Notice2022-20165
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; State, Tribe, and Territory Disaster Case Management Federal Award
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Published
September 19, 2022
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Homeland Security DepartmentFederal Emergency Management Agency
Abstract
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 information collected during the request by a State, Tribal, or territorial government for a Disaster Case Management (DCM) Federal award following a major disaster declaration.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 180 (Monday, September 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57214-57215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20165]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2022-0027; OMB No. 1660-NW153]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; State, Tribe, and Territory Disaster Case Management
Federal Award
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice of new collection 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 information collected
during the request by a State, Tribal, or territorial government for a
Disaster Case Management (DCM) Federal award following a major disaster
declaration.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 18, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> under Docket ID FEMA-
2022-0027. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket
ID, and will be posted, without change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebekah Kennedy, Team Lead, Community
Services Section, Individual Assistance Division, at (202) 701-8228 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#087a6d6a6d63696026636d66666d6c71486e6d6569266c607b266f677e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0a786f686f616b6224616f64646f6e734a6c6f676b246e6279246d657c">[email protected]</span></a>. You may contact the Information
Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of
information at email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6b2d2e262a4622050d0419060a1f02040546280407070e081f0204051846260a050a0c0e060e051f2b0d0e060a450f0318450c041d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bff9faf2fe92f6d1d9d0cdd2decbd6d0d192fcd0d3d3dadccbd6d0d1cc92f2ded1ded8dad2dad1cbffd9dad2de91dbd7cc91d8d0c9">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Executive Order 12148, as
amended by Executive Order 12673 and Executive Order 13286, the
President of the United States has delegated to the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), including FEMA, the authority to provide case
management services as stated in the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), 42 U.S.C. 5189d. Under the
Stafford Act, FEMA may provide DCM services directly to survivors
through financial assistance to State, Indian tribal, or territorial
government agencies. DCM services include identifying and addressing
disaster-caused unmet needs of survivors through identification of, and
referrals to, available resources. A disaster-caused unmet need is an
un-resourced item, support, or assistance that has been assessed and
verified as necessary for a survivor to recover from a disaster. This
may include food, clothing, shelter, first aid, emotional and spiritual
care, household items, home repair, or rebuilding.
When a State, Tribe, or territory (STT) applies for, requests a
modification of, or appeals a FEMA determination for DCM Federal
funding, the STT will utilize the respective forms to illustrate the
need, why it is beyond the STT capacity to provide case management
services itself, and how the STT will provide services to all
populations in need. Additionally, the STT will be required to use the
OMB-approved Standard Form 424 form family when applying for Federal
funding.
To supplement their request, the STT will also submit a funding
request using the budget form. The information gathered within these
forms in the collection tool is used to determine the STT's need for
DCM Federal funding and how they anticipate providing services to
survivors.
Once awarded, the STT will use the monthly reporting collection
tool to provide aggregate data on the services provided to survivors.
The information gathered within this form helps FEMA assess the success
of the program and ensure that all survivors in need of services are
able to receive them and that the case managers are assisting survivors
in finding resources that meet their disaster-caused unmet needs.
Collection of Information
Title: State, Tribe, and Territory Disaster Case Management Federal
Award.
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Type of Information Collection: New information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-NW153.
FEMA Forms: DCM Federal Award Application, FF-104-FY-22-204; DCM
Federal Award Modification Request, FF-104-FY-22-206; DCM Federal Award
Request for Appeal, FF-104-FY-22-207; DCM Federal Award Monthly
Reporting, FF-104-FY-22-208; and DCM Federal Award Budget Workbook, FF-
104-FY-22-209.
Abstract: This collection tool will primarily be used as a guide to
support state, tribal, and territorial governments (STTs) when
applying, requesting a modification, or appealing a FEMA determination
for Disaster Case Management Federal funding to supplement and expand
their existing capacity. In extraordinary circumstances, the STT may
request that FEMA provide an opportunity for a local government agency
or qualified private organization to apply for the DCM Federal Award
directly. Once awarded, the STT will utilize the monthly reporting form
to report aggregate data about the performance of their program. All
information collected within these forms will be submitted to FEMA by
the STT.
When applying for the STT DCM Federal award, the STT will respond
to the questions within the application form, developing an overall
assessment that details activities that have occurred since the start
of the disaster; what resources and capabilities are currently
available or anticipated to be available; and what the estimated
population to serve is. The STT will also outline the implementation of
their program by detailing their service delivery and work plans.
If the STT is awarded an STT DCM Federal award, the STT may need to
modify their initial award. In doing so, the STT will utilize the
Request for Modification collection instrument to answer questions that
will assist them in justifying the need to request additional time or
funding to further support the implementation of their program.
If the STT chooses to appeal a determination made by FEMA, the STT
will outline the purpose for their submission and provide new,
justifying information that was not included in their initial or
modification request by using the Request to Appeal collection
instrument.
For each of the three forms mentioned above, the STT may also need
to request initial or supplemental funding by using the Budget
Workbook. This collection instrument enables the STT to outline line
items that are necessary to implement the program, including personnel,
travel, supplies, and contractual items among others. The STT can use
this workbook to detail the request at all levels in program
implementation so that it can calculate the total amount of funding
needed.
Once awarded, the STT will report aggregate data on all aspects of
program implementation, including staffing, caseloads, survivor/client
needs, and the types of referrals being made, as well as challenges
faced during the month and best practices/lessons learned. This
information assists FEMA in confirming the effectiveness of the
program, providing technical assistance to ensure all survivors are
able to receive DCM services, and to continuously evolve programmatic
implementation through the collection of best practices/lessons
learned. For the purpose of this publication, ``State'' in the Affected
Public below includes the fifty States, all Territories, and the
District of Columbia.
Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 55.
Estimated Number of Responses: 209.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 577.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $43,962.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $127,827.
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 Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2022-20165 Filed 9-16-22; 8:45 am]
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