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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2015–0022; OMB No.
1660–0054]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Assistance to
Firefighters Grant Program and Fire
Prevention and Safety Grants—Grant
Application Supplemental Information
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 a revision of a currently
approved information collection. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks
comments concerning grant application
information necessary to assess the
needs and benefits of applicants for the
Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
(AFG) and Fire Prevention and Safety
(FP&S) grants.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before December 7, 2015.
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–2015–0022. 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.
SUMMARY:
William Dunham, Fire Program
Specialist, FEMA, Grant Program
Directorate, 202–786–9813. You may
contact the Records Management
Division for copies of the proposed
collection of information at email
address: FEMA-Information-CollectionsManagement@fema.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
package is a revision to the collection
originally approved as the Assistance to
Firefighters Grant Program—Grant
Application Supplemental Information,
OMB Control Number: 1660–0054.
FEMA is updating the name of this
collection from ‘‘Assistance to
Firefighters Grant Program—Grant
Application Supplemental Information’’
to ‘‘Assistance to Firefighters Grant
Program and Fire Prevention and Safety
Grants—Grant Application
Supplemental Information’’ to reflect
more accurately the grant programs
covered. Information sought under this
submission will comprise of
applications for Assistance to
Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) and
Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S)
grants. The Federal Fire Protection and
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et
seq.), as amended, authorizes FEMA to
fund fire department activities. The
information collected through the
program’s application is the minimum
necessary to evaluate grant applications
and is necessary for FEMA to comply
with mandates delineated in the Federal
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974,
as amended.
Collection of Information
Title: Assistance to Firefighters Grant
Program and Fire Prevention and Safety
Grants—Grant Application
Supplemental Information.
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0054.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 080–0–2,
Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG)
Application (General Questions and
Narrative); FEMA Form 080–0–2a,
Activity Specific Questions for AFG
Vehicle Applicants; FEMA Form 080–0–
2b, Activity Specific Questions for AFG
Operations and Safety Applications;
FEMA Form 080–0–3, Activity Specific
Questions for Fire Prevention and Safety
(FP&S) Applicants; FEMA Form 080–0–
3a, Fire Prevention and Safety; FEMA
Form 080–0–3b, Research and
Development.
Abstract: The FEMA forms for this
collection are used to objectively
evaluate each of the anticipated
applicants to determine which
applicants’ submission in each of the
AFG activities are close to the
established program priorities. FEMA
also uses the information to determine
eligibility and whether the proposed use
of funds meets the requirements and
intent of the Federal Fire Prevention
and Control Act of 1974, as amended.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal
Government; Not-for-profit Institutions.
Number of Respondents: 22,000.
Number of Responses: 22,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 158,590 hours.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS
Form name/form
number
State,
Local or
Tribal
Government.
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Type of
respondent
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses
per
respondent
10,000
1
2,600
1
Assistance to Firefighters Grants
(AFG) Application
(General Questions
and Narrative)/
FEMA Form 080–0–
2.
Activity Specific Questions for AFG Vehicle Applicants/
FEMA Form 080–0–
2a.
State,
Local or
Tribal
Government.
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Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total annual
burden
(in hours)
Average
hourly wage
rate
Total annual
respondent cost
10,000
9
90,000
$49.50
$4,455,000.00
2,600
11
28,600
49.50
1,415,700.00
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number of
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS—Continued
Type of
respondent
Form name/form
number
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses
per
respondent
7,400
1
820
State,
Local or
Tribal
Government.
State,
Local or
Tribal
Government.
Activity Specific Questions for AFG Operations and Safety
Applications/FEMA
Form 080–0–2b.
Activity Specific Questions for Fire Prevention and Safety
(FPS) Applicants/
FEMA Form 080–0–
3.
Not-forActivity Specific Quesprofit Intions for Fire Prestitutions.
vention and Safety
(FPS) Applicants/
FEMA Form 080–0–
3.
State,
Fire Prevention and
Local or
Safety/FEMA Form
Tribal
080–0–3a.
Government.
Not-forFire Prevention and
profit InSafety/FEMA Form
stitutions.
080–0–3a.
Not-forResearch and Develprofit Inopment/FEMA Form
stitutions.
080–0–3b.
Total ..
....................................
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total annual
burden
(in hours)
Average
hourly wage
rate
Total annual
respondent cost
7,400
4.6
34,040
49.50
1,684,980.00
1
820
2.5
2,050
49.50
101,475.00
180
1
180
2.5
450
49.50
22,275.00
820
1
820
2.5
2,050
49.50
101,475.00
130
1
130
2.5
325
49.50
16,087.50
50
1
50
21.5
1,075
48.50
52,137.50
22,000
....................
22,000
....................
158,590
....................
7,849,130.00
Total
number of
responses
• Note: The ‘‘Avg. Hourly Wage Rate’’ for each respondent includes a 1.4 multiplier to reflect a fully-loaded wage rate.
Estimated Cost: The estimated annual
cost to respondents for the hour burden
is $7,849,130.00. 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 $3,319,699.04.
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Dated: September 30, 2015.
Richard W. Mattison,
Records Management Program Chief, Mission
Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2015–25371 Filed 10–5–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111–78P
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,
VerDate Sep<11>2014
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
18:31 Oct 05, 2015
Jkt 238001
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NRNHL–19335;
PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000]
National Register of Historic Places;
Notification of Pending Nominations
and Related Actions
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Park Service is
soliciting comments on the significance
of properties nominated before
September 12, 2015 for listing or related
actions in the National Register of
Historic Places.
DATES: Comments should be submitted
by October 21, 2015.
SUMMARY:
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Comments may be sent via
U.S. Postal Service the National Register
of Historic Places, National Park
Service, 1849 C St. NW., MS 2280,
Washington, DC 20240; by all other
carriers, National Register of Historic
Places, National Park Service, 1201 Eye
St. NW., 8th floor, Washington, DC
20005; or by fax, 202–371–6447.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
properties listed in this notice are being
considered for listing or related actions
in the National Register of Historic
Places. Nominations for their
consideration were received by the
National Park Service before May 23,
2015. Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36
CFR part 60, written comments are
being accepted concerning the
significance of the nominated properties
under the National Register criteria for
evaluation.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2015-0022; OMB No. 1660-0054]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Fire
Prevention and Safety Grants--Grant Application Supplemental
Information
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 a revision of a currently approved information
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
this notice seeks comments concerning grant application information
necessary to assess the needs and benefits of applicants for the
Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) and Fire Prevention and
Safety (FP&S) grants.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 7, 2015.
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-2015-0022. 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 https://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: William Dunham, Fire Program
Specialist, FEMA, Grant Program Directorate, 202-786-9813. You may
contact the Records Management Division for copies of the proposed
collection of information at email address: FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@fema.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This package is a revision to the collection
originally approved as the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program--
Grant Application Supplemental Information, OMB Control Number: 1660-
0054. FEMA is updating the name of this collection from ``Assistance to
Firefighters Grant Program--Grant Application Supplemental
Information'' to ``Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Fire
Prevention and Safety Grants--Grant Application Supplemental
Information'' to reflect more accurately the grant programs covered.
Information sought under this submission will comprise of applications
for Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) and Fire Prevention
and Safety (FP&S) grants. The Federal Fire Protection and Control Act
of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), as amended, authorizes FEMA to fund
fire department activities. The information collected through the
program's application is the minimum necessary to evaluate grant
applications and is necessary for FEMA to comply with mandates
delineated in the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as
amended.
Collection of Information
Title: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Fire Prevention
and Safety Grants--Grant Application Supplemental Information.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0054.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 080-0-2, Assistance to Firefighters Grants
(AFG) Application (General Questions and Narrative); FEMA Form 080-0-
2a, Activity Specific Questions for AFG Vehicle Applicants; FEMA Form
080-0-2b, Activity Specific Questions for AFG Operations and Safety
Applications; FEMA Form 080-0-3, Activity Specific Questions for Fire
Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Applicants; FEMA Form 080-0-3a, Fire
Prevention and Safety; FEMA Form 080-0-3b, Research and Development.
Abstract: The FEMA forms for this collection are used to
objectively evaluate each of the anticipated applicants to determine
which applicants' submission in each of the AFG activities are close to
the established program priorities. FEMA also uses the information to
determine eligibility and whether the proposed use of funds meets the
requirements and intent of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act
of 1974, as amended.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government; Not-for-profit
Institutions.
Number of Respondents: 22,000.
Number of Responses: 22,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 158,590 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average Total
Form name/form Number of responses Total burden per annual Average Total annual
Type of respondent number respondents per number of response burden (in hourly wage respondent cost
respondent responses (in hours) hours) rate
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State, Local or Tribal Government. Assistance to 10,000 1 10,000 9 90,000 $49.50 $4,455,000.00
Firefighters Grants
(AFG) Application
(General Questions
and Narrative)/FEMA
Form 080-0-2.
State, Local or Tribal Government. Activity Specific 2,600 1 2,600 11 28,600 49.50 1,415,700.00
Questions for AFG
Vehicle Applicants/
FEMA Form 080-0-2a.
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State, Local or Tribal Government. Activity Specific 7,400 1 7,400 4.6 34,040 49.50 1,684,980.00
Questions for AFG
Operations and
Safety Applications/
FEMA Form 080-0-2b.
State, Local or Tribal Government. Activity Specific 820 1 820 2.5 2,050 49.50 101,475.00
Questions for Fire
Prevention and
Safety (FPS)
Applicants/FEMA
Form 080-0-3.
Not-for-profit Institutions....... Activity Specific 180 1 180 2.5 450 49.50 22,275.00
Questions for Fire
Prevention and
Safety (FPS)
Applicants/FEMA
Form 080-0-3.
State, Local or Tribal Government. Fire Prevention and 820 1 820 2.5 2,050 49.50 101,475.00
Safety/FEMA Form
080-0-3a.
Not-for-profit Institutions....... Fire Prevention and 130 1 130 2.5 325 49.50 16,087.50
Safety/FEMA Form
080-0-3a.
Not-for-profit Institutions....... Research and 50 1 50 21.5 1,075 48.50 52,137.50
Development/FEMA
Form 080-0-3b.
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Total......................... .................... 22,000 ........... 22,000 ........... 158,590 ........... 7,849,130.00
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Note: The ``Avg. Hourly Wage Rate'' for each respondent includes a 1.4 multiplier to reflect a fully-loaded wage rate.
Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the
hour burden is $7,849,130.00. 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
$3,319,699.04.
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.
Dated: September 30, 2015.
Richard W. Mattison,
Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2015-25371 Filed 10-5-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-78P
