[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 91 (Monday, May 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25950-25951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12373]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 comment on a 
collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), this notice seeks comments 
concerning the information collection outlined in 44 CFR part 71, as it 
pertains to application for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) 
insurance for buildings located in Coastal Barrier Resource System 
(CBRS) communities.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA Pub. 
L. 97-3480) and the Coastal Barrier Improvement Act (CBRA Pub.L. 101-
591) are federal laws that were enacted on October 1, 1982, and 
November 16, 1990, respectively. The legislation was implemented as 
part of a Department of the Interior (DOI) initiative to preserve the 
ecological integrity of areas DOI designates as coastal barriers and 
otherwise protected areas. The laws provide this protection by 
prohibiting all federal expenditures or financial assistance including 
flood insurance for residential or commercial development in areas 
identified within the system. When an application for flood insurance 
is submitted for buildings located in CBRS communities, documentation 
must be submitted as evidence of eligibility.

Collection of Information

    Title: Implementation of Coastal Barrier Resources Act.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved 
collection.
    OMB Number: 3067-0120.
    Form Number: None.
    Abstract: When an application for flood insurance is submitted for 
buildings located in CBRS communities, one of the following types of

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documentation must be submitted as evidence of eligibility:
     Certification from a community official stating the 
building is not located in a designated CBRS area.
     A legally valid building permit or certification from a 
community official stating that the building's start of construction 
date preceded the date that the community was identified in the system.
     Certification from the governmental body overseeing the 
area indicating that the building is used in a manner consistent with 
the purpose for which the area is protected.
    Affected Public. Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; Federal Government; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours. 75.

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                                                          Annual burden 
      No. of          Frequency of        Hours per      Hours (A x B x 
 respondents  (A)    response  (B)      response  (C)          C)       
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50...............         once per                                      
                        respondent                1.5                75 
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    Estimated Total Cost to Respondents. $500 (50 respondents  x  $10 
per respondent). The cost to the respondent, i.e., applicant for flood 
insurance, is the cost, if any, to obtain the required documentation 
from local officials. Fees charged, if any, to the applicants, are 
nominal, i.e., the cost of photocopying the public record. Information 
of this type is frequently provided upon request free of charge by the 
community as a public service. The average cost to the respondent is 
estimated to be $10, the cost to make phone calls, mail a written 
request, or make a trip to a local office to obtain the document, and 
includes any copying fees which may be charged by the local office.
    Estimated Total Cost to the Government. $199.50 (50 responses  x  
$3.99 per response). The dollar cost to the Federal Government to 
process, analyze and maintain the information which is submitted by the 
applicant for National Flood Insurance Program insurance along with the 
application is minimal. The information required under this information 
collection is processed in conjunction with the application for NFIP 
insurance. The government pays the NFIP servicing contractor an annual 
figure of $19.93 per new policy. The dollar cost to the government to 
process the documentation required by this information collection is 
estimated to be $3.99, arrived at by allocating 20% of the amount paid 
to the NFIP servicing agent to process a new application.

COMMENTS: Written 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) evaluate the accuracy of the 
estimated costs to respondents to provide the information to the 
agency; (d) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (e) 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. 
Comments should be received by July 11, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should submit written comments to Muriel 
B. Anderson, FEMA Information Collections Officer, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW, Room 311, Washington, DC 20472. 
Telephone number (202) 646-2625. FAX number (202) 646-3524.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Donald R. Beaton, Jr., Chief 
Underwriter, Federal Insurance Administration at (202) 646-3442 for 
additional information. Contact Ms. Anderson at (202) 646-2625 for 
copies of the proposed collection of information.

    Dated: April 30, 1997.
Reginald Trujillo,
Director, Program Services Division, Operations Support Directorate.
[FR Doc. 97-12373 Filed 5-9-97; 8:45 am]
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