[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 179 (Monday, September 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52897-52898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18240]


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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), as part of

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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, this notice 
seeks comments concerning the adequacy of two forms FEMA uses to gather 
certain information about the floodplain management activities of 
communities that participate in the National Flood Insurance Program 
(NFIP). The forms are used to gather information about a community's 
floodplain management regulations, administrative and enforcement 
procedures, flood insurance studies, and basic information pertaining 
to names, addresses, and phone numbers of individuals responsible for a 
community's floodplain management program.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information gathered on the subject 
forms pertain to a community's participation in the NFIP. The NFIP was 
established by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (the Act). 
Section 1315 of the Act requires the adoption of permanent land use and 
control measures which are consistent with the comprehensive criteria 
of land management and use under section 1361. In 44 CFR 59.24 
requirements are established for the continued eligibility to 
participate in the NFIP based upon implementing an adequate community 
based floodplain management program. The information gathered with the 
forms is used to evaluate the adequacy of a community's floodplain 
management program as it relates to continued participation in the 
NFIP.

Collection of Information

    Title: Effectiveness of a Community's Implementation of the NFIP 
Community Assistance Program Community Assistance Contact (CAC) and 
Community Assistance Visit (CAV) Reports.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of currently approved 
collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0023.
    Form Numbers: Form 81-68 (Community Assistance Report); Form 81-69 
(Community Contact Report).
    Abstract: The forms that are the subject of this OMB review, the 
``Community Contact Report'' (FF 81-68) and the ``Community Visit 
Report'' (FF 81-69) are the documents used to record the information 
gathered during CACs and CAVs. The data obtained from the Community 
Assistance Contact (CAC) and Community Assistance Visit (CAV) forms 
information collection effort is used to assist with the management of 
the NFIP. A major objective of the NFIP is to assure that participating 
communities are achieving the flood loss reduction objectives of the 
program. To achieve this objective, FEMA's Mitigation Directorate 
implemented a process to evaluate the floodplain management assistance 
needed by communities and how well communities are implementing their 
floodplain management programs. By determining the assistance needed 
and how well communities are performing their responsibilities, FEMA 
can identify, prevent, and resolve floodplain management issues before 
problems arise that require enforcement actions.
    The two key methods FEMA uses in determining community assistance 
needs are through the CAC and CAV, which serve to provide a systematic 
means of monitoring community NFIP compliance. Through the CAC and CAV, 
FEMA can also determine to what extent communities are achieving the 
flood loss reduction objectives of the NFIP. By providing assistance to 
communities, the CAC and CAV also serve to enhance FEMA's goals of 
reducing future flood losses, thereby achieving the cost-containment 
objectives of the NFIP.
    Affected Public: Federal, State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 168 hours.

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                                                                                                                                          Total annual
              Data collection activity/instrument                   Number of       Frequency of     Hour burden per  Annual responses  hour burden  (E)
                                                                respondents  (A)   responses  (B)     response  (C)      (D) = (AxB)         = (CxD)
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FF 81-68 (CAV)................................................             1,000                 1                 2             1,000             2,000
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FF 81-69 (CAC)................................................             2,000                 1                 1             2,000             2,000
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    Total.....................................................            *3,000  ................  ................             3,000             4,000
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\*\ The burden estimates proposed in 72 FR 36014, July 2, 2007, have been changed to correct the number of respondents from 56 to 3000. Therefore the
  estimated cost has been changed from $8,400 to $200,000.

    Estimated Cost: The total estimated burden cost of State Officials 
to complete and review these forms is estimated to be $200,000 
annually.
    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 and 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 October 17, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Rachel Sears, Program 
Specialist, at 202-646-2977 for additional information. You may contact 
the Records Management Branch for copies of the proposed collection of 
information at facsimile number (202) 646-3347 or e-mail address: [email protected].

    Dated: September 12, 2007.
 John A. Sharetts-Sullivan,
Director, Records Management and Privacy, Office of Management 
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of 
Homeland Security.
 [FR Doc. E7-18240 Filed 9-14-07; 8:45 am]
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