80 FR 75870 - 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

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 233 (December 4, 2015)

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, 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 a revision 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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 233 (Friday, December 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75870-75871]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30642]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2015-0021; 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, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 and other Federal agencies 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 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 2, 2016.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use 
only one of the following means to submit comments:
    (1) Online. Submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 
FEMA-2015-0021. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of 
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., 8NE, Washington, DC 20472-
3100.
    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 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 Act 
notice that is available via the link in the footer of 
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Declarations Unit, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency at (202) 646-2833 or 
[email protected] for additional information. You may contact 
the Records Management Division for copies of the proposed collection 
of information at email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Sections 401 and 501 of the Richard 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 a new checkbox on FEMA Form 010-
0-13 so that States or Tribes can indicate whether they will be seeking 
assistance from the Small Business Administration.

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 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 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

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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 Government.
    Number of Respondents: 623.
    Number of Responses: 356.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,748.
    Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the 
hour burden is $527,976.48. There are no annual costs to respondents' 
operations and maintenance costs for technical services. There are no 
annual start-up or capital costs. The cost to the Federal Government is 
$3,934,673.24.

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.

    Dated: November 24, 2015.
Richard W. Mattison,
Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2015-30642 Filed 12-3-15; 8:45 am]
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