60-day Federal Register Notice

FR Doc E7-22711

[Federal Register: November 21, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 224)]
[Notices]
[Page 65584-65585]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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----------------------------------------------------------------------DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and request for comments; collection type
extension, without change, of a currently approved collection, OMB:
1660-0010, Form Number(s): No form numbers associated with this
collection.
----------------------------------------------------------------------SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites
the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity
to comment on a proposed continuing information collection. In
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks
comments concerning the information collection outlined in 44 CFR part
71, as it pertains to application for National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP) insurance for buildings located in Coastal Barrier Resource
System (CBRS) communities.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA)
(Pub. L. 97-3480) and the Coastal Barrier Improvement Act (CBRA) (Pub.
L. 101-591) are Federal laws that were enacted on October 1, 1982, and
November 16, 1990, respectively. The legislation was implemented as
part of a Department of the Interior (DOI) initiative to preserve the
ecological integrity of areas DOI designates as coastal barriers and
otherwise protected areas. The laws provide this protection by
prohibiting all Federal expenditures or financial assistance including
flood insurance for residential or commercial development in areas
identified with the system. When an application for flood insurance is
submitted for buildings located in CBRS communities, documentation must
be submitted as evidence of eligibility.
FEMA regulation 44 CFR part 71 implements the CBRA. The
documentation required in 44 CFR 71.4 is provided to FEMA for a
determination that a building which is located on a designated coastal
barrier and for which an application for flood insurance is being made,
is neither new construction or a substantial improvement, and is,
therefore, eligible for NFIP coverage. If the information is not
collected, NFIP policies would be provided for buildings, which are
legally ineligible for it, thus exposing the Federal Government to an
insurance liability Congress chose to limit.
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Collection of Information
Title: Implementation of Coastal Barrier Resources Act.
Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved
collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0010.
Form Numbers: No forms.
Abstract: When an application for flood insurance is submitted for
buildings located in CBRS communities, one of the following types of
documentation must be submitted as evidence of eligibility: (a)
Certification from a community official stating the building is not
located in a designated CBRS area, (b) A legally valid building permit
or certification from a community official stating that the building's
start of construction date preceded the date that the community was
identified in the system or (c) Certification from the governmental
body overseeing the area indicating that the building is used in a
manner consistent with the purpose for which the area is protected.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other for
profits; not-for-profit institutions; farms; Federal Government; and
State, local or tribal governments.
Number of Respondents: 60.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Hours Per Response: 1.5 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 90 hours.
Annual Burden Hours
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Number of
Frequency of
Burden hours
Annual
Total annual
Project/activity (survey, form(s), focus group, worksheet, etc.)
respondents
responses
per respondent
responses
burden hours
(A)
(B)
(C) (D) = (A x B)
(E) =
(C x D)
Documentation:
44 CFR Section 71.4............................................
60
1
1.5
60
90
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total......................................................
60
1
1.5
60
90
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Estimated Cost: $600 (60 respondents x $10 per respondent). The
cost to the respondent, i.e., applicant for flood insurance, is the
cost if any, to obtain the required documentation from local officials.
Fees charged, if any, to the applicants, are nominal, i.e., the cost of
photocopying the public record. Information of this type is frequently
provided upon request free of charge by the community as a public
service. The average cost to the respondent is estimated to be $10, the
cost to make phone calls, mail a written request, or make a trip to a
local office to obtain the document, and includes any copying fees,
which may be charged by the local office.
Comments: Written comments are solicited to (a) evaluate whether
the proposed data collection is necessary for the proper performance of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of
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and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) minimize the
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond,
including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses. Comments must be submitted on or before January 22, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons should submit written comments to Chief,
Records Management and Privacy, Information Resources Management
Branch, Information Technology Services Division, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Room 609, Washington, DC 20472
(Mail Drop Room 301, 1880 S. Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22202).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Robin Williamson, Risk
Insurance Branch, Mitigation Division, at 703-605-0755 for additional
information. You may contact the Records Management Branch for copies
of the proposed collection of information at facsimile number (202)
646-3347 or e-mail address: [email protected].
Dated: November 8, 2007.
John A. Sharetts-Sullivan,
Director, Records Management Division, Office of Management, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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