

[Federal Register: November 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 225)]
[Notices]               
[Page 70866]
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, U.S. Department of 
Homeland Security.

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 take this opportunity 
to comment on proposed continuing information collections. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)), this notice seeks comments concerning insurance 
companies that seek to participate in the National Flood Insurance 
Program (NFIP), Write Your Own (WYO) Program.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency may 
enter into arrangements authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act 
of 1968 as amended (the Act) under the Writer Your Own Program (WYO) 
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 practice. 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 of a currently approved 
collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0038.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Abstract: The Federal government is a guarantor of flood insurance 
coverage issued under the WYO arrangement. To determine eligibility for 
participation in the WYO program, the NFIP requires a on-time 
submission of data demonstrating insurance companies qualification.
    Affected Public: Business or Other For Profit.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:

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                                                     Number of                                     Annual burden
                  FEMA activity                     respondents    Frequency of      Hours per     hours  (A x B
                                                        (A)        response  (B)   response  (C)       x C)
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WYO Criteria....................................               5               1               7              35
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    Total.......................................               5               1               7              35
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    Estimated Cost: There is no cost to insurance companies for this 
collection of information.
    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) enhance the 
quality, utility, 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 should be received within 60 days of 
the date of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should submit written comments to Chief, 
Records Management Section, Information Resources Management Branch, 
Information Technology Services Division, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, Department of 
Homeland Security, 500 C Street, SW., Room 316, Washington, DC 20472.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Claudia Murphy, Program 
Analyst, Mitigation Branch, (202) 646-2775 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: FEMA-Information-Collections@dhs.gov.

    Dated: November 3, 2005.
Darcy Bingham,
Branch Chief, Information Resources Management Branch, Information 
Technology Services Division.
[FR Doc. 05-23133 Filed 11-22-05; 8:45 am]

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