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OMB Control No: 1660-0002	ICR Reference No: 202310-1660-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202307-1660-002
Agency/Subagency: DHS/FEMA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Disaster Assistance Registration
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: 03/19/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/24/2024
Terms of Clearance: The agency updated their supporting statement to clarify their usability testing plans. In the future, the agency will include this level of detail or more in their Federal Register notices when they plan to utilize usability testing to make future iterative changes.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2026
Responses	2,366,134	0	1,684,234
Time Burden (Hours)	700,954	0	476,030
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The forms in this collection are used to obtain pertinent information to provide financial assistance, and if necessary, direct assistance to eligible individuals and households who, as a direct result of a disaster or emergency, have uninsured or under-insured, necessary or serious expenses they are unable to meet. This revision of a currently approved information collection will improve the applicant’s experience with the disaster assistance registration process by providing a simpler, more intuitive interface and limiting required responses to those needed based on their needs. These changes will help rebuild trust in the Federal Government by promoting transparency of FEMA’s Disaster Assistance application process.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 5174 Name of Law: Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000
   PL: Pub.L. 93 - 288 0000 Name of Law: Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
   PL: Pub.L. 116 - 260 133 Name of Law: Consolidated Appropriations Act, of 2021
   US Code: 8 USC 1601 Name of Law: Personnel Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996

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:
	88 FR 72092	10/19/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 2634	01/16/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	2,366,134	1,684,234	681,900	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	700,954	476,030	250,053	-25,129
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is an overall increase of 224,924 burden hours mainly due to the unanticipated return of three previously removed instruments offset by a 25,129 decrease in burden hours from the addition of the Streamline RI flows (Home, Personal Property, Vehicle, Emergency Needs, Essential Utilities, Funeral, Childcare, Lodging, Medical/Dental, Misc.). FEMA Forms FF-104-FY-21-123 (formerly 009-0-1T, English) and FF-104-FY-21-123-A (formerly 009-0-1T, Spanish), Tele-Registration Application for Disaster Assistance currently remains in use; however, the Streamline RI flows will eventually replace these forms. FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-123-COVID-FA (English), Tele-Registration, COVID-19 Funeral Assistance and COVID-19 Funeral from FEMA Template FT-104-FY-22-101 Request for Information (RFI) –Funeral Assistance (English) will remain in use as the application period was extended from June 1, 2023, to June 1, 2024. The Streamline RI for Funeral Expenses will not replace the form until the COVID-19 application period ends. There is an overall increase of $10,914,590 mainly due to the unanticipated return of three previously removed instruments offset by a $752,662 decrease in burden costs due to the addition of the Streamline RI flows (Home, Personal Property, Vehicle, Emergency Needs, Essential Utilities, Funeral, Childcare, Lodging, Medical/Dental, Misc.). FEMA Forms FF-104-FY-21-123 (formerly 009-0-1T, English) and FF-104-FY-21-123-A (formerly 009-0-1T, Spanish), Tele-Registration Application for Disaster Assistance currently remains in use; however, the Streamline RI flows will eventually replace these forms. FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-123-COVID-FA (English), Tele-Registration, COVID-19 Funeral Assistance and COVID-19 Funeral from FEMA Template FT-104-FY-22-101 Request for Information (RFI) –Funeral Assistance (English) will remain in use as the application period was extended from June 1, 2023, to June 1, 2024. The Streamline RI for Funeral Expenses will not replace the form until the COVID-19 application period ends. We added the tele registration for COVID assistance back in because the registration period was extended. These hybrid call-centers we have either had to keep the call centers on to deal with disaster through the transition to Streamline RI. We did not expect this with the last revision.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $33,303,400

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

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