[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9250-9251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03359]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2014-0004; OMB No. 1660-0013]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Exemption of State-Owned Properties Under Self-
Insurance Plan
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 an extension, without change, of a currently approved
information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the collection of
information necessary to allow States to request an exemption from
maintaining flood insurance on State-owned structures.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 21, 2014.
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-2014-0004. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., 8NE, Washington, DC 20472-
3100.
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 via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Mary Ann Chang, Insurance
Examiner, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, DHS/FEMA, at
(202) 646-2714 for further information. You may contact the Records
Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of
information at facsimile number (202) 646-3347 or email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973
(Act), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq., recognized that a reasonable
method of sharing the nation's risk of flooding at the national level
was required. The Act established a requirement to purchase flood
insurance for properties at risk from a flood. It also further provided
an exception to this requirement for State-owned properties that are
covered under an adequate State policy of self-insurance. When States
provide proof of this self-insurance, the designated property is not
required to be covered by flood insurance. Title 44 CFR part 75
establishes the procedures by which a State may request exemption and
also establishes standards with respect to the Administrator's
determinations that a State's plan of self-insurance is adequate and
satisfactory for the purpose of exempting the State from the
requirement of purchasing flood insurance coverage, for State-owned
structures and their contents. This applies to areas identified by the
Administrator as A, AO, AH, A1-30, AE, AR, AR/A1-30, AR/AE, AR/AO, AR/
AH, AR/A, A99, M, V, VO, V1-30, VE, and E zones, in which the sale of
insurance has been made available.
Collection of Information
Title: Exemption of State-Owned Properties under Self-Insurance
Plan.
Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a
currently approved information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0013.
Form Titles and Numbers: None.
Abstract: States can request an exemption to the requirement of
purchasing flood insurance on State-owned properties through the
submission of sufficient supporting documentation certifying that the
plan of self-insurance upon which the application for exemption is
based meets or exceed the standards of coverage required for flood and
flood-related hazards.
Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 20.
Number of Responses: 20.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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Number of Avg. burden Total
Number of responses Total per annual Avg. hourly Total annual
Type of respondent Form name/form number respondents per number of response burden (in wage rate respondent
respondent responses (in hours) hours) cost
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State, local or Tribal Government. Letter of Application/ 20 1 20 5 100 $82.96 $8,296
No Form.
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Total......................... ..................... 20 ........... 20 ........... 100 ........... $8,296
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Note: The ``Avg. Hourly Wage Rate'' for each respondent
includes a 1.4 multiplier to reflect a fully-loaded wage rate.
Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the
hour burden is $8,296. There are no annual costs to respondents
operations and maintenance costs for technical services. There is no
annual start-up or capital costs. The cost to the Federal Government is
$5,355.
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
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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.
Dated: January 30, 2014.
Charlene D. Myrthil,
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2014-03359 Filed 2-14-14; 8:45 am]
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