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OMB Control No: 1660-0017	ICR Reference No: 202311-1660-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202212-1660-015
Agency/Subagency: DHS/FEMA	Agency Tracking No: Emergency - Non-Congregate Sheltering
Title: Public Assistance Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 11/03/2023
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/03/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/02/2023
Terms of Clearance: This request is approved pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.13 due to emergency situation that emerged as a result of the wildfires in Hawaii. This approval is limited to the collections use in that emergency. The agency is reminded that the collection of information should not begin until official approval is provided by OIRA upon review of the emergency justification. The previous terms of clearance are still in effect.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2024	6 Months From Approved	08/31/2026
Responses	635,269	0	635,269
Time Burden (Hours)	341,635	0	341,635
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The information collected is required for the Public Assistance (PA) Program eligibility determinations, grants management, and compliance with other Federal laws and regulations. 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.

Emergency Justfication: State, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments can request sheltering support services after receiving an emergency or major disaster declaration authorizing PA emergency protective measures. FEMA provides PA funding to SLTT governments for costs related to emergency sheltering for disaster survivors. Typically, sheltering occurs in facilities with large open spaces, such as schools, churches, community centers, or other similar facilities. However, there are situations when the need arises to support survivors in non-congregate shelters, which are locations where each individual or household has living space that offers some level of privacy such as hotels, motels, or dormitories. To ensure FEMA can track individuals and households transitioned into more permanent housing solutions and the successful reimbursement to the state for the cost of sheltering survivors, additional information needs to be collected to support non-congregate sheltering in Hawaii. The following questions should be included into PA’s information collection 1660-0017: Number of rooms Check in date Check out date Person ID Site ID for shelter With the escalating demand for sheltering services and the recognition that sheltering periods are likely to extend in the face of mounting housing crises, FEMA should make this data collection change not only for Hawaii but as a standard practice for future disaster scenarios. This will better equip FEMA to meet the evolving needs of survivors and communities during these challenging times. It is vital that FEMA implement the revision to PA’s information collection as soon as possible.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,001,955

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Yes

Agency Contact: Krista Robinson 202 394-6377 krista.robinson@fema.dhs.gov