
[Federal Register: April 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 71)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2010-0012]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request, 1660-0022; Community Rating System (CRS) Program--
Application Worksheets and Commentary

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and request for comments; revision of a 
currently approved information collection; OMB No. 1660-0022; FEMA Form 
086-0-23, Community Rating System Application Form and Manual; 086-0-
23A, Community Rating System Annual Recertification.

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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 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 
application for the Community Rating System program. This program 
allows communities to become eligible for discounts on flood insurance 
when the communities undertake activities to mitigate damage resulting 
from floods. The application documents these activities and provides 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency with the information necessary 
to determine what discounts are appropriate.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 14, 2010.

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-2010-0012. Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Office of Chief Counsel, 
Regulation and Policy Team, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street, SW., Room 835, 
Washington, DC 20472-3100.
    (3) Facsimile. Submit comments to (703) 483-2999.
    (4) E-mail. Submit comments to FEMA-POLICY@dhs.gov. Include Docket 
ID FEMA-2010-0012 in the subject line.

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    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 a Notice link in the footer of http://
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Bill Lesser, Program 
Specialist, in the Mitigation Directorate at the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, (202) 646-2807 for additional information. You may 
contact the Office of Records Management for copies of the proposed 
collection of information at facsimile number (202) 646-3347 or e-mail 
address: FEMA-Information-Collections@dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Flood Insurance Reform Act 
(NFIRA) of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-325, section 541) requires that a 
community rating system be established. This ratings system is a 
voluntary program for communities and it would provide a method by 
which flood mitigation activities engaged in by these communities could 
be measured. The effect of this mitigation activity would reduce the 
exposure of the communities to damages resulting from flooding and in 
turn reducing the loss incurred as a result of this flooding. To 
encourage participation, discounts on flood insurance are offered 
within communities that successfully complete qualified mitigation 
actions, and the community ratings system provides the ability to 
measure these actions and to recertify the communities in successive 
years.

Collection of Information

    Title: Community Rating System (CRS) Program--Application 
Worksheets and Commentary.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0022.
    Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 086-0-23, Community Rating 
System Application Form and Manual; 086-0-23A, Community Rating System 
Annual Recertification.
    Abstract: The CRS Application Worksheet and Commentary are used by 
communities that participate in the National Flood Insurance Program's 
(NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS) to document the activities that 
communities have undertaken to mitigate against future flood losses. 
The CRS application and activity worksheets provide a step-by-step 
process for communities to follow in their effort to achieve the 
maximum amount of discount on flood insurance premiums. CRS is a 
voluntary program where flood insurance costs are reduced in 
communities that implement practices, such as building codes and public 
education activities, that are considered to reduce risks of flooding 
and promote purchase of flood insurance.
    Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,450.

                                                       Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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                                                                                                             Average
                                                                                    Number of                 burden     Total                  Total
                                                                       Number of    responses      Total       per       annual    Average      annual
           Type of respondent                Form name/Form No.       respondents      per       number of   response    burden     hourly    respondent
                                                                                    respondent   responses     (in        (in     wage rate      cost
                                                                                                              hours)     hours)
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 State, local, or Tribal Government....  Community Rating System              150            1         150         31      4,650     $48.83     $227,060
                                          Application Form and
                                          Manual, FEMA Form 086-0-
                                          23.
 State, local, or Tribal Government....   Community Rating System             950            1         950          4      3,800      48.83      185,554
                                          Annual Recertification,
                                          FEMA Form 086-0-23A.
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    Total..............................  ..........................         1,100  ...........       1,100  .........      8,450  .........      412,614
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    Estimated Cost: There are no estimated operational, maintenance, 
capital or start-up costs associated with this collection.

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; (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.

    Dated: March 31, 2010.
Larry Gray,
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2010-8496 Filed 4-13-10; 8:45 am]
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