Document ID: FEMA-2020-0030-0001
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Disaster Assistance Registration
Posted Date: 2020-09-14T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 178 (Monday, September 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56625-56626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20191]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2020-0030; OMB No. 1660-0002]

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

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: 60-Day notice 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 
Disaster Assistance Registration.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 13, 2020.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use the 
following means to submit comments:
    Online. Submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 
FEMA-2020-0030 Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket 
ID. 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 Program 
Specialist, FEMA, Recovery Directorate, Brian.Thompson6@fema.dhs.gov, 
540-686-3602. You may contact the Information Management Division for 
copies of the proposed collection of information at email address: 
FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@fema.dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (Pub. L. 93-288, 42 U.S.C. 5121, et seq.) (the 
Stafford Act), as amended, is the legal basis for the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency (FEMA) to provide financial assistance and services 
to individuals who apply for disaster assistance benefits in the event 
of a federally-declared disaster. Title 44 CFR, Part 206, Subpart D, 
``Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households,'' provides the 
regulatory framework implementing the policy and procedures set forth 
in Sec.  408 of the Stafford Act. This program provides financial 
assistance and, if necessary, direct assistance to eligible individuals 
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 in 
person, via telephone, or internet.

Collection of Information

    Title: Disaster Assistance Registration.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0002.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 009-0-1T (English) Tele-Registration, 
Disaster Assistance Registration; FEMA Form 009-0-1Int (English) 
internet, Disaster Assistance Registration; FEMA Form 009-0-2Int 
(Spanish) internet, Registro Para Asistencia De Desastre; FEMA Form 
009-0-1 (English) Paper Application, Disaster Assistance Registration; 
FEMA Form 009-0-2 (Spanish), Solicitud en Papel, Registro Para 
Asistencia De Desastre; FEMA Form 009-0-3 (English), Declaration and 
Release; FEMA Form 009-0-4 (Spanish), Declaraci[oacute]n Y 
Autorizaci[oacute]n; FEMA Form 009-0-5 (English), Manufactured Housing 
Unit Revocable License and Receipt for Government Property; FEMA Form 
009-0-6 (Spanish), Las Casas Manufacturadas Unidad Licencia Revocable y 
Recibo de la Propiedad del Gobierno; Request for Information.
    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. To provide 
meaningful access to individuals with disabilities throughout FEMA 
programs, the revision to the collection will obtain pertinent 
disability-related information.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,004,488.

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    Estimated Number of Responses: 1,004,488.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 356,007.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $13,368,063.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $32,192,627.

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.

Maile Arthur,
Deputy Director of Information Management, Mission Support, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2020-20191 Filed 9-11-20; 8:45 am]
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