Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Federal Register: February 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 30)
Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Docket ID: FEMA-2009-0001
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and request for comments; Revision of a currently approved collection; OMB No. 1660-0006; FEMA Form 086-0-1,
Flood Insurance Application, FEMA Form 086-0-2, Flood Insurance
Cancellation/Nullification Request Form, FEMA Form 086-0-3, Flood
Insurance General Change Endorsement, FEMA Form 086-0-5, Flood
Insurance Preferred Risk Policy Application, FEMA Form 086-0-4, V-Zone
Risk Factor Rating Form and Instructions.
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 proposed revision of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Notice seeks comments concerning the application process for property owners to obtain insurance coverage under the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use only one of the following means to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments at http://www.regulations.gov under docket ID FEMA-2009-0001. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to Office of Management, Records
Management Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20472-3100.
(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to (703) 483-2999.
(4) E-mail. Submit comments to FEMA-POLICY@dhs.gov. Include docket
ID FEMA-2009-0001 in the subject line.
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 on the Privacy and Use Notice link on the
Administration Navigation Bar of http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Mary Ann Chang, Mitigation
Directorate, FEMA, 703-605-0421 for additional information. You may contact the Records Management Branch for copies of the proposed collection of information at facsimile number (202) 646-3347 or e-mail address: FEMA-Information-Collections@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is authorized by Public Law 90-448 (1968) and expanded by Public Law 93-234 (1973). The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 requires that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provided 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 (FIRM) for the community, or after December 31, 1974, whichever is later, so that the risks associated with buildings in flood-prone areas are borne by those located in such areas and not by the taxpayers at large. In accordance with Public Law 93-234, 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 are participating in the NFIP.
Collection of Information
Title: National Flood Insurance Program Policy Forms.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0006.
Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 086-0-1, Flood Insurance
Application, FEMA Form 086-0-2, Flood Insurance Cancellation/
Nullification Request Form, FEMA Form 086-0-3, Flood Insurance General
Change Endorsement, FEMA Form 086-0-5, Flood Insurance Preferred Risk
Policy Application, FEMA Form 086-0-4, V-Zone Risk Factor Rating Form and Instructions.
Abstract: In order to provide for the availability of policies for flood insurance, policies are marketed through the facilities of licensed insurance agents or brokers in the various States.
Applications from agents or brokers are forwarded to a servicing company designated as fiscal agent by FIA. Upon receipt and examination of the application and required premium, the servicing company issues the appropriate Federal flood insurance policy.
Affected Public: Individual and Households, Business or other for- profit, Farms, State, Local or Tribal Government.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,480.58 hours.
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Table A.12 Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
Number of
Average burden
Total annual
Total annual
Type of respondent
Form name/form
Number of
responses per per response (in
burden (in
Average hourly respondent number
respondents
respondent
hours)
hours)
wage rate
cost
Individual and Household,
Flood Insurance
5,859
1 .2 (12 Minutes).. 1,171.8 (70,308
$19.56
$22,920.41
Business or other for profit,
Application/FEMA
Minutes).
Not-for-profit institutions,
Form 086-0-1.
Farms, State, Local or Tribal
Government (Property Owner).
Individual and Household,
Flood Insurance
2,958
1 .125 (7.5
369.75 (22,185
19.56
7,232.31
Business or other for profit,
Cancellation/
Minutes).
Minutes).
Not-for-profit institutions,
Nullification
Farms, State, Local or Tribal
Request Form/
Government (Property Owner).
FEMA Form 086-0- 2.
Individual and Household,
Flood Insurance
19,920
1 .15 (9 Minutes).. 2,988 (179,280
19.56
58,445.28
Business or other for profit,
General Change
Minutes).
Not-for-profit institutions,
Endorsement/FEMA
Farms, State, Local or Tribal
Form 086-0-3.
Government (Property Owner).
Individual and Household,
Flood Insurance
1,090
1 .133 (8 Minutes). 145.33 (8,720
19.56
2,842.72
Business or other for profit,
Preferred Risk
Minutes).
Not-for-profit institutions,
Application/FEMA
Farms, State, Local or Tribal
Form 086-0-5.
Government (Property Owner).
Individual and Household,
Renewal Premium
93,514
1 .05 (3 Minutes).. 4,675.7 (280,542
19.56
91,456.69
Business or other for profit,
Notice/No Form.
Minutes).
Not-for-profit institutions,
Farms, State, Local or Tribal
Government (Property Owner).
Business or other for profit
V-Zone Risk
20
1 6.5 (390 Minutes) 130 (7,800
33.11
4,304.30
(Surveyors).
Factor Rating
Minutes).
Form and
Instructions/
FEMA Form 086-0- 4 (including reference to the
Coastal
Construction
Manual CD).
Total...................... .................
123,361 .............. ................. 9,480.58......... ..............
187,201.71
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Estimated Cost: The estimated annualized cost to respondents based on wage rate categories is $187,201.71. The estimated annual cost to respondents resulting from the contracting out of information collection services for FEMA Form 81-25 is $13,000. The estimated annual cost to the Federal Government is $6,520,346.
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.
Larry Gray,
Director, Records Management Division,Office of Management, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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