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entry for a shipment that would
otherwise be eligible for informal entry,
including an entry type 86, if formal
entry is ‘‘deemed necessary for import
admissibility enforcement purposes;
revenue protection; or the efficient
conduct of customs business.’’ Id.
This notice clarifies that when CBP
exercises its authority under 19 CFR
143.22 to require formal entry for a
shipment, the entry type 86 filer will be
notified that the entry type 86 filing will
not be accepted for purposes of making
entry. In such circumstances, the
requirement to file entry within 15 days
of the date of arrival for the
merchandise is not waived and will not
be satisfied by the rejected entry type 86
filing. 19 CFR 141.5; 19 CFR 142.2(a). In
order to comply with CBP’s
determination to require formal entry
for a shipment, a party with the right to
make entry must file an entry and entry
summary in accordance with 19 CFR
parts 141 and 142, which include the
associated filing timeframes and the
requirement to obtain a bond. 19 CFR
142.4(a). Failure to timely file the
requisite entry summary will result in
an immediate demand for liquidated
damages in the entire amount of the
bond in the case of a single entry bond,
or an equivalent amount if a continuous
bond was filed. 19 CFR 142.15.
VI. Comments
All interested parties are invited to
comment on any aspect of this test at
any time. CBP requests comments and
feedback on all aspects of this test,
including the design, conduct and
implementation of the test, in order to
determine whether to modify, alter,
expand, limit, continue, end, or fully
implement this new entry process.
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VII. Paperwork Reduction Act
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
an agency may not conduct, and a
person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless the
collection of information displays a
valid control number assigned by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The collections of information
for the ACE Entry Type 86 Test are
included in an existing collection for
CBP Form 3461 (OMB control number
1651–0024).
VIII. Misconduct Under This Test
A test participant may be subject to
civil and criminal penalties,
administrative sanctions, or liquidated
damages, as provided by law, for any of
the following:
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(1) Failure to follow the rules,
requirements, terms, and conditions of
this test;
(2) Failure to exercise reasonable care
in the execution of participant
obligations; or
(3) Failure to abide by applicable laws
and regulations that have not been
waived.
These penalties, administrative
sanctions, and liquidated damages may
be imposed under any statutory
authority or under any CBP regulations
that have not been waived by the test.
CBP may suspend or remove a filer from
further participation in the ACE Entry
Type 86 Test based on a determination
that that filer’s participation in the test
poses an unacceptable compliance risk.
Dated: January 10, 2024.
AnnMarie R. Highsmith,
Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of
Trade.
[FR Doc. 2024–00698 Filed 1–12–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111–14–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2023–0028; OMB No.
1660–0002]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Disaster
Assistance Registration
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice of revision and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
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. FEMA invites
the general public 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
changes to modernize and simplify the
disaster assistance registration. The
changes will reduce the burden on
survivors by only requiring them to
answer questions based on the type of
assistance they need. This will also
reduce the amount of time it takes for
survivors to apply either online, or
through a call center, therefore allowing
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call center agents to assist survivors
more quickly.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before February 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. 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:
Brian Thompson, Supervisory Program
Specialist, FEMA, Recovery Directorate
at 540–686–3602 or Brian.Thompson6@
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: The
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act)
(Pub. L. 93–288, as amended) (42 U.S.C.
5121–5207) 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 Presidentially-declared disaster.
Housing Assistance is a provision of the
Individuals and Households Program,
authorized by section 408(c) of the
Stafford Act. There are two forms of
assistance: financial and direct.
Financial Housing Assistance refers to
funds provided to eligible applicants for
temporary lodging expenses, rental of
temporary housing, or repair or
replacement of a damaged primary
residence. Direct Temporary Housing
Assistance includes providing
Temporary Housing Units through
Multifamily Lease and Repair and Direct
Lease, or placing transportable
temporary housings, such as
manufactured housing units and
recreational vehicles or travel trailers,
on private, commercial, or group sites.
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 through the Registration
Intake process under the Individuals
and Households Program in person, via
telephone, or the internet. FEMA
provides financial assistance under
Other Needs Assistance to individuals
or households affected by a major
disaster to meet disaster-related
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medical, dental, funeral, childcare,
personal property, transportation,
moving and storage expenses, and other
necessary expenses or serious needs
resulting from a major disaster under
section 408(e)(1) of the Stafford Act.
The changes to the following forms
support Executive Order 14058,
Transforming Federal Customer
Experience and Service Delivery to
Rebuild Trust in Government (86 FR
71357, December 16, 2021). The changes
will rebuild trust in the Federal
Government by promoting transparency
of FEMA’s Disaster Assistance
application process. The major changes
will decrease the amount of time to
create a new registration and streamline
the application process to create a
simpler registration progression focused
on an individual’s specific recovery
needs. Streamlining breaks the
application process down into specific
work flows in a more user-friendly
format:
FEMA Forms FF–104–FY–21–123
(formerly 009–0–1T, English) and FF–
104–FY–21–123–A (formerly 009–0–1T,
Spanish), Tele-Registration Application
for Disaster Assistance are being added
back to this collection and will
eventually be removed due to the
addition of the ten Streamline
Registration Intake workflows. The ten
workflows are: Home Damage, Personal
Property Damage, Vehicle Damage,
Emergency Needs, Essential Utilities
Outage, Funeral Expenses, Childcare
Expenses, Lodging Expenses, Medical or
Dental Expenses, and Expenses for
Miscellaneous items (e.g., chainsaws,
generators, etc.).
FEMA Form FF–104–FY–21–123–
COVID–FA (English), Tele-Registration,
COVID–19 Funeral Assistance is being
added back to this collection and will
eventually be removed and replaced
with FEMA Form FF–104–FY–22–260,
Streamline Registration Intake for
Funeral Expenses, Disaster Assistance
Registration.
COVID–19 Funeral Assistance will
remain in FEMA Template FT–104–FY–
22–101, Request for Information (RFI)—
Funeral Verification (English) until the
COVID–19 application period ends.
This collection contains the proposed
changes to the disaster application
process that will reduce the time to
apply for IHP assistance. This update
specifically recognizes post launch
usability and the public’s responses to
the changes which will also be nonsubstantive throughout as the updates
are not specifically content driven.
These changes will reduce the burden
on survivors by only requiring them to
answer questions based on the type of
assistance they need.
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In documenting all post-registration
callouts, auto-dialer contacts and
subsequent collection of data, FEMA
can determine whether applicants have
unmet needs, can process the applicant
for financial or direct assistance sharing
the results of those contacts directly
with external stakeholders. This data is
specifically used for FEMA and its
stakeholders to determine whether
assistance is warranted.
The notice also includes FEMA
documenting all post-registration
contacts, including callouts, casework,
and auto-dialers performed for the
purpose of determining whether disaster
assistance applicants have unmet needs
and may be eligible for additional
assistance and/or share the results of
those contacts directly with external
stakeholders, such as state or local
government partners, who can
potentially assist those same applicants
with assistance or services not provided
by FEMA through specific programs
directly targeted to disaster survivors.
This notice specifically recognizes
post launch usability and feedback from
the public. FEMA is seeking the public’s
comments on identifying ways on
making this a more user-friendly
collection and more functional to meet
the end users-applicants’ needs. The
changes in this information collection
will also be non-substantive throughout
as the updates are not specifically
content driven. These changes in the
application process are, however,
designed to not only reduce the burden
on the public but also reduce the
administrative burden through this
modernization update.
This proposed information collection
previously published in the Federal
Register on October 19, 2023, at 88 FR
72092 with a 60-day public comment
period. No public comments were
received. The purpose of this renewal is
to allow public comment regarding post
launch usability for the Streamline RI
implementation and 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: Disaster Assistance Registration.
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0002.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF–104–
FY–21–122 (formerly 009–0–1, English),
Paper Application, Disaster Assistance
Registration; FEMA Form FF–104–FY–
21–122–A (formerly 009–0–2, Spanish),
Solicitud en Papel, Registro Para
Asistencia De Desastre; FEMA Form FF–
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104–FY–21–123 (formerly 009–0–1T,
English), Tele-Registration, Disaster
Assistance Registration; FEMA Form
FF–104–FY–21–123–A (formerly 009–
0–1T, Spanish), Tele-Registration,
Registro Para Asistencia De Desastre;
FEMA Form FF–104–FY–21–123–
COVID–FA (English), Tele-Registration,
COVID–19 Funeral Assistance; FEMA
Form FF–104–FY–21–125 (formerly
009–0–1Int, English), internet, Disaster
Assistance Registration; FEMA Form
FF–104–FY–21–125–A (formerly 009–
0–2Int, Spanish), internet, Registro Para
Asistencia De Desastre; FEMA Form FF–
104–FY–21–127 (formerly 009–0–5,
English), Manufactured Housing Unit
Revocable License and Receipt for
Government Property (Revocable
License); FEMA Form FF–104–FY–21–
127–A (formerly 009–0–6, Spanish),
Licencia Revocable para la Unidad de
Vivienda Temporera y Recibo para el
uso de Propiedad del Gobierno
(Licencia Revocable) ; FEMA Form FF–
104–FY–21–128 (formerly 009–0–3,
English), Declaration and Release;
FEMA Form FF–104–FY–21–128–A
(formerly 009–0–4, Spanish),
Declaracion Y Autorizacion; FEMA
Form FF–104–FY–22–255, Streamline
Registration Intake for Home Damage,
Disaster Assistance Registration; FEMA
Form FF–104–FY–22–256, Streamline
Registration Intake for Personal Property
Damage, Disaster Assistance
Registration; FEMA Form FF–104–FY–
22–257, Streamline Registration Intake
for Vehicle Property Damage, Disaster
Assistance Registration; FEMA Form
FF–104–FY–22–258, Streamline
Registration Intake for Emergency
Needs, Disaster Assistance Registration;
FEMA Form FF–104–FY–22–259,
Streamline Registration Intake for
Essential Utilities Outage, Disaster
Assistance Registration; FEMA Form
FF–104–FY–22–260, Streamline
Registration Intake for Funeral
Expenses, Disaster Assistance
Registration; FEMA Form FF–104–FY–
22–261, Streamline Registration Intake
for Childcare Expenses, Disaster
Assistance Registration; FEMA Form
FF–104–FY–22–262, Streamline
Registration Intake for Lodging
Expenses, Disaster Assistance
Registration; FEMA Form FF–104–FY–
22–263, Streamline Registration Intake
for Medical or Dental Expenses, Disaster
Assistance Registration; FEMA Form
FF–104–FY–22–264, Streamline
Registration Intake for Expenses for
Miscellaneous Items, Disaster
Assistance Registration; FEMA
Template FT–104–FY–22–101, Request
for Information (RFI)—Funeral
Verification; FEMA Template FT–104–
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FY–22–102, Request for Information
(RFI)—Ownership Verification; FEMA
Template FT–104–FY–22–103, Request
for Information (RFI)—Occupancy
Verification; FEMA Template FT–104–
FY–22–104, Request for Information
(RFI)—Medical, Dental, DisabilityAccessibility-Related Items.
Abstract: The forms in this collection
are used to obtain pertinent information
to provide financial assistance, and if
necessary, direct assistance to eligible
individuals and households who, as a
direct result of a disaster or emergency,
have uninsured or under-insured,
necessary or serious expenses they are
unable to meet. This revision of a
currently approved information
collection will improve the applicant’s
experience with the disaster assistance
registration process by providing a
simpler, more intuitive interface and
limiting required responses to those
needed based on their needs. These
changes will help rebuild trust in the
Federal Government by promoting
transparency of FEMA’s Disaster
Assistance application process.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,366,134.
Estimated Number of Responses:
2,366,134.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 700,954.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost: $30,246,167.
Estimated Respondents’ Operation
and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Federal Government: $33,303,400.
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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,
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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. 2024–00673 Filed 1–12–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111–24–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2023–0021; OMB No.
1660–0142]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review, Comment Request; Shelter
Resident Assessment Tool V2.0
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice of revision and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
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. The submission
seeks comments concerning the
transition of the Survivor Shelter
Assessment Tool (SSAT), renamed the
Shelter Resident Assessment Tool V 2.0
(SRAT), to the Mass Care/Emergency
Assistance Section and how the
interview process was simplified and
streamlined.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before February 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. 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:
FEMA-Information-CollectionsManagement@fema.dhs.gov or Ronan
Dalcross, Mass Care & Emergency
Assistance Section Chief, Individual
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Assistance Division, FEMA Recovery
Directorate, fema-hq-mass-care@
fema.dhs.gov, (202) 212–7269.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act)
(Pub. L. 93–288, as amended) is the
legal basis for FEMA to provide
financial assistance and services to
individuals who apply for disaster
assistance in the event of a declared
Emergency or Major disaster. The
Individuals and Households 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 declaration, have uninsured
or under-insured necessary expenses, a
serious need and are unable to meet
such expenses or needs through other
means under section 408 of the Stafford
Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. 5174, and
its implementing regulations at 44 CFR
206.110. FEMA requires the ability to
collect information regarding the
housing needs of shelter residents
expressing interest in or seeking disaster
assistance to provide services and
assistance to transition them out of
shelters and into temporary or
permanent housing solutions
expeditiously. Additionally, aggregated
reports resulting from the
individualized data collection about
shelter residents and their unmet
housing and related needs will support
planning activities for FEMA, state
entities, and Non-Governmental
Organizations to transition residents out
of the shelter.
This proposed information collection
previously published in the Federal
Register on September 27, 2023, at 88
FR 66478 with a 60-day public comment
period. One public comment was
received with multiple questions about
the instrument itself. Comments
mentioned the accessibility and 508
compliance in the document used to
present the questions, and not the tool
itself. Clarification was provided about
the tool, and the suggested additional
items were added to the list of
accessible communication items in
question 2 of the instrument. 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: Shelter Resident Assessment
Tool (SRAT) V2.0.
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0142.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2023-0028; OMB No. 1660-0002]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Disaster Assistance Registration
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice of revision 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. FEMA invites the general public 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 changes to modernize and
simplify the disaster assistance registration. The changes will reduce
the burden on survivors by only requiring them to answer questions
based on the type of assistance they need. This will also reduce the
amount of time it takes for survivors to apply either online, or
through a call center, therefore allowing call center agents to assist
survivors more quickly.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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: Brian Thompson, Supervisory Program
Specialist, FEMA, Recovery Directorate at 540-686-3602 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: The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) (Pub. L. 93-288, as amended)
(42 U.S.C. 5121-5207) 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 Presidentially-declared disaster.
Housing Assistance is a provision of the Individuals and Households
Program, authorized by section 408(c) of the Stafford Act. There are
two forms of assistance: financial and direct. Financial Housing
Assistance refers to funds provided to eligible applicants for
temporary lodging expenses, rental of temporary housing, or repair or
replacement of a damaged primary residence. Direct Temporary Housing
Assistance includes providing Temporary Housing Units through
Multifamily Lease and Repair and Direct Lease, or placing transportable
temporary housings, such as manufactured housing units and recreational
vehicles or travel trailers, on private, commercial, or group sites.
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 through the Registration Intake
process under the Individuals and Households Program in person, via
telephone, or the internet. FEMA provides financial assistance under
Other Needs Assistance to individuals or households affected by a major
disaster to meet disaster-related
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medical, dental, funeral, childcare, personal property, transportation,
moving and storage expenses, and other necessary expenses or serious
needs resulting from a major disaster under section 408(e)(1) of the
Stafford Act.
The changes to the following forms support Executive Order 14058,
Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to
Rebuild Trust in Government (86 FR 71357, December 16, 2021). The
changes will rebuild trust in the Federal Government by promoting
transparency of FEMA's Disaster Assistance application process. The
major changes will decrease the amount of time to create a new
registration and streamline the application process to create a simpler
registration progression focused on an individual's specific recovery
needs. Streamlining breaks the application process down into specific
work flows in a more user-friendly format:
FEMA Forms FF-104-FY-21-123 (formerly 009-0-1T, English) and FF-
104-FY-21-123-A (formerly 009-0-1T, Spanish), Tele-Registration
Application for Disaster Assistance are being added back to this
collection and will eventually be removed due to the addition of the
ten Streamline Registration Intake workflows. The ten workflows are:
Home Damage, Personal Property Damage, Vehicle Damage, Emergency Needs,
Essential Utilities Outage, Funeral Expenses, Childcare Expenses,
Lodging Expenses, Medical or Dental Expenses, and Expenses for
Miscellaneous items (e.g., chainsaws, generators, etc.).
FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-123-COVID-FA (English), Tele-Registration,
COVID-19 Funeral Assistance is being added back to this collection and
will eventually be removed and replaced with FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-
260, Streamline Registration Intake for Funeral Expenses, Disaster
Assistance Registration.
COVID-19 Funeral Assistance will remain in FEMA Template FT-104-FY-
22-101, Request for Information (RFI)--Funeral Verification (English)
until the COVID-19 application period ends.
This collection contains the proposed changes to the disaster
application process that will reduce the time to apply for IHP
assistance. This update specifically recognizes post launch usability
and the public's responses to the changes which will also be non-
substantive throughout as the updates are not specifically content
driven. These changes will reduce the burden on survivors by only
requiring them to answer questions based on the type of assistance they
need.
In documenting all post-registration callouts, auto-dialer contacts
and subsequent collection of data, FEMA can determine whether
applicants have unmet needs, can process the applicant for financial or
direct assistance sharing the results of those contacts directly with
external stakeholders. This data is specifically used for FEMA and its
stakeholders to determine whether assistance is warranted.
The notice also includes FEMA documenting all post-registration
contacts, including callouts, casework, and auto-dialers performed for
the purpose of determining whether disaster assistance applicants have
unmet needs and may be eligible for additional assistance and/or share
the results of those contacts directly with external stakeholders, such
as state or local government partners, who can potentially assist those
same applicants with assistance or services not provided by FEMA
through specific programs directly targeted to disaster survivors.
This notice specifically recognizes post launch usability and
feedback from the public. FEMA is seeking the public's comments on
identifying ways on making this a more user-friendly collection and
more functional to meet the end users-applicants' needs. The changes in
this information collection will also be non-substantive throughout as
the updates are not specifically content driven. These changes in the
application process are, however, designed to not only reduce the
burden on the public but also reduce the administrative burden through
this modernization update.
This proposed information collection previously published in the
Federal Register on October 19, 2023, at 88 FR 72092 with a 60-day
public comment period. No public comments were received. The purpose of
this renewal is to allow public comment regarding post launch usability
for the Streamline RI implementation and 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: Disaster Assistance Registration.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0002.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-122 (formerly 009-0-1, English),
Paper Application, Disaster Assistance Registration; FEMA Form FF-104-
FY-21-122-A (formerly 009-0-2, Spanish), Solicitud en Papel, Registro
Para Asistencia De Desastre; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-123 (formerly 009-
0-1T, English), Tele-Registration, Disaster Assistance Registration;
FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-123-A (formerly 009-0-1T, Spanish), Tele-
Registration, Registro Para Asistencia De Desastre; FEMA Form FF-104-
FY-21-123-COVID-FA (English), Tele-Registration, COVID-19 Funeral
Assistance; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-125 (formerly 009-0-1Int, English),
internet, Disaster Assistance Registration; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-125-
A (formerly 009-0-2Int, Spanish), internet, Registro Para Asistencia De
Desastre; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-127 (formerly 009-0-5, English),
Manufactured Housing Unit Revocable License and Receipt for Government
Property (Revocable License); FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-127-A (formerly
009-0-6, Spanish), Licencia Revocable para la Unidad de Vivienda
Temporera y Recibo para el uso de Propiedad del Gobierno (Licencia
Revocable) ; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-128 (formerly 009-0-3, English),
Declaration and Release; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-128-A (formerly 009-0-
4, Spanish), Declaracion Y Autorizacion; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-255,
Streamline Registration Intake for Home Damage, Disaster Assistance
Registration; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-256, Streamline Registration
Intake for Personal Property Damage, Disaster Assistance Registration;
FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-257, Streamline Registration Intake for Vehicle
Property Damage, Disaster Assistance Registration; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-
22-258, Streamline Registration Intake for Emergency Needs, Disaster
Assistance Registration; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-259, Streamline
Registration Intake for Essential Utilities Outage, Disaster Assistance
Registration; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-260, Streamline Registration
Intake for Funeral Expenses, Disaster Assistance Registration; FEMA
Form FF-104-FY-22-261, Streamline Registration Intake for Childcare
Expenses, Disaster Assistance Registration; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-262,
Streamline Registration Intake for Lodging Expenses, Disaster
Assistance Registration; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-263, Streamline
Registration Intake for Medical or Dental Expenses, Disaster Assistance
Registration; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-264, Streamline Registration
Intake for Expenses for Miscellaneous Items, Disaster Assistance
Registration; FEMA Template FT-104-FY-22-101, Request for Information
(RFI)--Funeral Verification; FEMA Template FT-104-
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FY-22-102, Request for Information (RFI)--Ownership Verification; FEMA
Template FT-104-FY-22-103, Request for Information (RFI)--Occupancy
Verification; FEMA Template FT-104-FY-22-104, Request for Information
(RFI)--Medical, Dental, Disability-Accessibility-Related Items.
Abstract: The forms in this collection are used to obtain pertinent
information to provide financial assistance, and if necessary, direct
assistance to eligible individuals and households who, as a direct
result of a disaster or emergency, have uninsured or under-insured,
necessary or serious expenses they are unable to meet. This revision of
a currently approved information collection will improve the
applicant's experience with the disaster assistance registration
process by providing a simpler, more intuitive interface and limiting
required responses to those needed based on their needs. These changes
will help rebuild trust in the Federal Government by promoting
transparency of FEMA's Disaster Assistance application process.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,366,134.
Estimated Number of Responses: 2,366,134.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 700,954.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $30,246,167.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $33,303,400.
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. 2024-00673 Filed 1-12-24; 8:45 am]
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