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
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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.