[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 154 (Friday, August 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51851-51852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20149]


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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 an extension of a currently approved information 
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3506 (c) (2) (A), this notice seeks comments on the Exemption of 
State-Owned Properties Under Self-Insurance Plan.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 44 CFR part 75 establishes standards with 
respect to the Federal Insurance Administrator's (FIA) determinations, 
that a State's plan of self-insurance is adequate and satisfactory for 
the purposes of the Act, from the requirement of purchasing flood 
insurance coverage for State-owned structures and their contents in 
areas identified by the Administrator as A, AO, AH, A1-A30, AE, A99, M, 
V, VO, V1-V30 and E zones, in which the sale of insurance has been made 
available. It also establishes the procedures by which a State may 
request exemption under section 102 C of the Act.
    Collection of Information:
    Title: Exemption of State-Owned Properties Under Self-Insurance 
Plan.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved 
collection.
    OMB Number: 3067-0127.
    Abstract: The application for exemption is made to the Federal 
Insurance Administration by the Governor or other duly authorized 
official of the State accompanied by sufficient supporting 
documentation which certifies that the plan of self-insurance upon 
which the application for exemption is based meets or exceed the 
standards set forth in 44 CFR section 75.11. Upon determining that the 
State's plan of self-insurance equals or exceeds the standards, the 
Administrator then certifies that the State is exempt from the 
requirements for the purchase of flood insurance for State-owned 
structures and their contents.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Hours Per Response: 5.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100 hours.
    Estimated Cost: $3,000.
    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, Chief, Records Management Section, Program Services and 
Systems Branch, Facilities Management and Services Division, 
Administration and Resource Planning Directorate, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Room 316, Washington, DC 20472.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may contact Ms. Mary Ann Chang, 
Federal Insurance Administration, (202) 646-2790. For copies of the 
proposed

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collection information please contact Ms. Anderson at telephone number 
(202) 646-2625, facsimile number or e-mail [email protected].

    Dated: July 31, 2002.
Reginald Trujillo,
Branch Chief, Program Services and Systems Branch, Facilities 
Management and Services Division, Administration and Resource Planning 
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 02-20149 Filed 8-8-02; 8:45 am]
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