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following meetings.
The meetings will be closed to the
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provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
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property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
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Review: Silvio O. Conte Centers for Basic
Neuroscience or Translational Mental Health
Research (P50).
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Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive
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Activities, National Institute of Mental
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Bethesda, MD 20892–9606, 301–443–2742
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Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel;
NRSA Institutional Research Grant Training
Review (T32).
Date: November 20, 2020.
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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following meeting.
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public in accordance with the
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552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
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Business Hematology.
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Ronald J. Livingston, Jr.,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2020–0035; OMB No.
1660–0072]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Flood Mitigation
Assistance (FMA); Building Resilient
Infrastructure and Communities
(BRIC); Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM)
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS
ACTION: 60 Day Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public 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
FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance
(HMA) grant programs. While this
information collection continues to
include the Flood Mitigation Assistance
(FMA) program, it includes updates to
(1) introduce the Building Resilient
Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)
program; and (2) establish the PreDisaster Mitigation (PDM) program as a
legacy program. Under the FEMA’s
HMA grant programs, States, local
communities, Tribes, and Territories
(SLTTs) seek assistance to support
disaster mitigation and provide
opportunities to reduce or eliminate
potential losses to SLTTs.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before December 28,
2020.
SUMMARY:
Submit comments at
www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
FEMA–2020–0035. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
All submissions received must
include the agency name and Docket ID,
and 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
ADDRESSES:
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information makes it public. You may
wish to read the Privacy and Security
Notice that is available via a link on the
homepage of www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennie Orenstein, Grants Policy Branch
Chief, FIMA, FEMA, (202) 212–4071.
You may contact the Records
Management Division for copies of the
proposed collection of information at
email address: FEMA-InformationCollections-Management@fema.dhs.gov.
This
collection of information is necessary to
implement grants for the Flood
Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program,
Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM), and
Building Resilient Infrastructure and
Communities (BRIC) program.
The FMA program is authorized
pursuant to Section 1366 of the National
Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C.
4104c. The FMA program, under 44 CFR
part 79, provides funding for measures
taken to reduce or eliminate the longterm risk of flood damage to buildings,
manufactured homes, and other
structures insured under the National
Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). FMA
was created as part of the National
Flood Insurance Reform Act (NFIRA) of
1994, Public Law 103–325. The BiggertWaters Flood Insurance Reform Act of
2012 (BW–12), Public Law 112–141,
consolidated the Repetitive Flood
Claims (RFC) and Severe Repetitive Loss
grant (SRL) programs into FMA, and
changed the cost-share requirements
under FMA to allow more Federal funds
for properties with repetitive flood
claims.
The PDM program was authorized
under Section 203 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (Stafford Act), Public
Law 93–288, 42 U.S.C. 5133, as
amended by Section 102 of the Disaster
Mitigation Act of 2000, Public Law 106–
390. The PDM program provided grants
for cost-effective mitigation actions
prior to a disaster event to reduce
overall risks to the population and
structures, while also reducing reliance
on funding from actual disaster
declarations. Section 1234 of the
Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018
(DRRA) amended Section 203 of the
Stafford Act to authorize an updated
program. As a result, FEMA is replacing
the PDM program with the BRIC
program and is establishing PDM as a
legacy program. While the last cycle of
the PDM program awards were made in
Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, this information
collection will continue through FY
2020–2021 for grant monitoring and
closeout.
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The BRIC program is designed to
promote a national culture of
preparedness and public safety through
encouraging investments to protect the
Nation’s communities and infrastructure
and through strengthening national
mitigation capabilities to foster
resilience. The BRIC program seeks to
fund effective and innovative projects
that will reduce risk, increase resilience,
and serve as a catalyst to encourage the
whole community to invest in and
adopt policies related to mitigation.
The guiding principles of the BRIC
program are to (1) support State and
local governments, Tribes, and
territories through capability and
capacity-building to enable them to
identify mitigation actions and
implement projects that reduce risks
posed by natural hazards; (2) encourage
and enable innovation while allowing
flexibility, consistency, and
effectiveness; (3) promote partnerships
and enable high-impact investments to
reduce risk from natural hazards with a
focus on critical services and facilities,
public infrastructure, public safety,
public health, and communities; (4)
provide a significant opportunity to
reduce future losses and minimize
impacts on the Disaster Relief Fund; and
(5) support the adoption and
enforcement of building codes,
standards, and policies that will protect
the health, safety, and general welfare of
the public, take into account future
conditions, and have long-lasting
impacts on community risk reduction,
including for critical services and
facilities and for future disaster costs.
The BRIC program will distribute funds
annually and apply a Federal/nonFederal cost share.
In accordance with 2 CFR 200.203,
FEMA requires that all parties interested
in receiving FEMA mitigation grants
submit an application package for grant
assistance. Applications and
subapplications for the BRIC and FMA
programs are submitted via the FEMA
Grants Outcome (FEMA GO) system.
Information necessary for the ongoing
monitoring and closeout of the PDM
program for FY 2019 and prior will be
collected via the e-Grants system. The
FEMA GO and e-Grants systems have
been developed to meet the intent of the
e-Government initiative, authorized by
Public Law 106–107. This initiative
requires that all Government agencies
both streamline grant application
processes and provide for the means to
electronically create, review, and submit
a grant application via the internet.
In order to increase transparency in
decision-making while building
capability and partnerships, FEMA will
convene a National Review Panel to
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score applications and subapplications
based on qualitative evaluation criteria.
The qualitative criteria are narrative
submissions to allow applicants and
subapplicants the flexibility to fully
explain the strengths of the proposed
project. Qualitative evaluation criteria
have graded scales of point scoring.
The BRIC program will solicit
volunteers from SLTTs and Other
Federal Agencies (OFAs) to review
applications that are routed to the
qualitative panel reviews. The
volunteers will review and score
applications based on a pre-determined
scoring criteria.
Collection of Information
Title: Mitigation Grant Programs.
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0072.
FEMA Forms: Building Resilient
Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)
FY 20 National Competition Panel
Review Expression of Interest Form.
Abstract: FEMA’s Flood Mitigation
Assistance and Building Resilient
Infrastructure and Communities
programs use an automated grant
application and management system
called FEMA GO. The Pre-Disaster
Mitigation program uses an automated
grant application and management
system called e-Grants. These grant
programs provide funding for the
purpose of reducing or eliminating the
risks to life and property from hazards.
The FEMA GO and e-Grants systems
include all the application information
needed to apply for funding under these
grant programs. FEMA will use the
information to solicit volunteers from
SLTTs and Other Federal Agencies
(OFAs) to review applications that are
routed to the qualitative panel reviews.
The volunteers will review and score
applications based on a pre-determined
scoring criteria.
Affected Public: State, Local
communities, Tribes and Territories;
Individuals or Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
436.
Estimated Number of Responses:
5,364.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 58,248.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost: $3,324,211.
Estimated Respondents’ Operation
and Maintenance Costs: None.
Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
Start-Up Costs: None.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Federal Government: $7,586,635.
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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.
Maile Arthur,
Acting Records Management Branch Chief,
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer,
Mission Support, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
I. Public Comment Procedures
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[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2020–0126;
FXIA16710900000–201–FF09A30000]
Foreign Endangered Species; Wild
Bird Conservation Act; Receipt of
Permit Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on applications to conduct
certain activities with foreign species
that are listed as endangered under the
Endangered Species Act (ESA). With
some exceptions, the ESA prohibits
activities with listed species unless
Federal authorization is issued that
allows such activities. The ESA also
requires that we invite public comment
before issuing permits for any activity
otherwise prohibited by the ESA with
respect to any endangered species.
DATES: We must receive comments by
November 27, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: The
applications, application supporting
materials, and any comments and other
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materials that we receive will be
available for public inspection at https://
www.regulations.gov in Docket No.
FWS–HQ–IA–2020–0126.
Submitting Comments: When
submitting comments, please specify the
name of the applicant and the permit
number at the beginning of your
comment. You may submit comments
by one of the following methods:
• Internet: https://
www.regulations.gov. Search for and
submit comments on Docket No. FWS–
HQ–IA–2020–0126.
• U.S. mail: Public Comments
Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–HQ–
IA–2020–0126; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Headquarters, MS: PRB/3W;
5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA
22041–3803.
For more information, see Public
Comment Procedures under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703–358–
2185, via email at DMAFR@fws.gov, or
via the Federal Relay Service at 800–
877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. How do I comment on submitted
applications?
We invite the public and local, State,
Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment
on these applications. Before issuing
any of the requested permits, we will
take into consideration any information
that we receive during the public
comment period.
You may submit your comments and
materials by one of the methods in
ADDRESSES. We will not consider
comments sent by email or fax, or to an
address not in ADDRESSES. We will not
consider or include in our
administrative record comments we
receive after the close of the comment
period (see DATES).
When submitting comments, please
specify the name of the applicant and
the permit number at the beginning of
your comment. Provide sufficient
information to allow us to authenticate
any scientific or commercial data you
include. The comments and
recommendations that will be most
useful and likely to influence agency
decisions are: (1) Those supported by
quantitative information or studies; and
(2) those that include citations to, and
analyses of, the applicable laws and
regulations.
B. May I review comments submitted by
others?
You may view and comment on
others’ public comments at https://
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allowing so would violate the Privacy
Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
C. Who will see my comments?
If you submit a comment at https://
www.regulations.gov, your entire
comment, including any personal
identifying information, will be posted
on the website. If you submit a
hardcopy comment that includes
personal identifying information, such
as your address, phone number, or
email address, you may request at the
top of your document that we withhold
this information from public review.
However, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so. Moreover, all
submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public disclosure in
their entirety.
II. Background
To help us carry out our conservation
responsibilities for affected species, and
in consideration of section 10(c) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
we invite public comments on permit
applications before final action is taken.
With some exceptions, the ESA
prohibits certain activities with listed
species unless Federal authorization is
issued that allows such activities.
Permits issued under section 10(a)(1)(A)
of the ESA allow otherwise prohibited
activities for scientific purposes or to
enhance the propagation or survival of
the affected species. Service regulations
regarding prohibited activities with
endangered species, captive-bred
wildlife registrations, and permits for
any activity otherwise prohibited by the
ESA with respect to any endangered
species are available in title 50 of the
Code of Federal Regulations in part 17.
III. Permit Applications
We invite comments on the following
applications.
A. Endangered Species
Applicant: Tufts University, North
Grafton, MA; Permit No. 56679D
The applicant requests a permit to
import biological samples derived from
the following species, taken in Peru, for
the purpose of scientific research:
• Wild Goeldi’s monkeys (Callimico
goeldii),
• Bald uacari (Cacajao calvus),
• Mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta
palliata), and
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2020-0035; OMB No. 1660-0072]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA); Building Resilient
Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC); Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM)
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS
ACTION: 60 Day Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites
the general public 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
FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant programs. While this
information collection continues to include the Flood Mitigation
Assistance (FMA) program, it includes updates to (1) introduce the
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program; and
(2) establish the Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) program as a legacy
program. Under the FEMA's HMA grant programs, States, local
communities, Tribes, and Territories (SLTTs) seek assistance to support
disaster mitigation and provide opportunities to reduce or eliminate
potential losses to SLTTs.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 28,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-
2020-0035. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket
ID, and 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
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information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy and
Security Notice that is available via a link on the homepage of
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennie Orenstein, Grants Policy Branch
Chief, FIMA, FEMA, (202) 212-4071. You may contact the Records
Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of
information at email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This collection of information is necessary
to implement grants for the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program,
Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM), and Building Resilient Infrastructure
and Communities (BRIC) program.
The FMA program is authorized pursuant to Section 1366 of the
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 4104c. The FMA program,
under 44 CFR part 79, provides funding for measures taken to reduce or
eliminate the long-term risk of flood damage to buildings, manufactured
homes, and other structures insured under the National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP). FMA was created as part of the National Flood Insurance
Reform Act (NFIRA) of 1994, Public Law 103-325. The Biggert-Waters
Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (BW-12), Public Law 112-141,
consolidated the Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC) and Severe Repetitive
Loss grant (SRL) programs into FMA, and changed the cost-share
requirements under FMA to allow more Federal funds for properties with
repetitive flood claims.
The PDM program was authorized under Section 203 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act),
Public Law 93-288, 42 U.S.C. 5133, as amended by Section 102 of the
Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, Public Law 106-390. The PDM program
provided grants for cost-effective mitigation actions prior to a
disaster event to reduce overall risks to the population and
structures, while also reducing reliance on funding from actual
disaster declarations. Section 1234 of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act
of 2018 (DRRA) amended Section 203 of the Stafford Act to authorize an
updated program. As a result, FEMA is replacing the PDM program with
the BRIC program and is establishing PDM as a legacy program. While the
last cycle of the PDM program awards were made in Fiscal Year (FY)
2019, this information collection will continue through FY 2020-2021
for grant monitoring and closeout.
The BRIC program is designed to promote a national culture of
preparedness and public safety through encouraging investments to
protect the Nation's communities and infrastructure and through
strengthening national mitigation capabilities to foster resilience.
The BRIC program seeks to fund effective and innovative projects that
will reduce risk, increase resilience, and serve as a catalyst to
encourage the whole community to invest in and adopt policies related
to mitigation.
The guiding principles of the BRIC program are to (1) support State
and local governments, Tribes, and territories through capability and
capacity-building to enable them to identify mitigation actions and
implement projects that reduce risks posed by natural hazards; (2)
encourage and enable innovation while allowing flexibility,
consistency, and effectiveness; (3) promote partnerships and enable
high-impact investments to reduce risk from natural hazards with a
focus on critical services and facilities, public infrastructure,
public safety, public health, and communities; (4) provide a
significant opportunity to reduce future losses and minimize impacts on
the Disaster Relief Fund; and (5) support the adoption and enforcement
of building codes, standards, and policies that will protect the
health, safety, and general welfare of the public, take into account
future conditions, and have long-lasting impacts on community risk
reduction, including for critical services and facilities and for
future disaster costs. The BRIC program will distribute funds annually
and apply a Federal/non-Federal cost share.
In accordance with 2 CFR 200.203, FEMA requires that all parties
interested in receiving FEMA mitigation grants submit an application
package for grant assistance. Applications and subapplications for the
BRIC and FMA programs are submitted via the FEMA Grants Outcome (FEMA
GO) system. Information necessary for the ongoing monitoring and
closeout of the PDM program for FY 2019 and prior will be collected via
the e-Grants system. The FEMA GO and e-Grants systems have been
developed to meet the intent of the e-Government initiative, authorized
by Public Law 106-107. This initiative requires that all Government
agencies both streamline grant application processes and provide for
the means to electronically create, review, and submit a grant
application via the internet.
In order to increase transparency in decision-making while building
capability and partnerships, FEMA will convene a National Review Panel
to score applications and subapplications based on qualitative
evaluation criteria. The qualitative criteria are narrative submissions
to allow applicants and subapplicants the flexibility to fully explain
the strengths of the proposed project. Qualitative evaluation criteria
have graded scales of point scoring.
The BRIC program will solicit volunteers from SLTTs and Other
Federal Agencies (OFAs) to review applications that are routed to the
qualitative panel reviews. The volunteers will review and score
applications based on a pre-determined scoring criteria.
Collection of Information
Title: Mitigation Grant Programs.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0072.
FEMA Forms: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities
(BRIC) FY 20 National Competition Panel Review Expression of Interest
Form.
Abstract: FEMA's Flood Mitigation Assistance and Building Resilient
Infrastructure and Communities programs use an automated grant
application and management system called FEMA GO. The Pre-Disaster
Mitigation program uses an automated grant application and management
system called e-Grants. These grant programs provide funding for the
purpose of reducing or eliminating the risks to life and property from
hazards. The FEMA GO and e-Grants systems include all the application
information needed to apply for funding under these grant programs.
FEMA will use the information to solicit volunteers from SLTTs and
Other Federal Agencies (OFAs) to review applications that are routed to
the qualitative panel reviews. The volunteers will review and score
applications based on a pre-determined scoring criteria.
Affected Public: State, Local communities, Tribes and Territories;
Individuals or Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 436.
Estimated Number of Responses: 5,364.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 58,248.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $3,324,211.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: None.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: None.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $7,586,635.
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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.
Maile Arthur,
Acting Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2020-23762 Filed 10-26-20; 8:45 am]
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