[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 214 (Friday, November 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 60446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29030]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency has submitted the 
following proposed information collection to the Office of Management 
and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This collection is in accordance with FEMA's 
responsibilities under 44 CFR section 206.3 to provide an orderly and 
continuing means of assistance by the Federal Government to State and 
local governments in carrying out their responsibilities to alleviate 
the suffering and damage that results from major disasters and 
emergencies. Under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act, Public Law 93-288, as amended, FEMA may provide 
assistance to meet immediate threats to life and property or provide 
for temporary housing resulting from a major disaster. Under the 
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
1996, Public Law 104-193, FEMA determines eligibility for disaster 
assistance through verification of citizenship or qualified alien 
status.
    Collection of Information:
    Title: Disaster Assistance Registration, Applicant Statement/
Authorization, Declaration of Applicant.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    OMB Number: 3067-0009.
    Form Numbers: FEMA Forms 90-69, 90-69A (Spanish version) Disaster 
Assistance Registration; 90-69B, 90-69C (Spanish version) Applicant 
Statement/uthorization; 90-69 D, 90-69 E (Spanish version) Declaration 
of Applicant. The forms serve as a basic screening and referral 
document for a number of other Federal and State disaster aid programs 
by identifying applicant's disaster related needs and, in some cases, 
determining whether applicants meet the basic eligibility requirements 
of these other programs.
    Abstract: The information serves as the application for FEMA's 
Disaster Housing Program and the Individual and Family Grant Program 
and is relayed to other Federal and State agencies administering 
disaster relief programs appropriate to the applicant's needs. Without 
this information, eligibility for disaster assistance cannot be 
determined. The information is obtained by telephone calls to the 
Teleregistration Center or from a face-to-face interview. Applicants 
are provided a statement regarding the Privacy Act and they sign a 
statement certifying the accuracy of their information. They also sign 
a statement reflecting their United States citizenship or qualified 
alien status.
    Affected Public: The forms are used only in Presidentially declared 
major disasters or emergencies to allow individuals, farmers, small 
business owners, private non-profit organizations to apply for Federal 
disaster assistance and to be referred to other appropriate State and 
local agencies.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:

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                                                                                                   Annual burden
            FEMA Forms                 Number of         Frequency of       Hours per  response        hours
                                      respondents          response                                  (rounded)
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90-69, 90-69A, 90-69B, 90-69C.....         460,900  1 time...............  Avg. 21 minutes or            161,315
                                                                            .35 minutes.
90-69D, 90-69E....................         294,976  1 time...............  2 minutes or .033             * 9,833
                                                                            minutes.
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    Total.........................  ..............  .....................  .....................         171,148
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* Rounded up.

    Estimated Cost: All costs are part of customary and usual business 
practices.
    Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
on the proposed collection of information to the Office of Management 
and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, ATTN: Desk 
Officer for FEMA, 725 17th Street, NW, Room 10102, Washington, DC 
20503. Comments should be submitted by December 6, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Muriel B. 
Anderson, FEMA Information Collections Officer, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW, Room 316, Washington, DC 20472. 
Telephone number (202) 646-2625, FAX number (202) 646-3524, e-mail: 
[email protected].

    Dated: October 29, 1999.
Muriel B. Anderson,
Acting Director, Program Services Division, Operations Support 
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 99-29030 Filed 11-4-99; 8:45 am]
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