[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 159 (Monday, August 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49494-49495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21007]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

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

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, as amended (44 U.S.C. 3507).
    Title: Mortgage Portfolio Protection Program (MPPP).
    Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, with change, of a 
previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    OMB Number: 3067-0229.
    Abstract: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) authorized by

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Public Law 90-448 (1968) and expanded by Public Law 93-234 (1973) and 
Public Law 103-325 (1994) provides federally subsidized flood insurance 
for existing buildings exposed to flood risk. In return, communities 
enact and administer construction safeguards to ensure that new 
construction in the floodplain will be built to eliminate or minimize 
future flood damage. In accordance with Public Law 93-234, the purchase 
of flood insurance is mandatory when Federal or federally related 
financial assistance is being provided for acquisition or construction 
of buildings located or to be located within FEMA-identified special 
flood hazard areas of communities that are participating in the 
program. The MPPP is a mechanism by which lending institutions, 
mortgage servicing companies and others servicing mortgage loan 
portfolios can bring their mortgage loan portfolios into compliance 
with the flood insurance purchase requirements of the Flood Disaster 
Protection Act of 1973.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households; Business or other for 
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; Federal Government; State, 
local, or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 273.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: WYO--0.5 minutes; Lender/Services--
0.5 minutes; WYO Company Policy--0.25 hours; New WYO Entrant 750 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,386.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.

COMMENTS: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk 
Officer for the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate/Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, 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 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. Facsimile number (202) 646-3347, 
or e-mail address [email protected].

    Dated: August 11, 2003.
George Trotter,
Acting Division Director, Information Resources Management Division, 
Information Technology Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 03-21007 Filed 8-15-03; 8:45 am]
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