[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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