[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11233-11234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05178]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2017-0022; OMB No. 1660-0004]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Application for Participation in the National 
Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

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 reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved 
information collection for which approval has expired. FEMA will submit 
the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management 
and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission will describe 
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 the actual data 
collection instruments FEMA will use.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 13, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the proposed information 
collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the Desk 
Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, and sent via electronic mail to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Director, 
Information Management Division, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, 
email address [email protected] or 
Adrienne L. Sheldon, Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist, 
Floodplain Management Division, (202) 212-3966.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), 
codified at 42 U.S.C 4001, et seq., requires all flood prone 
communities throughout the country to apply for participation in the 
NFIP one year after their flood prone status is identified or submit to 
the prohibition of certain types of federal and federally-related 
financial assistance for use in their floodplains. Title 44 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) section 59.2 authorizes previously 
unavailable flood insurance protection to property owners in flood-
prone areas, and 44 CFR 59.22 identifies the information that 
communities are required to submit to FEMA for application into the 
NFIP. 44 CFR 59.22 and 59.24 identify the information a community is 
required to submit to FEMA for continued participation in the program.
    This proposed information collection previously published in the 
Federal Register on December 13, 2017 at 82 FR 58631 with a 60 day 
public comment period. No comments were received. This information 
collection expired on September 30, 2017. FEMA is requesting a 
reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved information 
collection for which approval has expired. The purpose of this notice 
is to notify the public that FEMA will submit the information 
collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for 
review and clearance.

Collection of Information

    Title: Application for Participation in the National Flood 
Insurance Program (NFIP).
    Type of information collection: Reinstatement, without change, of a 
previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    OMB Number: 1660-0004.
    Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 086-0-30, Application for 
Participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.
    Abstract: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) provides 
flood insurance to the communities that apply for participation and 
make a commitment to protect against future flood damages. The 
application form and supporting documentation will enable FEMA to 
continue to rapidly process new community applications and to thereby 
more quickly provide flood insurance protection to the residents in 
communities.
    To qualify for the NFIP, a participating community must adopt 
certain minimum standards in accordance with FEMA's regulations at 44 
CFR 60.3, 60.4, and 60.5. In order to verify whether communities 
maintain such standards, the NFIP requires participating communities to 
retain documentation on development taking place in the flood hazard 
areas within the community. 44 CFR 59.22. Such information will be made 
available to FEMA upon request. This information assists FEMA in 
evaluating the effectiveness of a community's floodplain management 
program and participating property owners' eligibility for flood 
insurance.
    This reinstatement does not propose any change in the information 
solicited from respondents through this information collection; 
however, the number of burden hours has been updated to reflect 
changing number of respondents and responses received through this 
collection over time. These changes have occurred naturally, and do not 
result from specific action taken by FEMA.
    The ``Application for Participation in the NFIP'' and the ``NFIP 
and the Community Development Permit Process'' are separate actions 
documented under the same collection.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 22,367.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 97,724.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 244,418.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $20,946,623.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: N/A.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: N/A.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $ 83,041.

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.


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    Dated: March 7, 2018.
William H. Holzerland,
Senior Director for Information Management, Office of the Chief 
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2018-05178 Filed 3-13-18; 8:45 am]
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