[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62643-62644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24328]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2013-0043; OMB No. 1660-0002]


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

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is submitting a 
request for review and approval of a collection of information under 
the emergency processing procedures in Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) regulation 5 CFR 1320.13. FEMA is requesting that this 
information collection be approved by November 12, 2013. The approval 
will authorize FEMA to use the collection through May 12, 2014. FEMA 
plans to follow this emergency request with a request for a 3-year 
renewal approval. The request will be processed under OMB's normal 
clearance procedures in accordance with the provisions of OMB 
regulation 5 CFR 1320.10. To help us with the timely processing of the 
emergency and normal clearance submissions to OMB, FEMA invites the 
general public to comment on the proposed collection of information.

DATES: Comments must be submitted to OMB on or before November 12, 
2013. You may submit comments to FEMA on or before November 12, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the proposed information 
collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the Desk 
Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency (Proposed change to existing collection, FEMA FORMS 
009-0-1, 009-0-2, 009-0-1Int, 009-0-2Int, 009-0-1S, 009-0-2S, 009-0-1T, 
and eligibility/verification correspondence). 
[email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-5806. Comments may 
also be submitted to the following:
    (1) Online. Submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 
FEMA-2013-0043. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Regulatory Affairs Division, 
Office of Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Room 840, 
Washington, DC 20472-3100.
    (3) Facsimile. Submit comments to (703) 483-2999.
    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 
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Director, 
Records Management Division, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, Mission Support Bureau, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
1800 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 20598-3005, facsimile number 
(202) 646-3347, or at email address [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5207 (the Act) is the legal 
basis for FEMA to provide disaster related assistance and services to 
individuals who apply for disaster assistance benefits in the event of 
a federally declared disaster. The Individuals and Households Program 
(IHP) (the Act at 5174, Federal Assistance to Individuals and 
Households) provides financial assistance to eligible individuals and 
households who, as a direct result of a major disaster or emergency 
have necessary expenses and serious needs. Individuals and households 
that apply for this assistance must provide information detailing their 
losses and needs. In response to Super Storm Sandy (October 2012), 
Congress added ``child care'' expenses as a category of IHP assistance 
through the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013 (SRIA), Public Law 
113-2. Section 1108 of the SRIA amends section 408(e)(1) of the 
Stafford Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(e)(1)), giving FEMA the specific authority 
to pay for ``child care'' expenses as disaster assistance under the 
Other Needs Assistance (ONA) provision of IHP in addition to funeral, 
medical and dental expenses.
    FEMA's current registration application and script for IHP disaster 
assistance does not ask questions regarding a survivor/registrant's 
need for assistance with ``child care'' expenses. Thus, FEMA needs to 
change its application to include a question about whether the 
survivor/registrant needs financial assistance for child care expenses 
as a result of a disaster. FEMA also needs to collect necessary 
paperwork from the survivor/registrant to determine eligibility and 
verify the expenses associated with child care through correspondence 
with the survivor/registrant.

Collection of Information

    Title: Disaster Assistance Registration.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0002.
    FEMA Forms: 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; and eligibility/
verification correspondence.
    Abstract: FEMA seeks to add a question to the registration process 
asking about any assistance to cover child care expenses and cover 
eligibility/verification correspondence.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Number of Responses: 3,264,753.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: .19 hours.

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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 626,604.5.
    Estimated Cost: $19,211,690.27.
    Frequency of Response: Once.

Comments

    Written 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 information collection, 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 technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. 
Submit comments to OMB within November 12, 2013. To ensure that FEMA is 
fully aware of any comments or concerns that you share with OMB, please 
provide FEMA with a copy of your comments. Submit comments to the FEMA 
address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT caption.

    Dated: September 30, 2013.
Charlene D. Myrthil,
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2013-24328 Filed 10-21-13; 8:45 am]
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