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OMB Control No: 1660-0148	ICR Reference No: 202004-1660-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DHS/FEMA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Letter of Attestation regarding Export of Certain Scarce or Threatened Medical Resources
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 04/22/2020
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 04/22/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/22/2020
Terms of Clearance: OMB concludes review and approves the emergency collection for 6 months with the following terms of clearance: FEMA must discontinue this emergency collection on August 10, 2020 to coincide with the temporary final rule end date. Should DHS/FEMA plan to extend the TFR (and therefore this collection) beyond its current end date, FEMA must issue a 60-day notice within 90 days of this approval.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2020	6 Months From Approved
Responses	2,500	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,250	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: On April 10, 2020, the FEMA Administrator (Administrator) issued a temporary final rule (TFR) to allocate certain scarce or threatened materials for domestic use, so that these materials may not be exported from the United States without explicit approval by FEMA. The TFR aids the response of the United States to the spread of COVID-19 by ensuring that certain scarce or threatened health and medical resources are appropriately allocated for domestic use.

Emergency Justfication: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) seeks to utilize the emergency process for approval for a new information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Collection 1660-NW123 Letter of Attestation regarding Export of Certain Scarce or Threatened Medical Resources in accordance with Title I of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA), as amended (50 U.S.C. 4501, et seq.) and Executive Order 13603, 77 FR 16651 (Mar. 22, 2012) and Executive Order 13911, 85 FR 18403 (Apr. 1, 2020). It is vital that FEMA implement the information collection as soon as possible to support immediate needs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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.

Authorizing Statute(s): EO: EO 13910 Name/Subject of EO: Preventing Hoarding of Health and Medical Resources To Respond
   EO: EO 13911 Name/Subject of EO: Delegating Additional Authority Under the Defense Production
   EO: EO 13909 Name/Subject of EO: Prioritizing and Allocating Health and Medical Resources to

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

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Letter of Attestation regarding Export of Certain Scarce or Threatened Medical Resources

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	2,500	2,500
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,250	1,250
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $147,807

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. No

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. No

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: Levi Harrell 202 212-3968 levi.harrell@fema.dhs.gov

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