83_FR_49043 83 FR 48855 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Disaster Assistance Registration

83 FR 48855 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Disaster Assistance Registration

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 188 (September 27, 2018)

Page Range48855-48856
FR Document2018-21016

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 an extension, without change, of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the Disaster Assistance Registration collection.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 188 (Thursday, September 27, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 188 (Thursday, September 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48855-48856]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21016]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2018-0030; OMB No. 1660-0002]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Disaster Assistance Registration

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 an extension, without change, of a currently approved 
information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the Disaster Assistance 
Registration collection.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 26, 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-2018-0030. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of 
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW, Room 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: Contact Brian Thompson, Supervisory 
Program Specialist, FEMA, Recovery Directorate, at (540) 686-3602 for 
further information. You may contact the Records Management Division 
for copies of the proposed collection of information at facsimile 
number (202) 646-3347 or email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (Pub. L. 93-288) (the Stafford Act), as 
amended, is the legal basis for the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA) to provide financial assistance and services to individuals who 
apply for disaster assistance benefits in the event of a federally-
declared disaster. Regulations in title 44 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations, Subpart D, ``Federal Assistance to Individuals and 
Households,'' implement the policy and procedures set forth in section 
408 of the Stafford Act. 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 
(Registration Intake) under the Individuals and Households program in 
person, via telephone, or internet.

Collection of Information

    Title: Disaster Assistance Registration.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change.
    OMB Number: 1660-0002.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 009-0-1T (English) Tele-Registration, 
Disaster Assistance Registration; FEMA Form 009-0-1Int (English) 
internet, Disaster Assistance Registration; FEMA Form 009-0-2Int 
(Spanish) internet, Registro Para Asistencia De Desastre; FEMA Form 
009-0-1 (English) Paper Application/Disaster Assistance Registration; 
FEMA Form 009-0-2 (Spanish), Solicitud en Papel/Registro Para 
Asistencia De Desastre; FEMA Form 009-0-1S (English) Smartphone, 
Disaster Assistance Registration; FEMA Form 009-0-2S (Spanish) 
Smartphone, Registro Para Asistencia De Desastre; FEMA Form 009-0-3 
(English), Declaration and Release; FEMA Form 009-0-4 (Spanish), 
Declaraci[oacute]n Autorizaci[oacute]n; FEMA Form 009-0-5 (English), 
Manufactured Housing Unit Revocable License and Receipt for Government 
Property; FEMA Form 009-0-6 (Spanish), Las Casas Manufacturadas Unidad 
Licencia Revocable y Recibo de la Propiedad del Gobierno.
    Abstract: The various forms in this collection are used to collect 
pertinent information to provide financial assistance, and if 
necessary, direct assistance to eligible individuals and

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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.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,221,579.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2,221,579.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 649,816 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $23,094,460
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $28,705,098.

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.

William H. Holzerland,
Sr. Director of Information Management, Mission Support, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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                                               an emergency declaration under the Robert T.            DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                646–3347 or email address: FEMA-
                                               Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency                  SECURITY                                              Information-Collections-Management@
                                               Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (‘‘the                                                                 dhs.gov.
                                               Stafford Act’’). Therefore, I declare that such         Federal Emergency Management
                                               an emergency exists in the State of South                                                                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      The
                                               Carolina.
                                                                                                       Agency
                                                                                                                                                             Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
                                                 You are authorized to provide appropriate             [Docket ID FEMA–2018–0030; OMB No.                    Emergency Assistance Act (Pub. L. 93–
                                               assistance for required emergency measures,             1660–0002]                                            288) (the Stafford Act), as amended, is
                                               authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act,
                                               to save lives and to protect property and
                                                                                                                                                             the legal basis for the Federal
                                                                                                       Agency Information Collection                         Emergency Management Agency
                                               public health and safety, and to lessen or              Activities: Proposed Collection;
                                               avert the threat of a catastrophe in the                                                                      (FEMA) to provide financial assistance
                                               designated areas. Specifically, you are
                                                                                                       Comment Request; Disaster                             and services to individuals who apply
                                               authorized to provide assistance for                    Assistance Registration                               for disaster assistance benefits in the
                                               emergency protective measures (Category B),             AGENCY: Federal Emergency                             event of a federally-declared disaster.
                                               limited to direct Federal assistance, under                                                                   Regulations in title 44 of the Code of
                                               the Public Assistance program.                          Management Agency, DHS.
                                                                                                       ACTION: Notice and request for
                                                                                                                                                             Federal Regulations, Subpart D,
                                                 Consistent with the requirement that
                                               Federal assistance is supplemental, any                 comments.                                             ‘‘Federal Assistance to Individuals and
                                               Federal funds provided under the Stafford                                                                     Households,’’ implement the policy and
                                               Act for Public Assistance will be limited to            SUMMARY:   The Federal Emergency                      procedures set forth in section 408 of
                                               75 percent of the total eligible costs. In order        Management Agency, as part of its                     the Stafford Act. This program provides
                                               to provide Federal assistance, you are hereby           continuing effort to reduce paperwork                 financial assistance and, if necessary,
                                               authorized to allocate from funds available             and respondent burden, invites the                    direct assistance to eligible individuals
                                               for these purposes such amounts as you find                                                                   and households who, as a direct result
                                               necessary for Federal emergency assistance              general public and other Federal
                                               and administrative expenses.                            agencies to take this opportunity to                  of a major disaster, have necessary
                                                 Further, you are authorized to make                   comment on an extension, without                      expenses and serious needs that are
                                               changes to this declaration for the approved            change, of a currently approved                       unable to be met through other means.
                                               assistance to the extent allowable under the            information collection. In accordance                 Individuals and households may apply
                                               Stafford Act.                                           with the Paperwork Reduction Act of                   for assistance (Registration Intake)
                                                  The Federal Emergency Management                     1995, this notice seeks comments                      under the Individuals and Households
                                               Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that                  concerning the Disaster Assistance                    program in person, via telephone, or
                                               pursuant to the authority vested in the                 Registration collection.                              internet.
                                               Administrator, Department of Homeland                   DATES: Comments must be submitted on                  Collection of Information
                                               Security, under Executive Order 12148,                  or before November 26, 2018.
                                               as amended, Elizabeth Turner, of FEMA                                                                           Title: Disaster Assistance Registration.
                                                                                                       ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate                           Type of Information Collection:
                                               is appointed to act as the Federal                      submissions to the docket, please use
                                               Coordinating Officer for this declared                                                                        Extension, without change.
                                                                                                       only one of the following means to                      OMB Number: 1660–0002.
                                               emergency.                                              submit comments:
                                                  The following areas of the State of                                                                          FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 009–0–1T
                                                                                                         (1) Online. Submit comments at                      (English) Tele-Registration, Disaster
                                               South Carolina have been designated as                  www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
                                               adversely affected by this declared                                                                           Assistance Registration; FEMA Form
                                                                                                       FEMA–2018–0030. Follow the                            009–0–1Int (English) internet, Disaster
                                               emergency:                                              instructions for submitting comments.                 Assistance Registration; FEMA Form
                                                 Emergency protective measures (Category                 (2) Mail. Submit written comments to                009–0–2Int (Spanish) internet, Registro
                                               B), limited to direct Federal assistance, under         Docket Manager, Office of Chief
                                               the Public Assistance program for all 46
                                                                                                                                                             Para Asistencia De Desastre; FEMA
                                                                                                       Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW,                   Form 009–0–1 (English) Paper
                                               South Carolina counties and the Catawba                 Room 8NE, Washington, DC 20472–
                                               Indian Nation.                                                                                                Application/Disaster Assistance
                                                                                                       3100.                                                 Registration; FEMA Form 009–0–2
                                                 The following Catalog of Federal Domestic               All submissions received must
                                               Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used                                                                      (Spanish), Solicitud en Papel/Registro
                                                                                                       include the agency name and Docket ID.                Para Asistencia De Desastre; FEMA
                                               for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
                                               Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora                  Regardless of the method used for                     Form 009–0–1S (English) Smartphone,
                                               Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;                  submitting comments or material, all                  Disaster Assistance Registration; FEMA
                                               97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,                submissions will be posted, without                   Form 009–0–2S (Spanish) Smartphone,
                                               Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);                 change, to the Federal eRulemaking                    Registro Para Asistencia De Desastre;
                                               97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;               Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,
                                               97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
                                                                                                                                                             FEMA Form 009–0–3 (English),
                                                                                                       and will include any personal                         Declaration and Release; FEMA Form
                                               Individuals and Households In Presidentially            information you provide. Therefore,
                                               Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,                                                                              009–0–4 (Spanish), Declaración
                                                                                                       submitting this information makes it                  Autorización; FEMA Form 009–0–5
                                               Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
                                               Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals             public. You may wish to read the                      (English), Manufactured Housing Unit
                                               and Households; 97.050, Presidentially                  Privacy Act notice that is available via              Revocable License and Receipt for
                                               Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals             the link in the footer of                             Government Property; FEMA Form 009–
                                               and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,                     www.regulations.gov.                                  0–6 (Spanish), Las Casas
                                               Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
                                                                                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Manufacturadas Unidad Licencia
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                                               (Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
                                               Hazard Mitigation Grant.                                Contact Brian Thompson, Supervisory                   Revocable y Recibo de la Propiedad del
                                                                                                       Program Specialist, FEMA, Recovery                    Gobierno.
                                               Brock Long,                                             Directorate, at (540) 686–3602 for                      Abstract: The various forms in this
                                               Administrator, Federal Emergency                        further information. You may contact                  collection are used to collect pertinent
                                               Management Agency.                                      the Records Management Division for                   information to provide financial
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–21026 Filed 9–26–18; 8:45 am]             copies of the proposed collection of                  assistance, and if necessary, direct
                                               BILLING CODE 9111–11–P                                  information at facsimile number (202)                 assistance to eligible individuals and


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                                               48856                    Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 188 / Thursday, September 27, 2018 / Notices

                                               households who, as a direct result of a                 SUMMARY:  This is a notice of the                       Emergency protective measures (Category
                                               major disaster, have necessary expenses                 Presidential declaration of an                        B), limited to direct Federal assistance under
                                               and serious needs that are unable to be                 emergency for the State of North                      the Public Assistance program for all 100
                                                                                                                                                             North Carolina counties and the Eastern
                                               met through other means.                                Carolina (FEMA–3401–EM), dated                        Band of Cherokee Indians.
                                                 Affected Public: Individuals or                       September 10, 2018, and related
                                                                                                                                                               The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
                                               Households.                                             determinations.                                       Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
                                                 Estimated Number of Respondents:                      DATES: The declaration was issued                     for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
                                               2,221,579.                                              September 10, 2018.                                   Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
                                                 Estimated Number of Responses:                                                                              Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
                                                                                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               2,221,579.                                                                                                    97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
                                                 Estimated Total Annual Burden                         Dean Webster, Office of Response and                  Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
                                               Hours: 649,816 hours.                                   Recovery, Federal Emergency                           97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
                                                 Estimated Total Annual Respondent                     Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,                   97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
                                               Cost: $23,094,460                                       Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833.                 Individuals and Households In Presidentially
                                                                                                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is                  Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
                                                 Estimated Respondents’ Operation
                                                                                                       hereby given that, in a letter dated                  Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
                                               and Maintenance Costs: $0.                                                                                    Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
                                                 Estimated Respondents’ Capital and                    September 10, 2018, the President
                                                                                                                                                             and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
                                               Start-Up Costs: $0.                                     issued an emergency declaration under                 Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
                                                 Estimated Total Annual Cost to the                    the authority of the Robert T. Stafford               and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
                                               Federal Government: $28,705,098.                        Disaster Relief and Emergency                         Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
                                                                                                       Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5207                   (Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
                                               Comments                                                (the Stafford Act), as follows:                       Hazard Mitigation Grant.
                                                  Comments may be submitted as                           I have determined that the emergency                Brock Long,
                                               indicated in the ADDRESSES caption                      conditions in certain areas of the State of           Administrator, Federal Emergency
                                               above. Comments are solicited to (a)                    North Carolina resulting from Hurricane               Management Agency.
                                               evaluate whether the proposed data                      Florence beginning on September 7, 2018,
                                                                                                       and continuing, are of sufficient severity and        [FR Doc. 2018–21018 Filed 9–26–18; 8:45 am]
                                               collection is necessary for the proper
                                               performance of the agency, including                    magnitude to warrant an emergency                     BILLING CODE 9111–11–P
                                                                                                       declaration under the Robert T. Stafford
                                               whether the information shall have                      Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
                                               practical utility; (b) evaluate the                     Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (‘‘the Stafford           DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                               accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the                Act’’). Therefore, I declare that such an             SECURITY
                                               burden of the proposed collection of                    emergency exists in the State of North
                                               information, including the validity of                  Carolina.                                             Federal Emergency Management
                                               the methodology and assumptions used;                     You are authorized to provide appropriate           Agency
                                               (c) enhance the quality, utility, and                   assistance for required emergency measures,
                                               clarity of the information to be                        authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act,         [Docket ID FEMA–2018–0002; Internal
                                                                                                       to save lives and to protect property and             Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1850]
                                               collected; and (d) minimize the burden                  public health and safety, and to lessen or
                                               of the collection of information on those               avert the threat of a catastrophe in the              Changes in Flood Hazard
                                               who are to respond, including through                   designated areas. Specifically, you are               Determinations
                                               the use of appropriate automated,                       authorized to provide assistance for
                                               electronic, mechanical, or other                        emergency protective measures (Category B),           AGENCY: Federal Emergency
                                               technological collection techniques or                  limited to direct Federal assistance, under           Management Agency, DHS.
                                               other forms of information technology,                  the Public Assistance program.                        ACTION: Notice.
                                               e.g., permitting electronic submission of                 Consistent with the requirement that
                                               responses.                                              Federal assistance be supplemental, any               SUMMARY:   This notice lists communities
                                                                                                       Federal funds provided under the Stafford             where the addition or modification of
                                               William H. Holzerland,                                  Act for Public Assistance will be limited to          Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood
                                               Sr. Director of Information Management,                 75 percent of the total eligible costs. In order      depths, Special Flood Hazard Area
                                                                                                       to provide Federal assistance, you are hereby
                                               Mission Support, Federal Emergency
                                                                                                       authorized to allocate from funds available
                                                                                                                                                             (SFHA) boundaries or zone
                                               Management Agency, Department of                                                                              designations, or the regulatory floodway
                                               Homeland Security.                                      for these purposes such amounts as you find
                                                                                                       necessary for Federal emergency assistance            (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–21016 Filed 9–26–18; 8:45 am]             and administrative expenses.                          determinations), as shown on the Flood
                                               BILLING CODE 9111–11–P                                    Further, you are authorized to make                 Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and
                                                                                                       changes to this declaration for the approved          where applicable, in the supporting
                                                                                                       assistance to the extent allowable under the          Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports,
                                               DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                  Stafford Act.                                         prepared by the Federal Emergency
                                               SECURITY                                                  The Federal Emergency Management                    Management Agency (FEMA) for each
                                                                                                       Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that                community, is appropriate because of
                                               Federal Emergency Management                                                                                  new scientific or technical data. The
                                                                                                       pursuant to the authority vested in the
                                               Agency                                                                                                        FIRM, and where applicable, portions of
                                                                                                       Administrator, Department of Homeland
                                               [Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–3401–                  Security, under Executive Order 12148,                the FIS report, have been revised to
                                               EM; Docket ID FEMA–2018–0001]                           as amended, Albert Lewis, of FEMA is                  reflect these flood hazard
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                                                                                                       appointed to act as the Federal                       determinations through issuance of a
                                               North Carolina; Emergency and                           Coordinating Officer for this declared                Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in
                                               Related Determinations                                  emergency.                                            accordance with Federal Regulations.
                                               AGENCY: Federal Emergency                                 The following areas of the State of                 The LOMR will be used by insurance
                                               Management Agency, DHS.                                 North Carolina have been designated as                agents and others to calculate
                                                                                                       adversely affected by this declared                   appropriate flood insurance premium
                                               ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                       emergency:                                            rates for new buildings and the contents


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Document Created: 2018-09-27 01:04:01
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesComments must be submitted on or before November 26, 2018.
ContactContact Brian Thompson, Supervisory Program Specialist, FEMA, Recovery Directorate, at (540) 686-3602 for further information. You may contact the Records Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of information at facsimile
FR Citation83 FR 48855 

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