Notice2026-18172
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comment Request; FEMA Preparedness Grants: Port Security Grant Program (PSGP)
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Published
September 4, 2026
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Homeland Security DepartmentFederal Emergency Management Agency
Abstract
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on an extension without change of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the information collection activities required the administer the Port Security Grant Program (PSGP).
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 171 (Friday, September 4, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56892-56893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18172]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2026-0595; OMB No. 1660-0114]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection,
Comment Request; FEMA Preparedness Grants: Port Security Grant Program
(PSGP)
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice of extension and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites
the general public to take this opportunity to comment on an extension
without change of a currently approved information collection. In
accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the information collection
activities required the administer the Port Security Grant Program
(PSGP).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 3, 2026.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit
comments at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> under Docket ID FEMA-2026-0595.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
All submissions received must include the Agency name and Docket
ID. Regardless of the method used to submit comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, and will include any personal
information you provide. Therefore, submitting this information makes
it public. You may wish to read the Privacy and Security Notice that is
available via a link on the homepage of <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Duane Davis, Section Chief, Grant
Programs Directorate, FEMA at (202) 680-4060 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7d19081c131853191c0b140e3d1b18101c5319150e531a120b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="214554404f440f45405748526147444c400f4549520f464e57">[email protected]</span></a>. You may contact the Information Management
Division for copies of the proposed collection of information at email
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b8fefdf5f995f1d6ded7cad5d9ccd1d7d695fbd7d4d4dddbccd1d7d6cb95f5d9d6d9dfddd5ddd6ccf8deddd5d996dcd0cb96dfd7ce"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3274777f731f7b5c545d405f53465b5d5c1f715d5e5e5751465b5d5c411f7f535c5355575f575c467254575f531c565a411c555d44">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 102 of the Maritime Transportation
Security Act of 2002, as amended (46 U.S.C. 70107), authorizes the PSGP
to provide for the risk-based allocation of funds to implement Area
Maritime Transportation Security Plans and facility security plans
among port authorities, facility operators, and State and local
government agencies required to provide port security services and to
train law enforcement personnel under 46 U.S.C. 70132. Before awarding
a grant under the program, the Secretary for Homeland Security shall
provide for review and comment by the appropriate Federal Maritime
Security Coordinators and the Maritime Administrator. In administering
the grant program, the Secretary shall consider national economic,
energy, and strategic defense concerns based upon the most current risk
assessments available.
Any information collected by FEMA for this program is in accordance
with general reporting requirements, see, for example, 2 CFR 200.329;
or in accordance with 46 U.S.C. 70107(g), as amended by Section 112(c)
of the Security and Accountability For Every (SAFE) Port Act of 2006
(Pub. L. 109-347), which provides that entities subject to an Area
Maritime Transportation Security Plan may submit an application for a
grant under this program at such time, in such form, and containing
such information and assurances as the Secretary may require.
2 CFR 200.329 requires grant recipients to report on the status of
their grant funded activities including potential or real setbacks in
performance.
Collection of Information
Title: FEMA Preparedness Grants: Port Security Grant Program
(PSGP).
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Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0114.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-207-FY-23-106 (formerly 089-05), Port
Security Grant Program (PSGP) Investment Justification; FEMA Form FF-
207-FY-23-109 (formerly 088-0-1), Grant Programs Directorate
Performance Report (GPD-PR); FEMA Form FF-207-FY-23-110, Grant Programs
Directorate Extension Request (GPS-Extension).
Abstract: Section 102 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act
of 2002, as amended (46 U.S.C. 70107), authorizes the PSGP to provide
for the risk-based allocation of funds to implement Area Maritime
Transportation Security Plans and facility security plans among port
authorities, facility operators, and State and local government
agencies required to provide port security services and to train law
enforcement personnel under 46 U.S.C. 70132. Before awarding a grant
under the program, the Secretary for Homeland Security shall provide
for review and comment by the appropriate Federal Maritime Security
Coordinators and the Maritime Administrator. In administering the grant
program, the Secretary shall take into account national economic,
energy, and strategic defense concerns based upon the most current risk
assessments available.
Affected Public: Businesses or other For-Profit; and State, Local
or Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 966.
Estimated Number of Responses: 1,832.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 17,446.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $1,616,580.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $987,953.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. 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.
Nigel S. Allicock,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2026-18172 Filed 9-3-26; 8:45 am]
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