[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 91 (Monday, May 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25950-25951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12373]
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: 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 comment on a
collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 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 within the system. When an application for flood insurance
is submitted for buildings located in CBRS communities, documentation
must be submitted as evidence of eligibility.
Collection of Information
Title: Implementation of Coastal Barrier Resources Act.
Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved
collection.
OMB Number: 3067-0120.
Form Number: None.
Abstract: When an application for flood insurance is submitted for
buildings located in CBRS communities, one of the following types of
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documentation must be submitted as evidence of eligibility:
Certification from a community official stating the
building is not located in a designated CBRS area.
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.
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; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; Federal Government; State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours. 75.
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Annual burden
No. of Frequency of Hours per Hours (A x B x
respondents (A) response (B) response (C) C)
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50............... once per
respondent 1.5 75
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Estimated Total Cost to Respondents. $500 (50 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.
Estimated Total Cost to the Government. $199.50 (50 responses x
$3.99 per response). The dollar cost to the Federal Government to
process, analyze and maintain the information which is submitted by the
applicant for National Flood Insurance Program insurance along with the
application is minimal. The information required under this information
collection is processed in conjunction with the application for NFIP
insurance. The government pays the NFIP servicing contractor an annual
figure of $19.93 per new policy. The dollar cost to the government to
process the documentation required by this information collection is
estimated to be $3.99, arrived at by allocating 20% of the amount paid
to the NFIP servicing agent to process a new application.
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 the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) evaluate the accuracy of the
estimated costs to respondents to provide the information to the
agency; (d) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (e) 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 should be received by July 11, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons should submit written comments to Muriel
B. Anderson, FEMA Information Collections Officer, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW, Room 311, Washington, DC 20472.
Telephone number (202) 646-2625. FAX number (202) 646-3524.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Donald R. Beaton, Jr., Chief
Underwriter, Federal Insurance Administration at (202) 646-3442 for
additional information. Contact Ms. Anderson at (202) 646-2625 for
copies of the proposed collection of information.
Dated: April 30, 1997.
Reginald Trujillo,
Director, Program Services Division, Operations Support Directorate.
[FR Doc. 97-12373 Filed 5-9-97; 8:45 am]
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