  60.
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                           The FIRM and FIS report are the basis
                                                                                                            of the floodplain management measures                    Interested lessees and owners of real
                                                    Christopher Logan, Recovery
                                                                                                            that a community is required either to                property are encouraged to review the
                                                    Directorate, Federal Emergency
                                                                                                            adopt or to show evidence of having in                new or revised FIRM and FIS report
                                                    Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,
                                                                                                            effect in order to qualify or remain                  available at the address cited below for
                                                    Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3834.
                                                                                                            qualified for participation in the Federal            each community or online through the
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In                                                                                 FEMA Map Service Center at
                                                    assessing damages for area designations                 Emergency Management Agency’s
                                                                                                            (FEMA’s) National Flood Insurance                     www.msc.fema.gov.
                                                    under 44 CFR 206.40(b), FEMA uses a                                                                              The flood hazard determinations are
                                                    countywide per capita indicator to                      Program (NFIP). In addition, the FIRM
                                                                                                            and FIS report are used by insurance                  made final in the watersheds and/or
                                                    evaluate the impact of the disaster at the                                                                    communities listed in the table below.
                                                    county level. FEMA will adjust the                      agents and others to calculate
                                                    countywide per capita impact indicator                  appropriate flood insurance premium                   (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.
                                                    under the Public Assistance program to                  rates for buildings and the contents of               97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’)
                                                    reflect annual changes in the Consumer                  those buildings.                                        Dated: September 27, 2017.
                                                    Price Index for All Urban Consumers                     DATES: The date of September 29, 2017                 Roy E. Wright,
                                                    published by the Department of Labor.                   which has been established for the                    Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance
                                                      FEMA gives notice of an increase in                   FIRM and, where applicable, the                       and Mitigation, Department of Homeland
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                                                    the countywide per capita impact                        supporting FIS report showing the new                 Security, Federal Emergency Management
                                                    indicator to $3.68 for all disasters                    or modified flood hazard information                  Agency.
                                                    declared on or after October 1, 2017.                   for each community.                                      I. Watershed-based studies:




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CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments must be submitted on or before December 11, 2017.
ContactAllen Wineland, FMAG Program Manager, Office of Response & Recovery, FEMA, (202) 702-1472 for additional information. You may contact the Records Management Division for copies
FR Citation82 FR 47562 

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