[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 180 (Monday, September 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54678-54679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15462]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency


National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP); Assistance to Private 
Sector Property Insurers

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Each year FEMA is required by the Write-Your-Own (``WYO'') 
program Financial Assistance/Subsidy Arrangement (``Arrangement'') to 
notify the private insurance companies (``Companies'') and make 
available to the Companies the terms for subscription or re-
subscription to the Arrangement. In keeping with that requirement, this 
notice provides the terms to the Companies to subscribe or re-subscribe 
to the Arrangement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward L. Connor, FEMA, 500 C Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20472, 202-646-3429 (Phone), 202-646-3445 
(facsimile), or [email protected] (e-mail).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Arrangement, approximately 90 
private sector property insurers issue flood insurance policies and 
adjust flood insurance claims under their own names based on the 
Arrangement with the Federal Insurance Administration (FIA) (44 CFR 
part 62, appendix A). The WYO insurers receive an expense allowance and 
remit the remaining premium to the Federal Government. The Federal 
Government pays WYO insurers for flood losses and pays loss adjustment 
expenses based on a fee schedule. Litigation costs, including court 
costs, attorney fees, judgments, and settlements, are paid by FIA based 
on submitted documentation. The Arrangement provides that under certain 
circumstances reimbursement for litigation costs will not be made. The 
complete Arrangement is published in 44 CFR part 62, appendix A.
    Each year FEMA is required to publish in the Federal Register and 
make available to the Companies the terms for subscription or re-
subscription to the Financial Assistance/Subsidy Arrangement. During 
the 2005-2006 Arrangement year FEMA published (70 FR 55915, Sept. 23, 
2005) notice of the changes to the Arrangement. No changes have been 
made to the Arrangement since the publication of the previous notice.

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    During September 2006, FEMA will send a copy of the offer for the 
2006-2007 Arrangement year, together with related materials and 
submission instructions, to all private insurance companies 
participating under the current 2005-2006 Arrangement. Any private 
insurance company not currently participating in the WYO Program but 
wishing to consider FEMA's offer for 2006-2007 may request a copy by 
writing: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Mitigation Division, 
Attn: WYO Program, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, or contact 
Edward Connor 202-646-3445 (facsimile), or [email protected] (e-
mail).

David I. Maurstad,
Federal Insurance Administrator, National Flood Insurance Program, 
Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of 
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E6-15462 Filed 9-15-06; 8:45 am]
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