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Earthquake Consortium (EqC)—To
operate a program of grants and
assistance to enable States to develop
mitigation, preparedness and response
plans prepare inventories and conduct
seismic safety inspection of critical
structures and lifelines, update building
and zoning codes and ordinances to
enhance seismic safety, increase
earthquake awareness and education,
and encourage the development of
multi-State groups for such purposes.
Disaster Donations Management
Program (AIDMATRIX)—To distribute
technology solutions to State and local
government and voluntary agencies
throughout the country prior, to a major
event, through the Aidmatrix
Foundation/FEMA partnership. This
will allow end-users to incorporate
technology solutions into their
planning, increasing their capacity to
respond quickly and effectively once a
disaster occurs.
Alternative Housing Pilot Program
(AHPP)—Evaluate the efficacy of nontraditional short and intermediate-term
housing alternatives for potential future
use in a catastrophic disaster
environment. Identify, develop and
evaluate alternatives to and alternative
forms of FEMA Disaster Housing to
assist victims of the 2005 hurricanes in
the Gulf Coast.
Cooperating Technical Partners
(CTP)—To increase local involvement
in, and ownership of, the development
and maintenance of flood hazard maps
produced for the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP).
Map Modernization Management
Support (MMMS)—To increase local
involvement in, and ownership of,
management of the development and
maintenance of flood hazard maps
produced for the National Flood
Insurance.
New Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC)—
The Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC)
Program was authorized in 2004 under
Public Law 108–264, funds were not
appropriated until FY 2006. The RFC
program is authorized under the NFIA
to award grants for actions that reduce
flood damages to individual properties
for which one or more claim payments
for losses have been made. FEMA is not
required to publish regulations;
however, FEMA will provide notice to
eligible applicants, post notice on
OMB’s Grants.gov Web site, and post
the RFC program guidance on its Web
site at http://www.fema.gov.
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)—
To assist States and communities in
implementing measures to reduce or
eliminate the long-term risk of flood
damage to buildings, manufactured
homes, and other structures insurable

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under the National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP).
Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM)—To
provide States and communities with a
much needed source of pre-disaster
mitigation funding for cost-effective
hazard mitigation activities that are part
of a comprehensive mitigation program,
and that reduce injuries, loss of life, and
damage and destruction of property.
Competitive grants are part of this
program including grants to
universities.
Assistance to Firefighters Grant
(AFG)—To provide direct assistance, on
a competitive basis, to fire departments
of a State or tribal nation for the purpose
of protecting the health and safety of the
public and firefighting personnel against
fire and fire-related hazards.
Staffing for Adequate Fire and
Emergency Response (SAFER)—To
increase the number of firefighters in
local communities and to help them
meet industry minimum standards and
attain 24/7 staffing for adequate
protection against fire and fire-related
hazards, and fulfill related roles
associated with fire departments.
Disaster Programs
Public Assistance Grants (PA)—To
provide supplemental assistance to
States, local governments, and political
subdivisions to the State, Indian Tribes,
Alaskan Native Villages, and certain
nonprofit organizations in alleviating
suffering and hardship resulting from
major disasters or emergencies declared
by the President.
Crisis Counseling (SCC)—To provide
immediate crisis counseling services,
when required, to victims of a major
Federally-declared disaster for the
purpose of relieving mental health
problems caused or aggravated by a
major disaster or its aftermath.
Presidential Declared Disaster
Assistance to Individuals and
Households—Other Needs (ONA)—To
provide assistance to individuals and
households affected by a disaster or
emergency declared by the President,
and enable them to address necessary
expenses and serious needs, which
cannot be met through other forms of
disaster assistance or through other
means such as insurance.
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
(HMGP)—To provide States and local
governments’ financial assistance to
implement measures that will
permanently reduce or eliminate future
damages and losses from natural
hazards through safer building practices
and improving existing structures and
supporting infrastructure.
Fire Management Assistance Grant
(FMAGP)—To provide grants to States,

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Indian tribal government and local
governments for the mitigation,
management and control of any fire
burning on publicly (nonfederal) or
privately owned forest or grassland that
threatens such destruction as would
constitute a major disaster.
Affected Public: State, local, and tribal
government.
Number of Respondents: 56.
Estimated Time per Respondent:
38,408.66.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,150,885.
Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
Comments: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Nathan Lesser, Desk
Officer, Department of Homeland
Security/FEMA, and sent via electronic
mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov
or faxed to (202) 395–6974. Comments
must be submitted on or before June 12,
2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
should be made to Director, Records
Management Division, 500 C Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20472, Mail Drop
Room 301, 1800 S. Bell Street,
Arlington, VA 22202, facsimile number
(202) 646–3347, or e-mail address
FEMA–InformationCollections@dhs.gov.
Dated: April 28, 2008.
John A. Sharetts-Sullivan,
Director, Records Management Division,
Office of Management, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security,
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and
request for comments; Extension,
without change, of a currently approved
collection, OMB Number 1660–0020; No
Forms.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency
Management Agency, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork

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and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on a continuing information
collection. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice seeks comments concerning
Write Your Own Companies
requirements to submit financial data to
FEMA on a monthly basis.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Write Your Own (WYO) Program, FEMA
regulation 44 CFR 62.3 authorizes the
Federal Insurance Administrator to
enter into arrangements with individual
private sector insurance companies that
are licensed to engage in the business of

property insurance. To insure that any
policyholder money is accounted for
and appropriately expended, the
Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration (FIMA) and WYO
companies implemented a Financial
Control Plan under FEMA regulation 44
CFR Part 62, Appendix B. This plan
requires that each WYO company
submit financial data on a monthly
basis.
Collection of Information
Title: Write Your Own (WYO)
Program.

Type of Information Collection:
Extension, without change, of a
currently approved collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0020.
Form Numbers: None.
Abstract: Under the Write Your Own
(WYO) Program, private sector
insurance companies may offer flood
insurance to eligible property owners.
The Federal Government is guarantor of
flood insurance coverage for WYO
companies, issued under the WYO
arrangements.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 687 hours.

ANNUAL HOUR BURDEN

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Data collection activity/instrument

Number of
respondents

Frequency of
responses

Hour burden
per response

Annual
responses

Total annual
burden hours

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D) = (A × B)

(C × D)

Financial Report (WYO) .......................................................

97

12

.59

1,164

687

Total ..............................................................................

97

12

.59

1,164

687

Estimated Cost: The estimated
annualized cost to respondents based on
wage rate categories is $18,782.00. The
estimated annual cost to the Federal
Government is $168,907.00.
Comments: Written 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. Comments must be
submitted on or before July 14, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons should
submit written comments to Office of
Management, Records Management
Division, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, Mail Drop Room
301, 1800 S. Bell Street, Arlington, VA
22202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Kevin Montgomery, Financial
Management Specialist, Federal
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Administration, (301) 918–1453 for
additional information. You may
contact the Records Management
Section for copies of the proposed
collection of information at facsimile
number (202) 646–3347 or e-mail
address: FEMA-InformationCollections@dhs.gov.
Dated: April 28, 2008.
John A. Sharetts-Sullivan,
Director, Records Management Division,
Office of Management, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and
request for comments; Extension,
without change, of a currently approved
collection, OMB Number 1660–0017,
FEMA Form 90–49; FEMA Form 90–91;
FEMA Form 90–91A; FEMA Form 90–
91B; FEMA Form 90–91C; FEMA Form
90–91D; FEMA Form 90–120; FEMA
Form 90–121; FEMA Form 90–123;
FEMA Form 90–124; FEMA Form 90–
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125; FEMA Form 90–126; FEMA Form
90–127; FEMA Form 90–128.
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 continuing information
collection. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice seeks comments concerning the
Public Assistance progress report and
related forms used to administer the
Public Assistance Program.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, Public Law
93–288, as amended, authorizes the
President to provide assistance to state
and local government to help them to
respond to and recover from a disaster.

Collection of Information
Title: Public Assistance Progress
Report and Program Forms.
Type of Information Collection:
Extension, without change, of a
currently approved collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0017.
Form Numbers: FEMA Form 90–49,
Request for Public Assistance (RPA);
FEMA Form 90–91, Project Worksheet
(PW); FEMA Form 90–91A, PW-Damage
Description and Scope of Work
Continuation Sheet; FEMA Form 90–
91B, PW Cost Estimate Continuation
Sheet; FEMA Form 90–91C, PW Maps
and Sketches Sheets; FEMA Form 90–

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