[Federal Register: November 4, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 213)]
[Notices]
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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, Department of Homeland
Security.
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 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 flood plain 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 the National Flood Insurance Program (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. In addition, the NFIP Biennial Report is one of the tools
used to assist FEMA in meeting its regulatory requirement under section
575 of the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004. A ``yes''
answer to Items 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 and Tribal governments.
Number of Respondents: 20,500 respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2.49 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,375.
Frequency of Response: 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 at OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department
of Homeland Security/FEMA, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503, or facsimile number (202) 395-7285. Comments
must be submitted on or before December 5, 2005.
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 316, Washington, DC 20472,
facsimile number (202) 646-3347, or e-mail address
FEMA-Information-Collections@dhs.gov.
Dated: October 28, 2005.
Darcey Bingham,
Branch Chief, Information Resources Management Branch, Information
Technology Services Division.
[FR Doc. 05-22061 Filed 11-3-05; 8:45 am]
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