[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2636-2637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00672]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2023-0021; OMB No. 1660-0142]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review, Comment Request; Shelter Resident Assessment Tool V2.0

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 seeks comments 
concerning the transition of the Survivor Shelter Assessment Tool 
(SSAT), renamed the Shelter Resident Assessment Tool V 2.0 (SRAT), to 
the Mass Care/Emergency Assistance Section and how the interview 
process was simplified and streamlined.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 15, 2024.

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 Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, 
email address: [email protected] or 
Ronan Dalcross, Mass Care & Emergency Assistance Section Chief, 
Individual Assistance Division, FEMA Recovery Directorate, [email protected], (202) 212-7269.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) (Pub. L. 93-288, as amended) is 
the legal basis for FEMA to provide financial assistance and services 
to individuals who apply for disaster assistance in the event of a 
declared Emergency or Major disaster. The Individuals and Households 
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 declaration, have uninsured or 
under-insured necessary expenses, a serious need and are unable to meet 
such expenses or needs through other means under section 408 of the 
Stafford Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. 5174, and its implementing 
regulations at 44 CFR 206.110. FEMA requires the ability to collect 
information regarding the housing needs of shelter residents expressing 
interest in or seeking disaster assistance to provide services and 
assistance to transition them out of shelters and into temporary or 
permanent housing solutions expeditiously. Additionally, aggregated 
reports resulting from the individualized data collection about shelter 
residents and their unmet housing and related needs will support 
planning activities for FEMA, state entities, and Non-Governmental 
Organizations to transition residents out of the shelter.
    This proposed information collection previously published in the 
Federal Register on September 27, 2023, at 88 FR 66478 with a 60-day 
public comment period. One public comment was received with multiple 
questions about the instrument itself. Comments mentioned the 
accessibility and 508 compliance in the document used to present the 
questions, and not the tool itself. Clarification was provided about 
the tool, and the suggested additional items were added to the list of 
accessible communication items in question 2 of the instrument. 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: Shelter Resident Assessment Tool (SRAT) V2.0.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0142.

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    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-168 (formerly 009-0-42), Shelter 
Resident Assessment Tool (SRAT) V2.0.
    Abstract: FEMA requires the ability to collect information 
regarding the housing needs of shelter residents to provide services 
and assistance to transition them out of shelters and into temporary or 
permanent housing solutions expeditiously. FEMA may provide Public 
Assistance funding to State, Tribal, and Territorial governments for 
costs related to emergency shelter under section 403 of the Stafford 
Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. 5170b. Aggregated reports resulting from 
the individualized data collection will support state, Non-Governmental 
Organizations and FEMA planning activities to transition the shelter 
population.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households (Primary); Federal 
Government; State, Local or Tribal Government; Not-For-Profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,500.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 7,500.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,625.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $70,119.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $73,090.

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. 2024-00672 Filed 1-12-24; 8:45 am]
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