[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9251-9252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03504]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2014-0006; OMB No. 1660-0011]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Debt Collection Financial Statement
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites
the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity
to comment on a revision of a currently approved information
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
this notice seeks comments concerning the collection of information
related to disaster program accounts and debts receivable.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 21, 2014.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments at http://www.regulations.gov under
Docket ID FEMA-2014-0006. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street, SW., Room 8NE, Washington, DC
20472-3100.
All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act
notice that is available via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Mary Schneider, Chief, Debt
Management Unit, FEMA Finance Center, Office of the Chief Financial
Officer, FEMA, at (540) 504-1649 for further information. You may
contact the Records Management Division for copies of the proposed
collection of information at facsimile number (202) 646-3347 or email
address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Debt Collection Improvement Act as
amended (31 U.S.C. 3701, et seq.), the Federal Claims Collection
Standards (31 CFR 901), and DHS regulations (6 CFR 11); the
Administrator of FEMA is: (1) Required to attempt collection of all
debts owed to the United States arising out of activities of FEMA; and
(2) for debts not exceeding $100,000, authorized to compromise such
debts or terminate collection action completely where it appears that
no person is liable for such debt or has the present or prospective
financial ability to pay a significant sum, or that the cost of
collecting such debt is likely to exceed the amount of the recovery (31
U.S.C. 3711 (a)(2)).
Collection of Information
Title: Debt Collection Financial Statement.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0011.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form127-0-1, Debt Collection Financial Statement.
Abstract: FEMA may request debtors to provide personal financial
information on FEMA Form 127-0-1 concerning their current financial
position. With this information, FEMA evaluates whether to allow its
debtors to pay their FEMA debts under installment repayment agreements
and if so, under what terms. FEMA also uses this data to determine
whether to compromise, suspend, or completely terminate collection
efforts on respondent's debts. This data is also used to locate the
debtor's assets if the debts are sent for judicial enforcement.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 2,000.
Number of Responses: 2,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,500 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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Total
Form Name/form No. of No. of Total No. Avg. burden per annual Avg. hourly Total annual
Type of respondent number respondents responses per of response (in burden (in wage rate respondent
respondent responses hours) hours) cost
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Individuals or Households.... Debt Collection 2,000 1 2,000 45 minutes...... 1,500 $33.74 $50,610.00
Financial
Statement/FEMA
Form 127-0-1.
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Total.................... ................ 2,000 .............. 2,000 ................ 1,500 ........... $50,610.00
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Note: The ``Avg. Hourly Wage Rate'' for each respondent includes a 1.4 multiplier to reflect a fully-loaded wage rate.
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Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the
hour burden is $50,610.00. There are no annual costs to respondents
operations and maintenance costs for technical services. There is no
annual start-up or capital costs. The cost to the Federal Government is
$189,319.75.
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.
Dated: February 6, 2014.
Charlene D. Myrthil,
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2014-03504 Filed 2-14-14; 8:45 am]
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