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Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW.,
Room 835, Washington, DC 20472–
3100.
(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to
(703) 483–2999.
(4) Email. Submit comments to
FEMA–[email protected]. Include
Docket ID FEMA–2011–0031 in the
subject line.
All submissions received must
include the agency name and Docket ID.
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,
and will include any personal
information you provide. Therefore,
submitting this information makes it
public. You may wish to read the
Privacy Act notice that is available via
the link in the footer of http://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis Kuhns, Director, Risk Insurance
Division, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, (703)
605–0429 for additional information.
You may contact the Records
Management Division for copies of the
proposed collection of information at
facsimile number (202) 646–3347 or

email address: FEMA–[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
National Flood Insurance Program’s
(NFIP) Write Your Own (WYO)
Program, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency may enter into
arrangements authorized by the
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968,
as amended (the Act) with individual
private sector insurance companies that
are licensed to engage in the business of
property insurance. These companies
may offer flood insurance coverage to
eligible property owners utilizing their
customary business practices. To
facilitate the marketing of flood
insurance, the Federal Government will
be a guarantor of flood insurance
coverage for WYO companies policies
issued under the WYO arrangement. To
ensure that a company seeking to return
or participate in the WYO program is
qualified, FEMA is requiring a one-time
submission of information to determine
the company’s qualifications, as set
forth in 44 CFR 62.24.
Collection of Information
Title: Write Your Own (WYO)
Company Participation Criteria; New
Applicant.

Type of Information Collection:
Extension, without change, of a
currently approved information
collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0038.
FEMA Forms: None.
Abstract: New insurance companies
that seek to participate in the WYO
program, as well as former WYO
companies seeking to return, must meet
standards for WYO Financial Control
Plan (approved under OMB Control#
1660–0020). Private Insurance
Companies and/or public entity risksharing organizations wishing to enter
or reenter the WYO program must
demonstrate the ability to meet the
financial requirements. The information
allows FEMA to determine the
applicant’s capability of meeting
program goals including marketing of
flood insurance, training agents and
staff in the program rules, and its
capabilities for claims handling and
disaster response.
Affected Public: Business of other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 5.
Number of Responses: 5.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 35.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS
Type of respondent

Business or Other
for-profit (Insurance Industry).
Total ..................

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Total
number of
responses

Number of
respondents

Application Process/No Form.

5

1

5

............................

5

....................

5

Estimated Cost: The estimated annual
cost to respondents for the hour burden
is $2,223.55. There are no annual costs
to respondents operations and
maintenance costs for technical
services. There is no annual start-up or
capital costs. The cost to the Federal
Government is $1,204.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as
indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. 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
the methodology and assumptions used;
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Average
burden per
response
(in hours)

Total annual
burden
(in hours)

Average
hourly wage
rate

Total annual
respondent
cost

7

35

$63.53

$2,223.55

....................

35

....................

2,223.55

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.
Gary L. Anderson,
Acting Chief Administrative Officer, Mission
Support Bureau, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2011–0032; OMB No.
1660–0068]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request, Federal Hotel and
Motel Fire Safety Declaration Form
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 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

SUMMARY:

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comment on a proposed extension,
without change, of a currently approved
information collection. In accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, this notice seeks comments
concerning the collection of information
regarding the existence of smoke
detectors and sprinkler systems within
hotels and motels.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before January 9, 2012.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate
submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to
submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments at
http://www.regulations.gov under
Docket ID FEMA–2011–0032. Follow
the instructions for submitting
comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to
Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street
SW., Room 835, Washington, DC 20472–
3100.
(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to
(703) 483–2999.
(4) Email. Submit comments to
[email protected]. Include Docket
ID FEMA–2011–0032 in the subject line.
All submissions received must
include the agency name and Docket ID.
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without

change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,
and will include any personal
information you provide. Therefore,
submitting this information makes it
public. You may wish to read the
Privacy Act notice that is available via
the link in the footer of http://www.
regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bruce Hensler, Fire Program Specialist,
FEMA/U.S. Fire Administration, (301)
447–1263 for additional information.
You may contact the Records
Management Division for copies of the
proposed collection of information at
facsimile number (202) 646–3347 or
email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public
Law 101–391 requires FEMA to
establish and maintain a list of hotels,
motels, and similar places of public
accommodation meeting minimum
requirements for protection of life from
fire; the list is known as the National
Master List (NML). This law resulted
from a series of deadly fires in hotels
and motels, occurring in the late 70’s
and 80’s, with high loss of life. The
legislative intent of this public law is to
provide all travelers the assurance of
fire-safety in accommodations identified
on the National Master List. Public Law
101–391 further stipulates that Federal

employees on official travel stay in
properties approved by the authority
having jurisdiction (AHJ) and listed on
the current NML.
Collection of Information
Title: Federal Hotel and Motel Fire
Safety Declaration Form.
Type of Information Collection:
Extension, without change, of a
currently approved information
collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0068.
Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA
Form 516–0–1, Federal Hotel and Motel
Fire Safety Declaration Form.
Abstract: FEMA collects information
voluntarily offered by places of
accommodation regarding the existence
of smoke detectors and automatic fire
sprinkler systems. The information is
compiled as a National Master List of
lodging establishments meeting
minimum criteria for life-safety from
fire, as defined in the Hotel and Motel
Fire Safety Act of 1990. The list is used
by Federal employees to select lodging
for work-related travel and by the
general public seeking life-safety while
traveling.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; State, local or Tribal Government.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 694 hours.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS

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Total annual
burden
(in hours)

Average
hourly
wage rate

Total annual
respondent
cost

Business or
other for-Profit.

Federal Hotel
and Motel
Fire Safety
Declaration
Form/FEMA
Form 516–0–
1.
Review of
FEMA Form
516–0–1.

2,275

1

2,275

0.25 ..........
(15 mins.)

569

$36.72

$20,894

19

20

380

0.33 ..........
(20 mins.)

125

35.70

4,463

.........................

2,294

......................

2,655

...................

694

......................

25,357

Total ..........

Estimated Cost: The estimated annual
cost to respondents for the hour burden
is $25,357. There are no annual costs to
respondents operations and
maintenance costs for technical
services. There is no annual start-up or
capital costs. The cost to the Federal
Government is $71,141.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as
indicated in the ADDRESSES caption

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Total Number
of responses

Average
burden
per
response
(in hours)

Form name/
form number

State, local or
Tribal Government.

Number of
respondents

Number of
responses
per
respondent

Type of respondent

above. 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
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) enhance the quality, utility, and
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of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
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e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Gary L. Anderson,
Acting Chief Administrative Officer, Mission
Support Bureau, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2010–0004]

National Disaster Recovery Framework
(NDRF)
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:

This document provides
notice of the availability of the final
National Disaster Recovery Framework
(NDRF). The NDRF is intended to work
in concert with the National Response
Framework (NRF) to provide organizing
constructs and principles solely focused
on disaster recovery. Recognizing the
continuum between preparedness,
response, recovery, and mitigation, the
NDRF transitions with and continues
beyond the scope of the National
Response Framework.
DATES: This NDRF is effective
September 23, 2011.
ADDRESSES: This final NDRF is available
online at http://www.regulations.gov
and on FEMA’s Web site at http://
www.fema.gov. The proposed and final
NDRF, all related Federal Register
Notices, and all public comments
received during the comment period are
available at http://www.regulations.gov
under docket ID FEMA–2010–0004. You
may also view a hard copy of the final
NDRF at the Office of Chief Counsel,
Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Room 835, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gerilee Bennett, National Planning
Branch Chief, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–4173.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The NDRF
addresses the short, intermediate, and
long-term challenges of managing
disaster recovery. Like the NRF, the
NDRF is intended to address all hazards
events, whether natural or manmade,
and provide constructs that are scalable,
adaptable, and responsive to the
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recognizing the continuum between
preparedness, response, recovery, and
mitigation, the NDRF is intended to
overlap and continue beyond the scope
of the NRF.
The NDRF provides recovery concepts
and principles important to all disaster
recovery stakeholders. It provides
guidance to stakeholders for engaging in
pre-disaster recovery planning and other
recovery preparedness and resiliency
building efforts; clarifies roles for local,
State, Tribal and Federal governments,
private non-profit and private sector
organizations; provides guidance for
facilitating post-disaster recovery
planning to expedite long-term disaster
recovery; and provides assistance to
stakeholders in identifying recovery
needs beyond replacement or return to
pre-disaster condition. The document
also provides guidance that impacted
communities may use to develop
recovery priorities, and measure
recovery progress and outcomes against
their agreed-upon objectives. It also
provides guidance for both government
and non-governmental organizations
providing recovery assistance to track
progress, ensure accountability, and
make adjustments to ongoing assistance.
The NDRF lays out a systematic
approach to disaster recovery,
applicable to all levels of government
and sectors of communities with
recovery responsibilities.
On February 10, 2010, the Long Term
Disaster Recovery Working Group
published a draft of the NDRF in the
Federal Register on February 10, 2010
(75 FR6681). In response to this posting,
we received 139 comments. These
comments helped to clarify and
strengthen key NDRF concepts
including the role of private sector and
nongovernmental organizations in
recovery, coordination with State and
local recovery partners, and the central
role leadership plays in successful
recovery efforts.
The NDRF does not have the force or
effect of law.
Authority: 6 U.S.C. 771; 42 U.S.C. 5121–
5207.
Dated: October 26, 2011.
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
National Customs Automation
Program Test Concerning Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE)
Simplified Entry
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: General notice.
AGENCY:

This document announces
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s
(CBP’s) plan to conduct a National
Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
test concerning Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) entry capability.
This new capability will include
functionality specific to the filing of
entry data for formal and informal
consumption entries. This functionality
will simplify the entry process by
allowing participants to submit 12
required and three (3) optional data
elements to CBP at any time prior to the
arrival of the merchandise on the
conveyance transporting the cargo to the
United States. This data will fulfill
merchandise entry requirements and
will allow for earlier release decisions
and more certainty for the importer in
determining the logistics of cargo
delivery. This initial phase of the test
will be open to entries filed in the air
transportation mode only. This notice
invites parties to participate in the test,
seeks public comment concerning any
aspect of the planned test, describes the
eligibility requirements for participation
in the test, and outlines the
development and evaluation
methodology to be used in the test. This
notice will be referred to as the
Simplified Entry Notice.
DATES: Communication to CBP
indicating interest in participation in
this planned test is requested within
five (5) business days from November 9,
2011. Comments may be submitted to
the Web site indicated in the
‘‘Addresses’’ section below at any time
throughout the test. The initial phase of
the test will begin on or about December
31, 2011 and will run for approximately
two years. CBP will begin an evaluation
of the initial phase of the test after the
test has been ongoing for approximately
90 days for purposes of possible
extension or expansion.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice and indication of interest in
participation in Simplified Entry should
be submitted via email to
[email protected]. For a
comment, please indicate ‘‘Simplified
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