[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 7495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3338]



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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, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted 
the following information collection to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the 
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35). The submission describes the nature of the information collection, 
the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, 
effort and resources used by respondents to respond) and cost, and 
includes the actual data collection instruments FEMA will use.
    Title: FEMA Public Assistance Program Evaluation and Customer 
Satisfaction Surveys and Individual Assistance Customer Satisfaction 
Surveys.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0036.
    Abstract: This study fulfills requirements from Executive Order 
12862 and the Government Results Act of 1993 (GPRA). By surveying 
disaster assistance applicants at the individual and state government 
level, FEMA obtains relevant measurements of their level of 
satisfaction with various public and individual assistance programs. 
The information collected also allows the identification of program 
areas requiring improvement, the documentation of successful business 
practices in the delivery of disaster assistance, and the ability of 
applicants to recover from disasters.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions, farms, Federal Government, and 
State, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 33,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: Estimated time for completion of 
individual surveys averages 15 to 18 minutes per response. Voluntary 
participation in focus group sessions averages 4.6 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 12,210 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.

Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the 
proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs at OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department 
of Homeland Security/FEMA at e-mail address [email protected] or 
facsimile number (202) 395-7285. Comments must be submitted on or 
before March 18, 2004. In addition, interested persons may also send 
comments to FEMA (see contact information below).

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, FEMA at 500 C Street, SW, 
Room 316, Washington, DC 20472, facsimile number (202) 646-3347, or e-
mail address [email protected].

    Dated: February 5, 2004.
Edward W. Kernan,
Division Director, Information Resources Management Division, 
Information Technology Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 04-3338 Filed 2-13-04; 8:45 am]
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