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Standards,’’ requires that all Federal
Agencies implement customer service
standards and provide services to the
public that matches or exceeds the best
service available in the private sector.
To accomplish this, Federal Agencies
are required to survey customers to
determine the kind and quality of
services they want and their level of
satisfaction with existing services.
The Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA) of 2010 also
requires quarterly performance
assessments of Government programs
for purposes of assessing agency
performance and improvement. One of
the primary goals of GPRA is to improve
Federal program effectiveness and
public accountability by promoting a
focus on results, service quality, and
customer satisfaction.
The Foundations for Evidence-Based
Policymaking Act of 2018 (‘‘Evidence
Act’’) supports that data collection and
analysis are important inputs to be used
as evidence for prioritizing agency
efforts to support civic engagement,
delivering on mission, service, and
stewardship objectives, and supporting
decision-making.
FEMA seeks Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) approval for a
generic clearance to collect feedback
from applicants on service delivery and
their subsequent disaster recovery. The
Agency has numerous touchpoints with
applicants through several specialized
customer-facing programs. The feedback
collected from applicants may be
quantitative or qualitative in nature
depending on the population of interest,
specific research questions, and the
types of required analysis.
Collection of Information
Title: Generic Clearance for FEMA’s
Collection of Feedback on Customer
Satisfaction and Disaster Recovery.
Type of Information Collection: New
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660–NW171.
FEMA Forms: Not Applicable.
Abstract: Federal Agencies are
required to survey their customers to
determine the kind and quality of
services they want and their level of
satisfaction with those services. In order
for the Agency to maintain customer
service standards, there must be
continuous assessment of service
delivery throughout all phases of the
customer journey. The Agency will
collect, analyze, and interpret
information gathered from this generic
clearance to identify strengths and
weaknesses with program delivery.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households; State, Local or Tribal
Governments.
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
389,770.
Estimated Number of Responses:
389,770.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 69,135.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost: $3,015,890.
Estimated Respondents’ Operation
and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Federal Government: $2,769,361.
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; 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2023–0032; OMB No.
1660–NW170]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection,
Comment Request; Generic Clearance
for FEMA’s Standardized Grants
Performance Reporting
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice of new collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
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The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public to take this
opportunity to comment on a new
information collection. In accordance
with the requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks
comments concerning FEMA’s grants
performance reporting.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before February 9, 2024.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate
submissions to the docket, please
submit comments at
www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
FEMA–2023–0032. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
All submissions received must
include the agency name and Docket ID.
Regardless of the method used to
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://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 and Security Notice that is
available via a link on the homepage of
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cassandra Henry, Ph.D., CGMS,
Monitoring and Compliance Branch,
Risk Management Division, Grant
Programs Directorate, FEMA, at 202–
257–2308 or Cassandra.Henry@
fema.dhs.gov. You may contact the
Information Management Division for
copies of the proposed collection of
information at email address: FEMAInformation-Collections-Management@
fema.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Code of Federal
Regulations (see 2 CFR 200.301 and
200.329), Federal awarding agencies
must measure each recipient’s
performance to show achievement of
program goals and objectives, share
lessons learned, improve program
outcomes, and foster adoption of
promising practices. The Foundations
for Evidence-Based Policy-Making Act
of 2018 (Pub. L. 115–435) (‘‘Evidence
Act’’) established processes for the
Federal Government to modernize and
increase impacts of reporting activities.
To achieve these aims, the Federal
Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) is changing its programmatic
reporting to facilitate better and more
consistent data collection. FEMA’s
Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) Risk
Management Division (RMD) developed
standard performance reporting
SUMMARY:
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instruments under this new generic
collection for use across FEMA’s grant
programs. These instruments will
replace the current quarterly
performance reporting that does not
have a standard format.
Grant performance reporting is a
Federal requirement; standardized
instruments under this generic
collection will serve as the minimum
performance reporting requirement for
all programs. FEMA grants will collect
both performance and project
effectiveness measures via the required
instruments under this new generic
collection. Each FEMA grant program
will collect only relevant, useful data.
FEMA will utilize a standard framework
under this generic collection but will
not require each program to create the
same end-product. Programs will tailor
grant performance reporting instruments
based on the grant’s specific objectives,
activities, indicators, targets, and
reporting measures most appropriate for
each program’s funding objectives.
Instruments under this generic
collection are not intended to replace all
existing information collection
instruments that are programmatic or
statutorily specific (i.e., existing grant
specific reporting).
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Collection of Information
Title: Generic Clearance for FEMA’s
Standardized Grants Performance
Reporting.
Type of Information Collection: New
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660–NW170.
FEMA Forms: Not Applicable.
Abstract: Performance reporting is
required for recipients of Federal
Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) grants. However, the scope and
detail of previous performance reporting
varied across different FEMA grant
programs. FEMA is changing its
programmatic reporting to facilitate
better data collection. The instruments
under this generic collection will satisfy
the minimum performance reporting
requirement for all programs while
introducing a common performance
reporting framework. Individual grant
programs will use this framework as a
starting point and then develop tailored
program-specific instruments based on
the program’s objectives, activities,
indicators, and targets. Each FEMA
grant program will collect only relevant,
useful data. Performance data is used by
FEMA to track recipient progress,
monitor project execution, evaluate
program outcomes, and respond to
requests from Congress.
Affected Public: State, Local, and
Tribal Governments; Private Sector.
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,200.
Estimated Number of Responses:
24,800.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 744,000.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost: $41,753,280.
Estimated Respondents’ Operation
and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Federal Government: $10,104,456.
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; 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2023–0031; OMB No.
1660–NW157]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection,
Comment Request; Generic Clearance
for Hazard Mitigation Assistance
Programs
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice of new collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
PO 00000
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The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public to take this
opportunity to comment on a new
information collection. In accordance
with the requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks
comments concerning a new generic
information collection allowing FEMA
to individually update instruments
needed to provide financial, nonfinancial, program management, and
technical assistance for FEMA’s major
disaster, emergency response,
emergency recovery, and hazard
mitigation activities.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before February 9, 2024.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate
submissions to the docket, please
submit comments at https://
www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
FEMA–2023–0031. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
All submissions received must
include the Agency name and Docket
ID. Regardless of the method used to
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://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 and Security Notice that is
available via a link on the homepage of
https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennie Orenstein, Branch Chief, FEMA’s
Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration’s Policy, Tools and
Training Branch, at jennie.gallardy@
fema.dhs.gov or (202) 212–4071. You
may contact the Information
Management Division for copies of the
proposed collection of information at
email address: FEMA-InformationCollections-Management@fema.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (Pub. L. 93–
288, as amended), 42 U.S.C. 5121–5207
(Stafford Act) provides broad authority
to FEMA for disaster and emergency
relief operations, reducing risk to people
and property from hazards, and related
activities and operations. The Stafford
Act authorizes FEMA to provide
financial and technical assistance to
assist state, local, territorial, and Tribal
(SLTT) governments and certain private
non-profit (PNP) entities with the
response to and recovery from
Presidentially declared major disasters
and emergencies, and the
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2023-0032; OMB No. 1660-NW170]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection,
Comment Request; Generic Clearance for FEMA's Standardized Grants
Performance Reporting
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice of new collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites
the general public to take this opportunity to comment on a new
information collection. In accordance with the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning
FEMA's grants performance reporting.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 9, 2024.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit
comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2023-0032. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket
ID. Regardless of the method used to submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://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 and
Security Notice that is available via a link on the homepage of
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cassandra Henry, Ph.D., CGMS,
Monitoring and Compliance Branch, Risk Management Division, Grant
Programs Directorate, FEMA, at 202-257-2308 or
[email protected]. You may contact the Information
Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of
information at email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Code of Federal
Regulations (see 2 CFR 200.301 and 200.329), Federal awarding agencies
must measure each recipient's performance to show achievement of
program goals and objectives, share lessons learned, improve program
outcomes, and foster adoption of promising practices. The Foundations
for Evidence-Based Policy-Making Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-435)
(``Evidence Act'') established processes for the Federal Government to
modernize and increase impacts of reporting activities. To achieve
these aims, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is changing
its programmatic reporting to facilitate better and more consistent
data collection. FEMA's Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) Risk
Management Division (RMD) developed standard performance reporting
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instruments under this new generic collection for use across FEMA's
grant programs. These instruments will replace the current quarterly
performance reporting that does not have a standard format.
Grant performance reporting is a Federal requirement; standardized
instruments under this generic collection will serve as the minimum
performance reporting requirement for all programs. FEMA grants will
collect both performance and project effectiveness measures via the
required instruments under this new generic collection. Each FEMA grant
program will collect only relevant, useful data. FEMA will utilize a
standard framework under this generic collection but will not require
each program to create the same end-product. Programs will tailor grant
performance reporting instruments based on the grant's specific
objectives, activities, indicators, targets, and reporting measures
most appropriate for each program's funding objectives. Instruments
under this generic collection are not intended to replace all existing
information collection instruments that are programmatic or statutorily
specific (i.e., existing grant specific reporting).
Collection of Information
Title: Generic Clearance for FEMA's Standardized Grants Performance
Reporting.
Type of Information Collection: New information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-NW170.
FEMA Forms: Not Applicable.
Abstract: Performance reporting is required for recipients of
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants. However, the scope
and detail of previous performance reporting varied across different
FEMA grant programs. FEMA is changing its programmatic reporting to
facilitate better data collection. The instruments under this generic
collection will satisfy the minimum performance reporting requirement
for all programs while introducing a common performance reporting
framework. Individual grant programs will use this framework as a
starting point and then develop tailored program-specific instruments
based on the program's objectives, activities, indicators, and targets.
Each FEMA grant program will collect only relevant, useful data.
Performance data is used by FEMA to track recipient progress, monitor
project execution, evaluate program outcomes, and respond to requests
from Congress.
Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Private
Sector.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,200.
Estimated Number of Responses: 24,800.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 744,000.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $41,753,280.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $10,104,456.
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;
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. 2023-27122 Filed 12-8-23; 8:45 am]
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