[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 29090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13340]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2017-0027; OMB No. 1660-0013]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Exemption of State-Owned Properties Under Self-
Insurance Plan

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 an extension, without change, of a currently approved 
information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the collection of 
information necessary to allow States to request an exemption from 
maintaining flood insurance on State-owned structures.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 28, 2017.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use 
only one of the following means to submit comments:
    (1) Online. Submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 
FEMA-XXXX-XXXX. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of 
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., 8NE, Washington, DC 20472-
3100.
    All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket 
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material, 
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any 
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this 
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act 
notice that is available via the link in the footer of 
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzan Krowel, Insurance Examiner, 
Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, DHS/FEMA, at (202) 
701-3701. You may contact the Records Management Division for copies of 
the proposed collection of information at email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: State-owned properties covered under an 
adequate State policy of self-insurance satisfactory to FEMA are not 
required to purchase flood insurance in accordance with Section 
102(c)(1) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 4012a(c)(1)). NFIP regulations, 44 CFR part 75, establish the 
procedures by which a State insurance plans must meet to be found 
exempt from the requirement to purchase flood insurance coverage for 
State-owned structures and their contents. To be eligible for the 
exemption, State properties must be located in areas identified by the 
Administrator as A, AO, AH, A1-30, AE, AR, AR/A1-30, AR/AE, AR/AO, AR/
AH, AR/A, A99, M, V, VO, V1-30, VE, and E zones, in which the sale of 
insurance has been made available.

Collection of Information

    Title: Exemption of State-owned Properties Under Self-Insurance.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0013.
    FEMA Forms: None.
    Abstract: Application for exemption must be made 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 in NFIP regulations at 44 CFR 75.11.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Number of Responses: 20.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5.
    Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the 
hour burden is $8,547. There are no annual costs to respondents 
operations and maintenance costs for technical services. There is no 
annual start-up or capital costs. The cost to the Federal Government is 
$3,920.10.

Comments

    Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption 
above. 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.

    Dated: June 21, 2017.
Tammi Hines,
Records Management Program Chief (Acting), Mission Support, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2017-13340 Filed 6-26-17; 8:45 am]
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