[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 121 (Friday, June 22, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33540-33541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15711]


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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 take this opportunity 
to comment on proposed continuing information collections. 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) 
Public Law 97-3480 and the Coastal Barrier Improvement Act (CBRA) 
Public Law 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 with 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: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    OMB Number: 3067-0120.
    Abstract: Section II of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (Pub. L. 
97-348) prohibits the sale of National Flood Insurance Program policies 
for new construction and substantial improvement of structures on 
undeveloped coastal barriers on or after October 1, 1983. The 
information collection contained in FEMA regulation 44 CFR 71.4 is used 
by FEMA to determine that a structure is neither new construction nor a 
substantial improvement, and therefore is eligible for flood insurance. 
If the information is not collected, NFIP policies would be provided 
for buildings which are legally ineligible for it, thus exposing the 
Federal Government to an insurance liability Congress choose to limit.
    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: 90 hours.

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                                                                                   Hours per      Annual burden
            Number of  respondents                  Frequency of  response          response          hours
(A)                                            (B)............................               (C)      (A x B x C)
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60...........................................  Once per respondent............             1.5               90
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    Estimated Cost: Total estimated cost to the Federal Government is 
estimated to be $239 (60 responses x $3.99 per response) for NFIP 
servicing contractor. Total estimated cost to respondents is estimated 
to be $600 (60 responses x $10 per respondent) to include cost to make 
phone calls, mail written request, make trips to local office to obtain 
documentation and copying fees which may be charged by the local 
office.

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 within 60 days of the date of this notice.

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ADDRESSES: Interested persons should submit written comments to Muriel 
B. Anderson, Chief, Records Management Branch, Program Services 
Division, Operations Support Directorate, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Room 316, Washington, DC 20472.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Robin Williamson, Insurance 
Examiner, Federal Insurance Administration at (202) 646-3963 for 
additional information about this collection. You may contact Ms. 
Anderson for copies of the proposed collection of information at 
telephone number (202) 646-2625 or facsimile number (202) 646-3347 or 
email [email protected].

    Dated: June 13, 2001.
Reginald Trujillo,
Director, Program Services Division, Operations Support Directorate.
[FR Doc. 01-15711 Filed 6-21-01; 8:45 am]
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