[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 37106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12678]


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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: Community Rating System (CRS) Program Application Worksheets 
and Commentary.
    OMB Number: 1660-0022.
    Abstract: The Community Ratings System (CRS), designed by the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency as part of the National Flood 
Insurance Program (NFIP), provides flood insurance premium discounts to 
communities that undertake activities that will mitigate flooding and 
flood damage beyond the minimum standards required by the NFIP. 
Communities select approved activities they want to get credit for 
either as a first time or continuing participant.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents: 1,200 respondents/communities.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 31 hours for the Application and 4 
hours for the Annual Recertification for a total of 35 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,280 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    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 July 28, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to: 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: June 20, 2005.
George S. Trotter,
Acting Branch Chief, Information Resources Management Branch, 
Information Technology Services Division.
[FR Doc. 05-12678 Filed 6-27-05; 8:45 am]
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