This collection is used to collect
information from survivors in shelters regarding the pre-disaster
housing situation and post disaster housing plans. The information
will be used by FEMA to understand the scope of the FEMA
requirement to provide housing and rental assistance to those
displaced by natural and manmade disaster. This will ensure that
FEMA delivers housing and rental services without duplicating the
benefits other Agencies are responsible for providing based on
survivor’s pre-disaster housing situation. Aggregated reports will
be used by staff in the Joint Field Office to plan and execute
shelter depopulation strategies. Individual survivor information
collected with this assessment will be used solely for the planning
and delivery of FEMA services.
FEMA is implementing an
alternate method to support immediate needs for Survivor Sheltering
Assessment in Support of FEMA Public Assistance Non-Congregate
Sheltering Data Sharing during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
(Interim) FP 104-009-18 to include an alternate process to be
utilized by State, Tribal or Territorial (STT) governments to
collect information from the Shelter Resident and provide that data
to FEMA in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
US Code:
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USC 5174 Name of Law: Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000
PL:
Pub.L. 93 - 288 0000 Name of Law: Name of Law: Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
For the Survivor Sheltering
Assessment collection, previously approved burden hours were
estimated at 5,201 for the full collection. The burden hours are
increased by 3,334 to add the alternative version for the COVID-19
sheltering data for a total of 8,535 hours.
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:
(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;
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.