Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants

OMB Control No: 1660-0135	ICR Reference No: 201707-1660-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201311-1660-001
Agency/Subagency: DHS/FEMA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 01/19/2018
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/31/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2018
Responses	2,990	0	3,200
Time Burden (Hours)	18,064	0	26,190
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	154,974

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Abstract: The SAFER program provides funding for the hiring of new firefighters and the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. The SAFER objective is to provide funding directly to fire departments for the purpose of increasing the number of firefighters to help communities meet industry minimum standards and attain 24-hour staffing to provide adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards, and to fulfill traditional missions of fire departments that antedate the creation of the FEMA grant funds are available in two activities: Hiring Firefighters and Recruitment and Retention of Volunteer Firefighters. The FEMA Forms are used to objectively evaluate each of the anticipated applicants to determine which of the applicants' proposals in each of the activities are the closest to the established program priorities.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 2201 Name of Law: Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974

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:
	82 FR 22150	05/12/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 34548	07/25/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 7

IC Title Form No. Form Name Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (General Questions All Applicants) FEMA Form 080-0-4 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Reponse (General Questions All Applicants) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Recruitment and Retenton of Volunteer Firefighters Application (Questions and Narrative) FEMA Form 080-0-4b Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Recruitment and Retention of Volunteer Firefighters Application (Questions and Narrative) Staffing for Adequate fire and Emergency Response (General Questions All Applicants) FEMA Form 080-0-4 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) (General Questions All Applicants) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Hiring of Firefighters Application (Questions and Narrative) FEMA Form 080-0-4a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Hiring of Firefighters Application (Questions and Narrative) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Recruitment and Retention of Volunteer Firefighters Application (Questions and Narrative) FEMA Form 080-0-4b Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Recruitment and Retention of Volunteer Firefighters Application (Questions and Narrative) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Quarterly Report and Payment Request Form FEMA Form 087-0-0-2 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Quarterly Report and Payment Request Form Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Quarterly Report and Payment Request Form FEMA Form 087-0-0-2 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Quarterly Report and Payment Request Form

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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	2,990	3,200	0	880	-1,090	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	18,064	26,190	0	880	-9,006	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	154,974	0	-49,585	-105,389	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: There is a significant decrease in the number of respondents from 3,200 to 2,330. We attribute this decrease to a reduction in available funding, and, as a result, a reduction in the amount of awards granted. The decrease in respondents results in a 9006 hour adjustment to the burden hours. The FEMA Form 087-0-0-2, Quarterly Performance Report and Payment Request has been added to this ICR due to the requirement for grant recipients to complete this form during the grant cycle. There is a program increase of 880 burden hours due to the addition of this form. Combining the program increase and adjusted decrease of results in a total decrease of 8,126 annual burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,666,213

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

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: 08/31/2017

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