[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 8478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3895]


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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, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted 
the following information collection to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the 
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35). The submission describes the nature of the information collection, 
the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, 
effort and resources used by respondents to respond) and cost, and 
includes the actual data collection instruments FEMA will use.
    Title: Claims for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
    OMB Number: 1660-0005.
    Abstract: The claims forms used for the National Flood Insurance 
Program (NFIP) are used by policyholders and adjusters to collect the 
information needed to investigate, document, evaluate, and settle 
claims against National Flood Insurance Program policies for flood 
damage to their insured property or qualification for benefits under 
Increased Cost of Compliance coverage.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Business or Other for 
Profit, Non-for-Profit Institutions, Farms, Federal Government, State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 5,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:

                                          Table 1.--Annual Burden Hours
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                                                                                                        Total
                                                  No. of       Frequency      Burden       Annual       annual
                    Forms                       respondents        of       hours per    responses      burden
                                                    (A)        responses    respondent      (D)         hours
                                                                  (B)          (C)                     (AxBxC)
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FEMA Form:
    81-40...................................            5000            1         2.50         2100        5,250
    81-41...................................            5000            1         2.50         3300        8,250
    81-41A..................................            5000            1         1.00         3500        3,500
    81-42...................................            5000            1         0.08         3500          280
    81-42A..................................            5000            1         2.00          260          520
    81-43...................................            5000            1         0.07         3500          245
    81-44...................................            5000            1         0.10         1000          100
    81-57...................................            5000            1         0.07         3500          245
    81-58...................................            5000            1         0.07         3500          245
    81-59...................................            5000            1         0.08         2000          160
    81-63...................................            5000            1         1.00          350          350
    81-96...................................            5000            1         0.50          200          100
    81-98...................................            5000            1         0.42          260          109
    81-109..................................            5000            1         0.25          500          125
    81-110..................................            5000            1         0.25          500          125
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        Total...............................           5,000            1  ...........       27,970      19,604
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(\1\) Estimated number of policyholders who will file insurance claims due to flood damage per claims'
  historical trend.
(\2\) Estimated number of responses factoring in respondents not filling all forms.

    Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
    Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs at OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department 
of Homeland Security/FEMA at email address [email protected] or 
facsimile number (202) 395-7285. Comments must be submitted on or 
before March 25, 2004. In addition, interested persons may also send 
comments to FEMA (see contact information below).

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, FEMA at 500 C Street, SW., 
Room 316, Washington, DC 20472, facsimile number (202) 646-3347, or 
email address [email protected].

    Dated: February 18, 2004.
Edward W. Kernan,
Division Director, Information Resources Management Division, 
Information Technology Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 04-3895 Filed 2-23-04; 8:45 am]
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