The Office of Human Services Emergency
Preparedness and Response (OHSEPR), within the Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) seeks to improve the collection and
storage of client data and optimize transfer of case files to
State, Tribal, or Territorial partners upon Immediate Disaster Case
Management (IDCM) program closure. The information collection will
serve to optimize services delivered to individuals and households
impacted by a disaster. In addition, it will better support
State/Tribal/Territorial and Federal planning for disaster
survivors' human service needs.
DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH&. HUMAN SERVICES June 5, 2015 To: Josh Brammer Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs From: Robert Sargis ACF Reports
Clearance Officer ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Office
of the Assistant Secretary, Suite 600 370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20447 Subject: Emergency Justification for
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Human
Services Emergency Preparedness and Response (OHSEPR) to execute
the IDCM program The widespread flooding and deadly storms in
Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas has caused the President to approve
Major Disaster Declarations in Texas and Oklahoma. Currently
Individual Assistance (lA) has been approved for three counties in
Texas and Oklahoma. Damage assessments are currently in progress
and more counties may be approved for lA. The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Office of Human Services Emergency
Preparedness and Response (OHSEPR) has an immediate need to prepare
for information collection in support of the Immediate Disaster
Case Management (IDCM) mission. This effort comes under the federal
Disaster Case Management Program (DCMP), which is operated by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). ACF's IDCM service will
be activated to execute the IDCM mission, if selected by FEMA
following a Presidential declaration of a disaster where lA has
been approved. IDCM services can help connect individuals with
disaster-caused unmet needs with resources and services of multiple
agencies. The primary purpose of the information collection
pertains to ACF/OHSEPR's goal to quickly identify critical gaps,
resources, needs, and service to support State, local and
non-profit capacity for disaster case management and to augment and
build capacity where none exist. Based on the above, public harm is
reasonably likely to result as a result of this unanticipated
event, ACF requests to use procedures for emergency processing at
Sec. 1320.13 of the PRA Implementing regulation. ACF requests
approval by June 19, 2015.
US Code:
42
USC 5189d Name of Law: Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act
This is an emergency request
for a new collection.
$143,742
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Robert Sargis 202 690-7275
rsargis@acf.hhs.gov
No
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.