Information sought under this
collection will comprise of the applications for Assistance to
Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) and Fire Prevention and Safety
(FPS) grants. The old forms have be obseleted from this collection
and new forms have be submitted to capture the details concerning
applicants' demongraphics, capabilities, and operational resources
as well as information necessary for FEMA to comply with mandates
delineated in the law.
US Code:
15
USC 2201 Name of Law: Fire Prevention And Control
US Code: 15
USC 2229 Name of Law: Federal Fire Protection and Control Act
of 1974
There is a significant decrease
in the number of respondents from 28,010 to 22,000. We attribute
this decrease to a reduction in available funding, and, as a
result, a reduction in the amount of awards granted. Programmatic
changes, such as allowing State Fire Training Academies to apply as
eligible entities and urban fire departments to apply for multiple
vehicles, have increased the amount requested per recipient and
reduced the amount of awards granted. This has decreased the
interest in the funding opportunity amongst the numerous smaller
sized recipients. There was a mistake on the currently approved ICR
regarding the estimated burden hours for Research and Development /
FEMA Form 080-0-3b. The actually burden hours per respondent is
21.5 hours, not 41. This mistake has been corrected in this ICR.
Also, there was an increase in Not-for-profit institutions
respondents from 10 to 50 due to an increase in interest among
research organizations. The actual increase in annual burden hours
for Research and Development / FEMA Form 080-0-3b is from 215 to
1,075. This is an increase of 860 annual burden hours. Another
correction being made in this ICR involves the title of the
collection device. The Activity Specific Questions for AFG Vehicle
Applicants / FEMA Form 080-0-2a and Activity Specific Questions for
AFG Operations and Safety Applications / FEMA Form 080-0-2b were
incorrectly titled. The titles have been corrected, and the mistake
had no impact to the burden hours. There is a decrease of 42,540
annual burden hours. The revisions to the forms has not reduced the
burden hours. There was a mistake on the currently approved ICR
regarding the estimated burden hours for Research and Development /
FEMA Form 080-0-3b. The actually burden hours per respondent is
21.5 hours not 41. This mistake has been corrected in this ICR.
Also, there was an increase in Not-for-profit institutions from 10
to 50. The actual increase in annual cost burden for Research and
Development/FEMA Form 080-0-3b is from $9,957.08 to $52,137.50.
This is an increase of $42,180.42 annually for this form. The
result is a cost burden decrease of $1,862,378.46.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form FEMA Form 080-0-2 AFG Application (General Questions and Narrative)
Supporting Statement for OMB Collection 1660-0054 Part A (OCC-clean).docx
FEMA Form 080-0-3b Revision Chart.doc
SORN - 004 Grants Mgmt Information Files.pdf
AFG Application (General Questions and Narrative)