Narrative of Changes

Narrative of Changes

The purpose of the Narrative of Changes is to clearly indicate changes to a collection since the previous approval.

Collection Title: FEMA Preparedness Grants: Fire Management Assistance Grant Program

OMB Control No.: 1660-0058

Current Expiration Date: 9/30/2014

Collection Instruments: FEMA Form 078-0-2; FEMA Form 078-0-1; FEMA Form 089-0-24

The following are the changes to the collection:

Supporting Statement:

Question 8a – Updated to reflect FRN publication information.

Question 10 – Updated to reflect current privacy information.

Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
Type of Respondent	Form Name / Form Number	No. of Respon-dents	No. of Respon-ses per Respon-dent	Total No. of Responses	Avg. Burden per Response (in hours)	Total Annual Burden (in hours)	Avg. Hourly Wage Rate	Total Annual Respondent Cost
State, Local or Tribal Government	FEMA-State Agreement and Amendment	25	4	100	0.4 hours (24 minutes)	40	$52.56	$2,102.40
State, Local or Tribal Government	State Administrative Plan for FMAG	25	1	25	8 hours	200	$52.56	$10,512.00
State, Local or Tribal Government	Request for FMAG Declaration, FEMA Form 078-0-1	25	4	100	1 hour	100	$52.56	$5,256.00
State, Local or Tribal Government	Request for FMAG Sub-grant, FEMA Form 089-0-24	25	4	100	0.3 hours (18 minutes)	30	$52.56	$1,576.80
State, Local or Tribal Government	Principal Advisor’s Report, FEMA Form 078-0-2	25	4	100	3 hours	300	$52.56	$15,768
State, Local or Tribal Government	Appeal Letter	3	1	3	1 hour	3	$52.56	$157.68
State, Local or Tribal Government	Duplication of Benefits Letter	25	4	100	1 hour	100	$52.56	$5,256.00
State, Local or Tribal Government	Training Sessions	25	1	25	1.5 hours (90 minutes)	38	$52.56	$1,997.28
Total		178		553		811		$42,626.16

• Note: The “Avg. Hourly Wage Rate” for each respondent includes a 1.4 multiplier to reflect a fully-loaded wage rate.

Question 15 – See explanation below.

Itemized Changes in Annual Burden Hours
Data collection Activity/Instrument	Program Change (hours currently on OMB Inventory)	Program Change (New)	Difference	Adjustment (hours currently on OMB Inventory)	Adjustment (New)	Difference
FEMA-State Agreement and Amendment				40	40	0
State Administrative Plan for FMAG				200	200	0
Request for FMAG Declaration, FEMA Form 078-0-1				100	100	0
Request for FMAG Sub-grant, FEMA Form 089-0-24				30	30	0
Principal Advisor’s Report, FEMA Form 078-0-2				300	300	0
Appeal Letter				3	3	0
Duplication of Benefits Letter				100	100	0
Training Sessions				38	38	0
Total(s)				811	811	0

Explain:

There are no changes to the annual hour burden previously reported and there has been no change to the information being collected.