[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 195 (Friday, October 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62429-62431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25978]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2011-0015]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request, OMB No. 1660-0002; Disaster Assistance Registration

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 a proposed revision of a currently approved information 
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
this notice seeks comments concerning the Disaster Assistance 
Registration process.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 6, 2011.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use 
only one of the following means to submit comments:
    (1) Online. Submit comments at http://www.regulations.gov under 
Docket ID FEMA-2011-0015. 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 835, Washington, DC 
20472-3100.
    (3) Facsimile. Submit comments to (703) 483-2999.
    (4) E-mail. Submit comments to [email protected]. Include Docket 
ID FEMA-2011-0015 in the subject line.
    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 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 http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Quintanilla, Supervisory Program 
Specialist, FEMA, Recovery Directorate, (504) 686-3603 for additional 
information. You may contact the Records Management Division for copies 
of the proposed collection of information at facsimile number (202) 
646-3347 or e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (Pub. L. 93-288) (the Stafford Act), as 
amended, is the legal basis for the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA) to provide financial needs and services to individuals who apply 
for disaster assistance benefits in the event of a federally declared 
disaster. Regulations in title 44 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 
Subpart D, ``Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households'', 
implement the policy and procedures set forth in section 408 of the 
Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C. 5174, as amended. This program provides 
financial assistance and, if necessary, direct assistance to eligible 
individuals and households who, as a direct result of a major disaster, 
have uninsured or under-insured, damage, necessary expenses, and 
serious needs which are not covered through other means.
    Individuals and households may apply for assistance under the 
Individuals and Households program via telephone or Internet. FEMA 
utilizes paper forms 009-0-1 (English) Disaster Assistance Registration 
or FEMA Form 009-0-2 (Spanish), Solicitud/Registro Para Asistencia De 
Resastre to register individuals.
    FEMA provides direct assistance to eligible applicants pursuant to 
the requirements in 44 CFR 206.117. To receive direct assistance for 
housing (e.g., mobile home or travel trailer) from FEMA, the applicant 
is required to acknowledge and accept the conditions for occupying 
government property. The form used is the Declaration and Release; FEMA 
Form 009-0-4, or the Declaraci[oacute]n Y Autorizaci[oacute]n; FEMA 
Form 009-0-5 Receipt for Government Property. In addition, the 
applicant is required to acknowledge that he or she has been informed 
of the conditions for continued direct housing assistance. To 
accomplish these notifications, FEMA uses the applicant's household 
composition data in National Emergency Management Information System 
NEMIS to prepare a Receipt for Government Property FEMA Form 009-0-5, 
or Recibo de Propiedad del Gobierno FEMA Form 009-0-6.
    Federal public benefits are to be provided to U.S. citizens, non-
citizen nationals, or qualified aliens. A parent or guardian of a minor 
child may be eligible for disaster assistance if the

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minor child is a U.S. citizen, non-citizen national, or qualified 
alien, and the minor child lives with the parent or guardian. See 8 
U.S.C. 1601-1646.
    By signing FEMA Forms 009-0-3, Declaration and Release or 009-0-4, 
Declaraci[oacute]n Y Autorizaci[oacute]n an applicant or a member of 
the applicant's household is attesting to being a U.S. citizen, non-
citizen national, or qualified alien. A parent or guardian of a minor 
child signing FEMA Forms 009-0-3, Declaration and Release or 009-0-4, 
Declaraci[oacute]n Y Autorizaci[oacute]n is attesting that the minor 
child is a U.S. citizen, non-citizen national, or qualified alien.

Collection of Information

    Title: Disaster Assistance Registration.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0002.
    Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 009-0-1T (English) Tele-
Registration, Disaster Assistance Registration; FEMA Form 009-0-1Int 
(English) Internet, Disaster Assistance Registration; FEMA Form 009-0-
2Int (Spanish) Internet, Registro Para Asistencia De Desastre; FEMA 
Form 009-0-1 (English) Paper Application/Disaster Assistance 
Registration; FEMA Form 009-0-2 (Spanish), Solicitud en Papel/Registro 
Para Asistencia De Desastre; FEMA Form 009-0-1S (English) Smartphone, 
Disaster Assistance Registration; FEMA Form 009-0-2S (Spanish) 
Smartphone, Registro Para Asistencia De Desastre; FEMA Form 009-0-3 
(English), Declaration and Release; FEMA Form 009-0-4 (Spanish), 
Declaraci[oacute]n Y Autorizaci[oacute]n; FEMA Form 009-0-5 (English) 
Receipt for Government Property; FEMA Form 009-0-6 (Spanish) Recibo de 
la Propiedad del Gobierno.
    Abstract: The Disaster Assistance Registration form is used to 
collect pertinent information to provide financial assistance, and if 
necessary, direct assistance to eligible individuals and households 
who, as a direct result of a disaster or emergency, have uninsured or 
under-insured, necessary or serious expenses that they are unable to 
meet through other means.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 555,009 hours.


                                                                           Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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                                                                                                    Number of                      Avg. burden    Total annual
              Type of respondent                     Form name/form number          Number of     responses per   Total number    per response     burden  (in     Avg. hourly     Total annual
                                                                                   respondents     respondent     of responses     (in hours)        hours)         wage rate    respondent cost
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Individuals or Households....................  Tele-Registration Application          1,151,255               1       1,151,255             0.3         345,377          $30.66      $10,589,258
                                                for Disaster Assistance                                                              (18 mins.)
                                                (English)/FEMA Forms 009-0-1T.
Individuals or Households....................  Internet Application for              323,039.80               1      323,039.80             0.3          96,912           30.66     2,971,321.90
                                                Disaster Assistance (English                                                         (18 mins.)
                                                and Spanish)/FEMA Forms 009-0-
                                                1Int and 009-0-2Int.
Individuals or Households....................  Paper Application for Disaster            51,549               1          51,549             0.3          15,465           30.66       474,156.90
                                                Assistance (English and                                                              (18 mins.)
                                                Spanish)/FEMA Forms 009-0-1 and
                                                009-0-2.
Individuals or Households....................  Smartphone Application for            192,447.20               1      192,447.20              .3          57,734           30.66     1,770,124.40
                                                Disaster Assistance/FEMA Forms                                                       (18 mins.)
                                                (English and Spanish) 009-0-1S
                                                and 009-0-2S.
Individuals or Households....................  Declaration and Release (English       1,099,706               1       1,099,706            .033          36,657           30.66     1,123,903.60
                                                and Spanish)/FEMA Forms 009-0-3                                                       (2 mins.)
                                                and 009-0-4.
Individuals or Households....................  Receipt of Government Property            17,183               1          17,183              .1           2,864           30.66        87,810.24
                                                (English and Spanish)/FEMA Form                                                       (10 mins)
                                                009-0-5 and 009-0-6.
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    Total....................................  ................................       2,835,180  ..............       2,835,180  ..............         555,009  ..............    17,016,572.24
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    Estimated Cost: There are no operation and maintenance, or capital 
and start-up costs associated with this collection of information.

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

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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: September 30, 2011.
Lesia M. Banks,
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2011-25978 Filed 10-6-11; 8:45 am]
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