2023-20981. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comment Request; Shelter Resident Assessment Tool V2.0

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION:

60-day notice of revision and request for comments.

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 revision of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice 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 November 27, 2023.

ADDRESSES:

To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA–2023–0021. 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 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 and Security Notice that is available via a link on the homepage of www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ronan Dalcross, Mass Care & Emergency Assistance Section Chief, Individual Assistance Division, FEMA Recovery Directorate, [e-mail], (202) 212–7269. You may contact the Information Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of information at email address: [e-mail].

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.

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.

FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF–104–FY–21–168 (formerly 009–0–42), Shelter Resident Assessment Tool (SRAT) V2.0.

Abstract: FEMA requires the ability to collect information regarding the housing needs of shelter residents to provide services and assistance to transition them out of shelters and into temporary or permanent housing solutions expeditiously. FEMA may provide Public Assistance funding to State, Tribal, and Territorial governments for costs related to emergency shelter under section 403 of the Stafford Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. 5170b. Aggregated reports resulting from the individualized data collection will support state, Non-Governmental Organizations and FEMA planning activities to transition the shelter population.

Affected Public: Individuals or Households (Primary); Federal Government; State, Local or Tribal Government; Not-For-Profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,500.

Estimated Number of Responses: 7,500.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,625.

Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $70,119.

Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.

Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $73,090.

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.