[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 34873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11499]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2023-0013; OMB No. 1660-0022]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, 
Comment Request; Community Rating System--Application Letter & Quick 
Check; Community Annual Recertification; Environmental & Historic 
Preservation Certification; NFIP Repetitive Loss Update Form

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

ACTION: 60-Day notice of renewal 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 an extension, 
without change, of a currently approved information collection. In 
accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the application for the 
National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP's) Community Rating System 
(CRS) program. This program allows communities to become eligible for 
discounts on the cost of flood insurance when the communities undertake 
activities to mitigate anticipated damage due to flooding. The 
application materials verify and document the community mitigation 
activities performed and provides FEMA with the information necessary 
to determine what flood insurance premium discounts are appropriate for 
participating communities.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 31, 2023.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit 
comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2023-0013. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
    All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket 
ID. Regardless of the method used to submitting comments or material, 
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at https://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: Bill Lesser, Program Specialist, 
Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, (202) 646-2807, [email protected]. 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 Reform Act 
(NFIRA) of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-325, Sec. 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 damage resulting from flooding and in 
turn reduce the losses 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 Letter 
and CRS Quick Check, Community Annual Recertification, Environmental 
and Historic Preservation Certifications, and NFIP Repetitive Loss 
Update Form.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1600-0022.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-206-FY-23-100 (formerly 086-0-35), 
Community Rating System Application Letter and Quick Check; FEMA Form 
FF-206-FY-23-101 (formerly 086-0-35A), Community Annual 
Recertifications, FEMA Form FF-206-FY-23-102 (formerly 086-0-35B), 
Environmental and Historic Preservation Certifications, and FEMA Form 
FF-206-FY-23-103 (formerly 086-0-35C), NFIP Repetitive Loss Update 
Form.
    Abstract: The Community Rating System (CRS) Application Letter & 
Quick Check, the CRS certification forms, and accompanying guidance are 
used by communities that participate in the National Flood Insurance 
Program's (NFIP) CRS program. The CRS is a voluntary program where 
flood insurance costs are reduced in communities that implement 
practices, such as building codes and public awareness activities, that 
are considered to reduce the risks of flooding and promote the purchase 
of flood insurance.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,170.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 4,170.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 52,292.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $4,173,947.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $12,992,290.

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; 
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.

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. 2023-11499 Filed 5-30-23; 8:45 am]
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