[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 148 (Friday, July 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46146-46147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16657]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2020-0023; OMB No. 1660-0005]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; FEMA Inspection and Claims Form

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the 
information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and 
Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission will describe the 
nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, 
the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources used by 
respondents to respond) and cost, and the actual data collection 
instruments FEMA will use.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 31, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Director, 
Information Management Division, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, 
email address FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@fema.dhs.gov or 
Daniel Claire, Program Analyst, Federal Insurance & Mitigation 
Administration, 202-552-9891, Daniel.Claire@fema.dhs.gov or Brian 
Thompson, Supervisory Program Specialist, FEMA Recovery Directorate, 
540-686-3602, Brian.Thompson6@fema.dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection 
previously published in the Federal Register on May 14, 2020, at 85 FR 
28968 with a 60 day public comment period. No comments were received. 
The purpose of this notice is to notify the public that FEMA will 
submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review and clearance.

Collection of Information

    Title: FEMA Inspection and Claims Forms, formerly National Flood 
Insurance Program Claim Forms.
    Type of information collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0005.
    Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 086-0-6; Personal Property 
(Contents) Worksheet, FEMA Form 086-0-7; Building Property Worksheet, 
FEMA Form 086-0-9; Proof of Loss--Building & Contents (Policyholder-
Prepared), FEMA Form 086-0-10; Proof of Loss--Increased Cost of 
Compliance (ICC), FEMA Form 086-0-11; First Notice of Loss, FEMA Form 
086-0-17; Manufactured (Mobile) Home/Travel Trailer Worksheet, FEMA 
Form 086-0-22; Proof of Loss--Building & Contents (Adjuster-Prepared), 
FEMA Form 086-0-23; Advance Payment Request--Building & Contents, FEMA 
Form 086-0-24; Advance Payment Request--Increased Cost of Compliance 
(ICC), FEMA Form 086-0-25; Claim Appeal, FEMA Form 009-0-143; Onsite 
Housing Inspections, FEMA Form 009-0-144; Remote Voice Telephony 
Housing Inspections, FEMA Form 009-0-145; Remote Video Telephony 
Housing Inspections.
    Abstract: The claims forms used for the National Flood Insurance 
Program are used by policyholders to collect the information needed to 
investigate, document, evaluate, and settle claims against National 
Flood Insurance Program policies for flood damage to their insured 
property or qualification for benefits under Increased Cost of 
Compliance coverage. The housing inspection instruments are used to 
collect and store damage assessment information in Automated 
Construction Estimator software to assist in the determination of 
Individuals and Households Program assistance for applicants with 
disaster caused damage to their primary residence.
    Affected Public: Individuals, households, businesses, or other for-
profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 312,026.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 312,026.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 314,149.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $11,796,263.

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    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.00.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.00.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: 
$103,715,613.

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.

Maile Arthur,
Acting Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief 
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2020-16657 Filed 7-30-20; 8:45 am]
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