Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Community Rating System- Application Letter & Quick Check; Community Recertifications; Environmental & Historic Preservation Certifications
| Published date | 01 April 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 18253 |
| Record Number | 2020-06698 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Federal Emrgency Management Agency,Homeland Security Department,Federal Emergency Management Agency |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 63 (Wednesday, April 1, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18253-18254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06698]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emrgency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2020-0006; OMB No. 1660-0022]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Community Rating System-- Application Letter &
Quick Check; Community Recertifications; Environmental & Historic
Preservation Certifications
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice 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. 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 May 1, 2020.
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
Bill Lesser, Program Specialist, Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration, (202) 646-2807.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection
previously published in the Federal Register on January 28, 2020, at 85
FR 5005 with a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received.
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: Community Rating System-- Application Letter & Quick Check;
Community Annual Recertifications; Environmental & Historic
Preservation Certifications.
Type of information collection: Extension, without change, of a
currently approved information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0022.
Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 086-0-35, Community Rating
System Application Letter and Quick Check; FEMA Form 086-0-35A,
Community Annual Recertifications, FEMA Form 086-0-35B, Environmental
and Historic Preservation Certifications; FEMA Form 086-0-035C,
Repetitive Loss Update Form.
Abstract: The CRS Application Letter & Quick Check, the CRS
certification and update forms, and accompanying guidance are used by
communities that participate in the National Flood Insurance Program's
(NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS). The CRS is a voluntary program
where flood insurance costs are reduced in communities that implement
practices, such as building codes and public awareness activities, that
are considered to reduce the risks of flooding and promote the purchase
of flood insurance.
Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,170.
Estimated Number of Responses: 4,170.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 52,292.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $3,816,061.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: There are
no estimated operation and maintenance costs associated with this
collection.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: There are no
estimated capital and start-up costs associated with this collection.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $6,612,799.
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
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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.
Maile Arthur,
Acting Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2020-06698 Filed 3-31-20; 8:45 am]
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