[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 171 (Friday, September 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 53306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22534]


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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 has submitted the 
following proposed information collection to the Office of Management 
and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507).
    Title: Claims for National Flood Insurance Program.
    Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, with change, of a 
previously approved collection for which approval has been expired.
    OMB Number: 3067-0021.
    Form Numbers: 81-40, 81-41, 81-41A, 81-42, 81-42A, 81-43, 81-44, 
81-57, 81-58, 81-59, 81-63, 81-96, 81-98.
    Abstract: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is authorized 
by Public Law (Pub. L.) 90-448 National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and 
expanded by Public Law 93-234, Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to 
provide low-cost federally subsidized flood insurance for existing 
buildings exposed to flood risks. In return communities must enact and 
administer construction safeguards to ensure that new construction in 
the flood plain will be built to eliminate or minimize future flood 
damage. The forms included in this collection of information provide 
the information that is necessary for the continued proper performance 
of the Agency's functions related to indemnifying policyholders for 
flood damage to their properties.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households, Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profits institutions, Farms, Federal government and 
State, local or tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents: 77,634.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 4 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 310,536.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
on the proposed information collection to the Desk Officer for the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 
20503 within 30 days of the date of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Muriel B. 
Anderson, FEMA Information Collections Officer, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW, Room 316, Washington, DC 20472. 
Telephone number (202) 646-2625, FAX number (202) 646-3524, or email 
address: muriel.anderson@ fema.gov.

    Dated: August 23, 2000.
Reginald Trujillo,
Director, Program Services Division, Operations Support Directorate.
[FR Doc. 00-22534 Filed 8-31-00; 8:45 am]
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