[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 102 (Tuesday, May 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24731-24732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11089]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-FEMA-2017-0019; OMB No. 1660-0061]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request, Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households
Program, (IHP).
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 an extension without change of a currently approved
information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the need to continue
collecting information from individuals and States in order to provide
and/or administer disaster assistance through the Federal Assistance to
Individuals and Households Programs.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 31, 2017.
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-2017-0019. 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
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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 for further information.
Elizabeth McDowell, Program Specialist, 540-686-3630. You may contact
the Records Management Division for copies of the proposed collection
of information at email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5207 (the Act) is the legal
basis for FEMA to provide disaster related assistance and services to
individuals who apply for disaster assistance benefits in the event of
a federally declared disaster. The Individuals and Households Program
(IHP) (the Act at 5174, Federal Assistance to Individuals and
Households) provides financial assistance to eligible individuals and
households who, as a direct result of a major disaster or emergency
have necessary expenses and serious needs. The ``Other Needs
Assistance'' (ONA) provision of IHP provides disaster assistance to
address needs other than housing, such as personal property,
transportation, etc.
The delivery of the ONA provision of IHP is contingent upon the
State/Tribe choosing an administrator for the assistance. States/Tribes
satisfy the selection of an administrator of ONA by completing the
Administrative Option Agreement (FEMA Form 010-0-11), which establishes
a plan for the delivery of ONA. This agreement establishes a
partnership with FEMA and inscribes the plan for the delivery of
disaster assistance. The agreement is used to identify the State/
Tribe's proposed level of support and participation during disaster
recovery. In response to Super Storm Sandy (October 2012), Congress
added ``child care'' expenses as a category of ONA through the Sandy
Recovery Improvement Act of 2013 (SRIA), Pub. L. 113-2. Section 1108 of
the SRIA amends section 408(e)(1) of the Stafford Act (42 U.S.C.
5174(e)(1)), giving FEMA the specific authority to pay for ``child
care'' expenses as disaster assistance under ONA.
Collection of Information
Title: Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households Program,
(IHP).
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0061.
Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 010-0-11, Administrative Option
Agreement for the Other Needs provision of Individuals and Households
Program, (IHP); FEMA Form 010-0-12, Request for Continued Assistance
(Application for Continued Temporary Housing Assistance); FEMA Form
010-0-12S (Spanish) Solicitud para Continuar la Asistencia de Vivienda
Temporera.
Abstract: The Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households
Program (IHP) enhances applicants' ability to request approval of late
applications, request continued assistance, and appeal program
decisions. Similarly, it allows States to partner with FEMA for
delivery of disaster assistance under the ``Other Needs'' provision of
the IHP through Administrative Option Agreements and Administration
Plans addressing the level of managerial and resource support
necessary.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 59,073.
Number of Responses: 78,399.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 65,267 hours.
Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the
hour burden is $2,043,275.28. 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
$213,556.60.
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: May 19, 2017.
Richard Mattison,
Records Management Branch Chief, Mission Support, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2017-11089 Filed 5-26-17; 8:45 am]
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