[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14212-14213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04936]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2020-0013; OMB No. 1660-0061]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households 
Program

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 to take this opportunity to comment on a revision of 
a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning 
the need to collect information from individuals or households, and 
States, territories, and Tribal governments in order to provide and/or 
administer disaster assistance through the Individuals and Households 
Program.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 11, 2020.

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-2020-0013. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of 
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW, 8NE-1604, 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: Brian Thompson, Supervisory Program 
Specialist, FEMA Recovery Directorate, 540-686-3602. You may contact 
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Information Management Division for copies of the proposed collection 
of information at email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), Public Law 93-288, as amended, 
is the legal basis for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 
to provide financial assistance and services to individuals applying 
for disaster assistance benefits in the event of a federally declared 
disaster. Regulations in 44 CFR, 206.110--Federal Assistance to 
Individuals and Households implements 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 or emergency, have uninsured or under-
insured, necessary expenses and serious needs, and are unable to meet 
such expenses or needs through other means.
    This collection provides applicants the ability to request approval 
of late applications, request continued temporary housing assistance, 
appeal program decisions, request advance disaster assistance, request 
assistance checks not received be stopped and reissued, and to 
authorize the release of information third parties. This collection 
also allows for the establishment of an annual agreement between FEMA 
and States, territories, or Tribal governments regarding how the Other 
Needs provision of IHP will be administered: By FEMA, by the State, 
territory, or Tribal government, or jointly.

Collection of Information

    Title: Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households Program.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0061.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 010-0-11, Individuals and Households Program 
(IHP)--Other Needs Assistance Administrative Option Selection; 
Development of State/Tribal Administrative Plan (SAP) for Other Needs 
Provision of IHP; FEMA Form 010-0-12 (English), Individuals and 
Households Program Application for Continued Temporary Housing 
Assistance; FEMA Form 010-0-12S (Spanish), Programa de Individuos y 
Familias Solicitud Para Continuar La Asistencia de Vivienda Temporera; 
Request for Approval of Late Registration; Appeal of Program Decision; 
FEMA Form 009-0-95 (English), Request for Advance Disaster Assistance; 
FEMA Form 009-0-95S (Spanish), Solicitud de Adelanto de la Asistencia 
por Desastre; FEMA Form 009-0-96 (English), Request to Stop Payment and 
Reissue Disaster Assistance Check; FEMA Form 009-0-96S (Spanish), 
Solicitud para Detener el Pago y Reemitir el Cheque de Asistencia por 
Desastre; FEMA Form 140-003d-1--(English), Authorization for the 
Release of Information Under the Privacy Act; FEMA Form 140-003d-1S--
(Spanish), Autorizaci[oacute]n para la Divulgaci[oacute]n de 
Informaci[oacute]n bajo el Acta de Privacidad.
    Abstract: This collection provides applicants the ability to 
request approval of late applications, request continued temporary 
housing assistance, appeal program decisions, request advance disaster 
assistance, request assistance checks not received be stopped and 
reissued, and to authorize the release of information third parties. It 
also establishes an agreement between FEMA and States, territories, and 
Tribal governments regarding the administration of the Other Needs 
provision of IHP.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households; State, local, or Tribal 
Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 140,753.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 185,057.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 150,828.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $5,530,313.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: NA.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: NA.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $1,089,213.

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.

Maile Arthur,
Deputy Director of Information Management, Mission Support, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2020-04936 Filed 3-10-20; 8:45 am]
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