[Federal Register: May 13, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 93)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice; 30-day notice and request for comments; Extension of a 
currently approved collection 1660-0025, Standard Forms: SF-LLL, SF-
424, SF-270, FEMA Forms: 20-10, 20-15, 20-16A, 20-16B, 20-16C, 20-17, 
20-18, 20-19, 20-20, and 76-10A.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA) has submitted the following information collection to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance 
with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 
submission describes 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 includes 
the actual data collection instruments FEMA will use.
    Title: FEMA Grant Administration Forms.
    OMB Number: 1660-0025.
    Abstract: This collection of information focuses on the 
standardization and consistent use of standard and FEMA forms 
associated with grantees requests for disaster and non-disaster Federal 
assistance, submission of financial and administrative reporting and 
record keeping. The use of the forms will minimize burden on the 
respondent and enable FEMA to continue to improve in its grants 
administration practices. The forms are used to administer the 
following FEMA grant programs.
    National Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response System--To develop 
an immediately deployable, national response capability to locate and 
extricate, and medically stabilize victims of structural collapse 
during a disaster, while simultaneously enhancing the US&R response 
capabilities of State and local governments.
    Community Assistance Program--State Support Services Element (CAP-
SSSE)--To ensure that communities participating in the National Flood 
Insurance Program (NFIP) are achieving flood loss reduction measures 
consistent with program direction. The CAP-SSSE is intended to 
identify, prevent and resolve floodplain management issues in 
participating communities before they develop into problems requiring 
enforcement action.
    Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP)--To 
enhance emergency preparedness capabilities of the States and local 
communities at each of the eight chemical agent stockpile storage 
facilities. The purpose of the program is to assist States and local 
communities in efforts to improve their capacity to plan for and 
respond to accidents associated with the storage and ultimate disposal 
of chemical warfare materials.
    National Dam Safety Program (NDSP)--To encourage the establishment 
and maintenance of effective State programs intended to ensure dam 
safety, to protect human life and property, and to improve State dam 
safety programs.
    Interoperable Communications Equipment (ICE)--To provide funding to 
jurisdictions across the nation for demonstration projects on uses of 
equipment and technologies to increase communications interoperability 
among the fire service, law enforcement, and emergency medical service 
communities. These projects will illustrate and encourage the 
acceptance of new technologies and operating methods to assist 
communities in achieving interoperability.

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    Earthquake Consortium (EqC)--To operate a program of grants and 
assistance to enable States to develop mitigation, preparedness and 
response plans prepare inventories and conduct seismic safety 
inspection of critical structures and lifelines, update building and 
zoning codes and ordinances to enhance seismic safety, increase 
earthquake awareness and education, and encourage the development of 
multi-State groups for such purposes.
    Disaster Donations Management Program (AIDMATRIX)--To distribute 
technology solutions to State and local government and voluntary 
agencies throughout the country prior, to a major event, through the 
Aidmatrix Foundation/FEMA partnership. This will allow end-users to 
incorporate technology solutions into their planning, increasing their 
capacity to respond quickly and effectively once a disaster occurs.
    Alternative Housing Pilot Program (AHPP)--Evaluate the efficacy of 
non-traditional short and intermediate-term housing alternatives for 
potential future use in a catastrophic disaster environment. Identify, 
develop and evaluate alternatives to and alternative forms of FEMA 
Disaster Housing to assist victims of the 2005 hurricanes in the Gulf 
Coast.
    Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP)--To increase local involvement 
in, and ownership of, the development and maintenance of flood hazard 
maps produced for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
    Map Modernization Management Support (MMMS)--To increase local 
involvement in, and ownership of, management of the development and 
maintenance of flood hazard maps produced for the National Flood 
Insurance.
    New Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC)--The Repetitive Flood Claims 
(RFC) Program was authorized in 2004 under Public Law 108-264, funds 
were not appropriated until FY 2006. The RFC program is authorized 
under the NFIA to award grants for actions that reduce flood damages to 
individual properties for which one or more claim payments for losses 
have been made. FEMA is not required to publish regulations; however, 
FEMA will provide notice to eligible applicants, post notice on OMB's 
Grants.gov Web site, and post the RFC program guidance on its Web site 
at http://www.fema.gov.
    Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)--To assist States and communities 
in implementing measures to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of 
flood damage to buildings, manufactured homes, and other structures 
insurable under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
    Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM)--To provide States and communities 
with a much needed source of pre-disaster mitigation funding for cost-
effective hazard mitigation activities that are part of a comprehensive 
mitigation program, and that reduce injuries, loss of life, and damage 
and destruction of property. Competitive grants are part of this 
program including grants to universities.
    Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG)--To provide direct 
assistance, on a competitive basis, to fire departments of a State or 
tribal nation for the purpose of protecting the health and safety of 
the public and firefighting personnel against fire and fire-related 
hazards.
    Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)--To 
increase the number of firefighters in local communities and to help 
them meet industry minimum standards and attain 24/7 staffing for 
adequate protection against fire and fire-related hazards, and fulfill 
related roles associated with fire departments.

Disaster Programs

    Public Assistance Grants (PA)--To provide supplemental assistance 
to States, local governments, and political subdivisions to the State, 
Indian Tribes, Alaskan Native Villages, and certain nonprofit 
organizations in alleviating suffering and hardship resulting from 
major disasters or emergencies declared by the President.
    Crisis Counseling (SCC)--To provide immediate crisis counseling 
services, when required, to victims of a major Federally-declared 
disaster for the purpose of relieving mental health problems caused or 
aggravated by a major disaster or its aftermath.
    Presidential Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals and 
Households--Other Needs (ONA)--To provide assistance to individuals and 
households affected by a disaster or emergency declared by the 
President, and enable them to address necessary expenses and serious 
needs, which cannot be met through other forms of disaster assistance 
or through other means such as insurance.
    Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)--To provide States and local 
governments' financial assistance to implement measures that will 
permanently reduce or eliminate future damages and losses from natural 
hazards through safer building practices and improving existing 
structures and supporting infrastructure.
    Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAGP)--To provide grants to 
States, Indian tribal government and local governments for the 
mitigation, management and control of any fire burning on publicly 
(nonfederal) or privately owned forest or grassland that threatens such 
destruction as would constitute a major disaster.
    Affected Public: State, local, and tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 56.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 38,408.66.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,150,885.
    Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
    Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Nathan 
Lesser, Desk Officer, Department of Homeland Security/FEMA, and sent 
via electronic mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 
395-6974. Comments must be submitted on or before June 12, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Director, 
Records Management Division, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, 
Mail Drop Room 301, 1800 S. Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22202, facsimile 
number (202) 646-3347, or e-mail address FEMA-Information-
Collections@dhs.gov.

    Dated: April 28, 2008.
John A. Sharetts-Sullivan,
Director, Records Management Division, Office of Management, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security,
[FR Doc. E8-10580 Filed 5-12-08; 8:45 am]

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