Narrative of Changes

Narrative of Changes

The purpose of the Narrative of Changes is to clearly indicate changes to a collection since the previous approval.

Collection Title: Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households Programs

OMB Control No.: 1660-0061

Current Expiration Date: 10/31/2011

Collection Instruments: FEMA Form 010-0-11 (formerly FEMA Form 90-153);

FEMA Form 010-0-12 (newly prescribed form developed)

The following are the changes to the collection:

FEMA Form numbers have been changed from FEMA Form 90-153 to FEMA Form 010-0-11. Newly prescribed form developed for Request for Continued Assistance data collection instrument (FEMA Form 010-0-12).

Supporting Statement:

Question 2 – Updated to reflect the newly prescribed form.

Question 3 – Updated to explain efforts to reduce the burden.

Question 8a, 8b, 8c – Updated to reflect FRN publication information and FEMA Form 007-0-14, formally known as FF 90-149.

Question 10 – Updated to reflect current privacy information.

Question 12 – Updated to reflect the newly prescribed form and wage rate. See Question 15 for explanation.

Question 14 – Costs to the Federal Government updated.

Question 15 – Increase in program changes explained.

Itemized Changes in Annual Burden Hours
Data collection Activity/Instrument	Program Change (hours currently on OMB Inventory)	Program Change (New)	Difference	Adjustment (hours currently on OMB Inventory)	Adjustment (New)	Difference
Administrative Option Agreement (for the other needs provision of IHP) / FEMA Form 010-0-11 (previously FF 90-153)	0	$2,069.76	+$2,069.76
Request for Continued Assistance / FEMA Form 010-0-12	0	$10,016,000.00	+$10,016,000.00
Request for Approval of Late Registration / No Form	0	$149,989.60	+$149,989.60
Appeal of Program Decision / No Form	0	$5,507,015.90	+$5,507,015.90
Development of State Administrative Plan for the other needs provision of IHP / No Form	0	$443.52	+$443.52
Total(s)	0	$15,675,517.00	+$15,675,517.00

Explain:

There is an increase program change to the total cost to respondents from $0 (2009) to $15,675,517.00 (2011) as a result of an increase in the mean wage and the introduction of a multiplier (1.4) to account for a fully loaded average wage rate.

There are no changes to the annual hour burden and there has been no change to the information being collected.