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States Treasury will use the information
to ensure proper expenditure of Federal
funds. Once a claim is received, a copy
of FEMA determination and the claim is
forwarded to the Treasury Department.
The Treasury Department will pay for

fire services or its parent jurisdiction for
any moneys in the treasurer subject to
reimbursement, to the Federal
department or agency under whose
jurisdiction the fire occurred.

Affected Public: Federal Government,
and State, Local or Tribal Government.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours:

ANNUAL HOUR BURDEN
No. of
respondents

Frequency of
responses

Hour burden
per response

Annual
responses

Total annual
burden hours

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D) = (A × B)

(C × D)

Claims Information ...............................................................

4

4

1.5

16

24

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

4

4

1.5

16

24

Data collection activity/instrument

Estimated Cost: The annualized cost
burden for Fire Chiefs to complete and
process a claim is estimated to be
$15,360 annually. The estimated annual
cost to the Federal Government is
$654.00.
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 November 17,
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.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Tim Ganley, Fire Program
Specialist, U.S. Fire Administration,
(301) 447–1358 for additional
information. You may contact the
Records Management Branch for copies
of the proposed collection of
information at facsimile number (202)
646–3347 or e-mail address: [email protected].

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Dated: September 11, 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
Notice; 30-day notice and
request for comments; Reinstatement,
with change, of a previously approved
collection for which approval has
expired, 1660–0054; FEMA Form 080–2,
FEMA Form 080–3, FEMA Form 080–4,
FEMA Form 080–5, FEMA Form 080–6,
FEMA Form 080–7, FEMA Form 080–8,
FEMA Form 080–10, and FEMA Form
080–12.

ACTION:

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) is
submitting a request for review and
approval of a collection of information
under the emergency processing
procedures in Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) regulation 5 CFR
1320.13. FEMA is requesting that this
information collection be approved by
12/01/2008. The approval will authorize
FEMA to use the collection through 6/
01/2009. FEMA plans to follow this
emergency request with a request for a
3-year approval. The request will be
processed under OMB’s normal
clearance procedures. To help us with
the timely processing of the emergency
and normal clearance submissions to
OMB, FEMA invites the general public
to comment on the proposed collection
of information.

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The
authority for Assistance to Firefighters
Grant Program (AFG) and Fire
Prevention and Safety (FPS) is derived
from the Federal Fire Protection and
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229 et
seq.), as amended. The authority for
Staffing for Adequate Fire and
Emergency Response (SAFER) is
derived from 15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq. This
submission is necessary in order for
DHS to effectively implement a
competitive grant program and meet the
fiscal deadlines.
Collection of Information:
Title: Assistance to Firefighters Grant
Applications.
Type of Information Collection:
Reinstatement, with change, of a
previously approved collection for
which approval has expired.
OMB Number: 1660–0054.
Abstract: Information sought under
this submission will comprise the grant
applications for AFG, FPS and SAFER.
The information is necessary to assess
the needs of the applicants as well as
the benefits to be obtained from the use
of funds.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit, State,
Local and Tribal governments.
Number of Respondents: 64,050.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 3.03
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 193,995 hours.
Estimated Cost: The estimated annual
cost to the Federal Government is
$6,127,441.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Comments: Written comments are
solicited to (a) evaluate whether the
reinstated 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
information collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) enhance the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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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 technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of
responses. Submit comments to OMB
within 30 days of the date of this notice.
To ensure that FEMA is fully aware of
any comments or concerns that you
share with OMB, please provide us with
a copy of your comments. FEMA will
continue to accept comments from
interested persons through November
17, 2008. Submit comments to the
FEMA address listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT caption.
Interested persons are invited to
submit written comments on the
proposed information collection to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: Desk Officer for the
Department of Homeland Security,
Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Reinstatement, with change, of
a previously approved collection for
which approval has expired—
Assistance to Firefighters Grant
Applications, facsimile number (202)
395–6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
should be made to Director, Records
Management Division, Office of
Management, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, Mail Drop Room
301, facsimile number (202) 646–3347,
or at e-mail address [email protected].
Dated: September 11, 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
[FEMA–3292–EM]

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Alabama; Emergency and Related
Determinations
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the
Presidential declaration of an

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emergency for the State of Alabama
(FEMA–3292–EM), dated August 30,
2008, and related determinations.
DATES: Effective Date: August 30, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance
Directorate, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that, in a letter dated
August 30, 2008, the President declared
an emergency declaration under the
authority of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5207
(the Stafford Act), as follows:
I have determined that the emergency
conditions in the State of Alabama resulting
from Hurricane Gustav beginning on August
29, 2008, and continuing, are of sufficient
severity and magnitude to warrant an
emergency declaration under the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 (the
Stafford Act). Therefore, I declare that such
an emergency exists in the State of Alabama.
You are authorized to provide appropriate
assistance for required emergency measures,
authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act,
to save lives, protect property and public
health and safety, or to lessen or avert the
threat of a catastrophe in the designated
areas. Specifically, you are authorized to
provide assistance for emergency protective
measures (Category B), including direct
Federal assistance, under the Public
Assistance program. This assistance excludes
regular time costs for subgrantees’ regular
employees. In addition, you are authorized to
provide such other forms of assistance under
Title V of the Stafford Act as you may deem
appropriate.
Consistent with the requirement that
Federal assistance be supplemental, any
Federal funds provided under the Stafford
Act for Public Assistance will be limited to
75 percent of the total eligible costs. 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 emergency assistance
and administrative expenses.
Further, you are authorized to make
changes to this declaration to the extent
allowable under the Stafford Act.

The Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that
pursuant to the authority vested in the
Administrator, Department of Homeland
Security, under Executive Order 12148,
as amended, W. Michael Moore, of
FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal
Coordinating Officer for this declared
emergency.
The following areas of the State of
Alabama have been designated as
adversely affected by this declared
emergency:
All 67 counties in the State of Alabama for
emergency protective measures (Category B),

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including direct Federal assistance, under the
Public Assistance 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.)
R. David Paulison,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[FEMA–3293–EM]

Florida; Emergency and Related
Determinations
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the
Presidential declaration of an
emergency for the State of Florida
(FEMA–3293–EM), dated September 7,
2008, and related determinations.
DATES: Effective Date: September 7,
2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance
Directorate, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that, in a letter dated
September 7, 2008, the President
declared an emergency under the
authority of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5207
(the Stafford Act), as follows:

I have determined that the emergency
conditions in the State of Florida resulting
from Hurricane Ike beginning on September
5, 2008, and continuing, are of sufficient
severity and magnitude to warrant an
emergency declaration under the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 (the

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