Document ID: FEMA-2022-0006-0001
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Civil Rights and Equity
Posted Date: 2022-01-25T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3836-3837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01314]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2022-0006; OMB No. 1660-NW133]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Civil Rights and Equity

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

ACTION: 60-day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites 
the general public to take this opportunity to comment on a new 
information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning FEMA's collection of 
demographic characteristics of those who apply for the Agency's 
programs or disaster assistance.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 28, 2022.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit 
comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2022-0006. 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 http://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: Brian Thompson, Supervisory Emergency 
Management Specialist, Recovery Directorate, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, 540-686-3602, [email protected]. You may 
contact the Information Management Division for copies of the proposed 
collection of information at email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA proposes to collect demographic 
information from those who apply for

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benefits to improve its approach to ensuring compliance with its civil 
rights, nondiscrimination and equity requirements, and obligations as 
outlined in federal civil rights laws such as Title VI of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000d, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794, and the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (the Stafford Act). Such demographic data 
concerning individuals who participate in or benefit from the Agency's 
programs and activities will increase FEMA's ability evaluate the 
accessibility and distributional equity of their programs and then make 
alterations or pivot based upon identified areas of concern, thereby 
demonstrating compliance with civil rights laws.

Collection of Information

    Title: Generic Clearance for Civil Rights and Equity.
    Type of Information Collection: New information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-NW133.
    FEMA Forms: Under the Generic Clearance, each Federal Emergency 
Management Agency component will submit their specific forms for the 
collection of demographics. FEMA Form: FF-256-FY-21-100, Generic 
Clearance Civil Rights and Equity. The Agency is prepared to add these 
questions to the Individuals and Households program registration, FF-
104-FY-21-123 (formerly FEMA Form 009-0-1T (English)), Tele-
Registration, Disaster Assistance Registration, FF-104-FY-21-125 
(formerly FEMA Form 009-0-1Int (English)), internet, Disaster 
Assistance Registration, FF-104-FY-21-122 (formerly FEMA Form 009-0-1 
(English)), Paper Application/Disaster Assistance Registration. The 
demographic data will help the Individuals and Households program 
improve operational outcomes for vulnerable communities by using 
analysis of demographic data against program outcomes to evaluate 
whether any disparities in eligibility determinations appear to impact 
vulnerable communities. FEMA would then use this data to determine how 
to improve service delivery for all survivors. FEMA expects a burden of 
no more than 5 minutes per registration to answer the additional 
questions, with the entire estimated annual burden outlined below.
    Abstract: The Federal Emergency Management Agency will use the 
demographic characteristics collected from applicants and beneficiaries 
to assess its civil rights, nondiscrimination and equity requirements, 
and obligations as outlined in federal civil rights laws such as the 
Civil Rights Act, Rehabilitation Act, and the Stafford Act.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 938,800.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 938,800.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 78,202.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $3,069,429.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $3,814,696.

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, Team Lead, Office of the Chief 
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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