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OMB Control No: 1660-0138	ICR Reference No: 202112-1660-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202006-1660-004
Agency/Subagency: DHS/FEMA	Agency Tracking No: Merging 1660-0138 and 1660-0030 here
Title: Direct Housing Assistance Forms
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/07/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 12/30/2021
Terms of Clearance: Agency updated their burden estimates and clarified the use of the collections. Within one year, the agency will provide an update to OMB on efforts to update policies that would decrease the burden associated with this collection.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2025	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2022
Responses	25,900	0	25,000
Time Burden (Hours)	5,824	0	7,917
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The information collected is used to determine the feasibility of a potential site for placement of temporary housing units (THUs) to ensure the THUs are ready for applicant occupancy, and to confirm applicant understanding of the requirements of occupancy of the THUs. The information will also provide FEMA with access to place the THUs, to document the installation and maintenance of the THUs, and to retrieve the THUs at the end of their use.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 106 - 390 206 Name of Law: The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000
US Code: 42 USC 5174 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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 56979	10/13/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 74418	12/30/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	25,900	25,000	900
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,824	7,917	-2,093
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Prior to the consolidation of collections 1660-0138 and 1660-0030, there were 12,088 burden hours for both collections, which have now been reduced to 5,824 total burden hours, a reduction of 6,264 hours. While there is an increase in burden hours of 2,282 to this collection due to the inclusion of 1660-0030, both collection burden hours were reduced substantially. Both 1660-0138 and 1660-0030 contain forms utilized in support of providing direct temporary housing assistance under a Presidentially-declared disaster. Due to similar purposes of both collections, FEMA intends to combine both collections into one comprehensive collection under 1660-0138 for more efficient tracking and maintenance purposes. Upon approval of this ICR for collection 1660-0138 to include the addition of the forms previously part of 1660-0030, 1660-0030 will be discontinued. There is a decrease in annual cost burden of $42,576 ($277,877 - $320,453) due to the consolidation of collections 1660-0138 and 1660-0030 into one comprehensive collection, and due to the wage rate increases for All Occupations and Business and Financial Operations Occupations according to bls.gov. Both 1660-0138 and 1660-0030 contain forms utilized in support of providing direct temporary housing assistance under a Presidentially-declared disaster. Due to similar purposes of both collections, FEMA intends to combine both collections into one comprehensive collection under 1660-0138 for more efficient tracking and maintenance purposes. Upon approval of this ICR for collection 1660-0138 to include the addition of the forms previously part of 1660-0030, 1660-0030 will be discontinued.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $10,631,850

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? No

Agency Contact: Kevin Crosby 202 550-6482 kevin.crosby@fema.dhs.gov

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