[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66125-66126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18141]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2024-0011; OMB No. 1660-0006]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review, Comment Request; National Flood Insurance Program Policy Forms.

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: 30-Day notice of revision and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (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. FEMA invites the general public to 
take this opportunity to comment on a revision of a currently approved 
information collection. In accordance with the requirements of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning 
information collected for the selling and servicing of National Flood 
Insurance Program (NFIP) policies by FEMA's direct servicing agent, 
NFIP Direct.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 13, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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 
Joycelyn Collins, Underwriting Branch Program Analyst, Federal 
Insurance Directorate, at 202-701-3383 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP is authorized by the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (NFIA) (Pub. L. 90-448) and expanded by the Flood 
Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (Pub. L.

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93-234). The NFIA requires FEMA to provide flood insurance at full 
actuarial rates, reflecting the complete flood risk to structures built 
or substantially improved, on or after the effective date for the 
initial Flood Insurance Rate Map for the community, so that the risks 
associated with buildings in flood-prone areas are borne by those 
located in such areas and not by taxpayers at large. In accordance with 
the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, the purchase of flood 
insurance is mandatory when Federal or Federally-related financial 
assistance is being provided for acquisition or construction of 
buildings located, or to be located, within FEMA-identified special 
flood hazard areas of communities that participate in the NFIP.
    FEMA proposes minor revisions to the existing paper forms completed 
by licensed insurance agents and the addition of a new electronic form 
that property owners can complete online.
    This proposed information collection previously published in the 
Federal Register on April 11, 2024, at 89 FR 25642 with a 60-day public 
comment period. One public comment discussing wildfires was received, 
but FEMA considers this comment to not be germane to this NFIP 
information collection. 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: National Flood Insurance Program Policy Forms.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0006.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-206-FY-21-117 (formerly 086-0-1), Flood 
Insurance Application; FEMA Form FF-206-FY-21-118 (formerly 086-0-2), 
Flood Insurance Cancellation/Nullification Request Form; FEMA Form FF-
206-FY-21-119 (formerly 086-0-3), Flood Insurance General Change 
Endorsement, and FEMA Form FF-206-FY-24-103, e-Flood Insurance 
Application.
    Abstract: Flood insurance policies are marketed through the 
facilities of insurance agents or brokers licensed in the various 
states, or property owners can apply for quotes online. Applications 
and quote requests may be forwarded to the NFIP Servicing Agent 
designated as fiscal agent by the FEMA. Upon receipt and examination of 
the application and required premium, the servicing company may issue 
the appropriate Federal flood insurance policy.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; State, local or Tribal 
Government; Business or other for profit; Not-for-profit institutions; 
and Farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 184,273.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 184,273.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 28,642.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $1,307,508.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $8,817,913.

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.

Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2024-18141 Filed 8-13-24; 8:45 am]
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