Public Assistance Program

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form FEMA Form 009-0-49 Request for Public Assistance	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form FEMA Form 055-0-0- Request for Abritration	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form FEMA Form 009-0-91 Project Worksheet Photo Sheet	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form FEMA Form 009-0-91 Project Worksheet Maps and Sketches Sheet	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form FEMA Form 009-0-91 Project Worksheet Cost Estimate Continuation Sheet and Cost Overruns	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form FEMA Form 009-0-91 Project Work Sheet Damage Description and Scope of Work	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form FEMA Form 009-0-12 Force Account Equipment Summary Record	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form FEMA Form 009-0-12 Contract Work Summary Record	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form FEMA Form 009-0-12 Rented Equipment Summary Record	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form FEMA Form 009-0-12 Materials Summary Record	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form FEMA Form 009-0-12 Force Account Labor Summary	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form FEMA Form 009-0-12 PNP Facility Questionnaire	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form FEMA Form 009-0-12 Applicant's Benefits Calculation Worksheet	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form FEMA Form 90-120 Special Considerations Questions	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form FEMA Form 009-0-91 Project Worksheet	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Form FEMA Form 009-0-11 Progress Report	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Signed 1660-0017 83C.pdf	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2014-03-05	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
41294	Request for Public Assistance	Form	Unchanged
207702	Request for Abritration	Form and Instruction	Modified
206469	Project Worksheet Photo Sheet	Form	Unchanged
206468	Project Worksheet Maps and Sketches Sheet	Form	Unchanged
206467	Project Worksheet Cost Estimate Continuation Sheet and Cost Overruns	Form	Unchanged
206466	Project Work Sheet Damage Description and Scope of Work	Form	Unchanged
191941	State Administrative Plan and Amendments		Unchanged
190424	Request for Arbitration and Recommendation from Hurricanes Katrina or Rita		Unchanged
190419	Request for Appeals and Recommendation		Unchanged
185911	Force Account Equipment Summary Record	Form	Unchanged
185910	Contract Work Summary Record	Form	Unchanged
185909	Rented Equipment Summary Record	Form	Unchanged
185908	Materials Summary Record	Form	Unchanged
185907	Force Account Labor Summary	Form	Unchanged
185906	PNP Facility Questionnaire	Form	Unchanged
185903	Applicant's Benefits Calculation Worksheet	Form	Unchanged
185901	Special Considerations Questions	Form	Unchanged
185900	Project Worksheet	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
185897	Progress Report	Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1660-0017	ICR Reference No: 201402-1660-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201307-1660-006
Agency/Subagency: DHS/FEMA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Public Assistance Program
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/28/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/05/2014
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2016	07/31/2016	07/31/2016
Responses	346,960	0	346,960
Time Burden (Hours)	361,826	0	361,826
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Public Assistance Program assist State, Tribal and local governments and certain private Non-Profit entities with the responses to and recovery from disasters following a Presidentially declared major disasters and emergencies. The information collected is utilized by FEMA to make determinations for Public Assistance grants based on the information supplied by the respondents.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 93 - 288 406-407 Name of Law: Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 601 Name of Law: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1660-AA79	Final or interim final rulemaking	78 FR 1111	07/09/2013

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 19

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Project Work Sheet Damage Description and Scope of Work	FEMA Form 009-0-91A	Project Worksheet - Damage Description and Scope of Work Continuation Sheet
Project Worksheet Maps and Sketches Sheet	FEMA Form 009-0-91C	Project Worksheet - Maps and Sketches Sheet
State Administrative Plan and Amendments
Request for Arbitration and Recommendation from Hurricanes Katrina or Rita
Project Worksheet	FEMA Form 009-0-91	Project Worksheet
Force Account Equipment Summary Record	FEMA Form 009-0-127	Force Account Equipment Summary Record
Rented Equipment Summary Record	FEMA Form 009-0-125	Rented Equipment Summary Record
Progress Report	FEMA Form 009-0-111	Quarterly Progress Report
Materials Summary Record	FEMA Form 009-0-124	Materials Summary Record
PNP Facility Questionnaire	FEMA Form 009-0-121	PNP Facility Questionaire
Contract Work Summary Record	FEMA Form 009-0-126	Contract Work Summary Record
Request for Public Assistance	FEMA Form 009-0-49	Request for Public Assistance
Special Considerations Questions	FEMA Form 90-120	Special Consideration Questions
Force Account Labor Summary	FEMA Form 009-0-123	Force Account Labor Summary Record
Applicant's Benefits Calculation Worksheet	FEMA Form 009-0-128	Applicant's Benefits Calculation Worksheet
Project Worksheet Photo Sheet	FEMA Form 009-0-91D	Project Worksheet-Photo Sheet
Project Worksheet Cost Estimate Continuation Sheet and Cost Overruns	FEMA Form 009-0-91B	Project Worksheet-Cost Estimate Continuation Sheet
Request for Appeals and Recommendation
Request for Abritration	FEMA Form 055-0-0-1	Arbitration From

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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	346,960	346,960	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	361,826	361,826	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The increase in burden is due to FEMA Form 055-0-0-1, Request for Arbitration, and associated recommendations were added to the Information Collection Request. This new Dispute Resolution Pilot Program increased the number of responses by 20 and the associated burden hours by 60 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $748,782

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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: 03/05/2014

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