[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6123-6124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01844]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2024-0005; OMB No. 1660-0017]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Public Assistance Program

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

ACTION: 60-Day notice of revision 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 
a revision of an instrument for the Public Assistance (PA) program 
eligibility determinations, grants management, and compliance with 
Federal laws and regulations.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 1, 2024.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit 
comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2024-0005. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
    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 https://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 and 
Security Notice that is available via a link on the homepage of 
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Hildebrand, Acting Chief Public 
Assistance Program Delivery Branch, [email protected] or 
202-646-3484. You may contact the 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, 42 U.S.C.

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5121-5207 (the Stafford Act), authorizes grants to assist State, 
Tribal, and local governments and certain private non-profit entities 
with the response to and recovery from disasters following 
Presidentially declared major disasters and emergencies. 44 CFR part 
206 specifies the information collections necessary to facilitate the 
provision of assistance under the Public Assistance (PA) Program. 44 
CFR 206.202 describes the general application procedures for the PA 
Program. FEMA revised FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-238, Pre-Approval Request 
to support survivors in non-congregate shelters and it was approved by 
OMB under an emergency request. FEMA is publishing this notice to allow 
for comments from the public.

Collection of Information

    Title: Public Assistance Program.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0017.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-233, Organization Profile; FEMA 
Form FF-104-FY-22-234, Recipient Incident Information; FEMA Form FF-
104-FY-21-131 (formerly 009-0-49), Request for Public Assistance; FEMA 
Form FF-104-FY-22-235, Applicant Impact Survey; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-
238, Pre-Approval Request; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-236, Impact List; 
FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-239, Project Application for Debris Removal; 
FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-240, Project Application for Emergency 
Protective Measures; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-242, Project Application 
for Infrastructure Restoration; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-243, Project 
Application for Building Code and Floodplain Administration and 
Enforcement; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-244, Project Application for 
Management Costs; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-245, Damage Information; FEMA 
Form FF-104-FY-22-241, Project Application for COVID-19; FEMA Form FF-
104-FY-21-137 (formerly FF 009-0-123), Force Account Labor Summary 
Record; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-135 (formerly FF 009-0-128), Applicant's 
Benefits Calculation Worksheet; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-141 (formerly FF 
009-0-127), Force Account Equipment Summary Record; FEMA Form FF-104-
FY-21-138 (formerly FF 009-0-124), Materials Summary Record; FEMA Form 
FF-104-FY-21-139 (formerly FF 009-0-125), Rented Equipment Summary; 
FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-140 (formerly FF 009-0-126), Contract Work 
Summary; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-237, Donated Labor Sign-in; FEMA Form 
FF-104-FY-21-132 (formerly FEMA Form 009-0-111), Quarterly Progress 
Reports; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-248, Time Extension; FEMA Form FF-104-
FY-22-249, State Administrative Plan; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-250, 
Tribal Administrative Plan; Request for Appeals or Arbitrations; 
Request for Arbitration resulting from Hurricanes Katrina or Rita; and 
FEMA Template FT-104-FY-21-100, Equitable COVID-19 Response and 
Recovery: Vaccine Administration Information.
    Abstract: The information collected is required for the Public 
Assistance (PA) Program eligibility determinations, grants management, 
and compliance with other Federal laws and regulations. The Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-
5207 (the Stafford Act), authorizes grants to assist State, Tribal, and 
local governments and certain private non-profit entities with the 
response to and recovery from disasters following Presidentially 
declared major disasters and emergencies.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal government and certain 
private non-profit entities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,505.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 635,269.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 341,635.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $21,697,240.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: 0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: 0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $2,053,221.

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.

Millicent L. Brown,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2024-01844 Filed 1-30-24; 8:45 am]
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