[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 188 (Thursday, September 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48855-48856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21016]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2018-0030; OMB No. 1660-0002]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Disaster Assistance Registration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 an extension, without change, of a currently approved 
information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the Disaster Assistance 
Registration collection.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 26, 2018.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use 
only one of the following means to submit comments:
    (1) Online. Submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 
FEMA-2018-0030. 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 8NE, Washington, DC 
20472-3100.
    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: Contact Brian Thompson, Supervisory 
Program Specialist, FEMA, Recovery Directorate, at (540) 686-3602 for 
further information. You may contact the Records Management Division 
for copies of the proposed collection of information at facsimile 
number (202) 646-3347 or email 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 assistance and services to individuals who 
apply for disaster assistance benefits in the event of a federally-
declared disaster. Regulations in title 44 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations, Subpart D, ``Federal Assistance to Individuals and 
Households,'' implement the policy and procedures set forth in section 
408 of the Stafford Act. 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 necessary 
expenses and serious needs that are unable to be met through other 
means. Individuals and households may apply for assistance 
(Registration Intake) under the Individuals and Households program in 
person, via telephone, or internet.

Collection of Information

    Title: Disaster Assistance Registration.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change.
    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; FEMA Form 009-0-3 
(English), Declaration and Release; FEMA Form 009-0-4 (Spanish), 
Declaraci[oacute]n Autorizaci[oacute]n; FEMA Form 009-0-5 (English), 
Manufactured Housing Unit Revocable License and Receipt for Government 
Property; FEMA Form 009-0-6 (Spanish), Las Casas Manufacturadas Unidad 
Licencia Revocable y Recibo de la Propiedad del Gobierno.
    Abstract: The various forms in this collection are used to collect 
pertinent information to provide financial assistance, and if 
necessary, direct assistance to eligible individuals and

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households who, as a direct result of a major disaster, have necessary 
expenses and serious needs that are unable to be met through other 
means.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,221,579.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2,221,579.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 649,816 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $23,094,460
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $28,705,098.

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 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.

William H. Holzerland,
Sr. Director of Information Management, Mission Support, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2018-21016 Filed 9-26-18; 8:45 am]
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