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OMB Control No: 1660-0002	ICR Reference No: 201708-1660-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201404-1660-002
Agency/Subagency: DHS/FEMA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Disaster Assistance Registration
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 08/28/2017
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/28/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/28/2017
Terms of Clearance: While OIRA has granted an emergency approval based on the unexpected event of Hurricane Harvey, OIRA expects the agency to better maintain its disaster response forms and prevent them from expiring in the future. While the specific event may be unexpected, the likelihood of FEMA responding to an unexpected event at any given point in time is not given the agency's responsibilities under the Stafford Act.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2017	6 Months From Approved	07/31/2017
Responses	3,264,753	0	1,168,438
Time Burden (Hours)	628,036	0	56,418
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: Disaster Assistance Registration is a program used to provide financial assistance and, if necessary, direct assistance to eligible individuals and households who, as a direct result of a disaster, have uninsured or under-insured, necessary expenses and serious needs and are unable to meet such expenses or needs through other financial means.

Emergency Justfication: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) seeks emergency approval for the reinstatement without change of OMB Collection 1660-0002 Disaster Assistance Registration. It is vital this collection be reinstated and implemented by August 28, 2017, because, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) and the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) implementing regulations at 5 C.F.R. § 1320.13: (1) this information is necessary to the mission of the agency, (2) this information is necessary prior to the expiration of time periods established under PRA, (3) public harm is reasonably likely to result if normal clearance procedures are followed, and (4) an unanticipated event has occurred. Hurricane Harvey is currently impacting Texas and Louisiana and is the first Category 4 hurricane to hit the United States in the past twelve years. The National Weather Service has issued a warning that “Widespread destructive winds of 115 to 145 mph will produce swaths of tornado-like damage” for portions of the Texas coast. In addition, the National Hurricane Center said it expects “catastrophic and life-threatening” flash flooding along the middle and upper Texas coast. An incredible amount of rain, 15 to 30 inches with isolated amounts of up to 40 inches, is predicted because the storm is expected to stall and unload torrents for four to six straight days. As a result, President Trump signed a major disaster declaration for Texas on August 25, 2017, permitting emergency aid to Texas. Without this emergency approval, FEMA will not be able to collect information from disaster survivors who are impacted by the unanticipated category 4 hurricane. FEMA is requesting an emergency approval of this request so that it can accept disaster survivors’ applications as quickly as possible after the hurricane has passed. Delay in approval of these information collections will disrupt FEMA’s ability to comply with other provisions of the law and its overall mission.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 5174 Name of Law: Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000
   US Code: 8 USC 1601 Name of Law: Personnel Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
   PL: Pub.L. 93 - 288 0000 Name of Law: Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	3,264,753	1,168,438	2,096,315
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	628,036	56,418	571,618
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $15,618,762

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? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Millicent Brown 202 646-2814 millicent.brown@fema.dhs.gov

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