Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request; Generic Clearance for FEMA's Preparedness Grant Programs, 21532-21533 [2024-06624]
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Comments must be submitted on
or before April 29, 2024.
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 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
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-CollectionsManagement@fema.dhs.gov or
Cassandra Henry, Ph.D., CGMS,
Monitoring and Compliance Branch,
Risk Management Division, Grant
Programs Directorate, FEMA, at 202–
257–2308 or Cassandra.Henry@
fema.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Code of Federal
Regulations (see 2 CFR 200.301 and
200.329), Federal awarding agencies
must measure each recipient’s
performance to show achievement of
program goals and objectives, share
lessons learned, improve program
outcomes, and foster adoption of
promising practices. The Foundations
for Evidence-Based Policy-Making Act
of 2018 (Pub. L. 115–435) (‘‘Evidence
Act’’) established processes for the
Federal Government to modernize and
increase impacts of reporting activities.
To achieve these aims, the Federal
Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) is changing its programmatic
reporting to facilitate better and more
consistent data collection. FEMA’s
Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) Risk
Management Division (RMD) developed
standard performance reporting
instruments under this new generic
collection for use across FEMA’s grant
programs. These instruments will
replace the current quarterly
performance reporting that does not
have a standard format.
Grant performance reporting is a
Federal requirement; standardized
instruments under this generic
collection will serve as the minimum
performance reporting requirement for
all programs. FEMA grants will collect
both performance and project
effectiveness measures via the required
instruments under this new generic
collection. Each FEMA grant program
will collect only relevant, useful data.
FEMA will utilize a standard framework
under this generic collection but will
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not require each program to create the
same end-product. Programs will tailor
grant performance reporting instruments
based on the grant’s specific objectives,
activities, indicators, targets, and
reporting measures most appropriate for
each program’s funding objectives.
Instruments under this generic
collection are not intended to replace all
existing information collection
instruments that are programmatic or
statutorily specific (i.e., existing grant
specific reporting).
This proposed information collection
previously published in the Federal
Register on December 11, 2023, at 88 FR
85897 with a 60-day public comment
period. No comments were received.
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: Generic Clearance for FEMA’s
Standardized Grants Performance
Reporting.
Type of Information Collection: New
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660–NW170.
FEMA Forms: Not Applicable.
Abstract: Performance reporting is
required for recipients of Federal
Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) grants. However, the scope and
detail of previous performance reporting
varied across different FEMA grant
programs. FEMA is changing its
programmatic reporting to facilitate
better data collection. The instruments
under this generic collection will satisfy
the minimum performance reporting
requirement for all programs while
introducing a common performance
reporting framework. Individual grant
programs will use this framework as a
starting point and then develop tailored
program-specific instruments based on
the program’s objectives, activities,
indicators, and targets. Each FEMA
grant program will collect only relevant,
useful data. Performance data is used by
FEMA to track recipient progress,
monitor project execution, evaluate
program outcomes, and respond to
requests from Congress.
Affected Public: State, Local, and
Tribal Governments; Private Sector.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,200.
Estimated Number of Responses:
24,800.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 744,000.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost: $41,753,280.
Estimated Respondents’ Operation
and Maintenance Costs: $0.
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Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Federal Government: $10,163,120.
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.
Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office
of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mission
Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2023–0034; OMB No.
1660–NW172]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review, Comment Request; Generic
Clearance for FEMA’s Preparedness
Grant Programs
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice of new collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
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. FEMA invites
the general public to take this
opportunity to comment on a new
information collection. In accordance
SUMMARY:
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with the requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks
comments concerning a new generic
collection to oversee FEMA’s Office of
Grants Administration programmatic
and financial stewardship of nondisaster grant awards.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 29, 2024.
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 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
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-CollectionsManagement@fema.dhs.gov or Amy
Bulgrien, Senior Advisor, FEMA, Office
of Grants Administration at
amy.bulgrien@fema.dhs.gov and 202–
880–7522.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA’s
Office of Grants Administration (OGA)
was created to oversee the programmatic
management, financial management and
administration of non-disaster grants.
These programs help make the country
more resilient and support the Nation’s
needs before, during, and after disasters.
Non-disaster grants also help develop
and sustain capabilities at the state,
local, Tribal, and territorial levels to
mitigate, prevent, protect against,
respond to, and recover from terrorism
or other high-consequence disasters and
emergencies. The instruments in this
collection are required to apply for
FEMA funds and the data collected
through these instruments is used by
FEMA to evaluate grant applications,
assess applicant risk, monitor awards
for compliance, and comply with
Federal laws and regulations. OGA
manages and ensures accountability of
FEMA preparedness grant programs
under sections 430, 503(b)(2)(G),
504(a)(12), 2021–2023, and 2220–A of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
OGA programmatically manages and
financially administers certain nondisaster and preparedness grants and
conducts environmental planning and
historic preservation activities for these
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grants, including homeland security and
preparedness grants (with statutory
authority for certain waivers) pursuant
to titles V, XVIII, and XX of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002; section
503(b)(2)(B), (G), and (H) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 313(b)(2)(B), (G), and (H));
section 1809 of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 579); titles XIV
and XV of the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007; 46 U.S.C.
70107; sections 635 and 662 of the PostKatrina Emergency Management Reform
Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 723 and 762); title
VI of the Stafford Act, as amended;
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 5
U.S.C. App.; sections 33 and 34 of the
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act
of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C. 2229,
2229a); section 3006 of the Deficit
Reduction Act of 2005, as amended;
section 204 of the REAL ID Act of 2005;
the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security Act, Div. B (Pub. L.
116–136); and grant programs
authorized in annual appropriations
acts or future preparedness grant
program authorities.
FEMA’s OGA is submitting this
request for a generic collection to
streamline integration of stakeholder
feedback on instruments. This
collection will ensure all Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control
number expiration dates are aligned
across the OGA portfolio.
This proposed information collection
previously published in the Federal
Register on December 12, 2023, at 88 FR
86141 with a 60-day public comment
period. No comments were received.
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: Generic Clearance for FEMA’s
Preparedness Grant Programs.
Type of Information Collection: New
Collection.
OMB Number: 1660–NW172.
FEMA Forms: Not Applicable.
Abstract: FEMA’s Office of Grants
Administration was created to oversee
the programmatic management,
financial management, and
administration of non-disaster grants.
Non-disaster grant programs help make
the country more resilient and support
the nation’s needs before, during, and
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after disasters. Non-disaster grants help
develop and sustain capabilities at the
state and local, tribal, and territorial
levels to mitigate, prevent, protect
against, respond to, and recover from
terrorism or other high-consequence
disasters and emergencies. Instruments
in this collection are required to apply
for FEMA funds; data collected via the
instruments is used by FEMA to
evaluate grant applications, assess
applicant risk, monitor awards for
compliance, and comply with Federal
laws and regulations.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal
Government; Businesses or other Forprofits; Not-for Profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
35,552.
Estimated Number of Responses:
55,244.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,737,291.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost: $100,067,963.
Estimated Respondents’ Operation
and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Federal Government: $3,173,288.
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.
Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office
of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mission
Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2023-0034; OMB No. 1660-NW172]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review, Comment Request; Generic Clearance for FEMA's Preparedness
Grant Programs
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice of new collection and request for comments.
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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. FEMA invites the general public to
take this opportunity to comment on a new information collection. In
accordance
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with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice seeks comments concerning a new generic collection to oversee
FEMA's Office of Grants Administration programmatic and financial
stewardship of non-disaster grant awards.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 29, 2024.
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 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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 [email protected] or
Amy Bulgrien, Senior Advisor, FEMA, Office of Grants Administration at
[email protected] and 202-880-7522.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA's Office of Grants Administration (OGA)
was created to oversee the programmatic management, financial
management and administration of non-disaster grants. These programs
help make the country more resilient and support the Nation's needs
before, during, and after disasters. Non-disaster grants also help
develop and sustain capabilities at the state, local, Tribal, and
territorial levels to mitigate, prevent, protect against, respond to,
and recover from terrorism or other high-consequence disasters and
emergencies. The instruments in this collection are required to apply
for FEMA funds and the data collected through these instruments is used
by FEMA to evaluate grant applications, assess applicant risk, monitor
awards for compliance, and comply with Federal laws and regulations.
OGA manages and ensures accountability of FEMA preparedness grant
programs under sections 430, 503(b)(2)(G), 504(a)(12), 2021-2023, and
2220-A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. OGA programmatically
manages and financially administers certain non-disaster and
preparedness grants and conducts environmental planning and historic
preservation activities for these grants, including homeland security
and preparedness grants (with statutory authority for certain waivers)
pursuant to titles V, XVIII, and XX of the Homeland Security Act of
2002; section 503(b)(2)(B), (G), and (H) of the Homeland Security Act
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 313(b)(2)(B), (G), and (H)); section 1809 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 579); titles XIV and XV of the
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007; 46
U.S.C. 70107; sections 635 and 662 of the Post-Katrina Emergency
Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 723 and 762); title VI of the
Stafford Act, as amended; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 5 U.S.C.
App.; sections 33 and 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act
of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C. 2229, 2229a); section 3006 of the
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, as amended; section 204 of the REAL ID
Act of 2005; the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act,
Div. B (Pub. L. 116-136); and grant programs authorized in annual
appropriations acts or future preparedness grant program authorities.
FEMA's OGA is submitting this request for a generic collection to
streamline integration of stakeholder feedback on instruments. This
collection will ensure all Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number expiration dates are aligned across the OGA portfolio.
This proposed information collection previously published in the
Federal Register on December 12, 2023, at 88 FR 86141 with a 60-day
public comment period. No comments were received. 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: Generic Clearance for FEMA's Preparedness Grant Programs.
Type of Information Collection: New Collection.
OMB Number: 1660-NW172.
FEMA Forms: Not Applicable.
Abstract: FEMA's Office of Grants Administration was created to
oversee the programmatic management, financial management, and
administration of non-disaster grants. Non-disaster grant programs help
make the country more resilient and support the nation's needs before,
during, and after disasters. Non-disaster grants help develop and
sustain capabilities at the state and local, tribal, and territorial
levels to mitigate, prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover
from terrorism or other high-consequence disasters and emergencies.
Instruments in this collection are required to apply for FEMA funds;
data collected via the instruments is used by FEMA to evaluate grant
applications, assess applicant risk, monitor awards for compliance, and
comply with Federal laws and regulations.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government; Businesses or
other For-profits; Not-for Profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 35,552.
Estimated Number of Responses: 55,244.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,737,291.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $100,067,963.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $3,173,288.
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.
Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2024-06624 Filed 3-27-24; 8:45 am]
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