[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10916-10917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03612]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2022-0036; OMB No. 1660-0083]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review, Comment Request; Application for Community Disaster Loan (CDL) 
Program

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: 30 Day notice of revision and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the 
information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and 
Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission will describe the 
nature of the information collection, the categories of the 
respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources 
used by respondents to respond) and cost, and the actual data 
collection instruments FEMA will use.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 24, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Director, 
Information Management Division, 500 C St. SW, Washington, DC 20472, 
email address: [email protected] or 
Martha Castro, Program Manager, FEMA at 202-212-5761 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collection is required for 
Community Disaster Loan (CDL) Program eligibility determinations, CDL 
management, and compliance with other federal laws and regulations. The 
CDL Program is authorized by section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Pub. L. 93-288, as 
amended, 42 U.S.C. 5184) and implementing regulations at 44 CFR part 
206, subpart K. FEMA may make a CDL to any local government which has 
suffered a substantial loss of tax or other revenues, as a result of a 
major disaster or emergency, and which demonstrates a need for Federal 
financial assistance to perform its governmental functions.
    The CDL must be justified on the basis of need and be based on the 
actual and projected expenses, as a result of the disaster, for the 
fiscal year in which the disaster occurred and the three succeeding 
fiscal years. FEMA has the authority to cancel repayment of all or part 
of these CDLs to the extent that a determination is made that revenues 
of the local government during the three fiscal years following the 
disaster are insufficient to meet the operating budget of that local 
government because of disaster related revenue losses and additional 
unreimbursed disaster-related municipal operating expenses.
    FEMA reviewed the forms included in this collection and found that 
FEMA Form 090-0-4 (Letter of Application) presented difficulties for 
the local governments. FEMA found a simpler way to fulfill the 
regulatory requirement by using a template letter. Therefore, FEMA Form 
090-0-4 (Letter of Application) will no longer be part of this 
collection.
    This proposed information collection previously published in the 
Federal Register on November 15, 2022, at 87 FR 68513 with a 60-Day 
public comment period. FEMA received two comments.
    The first comment suggested simplifying the CDL application. To 
minimize both effort and time required to complete this loan 
application, the CDL Program has simplified the application process and 
paperwork to the least amount of effort possible. Additionally, the CDL 
Program assists local governments through the entire process, even post 
loan issuance. Once information has been obtained from the potential 
applicant, the CDL Program completes a financial analysis, fills forms, 
and then provides the pre-filled forms to the applicants for them to 
read, print, and sign.
    The second comment received suggested not using Federal tax-payer 
dollars to rebuild in known hazard areas. By statute, FEMA is 
authorized to provide financial assistance for local governments to 
cover operational expenses. Local governments cannot use the financial 
assistance for capital improvements. Rebuilding is considered a capital 
expense and therefore an ineligible use of these CDL funds. Relocation 
is also an ineligible use of the loaned funds. The CDL Program 
validates that loans were used only for eligible uses.
    The purpose of this notice is to notify the public that FEMA will 
submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review and clearance.

Collection of Information

    Title: Application for Community Disaster Loan (CDL) Program.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, with change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0083.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-223 (formerly 090-0-1), 
Certification of Eligibility for Community Disaster Loans; FF-104-FY-
22-224 (formerly 116-0-1), Promissory Note; FF-104-FY-22-225 (formerly 
085-0-1), Local Government Resolution--Collateral Security; FF-104-FY-
22-226 (formerly 112-0-3C), Certifications Regarding Lobbying, 
Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters, and Drug-Free 
Workplace Requirements; FF-104-FY-22-227 (formerly 009-0-15), 
Application for Loan Cancellation.
    Abstract: The loan package for the CDL Program provides local 
governments that have suffered substantial loss of tax or other 
revenues as a result of a major disaster, the opportunity to obtain 
financial assistance in order to perform their governmental functions. 
The loan must be justified on the basis of need and actual expenses.
    Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 260.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 260.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 552.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $25,800.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: 0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: 0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $1,061,916.

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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; 
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.

Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2023-03612 Filed 2-21-23; 8:45 am]
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