[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 14120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06945]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Disaster Information Collection Form.
OMB No.: 0970-0476.
Description: This is a request by the Administration for Children
and Families (ACF) for an extension to a generic clearance for the
Disaster Information Collection Form. A generic clearance is necessary
because each of the thirteen program offices within ACF has a slightly
different need for information about program impact information
collection during a disaster.
ACF oversees more than 60 programs that affect the normal day to
day operations of families, children, individuals and communities in
the United States. Many of these programs encourage grantees or state
administrators to develop emergency preparedness plans, but do not have
statutory authority to require these plans be in place. ACF facilitates
the inclusion of emergency preparedness planning and training efforts
for ACF programs.
Presidential Policy Directive-8 (PPD-8) provides federal guidance
and planning procedures under established phases--protection,
preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. The Disaster
Information Collection Forms addressed in this clearance process
provide assessment of ACF programs in disaster response, and recovery.
ACF/Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response
(OHSEPR) has a requirement under PPD-8, the National Response
Framework, and the National Disaster Recovery Framework to report
disaster impacts to ACF-supported human services programs to the HHS
Secretary's Operation Center (SOC) and interagency partners. ACF/OHSEPR
works in partnership with the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and
Response (ASPR), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to
report assessments of disaster impacted ACF programs and the status of
continuity of services and recovery.
Respondents: State administrators, and/or ACF grantees.
Annual Burden Estimates: The burden estimate is for approximately
10 state administrators, or grantees to go through all of the
applicable questions on each individual form with the Regional and
Central Office staff. Some ACF programs may have more questions and may
have more respondents. Total burden is based on the number of
submissions during the first three years of approval.
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Number of
Instrument Number of responses per Burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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Disaster Information Collection Form........ 50 1 1.5 75
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An estimate of the number of disasters that would warrant data
collection is difficult to calculate due to the unpredictable nature of
disasters. For example, in 2012, there were 95 disasters nationwide but
OHSEPR did not collect data on all of them because they had minimal
effects on ACF programs.
Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained by emailing [email protected]. Alternatively, copies
can also be obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, 330 C Street
SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All
requests, emailed or written, should be identified by the title of the
information collection.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email:
[email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration
for Children and Families.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-06945 Filed 4-8-19; 8:45 am]
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