[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 56 (Monday, March 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16015-16020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06361]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DHS-2014-0011]


Privacy Act of 1974; Department of Homeland Security, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency--009 Hazard Mitigation, Disaster Public 
Assistance, and Disaster Loan Programs System of Records

AGENCY: Privacy Office, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act System of Records.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 
Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency proposes to 
consolidate a current system of records titled, ``Department of 
Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency--005 Temporary 
and Permanent Relocation and Personal and Real Property Acquisition and 
Relocation Files System of Records'' (73 FR 77750, December 19, 2008) 
into the existing system of records titled, ``Department of Homeland 
Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency--009 Hazard Mitigation 
Assistance Grant Programs System of Records'' (77 FR 17783, July 23, 
2012). The Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management 
Agency also proposes to update this system of records to include all 
disaster-related grant and loan programs including public assistance 
program, and rename the system of records as ``Department of Homeland 
Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency--009 Hazard Mitigation, 
Disaster Public Assistance, and Disaster Loan Programs System of 
Records'' to reflect the changes. The consolidated and updated system 
of records allows the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency 
Management Agency to collect and maintain records from points of 
contact from states, tribes, local governments, and other entities 
applying for all grant money programs through the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency's public assistance grants program, disaster loan 
program, and the Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant programs. This 
system of records also allows information collection from individuals 
who may receive public assistance through these grants. This system of 
records notice includes personally identifiable information collected 
from individual property owners and/or occupants whose properties are 
identified in applications for public assistance, hazard mitigation 
assistance, and other disaster-related assistance or who have been 
identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as candidates for 
such assistance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency tracks the 
progress of the grants to the survivors, to ensure proper delivery of 
service, prevent duplication of benefits, and recoup any improper 
payment of public assistance funds. As a result of the review records 
have been updated within the: (1) System name; (2) system location; (3) 
categories of individuals; (4) categories of records; (5) authority for 
maintenance; (6) purpose; (7) routine uses; (8) retrievability; and (9) 
retention and disposal. Additionally, this notice includes non-
substantive changes to simplify the formatting and text of the

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previously published notice. This updated system will be included in 
the Department of Homeland Security's inventory of record systems.

DATES: Submit comments on or before April 23, 2014. This revised system 
will be effective April 23, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS-
2014-0011, by one of the following methods:
     Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 202-343-4010.
     Mail: Karen L. Neuman, Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy 
Office, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528.
    INSTRUCTIONS: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number for this rulemaking. All comments received will be 
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, please visit http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions, please contact: 
Eric M. Leckey (202) 212-5100, Privacy Officer, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 
20472. For privacy issues, please contact: Karen L. Neuman (202) 343-
1717, Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, Department of Homeland 
Security, Washington, DC 20528.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management 
Agency (FEMA) proposes to consolidate, update, and rename a current 
system of records titled, ``DHS/FEMA-009 Hazard Mitigation Assistance 
Grant Programs System of Records.'' As part of the Department's process 
for reviewing and streamlining compliance documentation and to increase 
transparency, DHS/FEMA is proposing to: (1) Consolidate the DHS/FEMA-
005 Temporary and Permanent Relocation and Personal and Real Property 
Acquisition and Relocation Files System of Records into the DHS/FEMA-
009 Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Programs System of Records in 
order to form one comprehensive system of records for the Hazard 
Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant programs; (2) update the system of 
records to include all public assistance and disaster grant and 
disaster loan programs as these involve the provision of FEMA 
assistance through state, local, tribal, or other entities, as well as 
the collection of similar information; and (3) rename the system of 
records notice to DHS/FEMA-009 Hazard Mitigation, Disaster Public 
Assistance, and Disaster Loan Programs System of Records.
    In making these updates DHS/FEMA is updating the following sections 
of the systems of records notice: (1) System name, to reflect the 
addition of public assistance disaster grant and loan programs; (2) 
system location, to include the location of systems related to all 
public assistance disaster grant and loan programs; (3) categories of 
individuals, to include individuals that benefit from FEMA's disaster 
public assistance and disaster loan programs; (4) categories of 
records, to include data elements collected throughout the lifecycle of 
all disaster public assistance and disaster loan programs, including 
the appeals or arbitration process and other forms used by grantees, as 
well as responses related to customer service assessments that FEMA 
collects from a sample of public assistance recipients; (5) authority 
for maintenance, to include legal authorities to collect information 
under all disaster public assistance and loan programs and legal 
authorities related to FEMA's requirement to perform customer service 
assessments; (6) purpose, to include all disaster-related grant, loan, 
and public assistance programs to facilitate FEMA's efforts to assess 
the customer service it provides to those receiving FEMA assistance, to 
ensure proper delivery of service, to prevent duplication of benefits, 
and to recoup improper payment; (7) routine uses, to include additional 
routine uses for public assistance disaster grant and loan programs and 
to include information sharing with tribal entities and voluntary 
organizations; (8) retrievability, to add clarity and to include 
additional personal identifiers by which information may be retrieved; 
and (9) retention and disposal, to include retention schedules of all 
records collected through disaster-related grant, loan, and other 
public assistance programs, as well as retention schedules for the 
public assistance customer service assessments.
    FEMA's mission includes preparing for, responding to, recovering 
from, and mitigating the nation from all hazards and disasters. To 
accomplish this, FEMA administers disaster-related grant, loan, and 
public assistance programs through state, local, tribal, or other 
entities, who in turn provide aid and assistance to citizens in need. 
FEMA is consolidating all disaster-related grant, loan, and public 
assistance programs under one SORN because the assistance is 
administered in a similar manner. A point of contact (POC) from the 
state, local, tribal, or other entity typically collects the required 
information from the disaster survivor in order to provide assistance 
through these programs on behalf of FEMA. There may be some instances 
where FEMA collects the information required by a program directly from 
the disaster survivor; however, the assistance is provided in 
consultation with the state, local, tribal, or other entities. 
Regardless of the source of information, disaster survivor PII may be 
maintained by FEMA under this system of records to account for public 
assistance issued to the individual, prevent duplication of benefits, 
and recoup any improper payment of public assistance funds to the 
individual.
    One of the disaster-related grant, loan, and public assistance 
programs administered through FEMA is the public assistance (PA) grant 
program. The PA program provides assistance to state, tribal, and local 
governments, and certain types of private nonprofit organizations in 
order for communities to quickly respond to and recover from 
presidentially-declared major disasters and/or emergencies. FEMA 
provides supplemental federal disaster grant assistance for activities 
such as debris removal, emergency protective measures, and the repair, 
replacement, or restoration of disaster-damaged, publicly owned 
facilities and the facilities of certain private non-profit (PNP) 
organizations through the PA program. The PA program also includes the 
Community Disaster Loan (CDL) program, which provides funds to any 
eligible local government in a designated disaster area that has 
suffered a substantial loss of tax or other revenue. The jurisdiction 
must first demonstrate a need for financial assistance to perform a 
governmental function.
    FEMA has updated this system of records to include all disaster-
related assistance programs, including the PA program because the 
administration of the grants program are similar to the administration 
of PA programs and because the information collection, maintenance, and 
uses are consistent with the HMA grant programs currently covered by 
DHS/FEMA-009. Inclusion of PA programs in this system of records does 
not impact or change how HMA information is collected and used.
    FEMA HMA grant programs provide funding for eligible mitigation 
activities that reduce disaster losses, protect life

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and property from future disaster damages, or that are in the best 
interest of the National Flood Insurance Fund. Through these assistance 
programs the HMA grant programs provide funds to eligible grantees to 
implement mitigation measures or determinations to reduce or eliminate 
the risk of future damage to life and property from hazards through 
state, local, tribal, or other entities. Many HMA grant programs 
provide funding for mitigation measures or determinations that impact 
property privately owned by individuals such as retrofitting 
structures, elevating structures, implementing structural flood control 
projects, and constructing safe rooms.
    One of the mitigation activities administered under the HMA grant 
programs is the acquisition and demolition or relocation of qualified 
properties or structures. FEMA is consolidating and including these 
records in this updated system of records because they were previously 
covered by the DHS/FEMA-005 Temporary and Permanent Relocation and 
Personal and Real Property Acquisition and Relocation Files. In certain 
areas determined by FEMA to be at greater risk for disasters (i.e., 
flood plain), individual property owners can voluntarily apply for 
acquisition and demolition or relocation grant assistance though their 
local and state governments. Since the acquisition and relocation 
mitigation activity falls under the overall HMA grant programs, FEMA is 
consolidating and including this grant assistance program (previously 
covered by DHS/FEMA-005 Temporary and Permanent Relocation and Personal 
and Real Property Acquisition and Relocation Files System of Records) 
into this updated system of records.
    Consistent with its mission, FEMA may conduct customer service 
assessments of PA recipients and collect feedback to determine 
effectiveness of the program and identify areas for improvement.
    This consolidation and update does not impact the current PA grant 
or loan programs, HMA grant programs, or other disaster-related 
assistance program operations or the information collection that occur 
under the program. This consolidation is solely an effort to streamline 
FEMA's documentation and processes.
    This consolidated and updated system will be included in DHS's 
inventory of record systems.

II. Privacy Act

    The Privacy Act embodies fair information principles in a statutory 
framework governing the means by which federal government agencies 
collect, maintain, use, and disseminate individuals' records. The 
Privacy Act applies to information that is maintained in a ``system of 
records.'' A ``system of records'' is a group of any records under the 
control of an agency from which information is retrieved by the name of 
an individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other 
identifying particular assigned to the individual. In the Privacy Act, 
an individual is defined to encompass U.S. citizens and lawful 
permanent residents. As a matter of policy, DHS extends administrative 
Privacy Act protections to all individuals when systems of records 
maintain information on U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and 
visitors.
    Below is the description of the DHS/FEMA-009 Hazard Mitigation, 
Disaster Public Assistance, and Loan Programs System of Records.
    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), DHS has provided a report of 
this system change to the Office of Management and Budget and to 
Congress.

System of Records:
    Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management 
Agency (FEMA)-009.

System name:
    DHS/FEMA-009 Hazard Mitigation, Disaster Public Assistance, and 
Disaster Loan Programs System of Records.

Security classification:
    Unclassified.

System location:
    Records collected for disaster-related grant, loan, and other 
public assistance programs may be located in systems such as Mitigation 
eGrants, Emergency Management Mission Integrated Environment (EMMIE) 
system, National Emergency Management Information System--Public 
Assistance (NEMIS-PA), Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) system 
(formerly NEMIS-MT), and Individual Assistance (IA). Community Disaster 
Loan Program and hard copy records are maintained at FEMA Headquarters 
in Washington, DC and field locations.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Categories of individuals covered by this system include:
     Points of contact (POCs) for grantees of the Public 
Assistance (PA) program, disaster loans, and the Hazard Mitigation 
Assistance (HMA) grant programs, including applications that are 
denied, and awarded grants (grantees), such as state, local, tribal, 
and territorial governments, and private and non-profit organizations 
applying for assistance or funds; and
     Individual private property owners and/or occupants whose 
properties are identified in applications for PA, HMA, and other 
disaster-related assistance, or who have been identified by FEMA as 
candidates for such assistance.

Categories of records in the system:
    Categories of records for State/Local/Tribal POCs of Grantee 
include:
     Grant applicant organization POC;
     Grant applicant organization POC's office phone number;
     Grant applicant organization POC's office mailing address;
     Grant applicant organization POC's email address;
     Grant applicant's Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal 
Numbering System (DUNS);
     Governor's authorized representative name;
     Governor's authorized representative signature;
    Categories of records from individual property owners/occupants 
include:
     Individual property owner/occupant's name;
     Individual property owner/occupant's damaged property 
address;
     Individual property owner/occupant's personal and/or work 
phone number;
     Individual other/emergency contact number;
     Individual property owner/occupant's mailing address;
     Individual property owner's status regarding flood and/or 
homeowners' insurance;
     Individual property owner's National Flood Insurance 
Program (NFIP) policy number;
     Individual property owner's insurance policy provider for 
the property proposed to be mitigated with FEMA funds;
     Individual property owner/occupant's signature;
     Individual owner/occupant's household size;
    Other records collected to administer and support the disaster-
related grant, loan, and public assistance programs:
     Vital and/or special needs and/or accommodations that the 
individual property owner/occupants and/or their dependents may 
require;
     Notations and reports of decisions from insurance, 
disaster, or similar financial aid and/or income from other federal and 
state agencies, insurance companies, employers, banks, financial or 
credit data services, and public or private entities as they relate to

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payments, services, financial assistance, and/or other benefit received 
by individual property owners for the subject property;
     Records and worksheets describing mitigation activity 
type, hazard type, award date, and/or Congressional district;
     Relevant financial information, such as salary 
information, that helps determine eligibility to receive payments, 
assistance, and/or other benefits, or to cancel loan assistance;
     Information supporting a request for public assistance, 
which may include maps and sketches, cost estimates, photo sheet, 
description of the damage, special consideration questions, and scope 
of work required;
     Information pertaining to requests for appeals for the PA 
and/or HMA programs and program recommendations;
     Information pertaining to requests and recommendations for 
arbitrations for the PA program;
     Information pertaining to requests for additional funding 
for cost overruns for large projects;
     Amounts paid for purchase of property, including records 
of negotiations and offers;
     Title search documentation including property titles, 
title company correspondence, closing papers, tax records, and 
contracts;
     Loan interest payment information including mortgage 
payment papers, loan documentation claims, and DHS/FEMA approvals;
     Information for determining benefit amounts for real 
property acquisition including tax records, mortgage information, and 
divorce decrees;
     Information concerning replacement housing determinations 
including tax information, affidavits, and determinations;
     Relocation claims payment information including documents 
verifying that funds have been spent, deeds, contractors, building 
estimates, construction bills, loan papers, leases, cancelled checks, 
claim forms, and Decent, Safe, and Sanitary Inspection forms;
     Right of entry and/or consent documentation to enter 
property;
     Deeds, contractual sales documents, notations of follow-up 
actions, appraiser qualifications, rent supplement information, 
questionnaire including background information on displaced persons, 
and information supplied by displaced persons to support claims for 
relocation files may contain the following:
    [cir] Applicant contact sheet;
    [cir] Application for assistance;
    [cir] Leases and/or reimbursement agreements and corresponding 
housing inspection reports;
    [cir] Requests for payment with supporting bills, receipts, etc., 
for relocation expenses and payment records to individuals and 
businesses; and
    [cir] Move-out records.
     Customer service survey/assessment responses.

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    Sections 203, 403, 404, 406, 407, 417 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 
5133, 5170a, 5170b, 5170c, 5173 and 5184; 42 U.S.C. 4030, 4102a, and 
4104c, National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (the ``NFIA''), 
42 U.S.C. 4001, et seq.; the Government Performance and Results Act, 
Public Law 103-62, as amended; Executive Order 13411 ``Improving 
Assistance to Disaster Victims,'' August 29, 2006; and Executive Order 
12862 ``Setting Customer Service Standards,'' September 11, 2003.

Purpose(s):
    The purpose of this system is to administer the PA grants program, 
HMA grants programs, and other disaster grants and disaster loan 
programs to mitigate and recover from emergencies and disasters and to 
assess the customer satisfaction of FEMA public assistance applicants 
while allowing FEMA to prevent the duplication of benefits and recoup 
improper payment. The purpose of this SORN consolidation is to 
streamline FEMA documentation and processes since the aforementioned 
programs are administered by FEMA through state, local, tribal, and 
other entities and collect similar information.

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories 
of users and the purposes of such uses:
    In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 
552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or a portion of the records or 
information contained in this system may be disclosed outside DHS as a 
routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:
    A. To the Department of Justice (DOJ), including Offices of the 
U.S. Attorneys, or other federal agency conducting litigation or in 
proceedings before any court, adjudicative, or administrative body, 
when it is relevant or necessary to the litigation and one of the 
following is a party to the litigation or has an interest in such 
litigation:
    1. DHS or any component thereof;
    2. Any employee or former employee of DHS in his/her official 
capacity;
    3. Any employee or former employee of DHS in his/her individual 
capacity when DOJ or DHS has agreed to represent the employee; or
    4. The U.S. or any agency thereof.
    B. To a congressional office from the record of an individual in 
response to an inquiry from that congressional office made at the 
request of the individual to whom the record pertains.
    C. To the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) or 
General Services Administration pursuant to records management 
inspections being conducted under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 
2906.
    D. To an agency or organization for the purpose of performing audit 
or oversight operations as authorized by law, but only such information 
as is necessary or relevant to such audit or oversight function.
    E. To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when:
    1. DHS suspects or has confirmed that the security or 
confidentiality of information in the system of records has been 
compromised;
    2. DHS has determined that as a result of the suspected or 
confirmed compromise, there is a risk of identity theft or fraud, harm 
to economic or property interests, harm to an individual, or harm to 
the security or integrity of this system or other systems or programs 
(whether maintained by DHS or another agency or entity) that rely upon 
the compromised information; and
    3. The disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is 
reasonably necessary to assist in connection with DHS's efforts to 
respond to the suspected or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, 
or remedy such harm.
    F. To contractors and their agents, grantees, experts, consultants, 
students, and others performing or working on a contract, service, 
grant, cooperative agreement, or other assignment for DHS, when 
necessary to accomplish an agency function related to this system of 
records. Individuals provided information under this routine use are 
subject to the same Privacy Act requirements and limitations on 
disclosure as are applicable to DHS officers and employees.
    G. To an appropriate federal, state, tribal, local, international, 
or foreign law enforcement agency or other appropriate authority 
charged with investigating or prosecuting a violation or enforcing or 
implementing a law, rule, regulation, or order, when a record, either 
on its face or in conjunction with other information, indicates a 
violation or potential violation of law, which

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includes criminal, civil, or regulatory violations and such disclosure 
is proper and consistent with the official duties of the person making 
the disclosure.
    H. To the state, local, tribal government whose area has been 
declared, approved, and subject to said grant/loan efforts, or to a 
federal, state, tribal, or local government agency charged with 
administering federal mitigation or disaster relief programs in order 
to prevent a duplication of efforts by FEMA or the said agency, or a 
duplication of benefits to an individual applying for mitigation grant 
programs administered by FEMA.
    I. To a federal, state, tribal, or local government agency, or 
other public or private entity (to include voluntary/non-governmental 
organizations, insurance companies, insurance agents/brokers, 
individual's employer, and/or financial institutions), when an 
individual property owner's eligibility for grant assistance to the 
property, in whole or in part, depends upon financial benefits already 
received or available from that source for similar purposes.
    J. To federal, state, tribal, local governments, voluntary 
organizations, utilities, and hospitals/health care providers to 
address unmet needs of individuals seeking assistance, or to restore/
provide essential services, determine the status of ongoing projects or 
requests for assistance, and verify eligibility for/prevent a 
duplication of assistance.
    K. To the affected state subdivision thereof (regional, local, or 
tribal) for the purpose of determining the state's or subdivision's 
eligibility for tracking title to the acquired property for 
recreational and open space resources.
    L. To the news media and the public, with the approval of the Chief 
Privacy Officer in consultation with counsel, when there exists a 
legitimate public interest in the disclosure of the information or when 
disclosure is necessary to preserve confidence in the integrity of DHS 
or is necessary to demonstrate the accountability of DHS's officers, 
employees, or individuals covered by the system, except to the extent 
it is determined that release of the specific information in the 
context of a particular case would constitute an unwarranted invasion 
of personal privacy.

Disclosure to consumer reporting agencies:
    None.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, 
and disposing of records in the system.
Storage:
    FEMA stores records in this system electronically or on paper in 
secure facilities in a locked drawer behind a locked door. The records 
are stored on magnetic disc, tape, or digital media.

Retrievability:
    FEMA may retrieve records by an individual's name, name of the 
applicant or sub-applicant organization submitting the grant 
application, mitigation activity type, hazard type, award date, 
congressional district, and/or individual's flood insurance policy 
information.

Safeguards:
    FEMA safeguards records in this system in accordance with 
applicable rules and policies, including all applicable DHS automated 
systems security and access policies. FEMA has imposed strict controls 
to minimize the risk of compromising the information it stores. Access 
to the computer system containing the records in this system is limited 
to those individuals who have a need to know the information for the 
performance of their official duties and who have appropriate 
clearances or permissions.

Retention and disposal:
    In accordance with Government Records Schedule (GRS) 3, Item 14, 
FEMA destroys grant administrative records and hard copies of 
unsuccessful grant applications files after two years. In accordance 
with GRS 3, Item 13, FEMA stores electronically received and processed 
copies of unsuccessful grant application files for 3 years from the 
date of denial and then deleted.
    In accordance with NARA Authority N1-311-95-1, Item 1, FEMA 
maintains grant project records for three years after the end of the 
fiscal year that the grant or agreement is finalized or when no longer 
needed, whichever is sooner.
    In accordance with NARA Authority N1-311-95-1, Item 3, FEMA retires 
grant final reports to the Federal Records Center (FRC) three years 
after cutoff and transfers them to NARA 20 years after cutoff. In 
accordance with NARA Authority N1-311-95-1, Item 2; N1-311-01-8, Item 
1; and N1-311-04-1, Item 1, FEMA stores all other grant records for six 
years and three months from the date of closeout (when closeout is the 
date FEMA closes the grant in its financial system) and final audit and 
appeals are resolved and then deleted.
    FEMA will consolidate original files regarding occupant-related 
documents (e.g., site requests, mobile home sales documents, leases, 
and contracts) at regional offices at the end of Phase II (e.g., when 
shelterees are removed to permanent housing) and destroy them six years 
and three months after files are consolidated in accordance with NARA 
Authority N1-311-86-1, Item 4C8b(1).
    Records of real properties (property acquisition agreement and 
lists of acquired properties) acquired with FEMA funds for maintenance 
in accordance with agreement terms of the grant cannot be destroyed 
until agreement with locality is no longer viable. Files regarding the 
permanent relocation purchases of properties under Section 1362 are 
permanent and maintained in accordance with NARA Authority N1-311-86-1, 
Item 4C10d. FEMA stores records pertaining to individual assistance 
customer satisfaction assessments in accordance with NARA Authority N1-
311-00-1.
    The customer service assessment forms that have been filled out and 
returned by disaster assistance applicants are temporary records that 
are destroyed upon transmission of the final report, per NARA Authority 
N1-311-00-1, Item 1.
    The statistical and analytical reports resulting from these 
assessments are temporary records that are retired three years after 
the final report cutoff and destroyed 20 years after the report cutoff 
per NARA Authority N1-311-00-1, Item 2. The assessment results database 
are temporary records that are destroyed when no longer needed for 
analysis purposes, per NARA Authority N1-311-00-1, Item 3.

System Manager and address:
    Director, Risk Reduction Division, FEMA, 1800 South Bell Street, 
Arlington, VA 20598-3030; Director, Public Assistance Division, FEMA, 
500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472. Enterprise Coordination/
Information Management, National Processing Service Center, Winchester, 
VA.

Notification procedure:
    Individuals seeking notification of and access to any record 
contained in this system of records, or seeking to contest its content, 
may submit a request in writing to the FEMA Privacy Officer and FEMA 
Freedom of Information Act Officer, whose contact information can be 
found at http://www.dhs.gov/foia under ``contacts.'' If an individual 
believes more than one component maintains Privacy Act records 
concerning him or her the individual may submit the request to the 
Chief Privacy Officer and Chief Freedom of Information Act Officer,

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Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Drive SW., Building 410, 
STOP-0655, Washington, DC 20528.
    When seeking records about yourself from this system of records or 
any other Departmental system of records your request must conform with 
the Privacy Act regulations set forth in 6 CFR Part 5. You must first 
verify your identity, meaning that you must provide your full name, 
current address, and date and place of birth. You must sign your 
request, and your signature must either be notarized or submitted under 
28 U.S.C. 1746, a law that permits statements to be made under penalty 
of perjury as a substitute for notarization. While no specific form is 
required, you may obtain forms for this purpose from the Chief Privacy 
Officer and Chief Freedom of Information Act Officer, http://www.dhs.gov or 1-866-431-0486. In addition you should:
     Explain why you believe the Department would have 
information on you;
     Identify which component(s) of the Department you believe 
may have the information about you;
     Specify when you believe the records would have been 
created; and
     Provide any other information that will help the FOIA 
staff determine which DHS component agency may have responsive records.
    If your request is seeking records pertaining to another living 
individual, you must include a statement from that individual 
certifying his/her agreement for you to access his/her records.
    Without the above information the component(s) may not be able to 
conduct an effective search, and your request may be denied due to lack 
of specificity or lack of compliance with applicable regulations.

Record access procedures:
    See ``Notification procedure'' above.

Contesting record procedures:
    See ``Notification procedure'' above.

Record source categories:
    FEMA obtains information in this system of records from individual 
points of contact for state, local, tribal, territorial governments, 
and private and non-profit organizations via hard copy and electronic 
applications for assistance, as well as from the individual disaster 
survivors, from whom FEMA may collect information directly to assess 
and report on damages incurred as a result of a disaster.

Exemptions claimed for the system:
    None.

    Dated: February 11, 2014.
Karen L. Neuman,
Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security.
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