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(FEMA–4615–DR), dated September 5,
2021, and related determinations.
DATES: The declaration was issued
September 5, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that, in a letter dated
September 5, 2021, the President issued
a major disaster declaration under the
authority of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.
(the ‘‘Stafford Act’’), as follows:
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I have determined that the damage in
certain areas of the State of New York
resulting from the remnants of Hurricane Ida
during the period of September 1 to
September 3, 2021, is of sufficient severity
and magnitude to warrant a major disaster
declaration under the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ‘‘Stafford
Act’’). Therefore, I declare that such a major
disaster exists in the State of New York.
In order to provide Federal assistance, you
are hereby authorized to allocate from funds
available for these purposes such amounts as
you find necessary for Federal disaster
assistance and administrative expenses.
You are authorized to provide Individual
Assistance and Public Assistance in the
designated areas and Hazard Mitigation
throughout the State. Consistent with the
requirement that Federal assistance be
supplemental, any Federal funds provided
under the Stafford Act for Public Assistance,
Hazard Mitigation, and Other Needs
Assistance under section 408 will be limited
to 75 percent of the total eligible costs.
Further, you are authorized to make
changes to this declaration for the approved
assistance to the extent allowable under the
Stafford Act.
The time period prescribed for the
implementation of section 310(a),
Priority to Certain Applications for
Public Facility and Public Housing
Assistance, 42 U.S.C. 5153, shall be for
a period not to exceed six months after
the date of this declaration.
The Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that
pursuant to the authority vested in the
Administrator, under Executive Order
12148, as amended,
Lai Sun Yee, of FEMA is appointed to
act as the Federal Coordinating Officer
for this major disaster.
The following areas of the State of
New York have been designated as
adversely affected by this major disaster:
Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond, and
Westchester Counties for Individual
Assistance.
Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens,
Richmond, and Westchester Counties for
Public Assistance.
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All areas within the State of New York are
eligible for assistance under the Hazard
Mitigation Grant Program.
The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
Individuals and Households In Presidentially
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
Individuals and Households In Presidentially
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.
Deanne Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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Deanne Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
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Transportation Security Administration
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4593–
DR; Docket ID FEMA–2021–0001]
Washington; Amendment No. 2 to
Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice amends the notice
of a major disaster declaration for State
of Washington (FEMA–4593–DR), dated
April 8, 2021, and related
determinations.
DATES: This change occurred on
September 8, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) hereby gives notice that
pursuant to the authority vested in the
Administrator, under Executive Order
12148, as amended, Toney L. Raines, of
FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal
Coordinating Officer for this disaster.
This action terminates the
appointment of Timothy B. Manner as
Federal Coordinating Officer for this
disaster.
SUMMARY:
The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
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Revision of Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review:
Critical Facility Information of the Top
100 Most Critical Pipelines
Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 30-day Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces that
the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) has forwarded the
Information Collection Request (ICR),
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number 1652–0050,
abstracted below, to OMB for a revision
of the currently approved collection
under the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA). The ICR describes the nature of
the information collection and its
expected burden. TSA developed and
implemented a plan to review the
security plans and inspect critical
pipeline systems to comply with a
requirement in the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007 (9/11 Act).
DATES: Send your comments by
November 15, 2021. A comment to OMB
is most effective if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ and by using the
find function.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer,
Information Technology (IT), TSA–11,
Transportation Security Administration,
6595 Springfield Center Drive,
Springfield, VA 20598–6011; telephone
(571) 227–2062; email TSAPRA@
tsa.dhs.gov.
TSA
published a Federal Register notice,
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments, of the following collection of
information on June 30, 2021, 86 FR
34776.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), an agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a valid OMB control
number. The ICR documentation will be
made available at https://
www.reginfo.gov upon its submission to
OMB. Therefore, in preparation for
OMB review and approval of the
following information collection, TSA is
soliciting comments to—
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
information requirement is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including using
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
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Information Collection Requirement
Title: Critical Facility Information of
the Top 100 Most Critical Pipelines.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 1652–0050.
Forms(s): Critical Facility Security
Review; TSA Pipeline Cybersecurity
Self-Assessment form.
Affected Public: Pipeline companies.
Abstract: The 9/11 Act specifically
tasked TSA to develop and implement
a plan for reviewing the pipeline
security plans and inspecting critical
facilities of the 100 most critical
pipeline operators. See sec. 1557 of the
9/11 Act (Pub. L. 110–53; 121 Stat. 266,
475, Aug. 3, 2007; codified at 6 U.S.C.
1207(b)). TSA visits critical pipeline
facilities and collects site-specific
information from pipeline operators on
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facility security policies, procedures,
and physical security measures. TSA
uses the information to determine
strengths and weaknesses at the nation’s
critical pipeline facilities, areas to target
for risk reduction strategies, pipeline
industry implementation of the TSA
Pipeline Security Guidelines, and
operator implementation of
recommendations made during TSA
critical facility visits.
The collection of information is being
revised to align the Critical Facility
Security Review question set with the
revised Pipeline Security Guidelines
(with Change 1 (April 2021)), and to
capture additional criticality criteria. In
addition, on May 26, 2021, OMB
approved the emergency request,
requiring owner/operators of a critical
hazardous liquid and natural gas
pipeline or liquefied natural gas facility
to review Section 7 of TSA’s Pipeline
Security Guidelines (with Change 1
(April 2021)), and assess current
activities, using the TSA Pipeline
Cybersecurity Self-Assessment form, to
address cyber risk, and identify
remediation measures that will be taken
to fill those gaps and a timeframe for
achieving those measures.
Number of Respondents: 260.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An
estimated 1400 hours annually.1
Dated: October 8, 2021.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer,
Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Extension of Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review:
Pipeline Operator Security Information
Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces that
the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) has forwarded the
Information Collection Request (ICR),
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number 1652–0055,
abstracted below, to OMB for review
and approval of an extension of the
SUMMARY:
1 The number of respondents and annual burden
hours have been updated since the publication of
the 60-day notice, which reported 160 respondents
and 720 annual burden hours. The update was
necessary due to the emergency revision of the
collection to include the mandatory requirements.
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currently approved collection under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The
ICR describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected
burden. Specifically, the collection
involves the submission of data
concerning pipeline security incidents.
DATES: Send your comments by
November 15, 2021. A comment to OMB
is most effective if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ and by using the
find function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer,
Information Technology (IT), TSA–11,
Transportation Security Administration,
6595 Springfield Center Drive,
Springfield, VA 20598–6011; telephone
(571) 227–2062; email TSAPRA@
tsa.dhs.gov.
TSA
published a Federal Register notice,
with a 60-day comment solicitation
period, of the following collection of
information on June 30, 2021, 86 FR
34777.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), an agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a valid OMB control
number. The ICR documentation will be
available at https://www.reginfo.gov
upon its submission to OMB. Therefore,
in preparation for OMB review and
approval of the following information
collection, TSA is soliciting comments
to—
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
information requirement is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including using
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 196 (Thursday, October 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57197-57198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22329]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Revision of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB
Review: Critical Facility Information of the Top 100 Most Critical
Pipelines
AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 30-day Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request
(ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0050,
abstracted below, to OMB for a revision of the currently approved
collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. TSA
developed and implemented a plan to review the security plans and
inspect critical pipeline systems to comply with a requirement in the
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (9/11
Act).
DATES: Send your comments by November 15, 2021. A comment to OMB is
most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for
Public Comments'' and by using the find function.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer,
Information Technology (IT), TSA-11, Transportation Security
Administration, 6595 Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, VA 20598-
6011; telephone (571) 227-2062; email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TSA published a Federal Register notice,
with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments, of the following
collection of information on June 30, 2021, 86 FR 34776.
Comments Invited
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.), an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is
not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it
displays a valid OMB control number. The ICR documentation will be made
available at https://www.reginfo.gov upon its submission to OMB.
Therefore, in preparation for OMB review and approval of the following
information collection, TSA is soliciting comments to--
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed information requirement is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including using appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
Information Collection Requirement
Title: Critical Facility Information of the Top 100 Most Critical
Pipelines.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 1652-0050.
Forms(s): Critical Facility Security Review; TSA Pipeline
Cybersecurity Self-Assessment form.
Affected Public: Pipeline companies.
Abstract: The 9/11 Act specifically tasked TSA to develop and
implement a plan for reviewing the pipeline security plans and
inspecting critical facilities of the 100 most critical pipeline
operators. See sec. 1557 of the 9/11 Act (Pub. L. 110-53; 121 Stat.
266, 475, Aug. 3, 2007; codified at 6 U.S.C. 1207(b)). TSA visits
critical pipeline facilities and collects site-specific information
from pipeline operators on facility security policies, procedures, and
physical security measures. TSA uses the information to determine
strengths and weaknesses at the nation's critical pipeline facilities,
areas to target for risk reduction strategies, pipeline industry
implementation of the TSA Pipeline Security Guidelines, and operator
implementation of recommendations made during TSA critical facility
visits.
The collection of information is being revised to align the
Critical Facility Security Review question set with the revised
Pipeline Security Guidelines (with Change 1 (April 2021)), and to
capture additional criticality criteria. In addition, on May 26, 2021,
OMB approved the emergency request, requiring owner/operators of a
critical hazardous liquid and natural gas pipeline or liquefied natural
gas facility to review Section 7 of TSA's Pipeline Security Guidelines
(with Change 1 (April 2021)), and assess current activities, using the
TSA Pipeline Cybersecurity Self-Assessment form, to address cyber risk,
and identify remediation measures that will be taken to fill those gaps
and a timeframe for achieving those measures.
Number of Respondents: 260.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 1400 hours annually.\1\
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\1\ The number of respondents and annual burden hours have been
updated since the publication of the 60-day notice, which reported
160 respondents and 720 annual burden hours. The update was
necessary due to the emergency revision of the collection to include
the mandatory requirements.
Dated: October 8, 2021.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2021-22329 Filed 10-13-21; 8:45 am]
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