2011-19283. Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request (3064-0120)

AGENCY:

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION:

Notice and request for comment.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (“PRA”), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., the FDIC may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The FDIC, 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 the renewal of existing information collections, as required by the PRA. On May 3, 2011 (76 FR 24880), the FDIC solicited public comment for a 60-day period on renewal of the following information collection: Flood Insurance (3064-0120). No comments were received. However, questions did arise, in response to other agency notices, regarding the amount of burden taken for flood insurance collections. In response to those concerns, the FDIC has substantially increased its estimate of paperwork burden. The FDIC hereby gives notice of submission of its request for renewal to OMB for review.

DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before August 29, 2011.

ADDRESSES:

Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to the FDIC by any of the following methods:

• http://www.FDIC.gov/​regulations/​laws/​federal/​notices.html.
• E-mail: [e-mail]. Include the name of the collection in the subject line of the message.
• Mail: Gary A. Kuiper (202.898.3877), Counsel, Room F-1086, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20429.
• Hand Delivery: Comments may be hand-delivered to the guard station at the rear of the 17th Street Building (located on F Street), on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.

All comments should refer to the relevant OMB control number (3064-0120). A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB desk officer for the FDIC: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gary A. Kuiper, at the FDIC address above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposal To Renew the Following Currently-Approved Collection of Information

Title: Flood Insurance.

OMB Number: 3064-0120.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Affected Public: Any depository institution that makes one or more loans to be secured by a building located on property in a special flood hazard area.

Recordkeeping

Retention of Standard FEMA Form:

4,716 respondents × 34 responses × 0.4 hours per response = 6,413.8 hours.

Total Recordkeeping Burden: 6,413.8 hours.

Disclosures

Notices to Borrowers/Servicers/FEMA:

4,716 respondents × 101 responses × .088 hours (average) per response = 42,837 hours.

Total Disclosure Burden: 42,837 hours.

Total Burden: 49,250.8 hours.

General Description of Collection: Each supervised lending institution is currently required to provide notices of special flood hazards to each borrower with a loan secured by a building or mobile home located or to be located in an area identified by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) as being subject to special flood hazards. In addition, various other notices must also be provided to borrowers, servicers and FEMA.

Request for Comment

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the FDIC's functions, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the estimates of the burden of the information collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All comments will become a matter of public record.

Dated at Washington, DC, this 26th day of July 2011.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Robert E. Feldman,

Executive Secretary.