[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 208 (Friday, October 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62127-62128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21508]


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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 a proposed continuing information collection. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)), this notice seeks comments on the Exemption of State-
Owned Properties Under Self-Insurance Plan.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 44 CFR part 75 establishes standards with 
respect to the Federal Insurance Administrator's (FIA) determinations, 
that a State's plan of self-insurance is adequate and satisfactory for 
the purposes of the Act, from the requirement of purchasing flood 
insurance coverage for State-owned structures and their contents in 
areas identified by the Administrator as A, AO, AH, A1-A30, AE, A99, M, 
V, VO, V1-V30 and E zones, in which the sale of insurance has been made 
available. It also establishes the procedures by

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which a State may request exemption under Section 102 C of the Act.

Collection of Information

    Title: Exemption of State-Owned Properties Under Self-Insurance 
Plan.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved 
collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0013.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Abstract: The application for exemption is made to the Federal 
Insurance Administration by the Governor or other duly authorized 
official of the State accompanied by sufficient supporting 
documentation which certifies that the plan of self-insurance upon 
which the application for exemption is based meets or exceeds the 
standards set forth in 44 CFR section 75.11. Upon determining that the 
State's plan of self-insurance equals or exceeds the standards, the 
Administrator then certifies that the State is exempt from the 
requirements for the purchase of flood insurance for State-owned 
structures and their contents.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; Federal Government: State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100.

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                                      No. of       Frequency of    Burden hours       Annual       Total annual
           FEMA forms               respondents      response      per response      responses     burden hours
                                             (A)             (B)             (C)           (AxB)         (AxBxC)
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Letter application..............              20               1               5              20             100
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    Total.......................              20               1               5              20             100
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    Estimated Cost: Combined cost all respondents is $15,500 or $155.00 
per 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: You may contact Ms. Mary Ann Chang, 
Insurance Examiner, Federal Insurance Administration, (202) 646-2790. 
For copies of the proposed collection of information contact the 
Records Management Section at (202) 646-3347 or e-mail address: [email protected].

    Dated: October 20, 2005.
George S. Trotter,
Acting Branch Chief, Information Resources Management Branch, 
Information Technology Services Division.
[FR Doc. 05-21508 Filed 10-27-05; 8:45 am]
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