Notices. Notice and request for comments
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BILLING CODE 9110-04-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [Docket ID: FEMA-2018-0028; OMB No. 1660-0083] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Application for Community Disaster Loan
(CDL)Program AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: 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 October 9, 2018. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the Desk Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and sent via electronic mail to *dhsdeskofficer@omb.eop.gov.* 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 *FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@fema.dhs.gov* or Martha Polanco, Assistant Program Manager, Disaster Assistance Directorate, Public Assistance Division,
(202)212-5761. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection previously published in the **Federal Register** on June 29, 2018 at 83 FR 30159 with a 60 day public comment period. FEMA received 12 unrelated comments. The number of respondents, responses, and total annual burden hours for this collection changed from the previously published **Federal Register** notice because the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico were added as a respondent. 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:* Application for Community Disaster Loan
(CDL)Program. *Type of Information Collection:* Extension, without change, of a currently approved information collection. *OMB Number:* 1660-0083. *Form Titles and Numbers:* FEMA Form 090-0-1, Certification Of Eligibility For Community Disaster Loans; FEMA Form 116-0-1, Promissory Note; FEMA Form 116-0-1A, Promissory Note; FEMA Form 116-0-1B, Promissory Note; FEMA Form 116-0-1C, Promissory Note; FEMA Form 085-0-1, Local Government Resolution—Collateral Security; FEMA Form 112-0-3C, Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements; FEMA Form 090-0-4, Letter of Application through the GAR. The respondent will only complete each form once and each response will require 4.0 hours. *Abstract:* The loan package for the CDL Program provides Local and Tribal governments that have suffered substantial loss of tax or other revenues as a result of a major disaster or emergency, the opportunity to obtain financial assistance in order to perform their governmental functions. The loan must be justified on the basis of need and actual expenses. *Affected Public:* State, local or Tribal Government. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 144. *Estimated Number of Responses:* 144. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 518.13.13. *Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost:* $27,761.41. *Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs:* $0. *Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs:* $0. *Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government:* $1,012,699.66. 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. William Holzerland, Information Management Division, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2018-19250 Filed 9-5-18; 8:45 am]