[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50881-50882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19754]


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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 collection of 
information required to implement the Flood Mitigation Assistance 
program requirements.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Program was created with the enactment 
of the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (the Act). Section 
553 of the Act authorizes a mitigation assistance program which FEMA 
has designated Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA). Section 554 
establishes the National Flood Mitigation Fund to provide assistance 
under Section 553. FMA regulations implement requirements of Section 
553 and 554 of the Act.
    FMA was developed to address concerns regarding repetitively or 
substantially damaged structures, or both, and the associated claims on 
the National Flood Insurance Fund. The overall goal of FMA is to fund 
cost-effective measures that reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of 
flood damage to buildings, manufactured homes, and other insurable 
structures.
    The purpose of the planning grants is to develop or update a Flood 
Mitigation Plan that FEMA must approve before approving a project 
grant. Native American tribes or authorized tribal organizations may 
submit applications to the State POC or directly to the FEMA Regional 
Director.
    The regulations outline a basic planning process with minimum 
standards for the Flood Mitigation Plans. Existing plans, such as those 
credited through the Community Rating System or those prepared in 
conformance with Section 322 of the Stafford Act, as amended by Section 
104 of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, may meet the requirements 
of FMA with few or no modifications. The plan should summarize the 
planning process, and should be reviewed periodically by the community 
in order to remain a viable document. Flood Mitigation Plans must be 
formally adopted by the legal entity submitting the plan for FEMA 
approval.

Collection of Information

    Title: Flood Mitigation Assistance Program.
    Type of Information Collection: Revisions of a currently approved 
collection.
    OMB Number: 3067-0271.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Abstract: FMA Application Package. The State will use the local 
government's application for grant assistance to recommend to FEMA its 
preference for use of limited grant funds. FEMA will use the 
application to determine for which projects in which communities it 
will provide funding from among the limited annual appropriation. The 
application will provide FEMA sufficient information to determine 
whether the project meets the minimum eligibility criteria and 
objectively evaluate its merits.

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    Affected Public: State, Local, Tribal Government.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,069.
    Estimated Cost: $36,518.
    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) 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. Comments should be received within 60 days of 
the date of this notice.

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: Robert F. Shea, Mitigation 
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3619, (facsimile) 202-646-3104 for 
additional information. Contact Ms. Anderson at (202) 646-2625 for 
copies of the proposed collection of information

    Dated: July 29, 2002.
Reginald Trujillo,
Director, Program Services Division, Operations Support Directorate.
[FR Doc. 02-19754 Filed 8-5-02; 8:45 am]
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