[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 51 (Monday, March 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14715-14717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05802]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2013-0043; OMB No. 1660-0002]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Disaster Assistance Registration
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 Disaster Assistance
Registration process.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 16, 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 www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
FEMA-2013-0043. 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.
(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to (703) 483-2999.
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
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Elizabeth McDowell,
Supervisory Program Specialist, FEMA, Recovery Directorate, at (540)
686-3630 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: The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (Pub. L. 93-288) (the Stafford Act), as
amended, is the legal basis for the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) to provide financial assistance and services to individuals who
apply for disaster assistance benefits in the event of a federally
declared disaster. Regulations in title 44 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), Subpart D, ``Federal Assistance to Individuals and
Households,'' implement the policy and procedures set forth in section
408 of the Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C. 5174, as amended. This program
provides financial assistance and, if necessary, direct assistance to
eligible individuals and households who, as a direct result of a major
disaster or emergency, have uninsured or under-insured, damage,
necessary expenses, and serious needs
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which are not covered through other means.
Individuals and households may apply for assistance under the
Individuals and Households program in person, via telephone or
internet. FEMA utilizes paper forms 009-0-1 (English) Disaster
Assistance Registration or FEMA Form 009-0-2 (Spanish), Solicitud/
Registro Para Asistencia De Resastre to register individuals.
FEMA provides direct assistance to eligible applicants pursuant to
the requirements in 44 CFR 206.117. To receive direct assistance for
temporary housing (e.g., mobile home or other manufactured housing
unit) from FEMA, the applicant is required to acknowledge and accept
the conditions for occupying government property. The applicant is also
required to acknowledge that he or she has been informed of the
conditions for continued direct housing assistance. To accomplish these
acknowledgments and notifications, FEMA uses the applicant's household
composition data in National Emergency Management Information System to
prepare a Manufactured Housing Unit Revocable License and Receipt for
Government Property FEMA Form 009-0-5, or Las Casas Manufacturadas
Unidad Licencia Revocable y Recibo de la Propiedad del Gobierno FEMA
Form 009-0-6.
Federal public benefits are provided to U.S. citizens, non-citizen
nationals, or qualified aliens. A parent or guardian of a minor child
may be eligible for disaster assistance if, the minor child is a U.S.
citizen, Non-citizen national or qualified alien and the minor child
lives with the parent or guardian. (See 8 U.S.C. 1601-1646).
By signing FEMA Forms 009-0-3, Declaration and Release or 009-0-4,
Declaraci[oacute]n Y Autorizaci[oacute]n an applicant or a member of
the applicant's household is attesting to being a U.S. citizen, non-
citizen national or qualified alien. A parent or guardian of a minor
child signing FEMA Forms 009-0-3, Declaration and Release or 009-0-4,
Declaraci[oacute]n Y Autorizaci[oacute]n is attesting that the minor
child is a U.S. citizen, non-citizen national or qualified alien.
Collection of Information
Title: Disaster Assistance Registration.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0002.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 009-0-1T (English) Tele-Registration,
Disaster Assistance Registration; FEMA Form 009-0-1Int (English)
Internet, Disaster Assistance Registration; FEMA Form 009-0-2Int
(Spanish) Internet, Registro Para Asistencia De Desastre; FEMA Form
009-0-1 (English) Paper Application/Disaster Assistance Registration;
FEMA Form 009-0-2 (Spanish), Solicitud en Papel/Registro Para
Asistencia De Desastre; FEMA Form 009-0-1S (English) Smartphone,
Disaster Assistance Registration; FEMA Form 009-0-2S (Spanish)
Smartphone, Registro Para Asistencia De Desastre; FEMA Form 009-0-3
(English), Declaration and Release; FEMA Form 009-0-4 (Spanish),
Declaraci[oacute]n Y Autorizaci[oacute]n; FEMA Form 009-0-5 (English),
Manufactured Housing Unit Revocable License and Receipt for Government
Property; FEMA Form 009-0-6 (Spanish), Las Casas Manufacturadas Unidad
Licencia Revocable y Recibo de la Propiedad del Gobierno.
Abstract: The various forms in this collection are used to collect
pertinent information to provide financial assistance, and if
necessary, direct assistance to eligible individuals and households
who, as a direct result of a disaster or emergency, have uninsured or
under-insured, necessary expenses and serious needs that they are
unable to meet through other means.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Number of Respondents: 3,264,753.
Number of Responses: 3,264,753.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 628,036 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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Number of Avg. burden Total
Number of responses Total per annual Avg. hourly Total annual
Type of respondent Form name/Form No. respondents per number of response burden (in wage rate respondent
respondent responses (in hours) hours) cost
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Individuals or Households.......... Tele-registration 1,151,255 1 1,151,255 0.3 345,377 $30.66 $10,589,258
Application for (18 mins.)
Disaster Assistance/
(English) FEMA Form
009-0-1T.
Individuals or Households.......... Internet application 323,040 1 323,040 0.3 96,912 30.66 2,971,321.90
for Disaster (18 mins.)
Assistance/(English
and Spanish) FEMA
Forms 009-0-1Int and
009-0-02Int.
Individuals or Households.......... Paper Application for 51,549 1 51,549 0.3 15,465 30.66 474,156.90
Disaster Assistance/ (18 mins.)
(English and
Spanish) FEMA Forms
009-0-1 and 009-0-2.
Individuals or Households.......... Smartphone 192,447 1 192,447 0.3 57,734 30.66 1,770,124.40
Application for (18 mins.)
Disaster Assistance/
(English and
Spanish) FEMA Forms
009-0-1S and 009-0-
2S.
Individuals or Households.......... Declaration and 1,099,706 1 1,099,706 .033 36,657 30.66 1,123,903.60
Release (English and (2 mins.)
Spanish)/FEMA Forms
009-0-3 and 009-0-4.
Individuals or Households.......... Manufactured Housing 17,183 1 17,183 0.25 4,296 30.66 131,715.36
Unit Revocable (15 mins.)
License and Receipt
for Government
Property (English
and Spanish) FEMA
Forms 009-0-5 and
009-0-6.
Individuals or Households.......... Request for 429,573 1 429,573 0.166666 71,595 30.66 2,195,102.70
Information (RFI), (10 mins.)
English and Spanish.
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Total.......................... ..................... 3,264,753 ........... 3,264,753 ........... 628,036 ........... 19,255,579
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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.
Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the
hour burden is $19,255,579. There are no annual costs to respondents
operations and maintenance costs for technical services. There is no
annual start-up or
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capital costs. The cost to the Federal Government is $15,618,762.
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: March 11, 2014.
Charlene D. Myrthil,
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2014-05802 Filed 3-14-14; 8:45 am]
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