[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85995-85996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28612]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2016-0025; OMB No. 1660-0026]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; State Administrative Plan for the Hazard Mitigation
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 State Administrative
Plan for the procedural guide that details how the State will
administer the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 30, 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-2016-0025. 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: Nicole LaRosa, Grants Policy Branch,
Mitigation Division, at (202) 646-3906. You may contact the Records
Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of
information at email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA regulations in 44 CFR 206.437 require
development and update of the State Administrative Plan by State
Grantees as a condition of receiving Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
(HMGP) funding under section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. 5170c. Grantees
can be any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, or an Indian tribal government that
chooses to act as a grantee. Section 404 mandates FEMA approval of the
State Administrative Plan before awarding any project grant assistance
to a community or State applicant.
Collection of Information
Title: State Administrative Plan for the Hazard Mitigation Grant
Program
Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a
currently approved information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0026.
FEMA Forms: None.
Abstract: The State Administrative Plan is a procedural guide that
details how the State will administer the HMGP. The State must have a
current administrative plan approved by the appropriate FEMA Regional
Administrator before receiving HMGP funds. The administrative plan may
take any form including a chapter within a comprehensive State
mitigation program strategy.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 32.
Number of Responses: 64.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 512.
Estimated Cost: $21,847.04.
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.
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Dated: November 22, 2016.
Richard W. Mattison
Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2016-28612 Filed 11-28-16; 8:45 am]
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