Document ID: FEMA-2022-0037-0204
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Notice of Loss and Proof of Loss
Posted Date: 2023-08-11T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 154 (Friday, August 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54632-54633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17282]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2022-0037; OMB No. 1660-NW163]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review, Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Notice of Loss and Proof 
of Loss

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

ACTION: 30-Day notice of new collection 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 Generic Clearance for the Collection of the Notice of 
Loss and Proof of Loss for claimants who file a claim with the Agency 
seeking compensation for injury or loss of property resulting from 
fires.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 11, 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

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should be made to Director, Information Management Division, 500 C St 
SW, Washington, DC 20472, email address: [email protected] or Angelica Searls, Emergency Management 
Specialist, Recovery Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
202-701-9021, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA proposes to collect information from 
parties who apply for compensation under FEMA-established fire claims 
programs stemming from its role providing financial assistance and 
direct services to individuals applying for disaster assistance 
benefits in the event of a federally declared disaster as specified by 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(Stafford Act), Public Law 93-288, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5121-5207). On 
September 30, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Hermit's Peak/
Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act (``Act'') Public Law 117-180, Division 
G--Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act. Congress passed the 
Act to compensate those claimants who suffered injury and loss of 
property from the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire. A generic clearance 
will help minimize delays in FEMA's ability to respond to future fire 
incidents resulting in the establishment of claims offices.
    This proposed information collection previously published in the 
Federal Register on May 5, 2023, at 88 FR 29144 with a 60-day public 
comment period. No comments were received. 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: Generic Clearance for Notice of Loss and Proof of Loss.
    Type of Information Collection: New information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-NW163.
    FEMA Forms: None.
    Abstract: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will use 
the collected information to commence the process and procedures for 
claimants to seek compensation for injury or loss of property resulting 
from the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, and other fires that meet the 
criteria. Affected State, local and Tribal governments, private sector 
businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and individuals and 
households that suffered injuries resulting from fires will be eligible 
to apply for compensation. Claimants will submit a Notice of Loss to 
the Agency, meet with a FEMA Claims Reviewer, obtain documentation 
needed to substantiate claims, sign a Proof of Loss, and complete and 
return a Release and Certification form.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, State, local or Tribal 
government, private sector businesses, and not-for-profit 
organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 287,250.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 287,250.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 732,489.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $31,606,900.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $65,103,002.

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. 2023-17282 Filed 8-10-23; 8:45 am]
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