[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 147 (Tuesday, August 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47227-47228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16503]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2022-0022; 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, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: 60-Day notice of revision 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 currently 
approved collection with revisions. In accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the 
applications for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, 
the Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Grants program, the Staffing for 
Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants program, and the 
Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program--COVID-19 Supplemental (AFG-
S). These programs focus on enhancing the safety of the public and 
firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. The changes 
proposed will acknowledge the FEMA Grants Outcomes (FEMA GO) system as 
the new collection instrument for the AFG, AFG-S, SAFER, and FP&S 
programs. The individual forms will be combined into a question bank to 
allow the FEMA GO system to fully utilize its technology to simplify 
the process by reducing unnecessary questions.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 3, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-
2022-0022. 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 http://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 and Security Notice that is 
available via a link on the homepage of www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Dunham, Fire Program 
Specialist, FEMA, Grant Programs Directorate, 202-786-9813 or 
[email protected]. You may contact the Information Management 
Division for copies of the proposed collection of information at email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The authority for these grant programs is 
derived from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) 
Act, Div. B (Pub. L. 116-136); and Sections 33 and 34 of the Federal 
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, Public Law 93-498, as amended 
(15 U.S.C. 2229, 2229a). The information collected is grant application 
information that is necessary to assess the needs of the applicants as 
well as the benefits to be obtained from the use of funds. 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 law.
    FEMA is consolidating several forms associated with these programs 
into the FEMA GO electronic system, FF-207-FY-21-116. Transitioning and 
consolidating these forms into the electronic system will allow FEMA to 
retire the following forms: FEMA Form 080-0-2, 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 080-3, Activity Specific Questions for Fire Prevention and Safety 
Applicants; FEMA Form 080-0-3a, Fire Prevention and Safety; FEMA Form 
080-0-3b, Research and Development; FEMA Form 080-0-0-13, Semi-Annual 
Performance Plan; FEMA Form 080-0-0-16, Final Performance Plan; FEMA

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Form 080-0-4, SAFER (General Questions for All Applicants); FEMA Form 
080-0-4a, SAFER Hiring of Firefighters Application (Questions and 
Narrative); FEMA Form 080-0-4b, SAFER Recruitment and Retention of 
Volunteer Firefighters Application (Questions and Narrative); FEMA Form 
087-0-0-2, SAFER Quarterly Report and Payment Request Form; and the 
AFG-S Application.
    Temporary forms, FF-207-FY-22-120, Assistance to Firefighters Gant 
Programmatic Performance Report, FF-207-FY-22-120-A, Fire Preventions 
and Safety Programmatic Performance Report, FF-207-FY-22-120-B, 
Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Hiring Programmatic 
Performance Report, and FF-207-FY-22-120-C, Staffing for Adequate Fire 
and Emergency Response Recruitment and Retention Programmatic 
Performance Report, will be used to collect required performance 
reports until the system is able to collect this information 
electronically.

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: FF-207-FY-21-116, Assistance to Firefighters Grant 
Programs; FF-207-FY-22-120; Assistance to Firefighters Gant 
Programmatic Performance Report; FF-207-FY-22-120-A, Fire Preventions 
and Safety Programmatic Performance Report; FF-207-FY-22-120-B, 
Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Hiring Programmatic 
Performance Report; and FF-207-FY-22-120-C, Staffing for Adequate Fire 
and Emergency Response Recruitment and Retention Programmatic 
Performance Report.
    Abstract: The Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Grants program, the 
Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants 
program, and the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program--COVID-19 
Supplemental (AFG-S) focus on enhancing the safety of the public and 
firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. FEMA uses 
this information to ensure that FEMA's responsibilities under the 
legislation can be fulfilled accurately and efficiently. The 
information will be used to objectively evaluate each of the 
anticipated applicants to determine which of the applicants' proposals 
in each of the activities are the closest to the established program 
priorities.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government; Not-for-Profit 
Institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 24,112.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 24,112.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 191,720.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $12,345,373.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $433,412.

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. 2022-16503 Filed 8-1-22; 8:45 am]
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