Federal Emergency Management Agency Individual Assistance Program Effectiveness & Recovery Survey

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
DHS-FEMA-008 Disaster Recovery Assistance Files 092409 SORN.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-02-04	Available
PTA, FEMA-Individual Assistance, 20101223, priv final.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-01-25	Available
Ex Order 12682 GPRA.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-01-25	Available
GPRA, Exe Order 12862, Memo.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-01-25	Available
1660-NEW65 Program Effectiveness Recovery Supporting Statement PART B 8-3-11.doc	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2011-08-16	Repair queued
1660-NEW65 Program Effectiveness Recovery Supporting Statement PART A 8-3-11.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2011-08-16	Available
30 Day PUBLISHED FRN 1660-0036.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-01-24	Available
60 Day PUBLISHED FRN 1660-0036 7-14-10.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-01-24	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
196017	Program Effectiveness & Recovery Survey	Other-Telephone Survey	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1660-0128	ICR Reference No: 201101-1660-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DHS/FEMA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Federal Emergency Management Agency Individual Assistance Program Effectiveness & Recovery Survey
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 08/21/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/17/2011
Terms of Clearance: The Agency has made technical changes to the package.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2014	36 Months From Approved
Responses	12,000	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	2,400	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: A longitudinal survey intended to improve the quality of FEMA services that measures satisfaction with FEMA information, support, interactions with FEMA, assistance and timeliness, and help in correlation with expectations and recovery over time.

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Authorizing Statute(s): EO: EO 12862 Name/Subject of EO: Setting Customer Service Stds.
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 40847	07/14/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 59733	09/28/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Program Effectiveness & Recovery Survey

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	12,000	0	0	12,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,400	0	0	2,400	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	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: For the Program Effectiveness & Recovery Survey, the previously approved burden hours were 2208 when this was included in OMB 1660-0036. The current estimated annual hour burden is 2400 hours, resulting in an increase, program change, of 192 hours. The prior collection activity was based on 23 disasters per year. The average of the last two years increased to 30 disasters, therefore the change is due to increase in average number of disasters per year. This is now separated into a new collection for this one form.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $508,873

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 02/17/2011

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