[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 134 (Monday, July 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 41654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17736]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency


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

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and 
Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.

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).
    Title: Disaster Assistance Registration.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0002.
    Abstract: The information serves as the application for FEMA's 
Individuals and Households Program with regard to Housing Assistance 
and Other Needs Assistance and is relayed to other Federal and State 
agencies administering disaster relief programs appropriate to the 
applicants 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.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Federal Government, 
State, Local or Tribal Government, Business or Other For-Profit, Not-
For-Profit Institutions, Farms.
    Number of Respondents: 482,584.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: FEMA Forms 90-69 (English) & 90-69A 
(Spanish), Disaster Assistance Registration, 19 minutes; FEMA Forms 90-
69B (English) & 90-69C (Spanish), Declaration and Release Form, 2 
minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 163,113.
    Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
    Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
on the proposed information collection to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk 
Officer for the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate/Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20503, within 30 days of 
the date of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Muriel B. 
Anderson, Chief, Records Management Branch, Information Resources 
Management Division, Information Technology Services Directorate, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and 
Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 500 C Street, 
SW., Room 316, Washington, DC 20472, facsimile number (202) 646-3347, 
or email address [email protected].

    Dated: July 8, 2003.
Edward W. Kernan,
Division Director, Information Resources Management Division, 
Information Technology Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 03-17736 Filed 7-11-03; 8:45 am]
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