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OMB Control No: 1660-0061	ICR Reference No: 202403-1660-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202312-1660-001
Agency/Subagency: DHS/FEMA	Agency Tracking No: Emergency Request
Title: Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households Program (IHP)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 03/20/2024
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/19/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/19/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2024	6 Months From Approved	05/31/2026
Responses	2,027,047	0	112,163
Time Burden (Hours)	508,505	0	64,328
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 rebuild trust in the Federal Government by promoting transparency of FEMA’s Disaster Assistance application process.

Emergency Justfication: As a result of lessons learned and survivor feedback, FEMA amended its regulations at 44 C.F.R. § 206.110 - § 206.120 via an Interim Final Rule. These changes include amending the application of “safe, sanitary, and functional” for Home Repair and Home Replacement Assistance; amending the requirement that applicants must apply and be denied for a Small Business Administration loan prior to receiving certain types of Other Needs Assistance (ONA); adding eligibility criteria for Serious Needs Assistance; creating Displacement Assistance; amending its requirements for Continued Temporary Housing Assistance (CTHA); amending its approach to insurance proceeds; amending Personal Property Assistance; and amending the appeal process. Additionally, FEMA revised the regulations to reflect statutory authority that had not yet been implemented in regulation, to include the provision of utility and security deposit payments, lease and repair of multifamily rental housing, child care assistance, maximum assistance limits, and its waiver authority. Lastly, FEMA amended its regulations so that self-employed individuals may receive assistance for essential tools under ONA; certain accessibility-related items may be eligible under Home Repair and Home Replacement Assistance; and the registration period may be re-opened when the President adds new counties to the major disaster declaration. These changes were published for public comment in the Federal Register and are to take effect for any disasters declared on or after March 22, 2024. The emergency revisions for this collection relate to the changes made to the regulations on CTHA and Appeals.

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	2,027,047	112,163	1,914,884	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	508,505	64,328	468,232	-24,055
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Annual burden hours increased by 444,177 hours. This was due in part to the addition of the Appeal Request Forms, which added 401,428 hours collectively. In addition, time burden adjustments for Supplemental Application for Continued Temporary Housing Assistance forms added 66,998 hours collectively. These burden hour increases were offset by a decrease of 24,249 hours. There was no change in burden hours for the Development of State/Tribal Administrative Plan for Other Needs Provision of IHP / No Form. Annual burden costs increased by $19,413,025. This was due in part to the addition of the Appeal Request Forms, which added $17,321,618 collectively and the Supplemental Application for Continued Temporary Housing Assistance forms which added $2,890,964 collectively. In addition, there were increases for average hourly wage data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates and the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,227,786

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