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

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 accorda...

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  1. [Docket ID: FEMA-2019-0023; OMB No. 1660-0113]

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION:

30 Day notice and request for comments.

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 June 15, 2020.

ADDRESSES:

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open ( printed page 28970) for Public Comments” or by using the search function.

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 or Cornelius Jackson, Program Analyst, DHS FEMA, Grant Programs Directorate, (202) 786-9508.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This proposed information collection previously published in the Federal Register on January 22, 2020, at 85 FR 3711 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: Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP).

Type of information collection: Extension, with change, of a currently approved information collection.

OMB Number: 1660-0113.

Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 089-22, THSGP—Tribal Investment Justification Template.

Abstract: The THSGP provides supplemental funding to “directly eligible tribes” to help strengthen the nation against risks associated with potential terrorist attacks as authorized by sections 2004 and 2005 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-296, as amended) (6 U.S.C. 605—606). “Directly eligible tribes” are defined in Section 2001 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-296, as amended) (6 U.S.C. 601). This program provides funds to build capabilities at the tribal governmental level.

Affected Public: Tribal Governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 60.

Estimated Number of Responses: 60.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 18,010.

Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $886,452.

Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.

Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $460,885.

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.

Maile Arthur,

Acting Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 2020-10378 Filed 5-13-20; 8:45 am]

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“Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; FEMA Preparedness Grants: Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP),” thefederalregister.org (May 14, 2020), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2020-10378/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-omb-review-comment-request-fema-preparedness-grants-tribal-homel.