Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Public Assistance Program
| Published date | 14 November 2019 |
| Record Number | 2019-24719 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Federal Emergency Management Agency,Homeland Security Department |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61922-61923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24719]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2019-0025; OMB No. 1660-0017]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Public Assistance Program
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 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
information collected for the Public Assistance (PA) program
eligibility determinations, grants management, and compliance with
Federal laws and regulations.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 13, 2020.
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-2019-0025. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW, 8NE, Washington, DC 20472-
3100.
All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act
notice that is available via the link in the footer of
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Hildebrand, Process Improvement
Section Chief, Public Assistance Program Delivery Branch, 202-646-3484.
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, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5207 (the Stafford Act),
authorizes grants to assist State, Tribal, and local governments and
certain Private Non-Profit entities with the response to and recovery
from disasters following Presidentially declared major disasters and
emergencies. 44 CFR part 206 specifies the information collections
necessary to facilitate the provision of assistance under the Public
Assistance (PA) Program. 44 CFR 206.202 describes the general
application procedures for the PA Program.
FEMA is seeking a revision to the already existing collection of
information, OMB Control Number 1660-0017, because FEMA proposes
changing the title from ``Request for Appeals and Recommendation/No
Forms'' to ``Request for Appeals or Arbitrations and Recommendations/No
Forms.'' Section 1219 of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018,
which amended Section 423(d) of the Stafford Act (42 U.S.C. 5189a),
provides a right of arbitration to certain applicants of the PA Program
that have a dispute concerning the eligibility for assistance or
repayment of assistance. Plus, the annual cost to the Federal
Government is increasing from $805,311.96 to $1,891,473. Finally, there
has been a change in the annual burden hours due to a correction of
errors in burden estimates. For example, in the past, FEMA incorrectly
used 1.3 hours to represent 1.5 hours for FEMA Form 009-0-91.
Collection of Information
Title: Public Assistance Program.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0017.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form-009-0-49 Request for Public Assistance; FEMA
Form 009-0-91 Project Worksheet (PW); FEMA Form 009-0-91A Project
Worksheet (PW)--Damage Description and Scope of Work Continuation
Sheet; FEMA Form 009-0-91B Project Worksheet (PW)--Cost Estimate
Continuation Sheet; FEMA Form 009-0-91C Project Worksheet (PW)--Maps
and Sketches Sheet; FEMA Form 009-0-91D Project Worksheet (PW)--Photo
Sheet; FEMA Form 009-0-120 Special Considerations Questions; FEMA Form
009-0-121 PNP Facility Questionnaire; FEMA Form 009-0-123 Force Account
Labor Summary Record; FEMA Form 009-0-124 Materials Summary Record;
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FEMA Form 009-0-125 Rented Equipment Summary Record; FEMA Form 009-0-
126 Contract Work Summary Record; FEMA Form 009-0-127 Force Account
Equipment Summary Record; FEMA Form 009-0-128 Applicant's Benefits
Calculation Worksheet; FEMA Form 009-0-111, Quarterly Progress Report;
FEMA Form 009-0-141, FAC-TRAX System.
Abstract: The information collected is utilized by FEMA to make
determinations for Public Assistance grants based on the information
supplied by the respondents.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,012.
Estimated Number of Responses: 398,068.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 466,025.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $29,601,921.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: N/A.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: N/A.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $1,891,473.
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.
Maile Arthur,
Deputy Director, Information Management Division, Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2019-24719 Filed 11-13-19; 8:45 am]
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