[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 20, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34028-34029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3007]


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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, DHS.

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. 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: The National Flood Insurance Program Biennial Report.
    OMB Number: 1660-0003.
    Abstract: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Biennial 
Report enables FEMA to meet its regulatory requirement under 44 CFR 
59.22(b)(2). It also enables FEMA to be more responsive to the ongoing 
changes that occur in each participating community's flood hazard area. 
These changes include, but are not limited to, new corporate 
boundaries, changes in flood hazard areas, new floodplain management 
measures, and changes in rate of floodplain development. It is also 
used to evaluate the effectiveness of the community's floodplain 
management activities. The evaluation is accomplished by analyzing 
information provided by the community, such as the number of variances 
and floodplain permits granted by each community in relationship to 
other information contained in the Biennial Report as well as other 
data available in FEMA's Community Information System (CIS). The 
Biennial Report also provides an opportunity for NFIP participating 
communities to request technical assistance in implementing a 
floodplain management program. FEMA regional offices use this 
information as a means to know which communities need support and 
guidance.
    The NFIP Biennial Report is also one of the tools used to assist 
FEMA in meeting its requirement under section 575 of the National Flood 
Insurance Reform Act. A ``yes'' answer to Item A-D in Section I of the 
report will provide the basis for FEMA to follow-up by contacting the 
community for clarification and/or elaboration regarding changes and 
activities occurring in a community's flood hazard area. This 
information will be used in ranking and prioritizing one community's 
mapping needs against all other communities in the NFIP and for 
determining how the limited flood hazard mapping funds are allocated 
for map updates.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal governments, farms, 
individuals or households, business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions representing the estimated 20,500 United States and United 
States territorial communities that are participating members of the 
NFIP. The NFIP requires that communities participating in the NFIP

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submit an annual or biennial report describing the progress made during 
the year in the implementation and enforcement of floodplain management 
regulations.
    Number of Respondents: 20,500.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: Up to three hours or less per claim.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 24,501.
    Frequency of Response: Once every two years.
    Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management Budget, Attention: Nathan 
Lesser, Desk Officer, Department of Homeland Security/FEMA, and sent 
via electronic mail to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 
395-6974. Comments must be submitted on or before July 20, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Chief, Records 
Management, FEMA, 500 C Street, SW., Room 609, Washington, DC 20472, 
facsimile number (202) 646-3347, or e-mail address [email protected].

    Dated: June 11, 2007.
John A. Sharetts-Sullivan,
Chief, Records Management and Privacy, Office of Management 
Directorate, Information Resources Management Branch, Information 
Technology Services Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 07-3007 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am]
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