[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 57232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22820]


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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: National Flood Insurance Program Biennial Report.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    OMB Number: 3067-0018.
    Abstract: The National Flood Insurance Program Biennial Report 
forms provide information on changes to each participating community's 
flood hazard area, which may include new corporate boundaries, changes 
in flood hazard areas, new floodplain management measures, and changes 
in the rate of floodplain development. The information is also used to 
evaluate the effectiveness of a community's floodplain management 
activities by analyzing the number of variances and floodplain permits 
granted by each community against other information in the Biennial 
Report and the FEMA Community Information System. FEMA regional offices 
use the information to provide technical assistance to communities 
implementing a floodplain management program. Information from the 
forms will be input in FEMA's Mapping Needs Update Support System 
(MNUSS) for use in ranking and prioritizing one community's mapping 
needs against all other communities in the National Flood Insurance 
Program to determine how the limited flood hazard mapping funds will be 
allocated for map updates. Communities will have the option of 
responding on-line through a FEMA website or completing the paper forms 
and returning them via the mail system.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Government. .
    Number of Respondents: 19,687 communities in the NFIP. One-half or 
9,844 communities may submit the Biennial Report on an annual basis.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent for the Following Forms:
    FEMA Form 81-28, Emergency and Regular Program (Minimally 
Floodprone), range from .5 hour-1.5 hours with an average of 1 hour.
    FEMA Form 81-29, Regular Program (With Base Flood Elevations), 
Range from 1 hour-2.5 hours, with an average of 1.25 hours.
    FEMA Form 81-29A, Regular Program (No Special Flood Hazard Areas 
Designated), 12 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Annual burden ranges from 
8,925-13,641 hours with an average of 11,283 hours per year (one-half 
of the biennial burden hours.).
    Frequency of Response: Once for each form

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, 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, 
telephone number (202) 646-2625 or facsimile number (202) 646-3347 or 
e-mail address: [email protected].

    Dated: August 30, 2002.
Reginald Trujillo,
Branch Chief, Program Services and Systems Branch, Facilities 
Management and Services Division, Administration and Resource Planning 
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 02-22820 Filed 9-6-02; 8:45 am]
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