National Urban Search and Rescue Grant Program

OMB Control No: 1660-0073	ICR Reference No: 201510-1660-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201207-1660-002
Agency/Subagency: DHS/FEMA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Urban Search and Rescue Grant Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/30/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/23/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2015
Responses	210	0	196
Time Burden (Hours)	392	0	364
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The information collected for the National Urban Search and Rescue Grant Program evaluate the grantee's proposed use of funds and is required infomration needed in order to receive Federal funding. The forms used in this collections are used by grantees to provide FEMA with cooperative agreements and a description of the types of eligible activities the grantee will undertake and a plan for expending and monitoring funds.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 5144,5149,5170b(a)(3)(B),5197 Name of Law: Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 32391	06/08/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 63579	10/20/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 6

IC Title Form No. Form Name Narrative Statement Workbook, Urban Search Rescue Response System FEMA Form 089-0-10 Workbook Urban Search and Rescue Response System Urban Search and Rescue Response System Semi-Annual Performance Report FEMA Form 089-0-11 Urban Search and Rescue Response System Semi-Annual Performance Report Urban Search and Rescue Amendment Form FEMA Form 089-0-12 Urban Search and Rescue Amendment Form Urban Search and Rescue Response System Task Force Deployment Data FEMA Form 089-0-15 Urban Search and Rescue Response System Task Force Deployment Data Urban Search and Rescue Response System Task Force Self Evaluation Scoresheet FEMA Form 089-0-14 Urban Search and Rescue Response System Task Force Self Evaluation Scoresheet Vehicle Support Unit Purchase / Replacement / Disposal Justification FEMA Form 089-0-26 Vehicle Support Unit Purchase / Replacement / Disposal Justification

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	210	196	0	14	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	392	364	0	28	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The increase of estimated burden hours from the previous forms collection submission is due to a request to add a form to this collection (Urban Search and Rescue Response System Vehicle Support Unit Purchase/Replacement/Disposal Justification, FEMA Form 089-0-26). The estimated burden hours are an increase of 28 hours (estimating half of the respondents (14) to submit this form each year x 2 hours per response = 28 hours).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $79,665

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Sherina Greene 202 646-4343 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(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;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
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.
Certification Date: 11/23/2015

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