[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16070-16071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7794]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and 
Response Directorate, Homeland Security.

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 new 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 use of the Mapping Needs Update 
Support System (MNUSS) Data Worksheet to collect data on flood hazard 
mapping needs.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Law 103-325, The Riegle Community 
Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994, Title V--National 
Flood Insurance Reform, section 575, Updating of Flood Maps (also known 
as section 575 of the National Flood Insurance Reform Act (FNIRA) of 
1994), mandates that at least once every five years, the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will assess the need to revise and 
update all floodplain areas and flood risk zones identified, 
delineated, or established under section 1360 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968.

Collection of Information

    Title: National Flood Insurance Program--Mapping Needs Update 
Support System (MNUSS) Data Worksheet.
    Type of Information Collection: Existing collection in use without 
an OMB control number.
    OMB Number: 1660-New.
    Abstract: To fulfill the mandate specified in section 575 of the 
NFIRA, FEMA established the Mapping Needs Assessment process and the 
MNUSS database in order to effectively identify and document data 
regarding community flood hazard mapping needs. MNUSS is designed to 
store mapping needs at the community level. The current version of 
MNUSS is an interactive, web-enabled password protected database. In 
order to facilitate the identification and collection of communities' 
current flood hazard mapping needs for input into MNUSS, FEMA developed 
the MNUSS Data Worksheet.
    Flood hazard mapping needs information enables FEMA to be more 
responsive to ongoing changes affecting flood hazard areas that occur 
in communities participating in the NFIP. The changes include, but are 
not limited to, new corporate limit boundaries, changes in the road 
network, and changes in flood hazard areas, which affect communities' 
flood risks. The information is also used in providing justification 
for FEMA when requesting funding for flood map updates and is used 
along with other information to prioritize the flood hazard mapping 
needs of all mapped communities participating in the NFIP to assist in 
the allocation of annual funds for flood hazard map updates.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondents: 1,800.
    Frequency of Response: Once every five years.
    Hour Burden Per Response: 4.5.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,400.

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

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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 Branch, Information Resources 
Management Division, Information Technology Services Directorate, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and 
Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 500 C Street, 
SW., Room 316, Washington, DC 20472.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Cynthia Croxdale, Mitigation 
Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness 
and Response Directorate, at (202) 646-3458 for additional information. 
You may contact Ms. Anderson for copies of the proposed collection of 
information at e-mail address: [email protected].

    Dated: March 26, 2003.
Vernon Adler,
Acting Division Director, Information Resources Management Division, 
Information Technology Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 03-7794 Filed 4-1-03; 8:45 am]
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