Notice2022-26894
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The Declaration Process: Requests for Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA), Requests for Supplemental Federal Disaster Assistance, Appeals, and Requests for Cost Share Adjustments
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Published
December 12, 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 and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on an extension, with change, of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the Declaration Process: Requests for Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA), Requests for Supplemental Federal Disaster Assistance, Appeals, and Requests for Cost Share Adjustments collection. This collection allows states and Tribes to request a major disaster or emergency declaration.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 237 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76067-76068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26894]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-0022-0048; OMB No. 1660-0009]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; The Declaration Process: Requests for Preliminary
Damage Assessment (PDA), Requests for Supplemental Federal Disaster
Assistance, Appeals, and Requests for Cost Share Adjustments
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice of revision 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 and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity
to comment on an extension, with change, of a currently approved
information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the Declaration Process:
Requests for Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA), Requests for
Supplemental Federal Disaster Assistance, Appeals, and Requests for
Cost Share Adjustments collection. This collection allows states and
Tribes to request a major disaster or emergency declaration.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 10, 2023.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit
comments at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> under Docket ID FEMA-0022-0048. 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://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: Dean Webster, Declarations Unit,
Federal Emergency Management Agency at (202) 646-2833 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2f6d7d3dc9ce5d7d0c1c6d7c0f2d4d7dfd39cd6dac19cd5ddc4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="84c0e1e5eaaad3e1e6f7f0e1f6c4e2e1e9e5aae0ecf7aae3ebf2">[email protected]</span></a> for additional information. 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#0244474f432f4b6c646d706f63766b6d6c2f416d6e6e6761766b6d6c712f4f636c6365676f676c764264676f632c666a712c656d74"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5117141c107c183f373e233c3025383e3f7c123e3d3d343225383e3f227c1c303f3036343c343f251137343c307f3539227f363e27">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Sections 401 and 501 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act)
(42 U.S.C 5170 and 5190), if a state or Tribe is impacted by an event
of the severity and magnitude that is beyond its response capabilities,
the state Governor or Chief Executive may seek a declaration by the
President that a major disaster or emergency exists. Any major disaster
or emergency request must be submitted through FEMA, which evaluates
the request and makes a recommendation to the President about what
response action to take. If the major disaster or emergency declaration
request is granted, the state or Tribe may be eligible to receive
assistance under 42 U.S.C. 5170a-5170c; 5172-5186; 5189c- 5189d; and
5192. A state or Tribe may appeal denials of a major disaster or
emergency declaration request for determinations under section 44 CFR
206.46 and seek an adjustment to the cost share percentage under
section 44 CFR 206.47. FEMA is revising the currently approved
information collection to account for an update in the estimates of the
number of disaster declaration requests received each year.
Collection of Information
Title: The Declaration Process: Requests for Preliminary Damage
Assessment (PDA), Requests for Supplemental Federal Disaster
Assistance, Appeals, and Requests for Cost Share Adjustments.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0009.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-232 (formerly 010-0-13), Request
for Presidential Disaster Declaration Major Disaster or Emergency.
Abstract: When a disaster occurs, the Governor of the state or the
Chief Executive of an affected Indian tribal government may request a
major disaster declaration or an emergency declaration. The Governor or
Chief Executive should submit the request to the President through the
appropriate Regional Administrator to ensure prompt acknowledgement and
processing. The information obtained by joint Federal, state, and local
preliminary damage assessments will be analyzed by FEMA regional senior
level staff. The regional summary and the regional analysis and
recommendation will include a discussion of state and local resources
and capabilities, and other assistance available to meet the disaster
related needs. The
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Administrator of FEMA provides a recommendation to the President and
also provides a copy of the Governor's or Chief Executive's request. In
the event the information required by law is not contained in the
request, the Governor's or Chief Executive's request cannot be
processed and forwarded to the White House. In the event the Governor's
request for a major disaster declaration or an emergency declaration is
not granted, the Governor or Chief Executive may appeal the decision.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 70.
Estimated Number of Responses: 120.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,040.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $208,218.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $9,336,210.
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. 2022-26894 Filed 12-9-22; 8:45 am]
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