[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 61 (Tuesday, March 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16595-16596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7019]


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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 a description of the information collections required in 44 
CFR 61, Appendix A(2)VII(T) and implementing guidance and the Closed 
Basin Lakes Conservation Easements Biennial Report that FEMA will use.
    Title: Closed-Basin Lake and Endorsement Requirements.
    OMB Number: 1660-0050.
    Abstract: A closed basin lake is a natural lake from which water 
leaves primarily through evaporation and whose surface area exceeds or 
has exceeded one square mile at any time in the recorded past. FEMA 
Regional Directors shall determine that State, local government, or 
tribe has established new building restrictions and the State is 
providing the support needed to eliminate future flood losses before 
policyholders can qualify for insurance claim benefits under the closed 
basin lake standard flood insurance policy endorsement.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for 
profit, and State, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 16,270.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: The total estimated hours per 
respondent for the completion of all ten collections in this 
information collection request is 103.25 hours, with an estimated 
average of 10.33 hours per respondent, per collection.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,356 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and biennially for responses to 
the Closed-Basin Lakes Conservation Easements Biennial Report.
    Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory

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Affairs at OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department of Homeland 
Security/FEMA at e-mail address [email protected] or facsimile number 
(202) 395-7285. Comments must be submitted on or before April 29, 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 e-
mail address [email protected].

    Dated: March 22, 2004.
George S. Trotter,
Acting Division Director, Information Resources Management Division, 
Information Technology Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 04-7019 Filed 3-29-04; 8:45 am]
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