Document ID: FEMA-2021-0013-0003
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Disaster Assistance Registration
Posted Date: 2021-11-05T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 212 (Friday, November 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61283-61284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24286]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2021-0013; OMB No. 1660-0002]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Disaster Assistance Registration

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

ACTION: 60-Day notice of renewal 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 an extension, 
without change, of a currently approved information collection. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks 
comments concerning Disaster Assistance Registration, COVID-19 Funeral 
Assistance Registration, and Disaster Assistance Individuals and 
Households Program (IHP) Occupancy & Ownership Documentation.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 4, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket 
ID FEMA-2021-0013. 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 Act 
notice that is available via the link in the footer of 
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Thompson, Supervisory Program 
Specialist, FEMA, Recovery Directorate at 540-686-3602 or 
[email protected]. 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 (Pub. L. 93-288) (the Stafford Act), as 
amended, is the legal basis for FEMA to provide financial assistance 
and services to individuals who apply for disaster assistance benefits 
in the event of a federally-declared disaster. Regulations in Title 44 
of the Code of Federal Regulations, Subpart D, ``Federal Assistance to 
Individuals and Households,'' implement the policy and procedures set 
forth in section 408 of the Stafford Act. This program provides 
financial assistance and, if necessary, direct assistance to eligible 
individuals

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and households who, as a direct result of a major disaster, have 
necessary expenses and serious needs that are unable to be met through 
other means. Individuals and households may apply for assistance 
(Registration Intake) under the Individuals and Households Program 
(IHP) in person, via telephone, or internet. FEMA provides financial 
assistance under the Other Needs Assistance provision of the IHP to 
individuals or households affected by a major disaster to meet 
disaster-related funeral expenses under Section 408(e)(1) of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford 
Act), Public Law 93-288, as amended.
    Historically, the agency has utilized a combination of public and 
commercial validation of ownership and or occupancy, which impacts 
eligibility for Housing Assistance and some forms of Other Needs 
Assistance. This update applies to the proposed expansion of the 
acceptable documentation applicants can submit to FEMA to verify the 
occupancy and/or ownership of their primary residence and establish 
eligibility for disaster assistance.

Collection of Information

    Title: Disaster Assistance Registration.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved information collection number.
    OMB Number: 1660-0002.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-123 (formerly 009-0-1T 
(English)), Tele-Registration, Disaster Assistance Registration; FEMA 
Form FF-104-FY-21-123-A (formerly 009-0-1T (Spanish)), Tele-
Registration, Registro Para Asistencia De Desatre; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-
21-123-COVID-FA (formerly 009-0-1T-COVID-FA (English)), Tele-
Registration, COVID-19 Funeral Assistance; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-125 
(formerly 009-0-1Int (English)), internet, Disaster Assistance 
Registration; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-125-A (formerly 009-0-2Int 
(Spanish)), internet, Registro Para Asistencia De Desastre; FEMA Form 
FF-104-FY-21-122 (formerly 009-0-1 (English)), Paper Application/
Disaster Assistance Registration; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-122-A 
(formerly 009-0-2 (Spanish)), Solicitud en Papel/Registro Para 
Asistencia De Desastre; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-128 (formerly 009-0-3 
(English)), Declaration and Release; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-128-A 
(formerly 009-0-4 (Spanish)), Declaraci[oacute]n Y Autorizaci[oacute]n; 
FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-127 (formerly 009-0-5 (English)), Manufactured 
Housing Unit Revocable License and Receipt for Government Property; 
FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-127-A (formerly 009-0-6 (Spanish)), Las Casas 
Manufacturadas Unidad Licencia Revocable y Recibo de la Propiedad del 
Gobierno; Requests for Information (RFI)
    Abstract: The forms in this collection are used to obtain pertinent 
information to provide financial assistance, and if necessary, direct 
assistance to eligible individuals and households who, as a direct 
result of a disaster or emergency, have uninsured or under-insured, 
necessary or serious expenses they are unable to meet. This extension, 
without change, will also support the continued ability to provide 
COVID-19 Funeral Assistance to individuals who are responsible for a 
deceased individual's funeral expenses and the expansion of the 
acceptable documentation applicants can submit to FEMA to verify the 
occupancy and/or ownership of their primary residence and establish 
eligibility for disaster assistance.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,043,134.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2,043,134.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 642,031.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $25,199,717.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $20,525,700.

Comments

    Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESS 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,
Acting Branch Chief, Records Management Branch, Office of the Chief 
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2021-24286 Filed 11-4-21; 8:45 am]
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