Document ID: FEMA-2014-0007-0002
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Federal Emergency Management Agency Individual Assistance Program Effectiveness and Recovery Survey
Posted Date: 2014-07-02T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37757-37758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15463]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2014-0007; OMB No. 1660-0128]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Federal Emergency Management Agency Individual 
Assistance Program Effectiveness & Recovery Survey

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 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 August 1, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the proposed information 
collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the Desk 
Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, and sent via electronic mail to 
oira.submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or

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copies of the information collection should be made to Director, 
Records Management Division, 500 C Street SW., Washington DC 20472, 
facsimile number (202) 212-4701, or email address FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Burden Hour Change Since Publication of the 60 Day Federal Register 
Notice: The burden hours have increased since publication of the 60 day 
Federal Register notice. The increase in burden hours is due to the 
addition of questions covering survey topics whose results will provide 
timely customer satisfaction results and will benefit the divisions and 
offices managing FEMA's Individual Assistance programs. The burden 
hours increased from 2,698 hours to 2,979 hours or 281 additional 
hours.

Collection of Information

    Title: Federal Emergency Management Agency Individual Assistance 
Program Effectiveness & Recovery Survey.
    Type of information collection: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 007-0-20 Program Effectiveness & 
Recovery Survey.
    Abstract: Federal agencies are required to survey their customers 
to determine the kind and quality of services customers want and their 
level of satisfaction with those services. FEMA managers use the survey 
results to measure performance against standards for performance and 
customer service, measure achievement of strategic planning objectives, 
and generally gauge and make improvements to disaster service that 
increase customer satisfaction.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,976.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,698.
    Estimated Cost: $8,064 for travel to focus groups.

    Dated: June 16, 2014.
Charlene D. Myrthil,
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2014-15463 Filed 7-1-14; 8:45 am]
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