Request for Federal Assistance - How to Process Mission Assignments in Federal Disaster Operations

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form FEMA Form FF-104-F Mission Assignment Task Order (MATO)	Form	Modified	Available
Form FEMA Form FF-104-F Mission Assignment Task Order (MATO)	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form FEMA Form FF-104-F Mission Assignment (MA)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form FEMA Form FF-104-F Mission Assignment (MA)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form FEMA Form FF-104-F Resource Request Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form FEMA Form FF-104-F Resource Request Form (RRF)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
1660-0047 - Supporting Statement A - 2024 05 29 clean.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-05-29	Repair queued
1660-0047 - Published 30-Day Revision FRN - 2024 05 29.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-05-29	Repair queued
1660-0047 - Published 60-Day Revision FRN - 2024 02 28.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-03-20	Repair queued
CFR-2023-title44-vol1-sec206-7.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-03-20	Repair queued
CFR-2023-title44-vol1-sec206-2.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-03-20	Repair queued
CFR-2023-title44-vol1-sec206-5.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-03-20	Available
Chapter 68 - Disaster Relief (42 USC 5121-5208).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-05-10	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
228997	Mission Assignment Task Order (MATO)	Form	Modified	Mission Assignment Task Order (MATO)
228997	Mission Assignment Task Order (MATO)	Form	Modified
21120	Mission Assignment (MA)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Mission Assignment (MA)
21120	Mission Assignment (MA)	Form and Instruction	Modified
182405	Training	Other-Training	Modified
182403	Resource Request Form (RRF)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Resource Request Form
182403	Resource Request Form (RRF)	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1660-0047	ICR Reference No: 202403-1660-005
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202102-1660-005
Agency/Subagency: DHS/FEMA	Agency Tracking No: BRI FY 2024
Title: Request for Federal Assistance - How to Process Mission Assignments in Federal Disaster Operations
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/27/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/31/2024
Terms of Clearance: In future submissions, the agency shall describe the results of their usability testing and directly connect any burden reduction changes with the changes made.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2027	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2024
Responses	4,220	0	19,220
Time Burden (Hours)	1,687	0	6,559
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: A written request for Federal assistance may be submitted on a Resource Request Form (RRF). The RRF is a working document requesting Federal assistance and may be sourced as a Mission Assignment. The Mission Assignment (MA) form is used to record a request for Federal assistance by States/Tribes/Territories to FEMA, and is the official FEMA obligating document that tasks another Federal agency to perform work.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 5121 Name of Law: Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
  

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:
	89 FR 14673	02/28/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 46413	05/29/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Mission Assignment (MA)	FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-119 (formerly 010-0-8)	Mission Assignment (MA)
Mission Assignment Task Order (MATO)	FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-121 (formerly 010-0-8A)	Mission Assignment Task Order (MATO)
Resource Request Form (RRF)	FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-120 (formerly 010-0-7)	Resource Request Form
Training

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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	4,220	19,220	0	-15,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,687	6,559	0	-5,032	160	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The total reduction with this revision is 4,873 burden hours. Usability testing of FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-121 (formerly 010-0-8a), MATO Form accounts for the first 1,067 hours reduced due to the reduction of the average burden per response by ten minutes (0.1667 hours) (6,400 total responses x 0.1667 hours = 1,067 burden hours). The rest of the reduction is based on data analysis of the average number of respondents and responses for the past ten years for each collection instrument, which led to a large reduction in the total number of responses, and is offset by an increase in training offerings. The increase in costs stems from the general increase in wages.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $77,090

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.     No

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

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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: 05/31/2024

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