[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 232 (Friday, December 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 70273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26602]



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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 (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: Evaluation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's 
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
    OMB Number: 1660-NEW10.
    Abstract: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) will conduct 
a comprehensive evaluation of its impact on land-use aimed at reducing 
loss of property due to floods. The study will center around six areas 
of inquiry through a combination of case studies, in-depth interviews, 
and surveys applied to an across-the-board representation of NFIP 
constituencies involving communities, state agencies, mortgage lenders, 
insurance agents, real estate brokers, developers, and individual 
policy and non policyholders.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households, businesses, and State, 
local and tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents: 2,716.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 20 to 25 minutes for survey 
questionnaires; 90 to 120 minutes for in-depth interviews on case 
analysis.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,268.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    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, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, or facsimile number (202) 395-7285. Comments 
must be submitted on or before January 3, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Muriel B. 
Anderson, Section Chief, Records Management, FEMA at 500 C Street, SW., 
Room 316, Washington, DC 20472, facsimile number (202) 646-3347, or e-
mail address [email protected].

    Dated: November 24, 2004.
Edward W. Kernan,
Branch Chief, Information Resources Management Branch, Information 
Technology Services Division.
[FR Doc. 04-26602 Filed 12-2-04; 8:45 am]
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