Notices. Notice and request for comments
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BILLING CODE 9110-10-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency has submitted the following proposed information collection to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507). *Title:* Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program
(PDM)E-Grants. *Type of Information Collection:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *OMB Number:* 1660-0071. *Abstract:* This collection is necessary to provide Federal grant assistance to State, local governments, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments, to develop mitigation plans in accordance with section 322 of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, to implement pre-disaster mitigation projects that primarily reduces the risks of natural hazards on life and property, but may include hazards caused by non-natural forces, and to provide information and technical assistance to cost-effective mitigation activities. FEMA will make the Pre-Disaster Mitigation grant application available on-line to States and local governments through a web-based e-Grants application process. The e-Grants system is being developed to meet the intent of the e-Governnment initiative. This initiative requires that all government agencies both streamline grant applications processes and provide for the means to electronically create, review, and submit a grant application via the Internet. *Affected Public:* State, local or tribal government. *Number of Respondents:* 1176. *Estimated Time per Respondent:* Grant Application and Reporting Forms Type of collection forms Number of respondents
(A)Number of reponses/respondent
(B)Hours per response and record keeping Annual burden hours (A*B*C) SF-424 (Application face sheet) 56 2 45 minutes 84.0 Budget Information—Construction Program, FEMA Form 20-15 1 56 1 17.2 hours 963.2 FEMA Form 20-20 Budget—Non-Construction 1 56 2 9.7 hours 1086.4 FEMA Form 20-16, 20-16A, 20-16B, 20-16C (Summary of assurances & certifications) 56 2 1.7 hours 190.4 SF-LLL (lobbying disclosure) 56 2 10 minutes 18.7 FEMA Form 20-10—Financial Status Report, Quarterly Progress Report 56 8 1 hour 448.0 FEMA Form 76-10A Obligating Document For Award/Amendment 56 2 1.2 hours 134.40 FEMA Form 20-17 Outlay Report and Request for Reimbursement 56 20 17.2 hours 19264.0 FEMA Form 20-18 Report of Government Property 56 2 4.2 hours 235.2 FEMA 20-19—Report of Unobligated Balance (or substitute) 56 2 5 minutes 9.3 Annual Audit & Audit Trail Requirements 56 1 30 hours 28.0 Subtotal for OMB-Approved Standard
(SF)and FEMA forms 22013.4 Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program—Grant Supplemental Information Type of collection forms Number of respondents
(A)Number of reponses/respondent
(B)Hours per response and record keeping Annual burden hours (A*B*C) Benefit-Cost Determination 56 20 5 hours 5600.0 Environmental Review 56 20 7.5 hours 8400.0 Program/Project Narrative (including PDM Supplemental Questions 56 20 12 hours 13440.0 Total Burden for PDM 50,887 *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 50,887 hours. *Frequency of Response:* On occasion. *Comments:* Interested persons are invited to submit within 30 days of the date of this notice written comments on the proposed information collection to the FEMA Desk Officer at the Office of Management and Budget at e-mail address *David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov* . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection should be made to Muriel B. Anderson, Chief, Records Management Branch, Information Resources Management Division, Information Technology Services Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency at e-mail address *InformationCollections@fema.gov* . Dated: November 13, 2003. Edward W. Kernan, Division Director, Information Resources Management Division, Information Technology Services Directorate. [FR Doc. 03-30173 Filed 12-3-03; 8:45 am]
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