[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 33 (Friday, February 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 8521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03454]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2016-0005; OMB No. 1660-0082]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Application for Community Disaster Loan Cancellation
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 application for loan
cancellation under the Community Disaster Loan Program.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 19, 2016.
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- 2016-0005. 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: Martha Polanco, Assistant Program
Manager, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Public Assistance
Division, at 202-701-4023. You may contact the Records Management
Division for copies of the proposed collection of information at email
address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Community Disaster Loan (CDL) Program is
authorized by section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, Public Law 93-288, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
5184, and implementing regulations at 44 CFR subpart K. The Assistant
Administrator may make a CDL to any local government which has suffered
a substantial loss of tax or other revenues as a result of a major
disaster or emergency and which demonstrates a need for Federal
financial assistance in order to perform its governmental functions.
FEMA shall cancel repayment of all or part of a CDL to the extent that
the Assistant Administrator for the Disaster Assistance Directorate
determines that revenues of the local government during the full three
fiscal year period following the disaster are insufficient, as a result
of the disaster, to meet the operating budget for the local government,
including additional unreimbursed disaster-related expenses for a
municipal operating character.
Collection of Information
Title: Application for Community Disaster Loan Cancellation.
Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a
currently approved information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0082.
FEMA Form: FEMA Form 009-0-15, Application for Loan Cancellation.
Abstract: The loan cancellation form for the CDL Program provides
local governments that have suffered substantial loss of tax or other
revenues as a result of a major disaster or emergency and have not
recovered financially during the third fiscal year post-disaster the
opportunity to request cancellation of their loan. The loan
cancellation must be justified on the basis of need and actual
expenses.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 81.
Number of Responses: 81.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 81 hours.
Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the
hour burden is $3,947.13. 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
$12,355.11.
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.
Dated: February 12, 2016.
Richard W. Mattison,
Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2016-03454 Filed 2-18-16; 8:45 am]
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