[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 140 (Friday, July 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 42357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14480]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
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, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites 
the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity 
to comment on proposed continuing information collections. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)), this notice seeks comments concerning renewal of the 
Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form (FEMA Form 81-93).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA is seeking to extend the use of the 
Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form, required by Title V, Section 
528 of the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (NFIRA). The 
form records the determination of whether a structure is located within 
an identified Special Flood Hazard Area and whether flood insurance is 
available. Federally-regulated lender institutions, are mandated to 
complete this form for any loan made, increased, extended, renewed, or 
purchased.

Collection of Information

    Title: Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved 
collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0040.
    Form Numbers: FEMA 81-93 Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form.
    Abstract: On September 23, 1994, the President signed the Riegle 
Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994. Title V 
of this Act is the National Flood Insurance Reform Act (NFIRA). Section 
528 of the NFIRA requires that FEMA develop a standard hazard 
determination form for recording the determination of whether a 
structure is located within an identified Special Flood Hazard Area and 
whether flood insurance is available. Section 528 of the NFIRA also 
requires the use of this form by regulated lending institutions, 
Federal agency lenders, the Federal National Mortgage Association, the 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the Government National 
Mortgage Association for any loan made, increased, extended, renewed or 
purchased by these entities. The form developed to comply with the 
above requirements is the Standard Flood Hazard Determination form 
(FEMA Form 83-93, dated October 2002). This form will be completed by 
federally regulated lending institutions when making, increasing, 
extending, renewing or purchasing each loan for the purpose of 
documenting the factors considered as to whether flood insurance is 
required and available. An estimated 33,000,000 such uses are made each 
year. This number is entirely driven by the volume of mortgage 
transactions, of which fluctuations in interest rates is a principal 
factor.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Federal Government.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,890,000 hours.

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                                         No. of                                                    Annual burden
             FEMA forms                respondents    Frequency of    Burden hours per response    hours  (A x B
                                           (A)        response (B)               (C)                   x C)
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81-93..............................      33,000,000               1  0.33 (20 minutes)..........      10,890,000
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    Estimated Cost: The total cost to federally-regulated lenders for 
completing FEMA Form 81-93 totals $295,119,000, representing an average 
cost of $8.00 per loan transaction (respondent).
    Comments: Written comments are solicited to (a) evaluate whether 
the proposed data collection is necessary for the proper performance of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(d) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who 
are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses. Comments should be received within 60 days of 
the date of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should submit written comments to Chief, 
Records Management Section, Information Resources Management Branch, 
Information Technology Services Division, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, Department of 
Homeland Security, 500 C Street, SW., Room 316, Washington, DC 20472.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Cecelia Lynch, Program 
Specialist, Mitigation Division at (202) 646-7045 for additional 
information. You may contact the Records Management Section at (202) 
646-3347 or e-mail address: [email protected].

    Dated: July 13, 2005.
George S. Trotter,
Acting Branch Chief, Information Resources Management Branch, 
Information Technology Services Division.
[FR Doc. 05-14480 Filed 7-21-05; 8:45 am]
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