82 FR 55622 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Survivor Sheltering Assessment

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 224 (November 22, 2017)

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 Survivor Sheltering Assessment extension, with change, of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning FEMA collecting information regarding the housing needs of individuals and families in shelters so that services and assistance can be provided to transition them out of shelters and into temporary housing solutions, as quickly as possible.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55622-55623]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25315]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2017-0030; OMB No. 1660-0142]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Survivor Sheltering Assessment

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 Survivor Sheltering Assessment extension, with change, 
of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning 
FEMA collecting information regarding the housing needs of individuals 
and families in shelters so that services and assistance can be 
provided to transition them out of shelters and into temporary housing 
solutions, as quickly as possible.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 22, 2018.

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-2017-0030. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

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    (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: Leah Davis, Program Manager, Disaster 
Management Support Environment, Recovery Technology Programs Division, 
540-686-3227. You may contact the Records Management Division for 
copies of the proposed collection of information at email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act, Public Law 93-288, as amended, 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 federally-declared disaster. 44 CFR 206.110 implements the policy and 
procedures set forth in section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5174, as amended by the 
Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. This program provides financial 
assistance and, if necessary, direct assistance to eligible individuals 
and households who, as a direct result of a major disaster or 
emergency, have uninsured or under-insured necessary expenses and 
serious needs and are unable to meet such expenses or needs through 
other means. Individuals and households that apply for this assistance 
must provide information detailing their losses and need.
    FEMA requires the ability to collect information regarding the 
housing needs of survivors in shelters to provide services and 
assistance to transition them out of shelters and into temporary 
housing solutions as quickly as possible. Survivor-specific data 
collected in the shelters would be compared to survivor registration 
data to determine:
     Has the survivor in the shelter registered for FEMA 
assistance?
     If registered, what is the status of the survivor's 
registration? Do they have resources such as Transitional Sheltering 
Assistance (TSA) eligibility or financial rental assistance, available 
to them?
     If registered and not eligible for FEMA assistance, is 
there casework that could be performed to find eligibility?
     If not registered, information would be provided to the 
Joint Field Office (JFO) to have a registration strike team travel to 
the shelter and register the survivor.
    Aggregated reports resulting from the individualized data 
collection will support JFO planning activities for shelter 
depopulation to ensure that survivors are transitioned as quickly as 
possible to housing solutions that best meet their need.

Collection of Information

    Title: Survivor Sheltering Assessment.
    Type of Information Collection: Currently approved information 
collection with change.
    OMB Number: OMB No. 1660-0142.
    FEMA Form(s): FEMA Form 09-0-42, Survivor Sheltering Assessment.
    Abstract: When a Presidential federally declared disaster or 
emergency occurs, impacted survivors often find themselves temporarily 
housed in shelters until they are able to return to their homes or find 
other housing solutions while they recovery. A FEMA employee will 
interview individual survivors located in shelters regarding the 
registration status and housing situation using an electronic copy of 
FEMA Form 009-0-42 Survivor Sheltering Assessment to record the 
information in the Disaster Management Support Environment Cloud 
Environment (DMSE CE) database. The purpose of this survey is to help 
FEMA understand how best it can support survivors as they transition 
out of temporary shelters. No information given will be used to 
determine eligibility for assistance. Eligibility for assistance will 
only be determined through the separate registration process.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 31,200.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 31,200.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,201.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $181,203.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: None.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: None.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $273,356.

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 15, 2017.
Tammi Hines,
Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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