[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 169 (Thursday, September 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53760-53761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18931]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2022-0026; OMB No. 1660-0023]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Community Assistance Contact (CAC) and Community 
Assistance Visits (CAV) Reports

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: 60-Day notice of revision and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites 
the general public to take this opportunity to comment on a revision of 
a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning 
the effectiveness of a community's implementation of the National Flood 
Insurance Program's Community Assistance Program (CAC) and Community 
Assistance Visits (CAV) Reports.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 31, 2022.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit 
comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2022-0026. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
    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 and 
Security Notice that is available via a link on the homepage of 
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Owen, Program Specialist, 
Floodplain Management Division, Mitigation Directorate, Federal 
Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA at 
[email protected] or (510) 409-4818. You may contact the 
Information Management Division for copies of the proposed collection 
of information at email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) 
codified as 42 U.S.C. 4001, et seq. is authorized by Public Law 90-448 
(1968) and expanded by Public Law 93-234 (1973). The Department of 
Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 
administers the NFIP. The NFIP's major objective is to assure that 
participating communities are achieving the flood loss reduction 
objectives through adoption and enforcement of adequate land use and 
control measures. Sections 1315 and 1361 provide the basis for FEMA's 
process to evaluate how well communities are implementing their 
floodplain management programs. Title 44 CFR 59.22 directs the 
respondent to submit evidence of the corrective and preventive measures 
taken to meet the flood loss reduction objectives.
    The two key methods FEMA uses in determining community assistance 
needs are through the Community Assistance Contact (CAC) and Community 
Assistance Visit (CAV), which serve to provide a systematic means of 
monitoring community NFIP compliance. Through the CAC and CAV, FEMA can 
also determine to what extent communities are achieving the flood loss 
reduction objectives of the NFIP. By providing assistance to 
communities, the CAC and CAV also serve to enhance FEMA's goals of 
reducing future flood losses, thereby achieving the NFIP's cost-
containment objective. The burden hours and costs associated with this 
collection were re-evaluated which led to the main revision in this 
extension request.

Collection of Information

    Title: Community Assistance Contact (CAC) and Community Assistance 
Visits (CAV) Reports.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0023.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-206-FY-21-141 (formerly 086-0-28(E)), 
Community Assistance Visit (CAV) Report; FEMA Form FF-206-FY-21-142 
(formerly 086-0-29(E)), Community Assistance Contact (CAC) Report.
    Abstract: Through the use of a Community Assistance Contact (CAC) 
or Community Assistance Visit (CAV), FEMA can make a comprehensive 
assessment of a community's floodplain management program. Through this 
assessment, FEMA can assist the community to understand the NFIP's 
requirements, and implement effective flood loss reductions measures. 
Communities can achieve cost savings through flood mitigation actions 
by way of insurance premium discounts and reduced property damage.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 60,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $2,505,600.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $2,181,968.

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,

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e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2022-18931 Filed 8-31-22; 8:45 am]
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