NEFRLS is a Web-based database
enabling FEMA to provide a nationally available and recognized
database allowing adults (including medical patients) that have
been displaced by a Presidentially-declared disaster or emergency
to voluntarily register via the Internet or a toll-free number.
This database will then allow individuals to search for displaced
friends and family, and household members. Congress mandated that
FEMA establish NEFRLS in the PKEMRA Section 689c.
There was an adjustment
increase in burden hour per respondent from 10 minutes to 15
minutes when taking registration using the NEFRLS 1-800 number
registration based on two NEFRLS call center drills conducted in
July 2013 and August 2015. There also was an adjustment in the
percentage of estimated callers to the 1-800 number from 75% of all
registrations to 25% of all registrations from a total number of
42,000 respondents to 14,000. This resulted in a net decrease in
burden minutes from 7,000 to 3,500 (-3,500 minutes). There are no
changes to the information being collected. There is, however, an
adjustment increase in burden hour per respondent from 5 minutes to
10 minutes for respondents using the internet registration. This
increase in minutes is based on NEFRLS drills conducted in July
2013, December 2013 and August 2015. There also was an adjustment
in the percentage of estimated internet registration from 25% of
all registrations to 75% of all registrations from a total number
of 14,000 respondents to 42,000. Therefore the adjustment increased
from 1,167 to 7,140 burden hours (+5,973).
$1,209,760
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Millicent Brown 202 646-2814
millicent.brown@fema.dhs.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.