Notice2023-03611
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request; Disaster Assistance Registration
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February 22, 2023
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Homeland Security DepartmentFederal Emergency Management Agency
Abstract
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission seeks comments concerning changes to modernize and simplify the disaster assistance registration. The changes will reduce the burden on survivors by only requiring them to answer questions based on the type of assistance they need. This will also reduce the amount of time it takes for survivors to apply either online, or through a call center, therefore allowing call center agents to assist survivors more quickly. The notice also includes FEMA documenting all post-registration contacts, including callouts, casework, and auto-dialers performed for the purpose of determining whether disaster assistance applicants have unmet needs and may be eligible for additional assistance and/or share the results of those contacts directly with external stakeholders, such as state or local government partners, who can potentially assist those same applicants with assistance or services not provided by FEMA through specific programs directly targeted to disaster survivors.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10921-10923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03611]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2022-0043; OMB No. 1660-0002]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review, Comment Request; Disaster Assistance Registration
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30 Day notice of revision and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the
information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and
Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission seeks comments
concerning changes to modernize and simplify the disaster assistance
registration. The changes will reduce the burden on survivors by only
requiring them to answer questions based on the type of assistance they
need. This will also reduce the amount of time it takes for survivors
to apply either online, or through a call center, therefore allowing
call center agents to assist survivors more quickly. The notice also
includes FEMA documenting all post-registration contacts, including
callouts, casework, and auto-dialers performed for the purpose of
determining whether disaster assistance applicants have unmet needs and
may be eligible for additional assistance and/or share the results of
those contacts directly with external stakeholders, such as state or
local government partners, who can potentially assist those same
applicants with assistance or services not provided by FEMA through
specific programs directly targeted to disaster survivors.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection should be made to Director,
Information Management Division, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472,
email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3c7a79717d1175525a534e515d48555352117f535050595f485553524f11715d525d5b59515952487c5a59515d1258544f125b534a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4e080b030f63072028213c232f3a272120630d2122222b2d3a2721203d63032f202f292b232b203a0e282b232f602a263d60292138">[email protected]</span></a> or
Brian Thompson, Supervisory Program Specialist, FEMA, Recovery
Directorate at 540-686-3602 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8fcdfde6eee1a1dbe7e0e2fffce0e1b9cfe9eae2eea1ebe7fca1e8e0f9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e3a1918a828dcdb78b8c8e93908c8dd5a385868e82cd878b90cd848c95">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (Pub. L. 93-288, as amended) (the Stafford
Act) 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 Presidentially-declared disaster. Regulations in title
44 CFR, subpart D, ``Federal Assistance to Individuals and
Households,'' implement the policy and procedures set forth in section
408 of the Stafford Act. Housing Assistance (HA) is a provision of the
Individuals and Households Program (IHP), authorized by section 408(c)
of the Stafford Act. There are two forms of assistance: financial and
direct. Financial Housing Assistance refers to funds provided to
eligible applicants for temporary lodging expenses, rental of temporary
housing, or repair or replacement of a damaged primary residence.
Direct Temporary Housing Assistance includes providing Temporary
Housing Units (THU) through Multi-Family Lease or Repair (MLR) or
Direct Lease, or placing transportable temporary housings (TTHU), such
as manufactured housing units (MHU) and recreational vehicles or travel
trailers, on private, commercial, or group sites. 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 through the Registration Intake (RI) process under the IHP
in person, via telephone, or the internet. FEMA provides financial
assistance under
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Other Needs Assistance to individuals or households affected by a major
disaster to meet disaster-related medical, dental, funeral, childcare,
personal property, transportation, moving and storage expenses, and
other necessary expenses or serious needs resulting from a major
disaster under section 408(e)(1) of the Stafford Act.
The changes to the following forms support Executive Order 14058,
Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to
Rebuild Trust in Government. The changes will rebuild trust in the
Federal Government by promoting transparency of FEMA's Disaster
Assistance application process. The major changes are:
<bullet> FEMA Forms FF-104-FY-21-123 (formerly 009-0-1T, English)
and FF-104-FY-21-123-A (formerly 009-0-1T, Spanish), Tele-Registration
Application for Disaster Assistance are being removed due to the
addition of the ten Streamline Registration Intake flows. Those ten
flows are:
[cir] Home damage
[cir] Personal property damage
[cir] Vehicle damage
[cir] Emergency needs
[cir] Essential utilities outage
[cir] Funeral expenses
[cir] Childcare expenses
[cir] Lodging expenses
[cir] Medical or Dental expenses
[cir] Expenses for miscellaneous items (e.g., chainsaws, generators,
etc.)
<bullet> FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-123-FA (English), Tele-
Registration, is being removed and replaced with FEMA Form FF-104-FY-
22-260, Streamline Registration Intake for Funeral Expenses, Disaster
Assistance Registration.
<bullet> FEMA Forms FF-104-FY-21-123 (formerly 009-0-1T, English)
and FF-104-FY-21-123-A (formerly 009-0-1T, Spanish), Tele-Registration
Application for Disaster Assistance are being removed due to the
addition of the Streamline RI flows and will be replaced by the
following:
[cir] FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-255, Streamline Registration Intake for
Home Damage, Disaster Assistance Registration
[cir] FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-256, Streamline Registration Intake for
Personal Property Damage, Disaster Assistance Registration
[cir] FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-257, Streamline Registration Intake for
Vehicle Property Damage, Disaster Assistance Registration
[cir] FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-258, Streamline Registration Intake for
Emergency Needs, Disaster Assistance Registration
[cir] FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-259, Streamline Registration Intake for
Essential Utilities Outage, Disaster Assistance Registration
[cir] FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-260, Streamline Registration Intake for
Funeral Expenses, Disaster Assistance Registration
[cir] FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-261, Streamline Registration Intake for
Childcare Expenses, Disaster Assistance Registration
[cir] FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-262, Streamline Registration Intake for
Lodging Expenses, Disaster Assistance Registration
[cir] FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-263, Streamline Registration Intake for
Medical or Dental Expenses, Disaster Assistance Registration
[cir] FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-264, Streamline Registration Intake for
Expenses for Miscellaneous Items (e.g., chainsaws, generators, etc.),
Disaster Assistance Registration
<bullet> COVID-19 Funeral Assistance being removed from FEMA
Template FT-104-FY-22-101 Request for Information (RFI)--Funeral
Assistance (English).
In documenting all post-registration callouts, auto-dialer contacts
and subsequent collection of data, FEMA can determine whether
applicants have unmet needs, can process the applicant for financial or
direct assistance sharing the results of those contacts directly with
external stakeholders. This data is specifically used for FEMA and its
stakeholders to determine whether assistance is warranted.
This proposed information collection previously published in the
Federal Register on November 28, 2022, at 87 FR 73018 with a 60-day
public comment period. One public comment was received, but is
considered not germane to this collection because it was incomplete.
The purpose of this notice is to notify the public that FEMA will
submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget for review and clearance.
Collection of Information
Title: Disaster Assistance Registration.
Type of Information Collection: Extension, with change, of a
currently approved information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0002.
FEMA Forms: 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-21-123
(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 Desastre;
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-21-127 (formerly 009-0-5 (English)),
Manufactured Housing Unit Revocable License and Receipt for Government
Property (Revocable License); FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-127-A (formerly
009-0-6 (Spanish)), Licencia Revocable para la Unidad de Vivienda
Temporera y Recibo para el uso de Propiedad del Govierno (Licencia
Revocable); 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)), Declaracion Y Autorizacion; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-255,
Streamline Registration Intake for Home Damage, Disaster Assistance
Registration; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-256, Streamline Registration
Intake for Personal Property Damage, Disaster Assistance Registration;
FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-257, Streamline Registration Intake for Vehicle
Property Damage, Disaster Assistance Registration; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-
22-258, Streamline Registration Intake for Emergency Needs, Disaster
Assistance Registration; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-259, Streamline
Registration Intake for Essential Utilities Outage, Disaster Assistance
Registration; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-260, Streamline Registration
Intake for Funeral Expenses, Disaster Assistance Registration; FEMA
Form FF-104-FY-22-261, Streamline Registration Intake for Childcare
Expenses, Disaster Assistance Registration; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-262,
Streamline Registration Intake for Lodging Expenses, Disaster
Assistance Registration; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-263, Streamline
Registration Intake for Medical or Dental Expenses, Disaster Assistance
Registration; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-264, Streamline Registration
Intake for Expenses for Miscellaneous Items (e.g., chainsaws,
generators, etc.), Disaster Assistance Registration; FEMA Template FT-
104-FY-22-101, Request for Information (RFI)--Funeral Verification;
FEMA Template FT-104-FY-22-102, Request for Information (RFI)--
Ownership Verification; FEMA Template FT-104-FY-22-103, Request for
Information
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(RFI)--Occupancy Verification; and FEMA Template FT-104-FY-22-104,
Request for Information (RFI)--Medical, Dental, Disability-
Accessibility-Related Items.
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 revision of
a currently approved information collection will improve the
applicant's experience with the disaster assistance registration
process by providing a simpler, more intuitive interface and limiting
required responses to those needed based on their needs. These changes
will rebuild trust in the Federal Government by promoting transparency
of FEMA's Disaster Assistance application process.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,684,234.
Estimated Number of Responses: 1,684,234.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 476,030.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $19,331,577.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: 33,303,400.
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. 2023-03611 Filed 2-21-23; 8:45 am]
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