
[Federal Register: November 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 226)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2010-0059]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request, OMB No. 1660-0004; Application for Participation in 
the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and request for comments; revision of a 
currently approved information collection; OMB No. 1660-0004; FEMA Form 
086-0-30 (currently FEMA Form 81-64), Application for Participation in 
the National Flood Insurance Program.

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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 revision of a currently approved information 
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
this Notice seeks comments concerning the collection of information 
necessary to allow communities to apply for participation in the 
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 24, 2011.

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-2010-0059. Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, 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) E-mail. Submit comments to FEMA-POLICY@dhs.gov. Include Docket 
ID FEMA-2010-0059 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: Patricia Suber, FEMA Risk Insurance 
Division, at (202) 646-4149. You may contact the Records Management 
Division for copies of the proposed collection of information at 
facsimile number (202) 646-3347 or e-mail address: FEMA-Information-
Collections-Management@dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) 
codified at 42 U.S.C. 4001, et seq., is authorized by Public Law 90-448 
(1968) and expanded by Public Law 93-234 (1973). Section 201 of the 
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 requires all flood prone 
communities throughout the country to apply for participation one year 
after their flood prone identification or submit to the prohibition of 
certain types of Federal and federally-related financial assistance for 
use in their floodplains. Title 44 CFR 59.22 identifies the information 
required for this application.

Collection of Information

    Title: Application for Participation in the National Flood 
Insurance Program (NFIP).
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0004.
    Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 086-0-30 (currently FEMA Form 
81-64), Application for Participation in the National Flood Insurance 
Program.
    Abstract: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) provides 
flood insurance to the communities that apply for participation and 
make a commitment to adopt and enforce land use control measures that 
are to protect development from future flood damages. The application 
form will enable FEMA

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to continue to rapidly process new community applications and to 
thereby more quickly provide flood insurance protection to the 
residents in communities.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 948 hours.

                                                       Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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                                                                               Number of                Avg. burden     Total                   Total
                                                                  Number of    responses      Total         per         annual       Avg.       annual
          Type of respondent              Form name/ form No.    respondents      per       number of     response   burden  (in    hourly    respondent
                                                                               respondent   responses    (in hours)     hours)    wage rate      cost
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State, local or Tribal Government....  FEMA Form 086-0-30/               237            1          237            4          948     $44.74      $42,414
                                        Application for
                                        Participation in the
                                        National Flood
                                        Insurance Program and
                                        Supporting
                                        Documentation.
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    Total............................  ........................          237  ...........          237  ...........          948  .........       42,414
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    Estimated Cost: There is no annual capital, start-up, operations or 
maintenance cost 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: November 16, 2010.
Lesia M. Banks,
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2010-29567 Filed 11-23-10; 8:45 am]
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