83 FR 49406 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; FEMA Preparedness Grants: Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 190 (October 1, 2018)

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 83, Number 190 (Monday, October 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49406-49407]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21315]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2018-0021; OMB No. 1660-0112]


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

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 October 31, 2018.

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, 
Information Management Division, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, 
email address [email protected] or 
Brian Copeland, Section Chief, FEMA, Grant Programs Directorate, 202-
786-0810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection 
previously published in the Federal Register on April 12, 2018 at 83 FR 
15863 with a 60 day public comment period. No comments were received. 
Minor changes were made to the Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost 
and Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government to 
accommodate updated wage rates. The updated costs are included below. 
The Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP) is a FEMA grant program that 
focuses on transportation infrastructure protection activities. The 
collection of information for TSGP is mandated by Section 1406, Title 
XIV of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 
2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135), which directs the Secretary to establish a 
program for making grants to eligible public transportation agencies 
for security improvements. Additionally, information is collected in 
accordance with Section 1406(c) of the Implementing Recommendations of 
the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135(c)) which authorizes the 
Secretary to determine the requirements for grant recipients, including 
application requirements. 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: Transit Security Grant Program 
(TSGP).
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0112.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 089-4, TSGP Investment Justification; FEMA 
Form 089-4A, TSGP Investment Justification Background Document; FEMA 
Form 089-4B, TSGP Five-Year Security Capital and Operational 
Sustainment Plan.
    Abstract: The TSGP is an important component of the Department's 
effort to enhance the security of the Nation's critical infrastructure. 
The program provides funds to owners and operators of transit systems 
to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the 
traveling public from acts of terrorism, major disasters, and other 
emergencies.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; State, local, or 
Tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 123.

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    Estimated Number of Responses: 492.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,781 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $289,223.43.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $849,475.20.

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.

William H. Holzerland,
Sr. Director, Information Management Division, Office of the Chief 
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2018-21315 Filed 9-28-18; 8:45 am]
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