[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 122 (Friday, June 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34255-34256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16216]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency is submitting a 
request for review and approval of a new information collection. This 
request is submitted under the emergency processing procedures in 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulation 5 CFR 1320.13. FEMA is 
requesting that this information collection be approved by June 18, 
1999 for the use through December 1999 due to the hurricane season that 
began June 1.
    FEMA plans to follow this emergency request with a 3-year approval. 
The request will be processed under OMB's normal clearance procedures 
in accordance with the provisions of OMB regulation 5 CFR 1320.10. To 
help us with the timely processing of the emergency and normal 
clearance submissions to OMB, FEMA invites the general public to 
comment on the proposed collection of information. This notice and 
request for comments is in accordance with the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 (c)(2)(A)). It seeks 
comments concerning the collection of information to be used to 
establish a settlement on the amount the insured will receive under a 
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policy for the cost of bringing 
a structure into compliance with floodplain management requirements. It 
will also be used to identify whether or not the insured qualifies for 
coverage under the Increased Cost of Compliance (ICC).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. This collection is in accordance with FEMA 
responsibilities under Section 555 of Public Law 103-325 and is part of 
all NFIP policies newly issued or renewed on or after June 1, 1997. ICC 
coverage pays for expenses a property owner must incur above and beyond 
the cost to repair the physical damage the structure actually sustained 
from a flooding event to comply with State or local floodplain 
management ordinances or laws. Such expenses may include the cost of 
building elevation, floodproofing, relocation, demolition, or any 
combination. Policyholders with 3-year policies have the option of 
canceling their flood insurance policies on the anniversary date and 
obtaining ICC coverage under rewritten policies.
    Collection of Information:
    Title: Increased Cost of Compliance.
    Type of Information Collection: New.
    OMB Number: None.
    Form Numbers. FEMA Form 81-99, Increased Cost of Compliance Proof 
of Loss; and FEMA Form 81-42A, Increased Cost of Compliance Adjuster 
Report.
    Abstract. The National Flood Insurance Program, (NFIP) authorized 
by P.L. 90-448 (1968) and expanded by P.L. 93-234 (1973) provides low-
cost Federally subsidized flood insurance for existing buildings 
exposed to flood risk. In return, communities must enact and administer 
construction safeguards to ensure that new construction in the 
floodplain will be built to eliminate or minimize future flood damage. 
In accordance with P.L. 93-234, the purchase of flood insurance is 
mandatory when Federal or Federally-related financial assistance is 
being provided for acquisition or construction of buildings located or 
to be located within FEMA-identified Special Flood Hazard Areas of 
communities which are participating in the Program. Section 555 of the 
National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, Title V of the Riegle 
Community Development and Investment Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-325), 
requires the NFIP to provide the coverage under the Standard Flood 
Insurance Policy for the increased costs of complying with the land use 
and control measures established under section 1361 of the National 
Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended. FEMA Form 81-99, Increased 
Cost of Compliance (ICC) Proof of Loss will be used by the insured and 
adjuster to establish a settlement on the amount the insured will 
receive. FEMA Form 81-42A, Increased Cost of Compliance Adjuster Report 
will be used by the Adjuster to identify whether or not the insured 
qualifies for coverage under ICC. These forms are necessary for the 
continued proper performance of the Agency's functions related to 
indemnifying policyholders for flood damages to their properties.
    Affected public: Individuals and households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions, and Farms.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,895.

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                                           Number of                                               Annual burden
              FEMA forms                  respondents     Frequency of response      Hours per     hours  (A  x
                                              (A)                  (B)             response  (C)     B  x  C)
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81-99.................................           3,500  On Occasion.............             .25             875
81-42A................................           3,500  On Occasion.............            2              7,000
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    Total.............................           3,500  ........................            2.25           7,875
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    Estimated Cost. $1,750,000.

Comments

    Written comments are solicited to:
    (a) evaluate whether the proposed data collections and reporting 
requirements are necessary for the proper performance of FEMA's 
functions and program activities, including whether the data have 
practical utility;
    (b) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed data collections and reporting requirements;
    (c) determine an estimated cost of the proposed data collections 
and reporting requirements to the respondents;
    (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

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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.
OMB should receive comments concerning the approval of this collection 
of information under OMB's emergency processing procedures within 30 
days of the date of this notice. FEMA will, however, continue to accept 
comments concerning this collection of information through August 24, 
1999.

ADDRESSEE: Interested persons should submit written comments to the 
Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, ATTN: Desk Officer for FEMA, 725 17th Street, NW, Room 10102, 
Washington DC 20503, or to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
ATTN: Information Collections Officer, 500 C Street, SW, Room 316, 
Washington, DC 20472.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact 
Timothy P. Johnson, Federal Insurance Administration, at (202) 646-
3418. For copies of the proposed collection of information contact 
Muriel B. Anderson at (202) 646-2625, FAX (202) 646-3524, or e-mail: 
[email protected].

    Dated: June 11, 1999.
Muriel B. Anderson,
Acting Director, Program Services Division, Operations Support 
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 99-16216 Filed 6-24-99; 8:45 am]
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