Notice2023-08033
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; State, Tribe, and Territory Disaster Case Management Federal Award
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Published
April 17, 2023
Issuing agencies
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. This notice seeks comments concerning information collected during the request by a State, Tribal, or territorial (STT) government for a Disaster Case Management (DCM) Federal award following a major disaster declaration.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 73 (Monday, April 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23449-23450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08033]
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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: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; State, Tribe, and Territory Disaster Case
Management Federal Award
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice of new collection 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. This notice seeks comments
concerning information collected during the request by a State, Tribal,
or territorial (STT) government for a Disaster Case Management (DCM)
Federal award following a major disaster declaration.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 17, 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#1751525a563a5e797178657a76637e78793a54787b7b7274637e7879643a5a76797670727a7279635771727a7639737f6439707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3375767e721e7a5d555c415e52475a5c5d1e705c5f5f5650475a5c5d401e7e525d5254565e565d477355565e521d575b401d545c45">[email protected]</span></a> or
Rebekah Kennedy, Team Lead, Community Services Section, Individual
Assistance Division, at (202) 701-8228 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#daa8bfb8bfb1bbb2f4b1bfb4b4bfbea39abcbfb7bbf4beb2a9f4bdb5ac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f88a9d9a9d939990d6939d96969d9c81b89e9d9599d69c908bd69f978e">[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 STT 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 an 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 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.
This proposed information collection previously published in the
Federal Register on September 19, 2022, at 87 FR 57214 with a 60 day
public comment period. Two comments were received. FEMA received two
comments related to the STT DCM Federal Award and neither of the
comments were relevant to this collection. 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: State, Tribe, and Territory Disaster Case Management Federal
Award.
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 the estimated population
to be served. The STT will also outline the implementation of their
program by detailing their service delivery and work plans.
If the STT is awarded a 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 their program implementation.
If the STT chooses to appeal a FEMA determination, 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
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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.
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: $132,946.
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. 2023-08033 Filed 4-14-23; 8:45 am]
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