Emergency Relief Funding Applications

This information collection request is seeking OMB renewed of the three-year approved clearance for Emergency Relief Funding Applications (OMB Control No. 2125-0525). States are required to submit an application for emergency relief (ER) funds to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to receive Federal-aid highway disaster assistance. The law on the ER program, 23 U.S.C. 125(a), requires a finding by the Secretary of Transportation that the damage is sufficiently serious to warrant Federal funding for repairs. In order to make this determination, the Secretary relies on the information provided in the State's application for disaster assistance. The authority and responsibility of the Federal Highway Administrator to prescribe policies and procedures for the proper submission of information necessary to allow this determination is established at 23 U.S.C. 315. State Transportation Departments (State DOTs), equivalent highway agencies in the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Territories of Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, and Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMAs) submit ER applications to the FHWA for review and approval as events occur. Once the application is accepted by FHWA, the Applicant may be reimbursed with Federal funds. Without the information, an ER funding determination cannot be made. Per 23 CFR 668.111(c), the ER application must include a copy of the Governor's proclamation, request for a Presidential declaration, or a Presidential declaration and a copy of the damage survey summary report (DSSR), as appropriate. The DSSR includes a description of the types and extent of damage to highways and a preliminary estimate of cost of restoration or reconstruction for damaged facilities in each jurisdiction. As provided in 23 U.S.C. 125(d)(1)(B), States are required to submit an application for ER funding to FHWA within two calendar years of the date of disaster. The application must include a comprehensive list of all eligible project sites and repair costs. 23 CFR 668.111(b)(2) provides that unless very unusual circumstances prevail, the damage survey summary report should be prepared within 6 weeks following the applicant's notification. 23 CFR 668.113(a) provides that the State should submit to the FHWA Division Administrator a program of projects which defines the work needed to restore or replace the damaged facilities within 3 months of the receipt of the initial disaster notification.

The latest form for Emergency Relief Funding Applications expires 2029-09-30 and is listed under ICR 202604-2125-005.

View the official OMB control history on Reginfo.gov.