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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. Comments should be 

received within 60 days of the date of 

this notice. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should 

submit written comments to Chief, 

Records Management Section, 

Information Resources Management 

Branch, Information Technology 

Services Division, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security, 500 

C Street, SW., Room 316, Washington, 

DC 20472. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Laurie Wivell, Training Support 

Specialist, Emergency Management 

Institute, (301) 447–1216 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: FEMAInformation-Collections@dhs.gov. 

Dated: November 3, 2005. 

Darcy Bingham, 

Branch Chief, Information Resources 

Management Branch, Information 

Technology Services Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, U.S. Department 

of Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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 proposed continuing 

information collections. In accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), this 

notice seeks comments concerning 

insurance companies that seek to 

participate in the National Flood 

Insurance Program (NFIP), Write Your 

Own (WYO) Program. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

may enter into arrangements authorized 

by the National Flood Insurance Act of 

1968 as amended (the Act) under the 

Writer Your Own Program (WYO) with 

individual private sector insurance 

companies that are licensed to engage in 

the business of property insurance. 

These companies may offer flood 

insurance coverage to eligible property 

owners utilizing their customary 

business practice. To ensure that a 

company seeking to return or participate 

in the WYO program is qualified, FEMA 

is requiring a one-time submission of 

information to determine the company’s 

qualifications, as set forth in 44 CFR 

62.24. 

Collection of Information 

Title: Write Your Own (WYO) 

Company Participation Criteria; New 

Applicant. 

Type of Information Collection: 

Extension of a currently approved 

collection. 

OMB Number: 1660–0038. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Abstract: The Federal government is a 

guarantor of flood insurance coverage 

issued under the WYO arrangement. To 

determine eligibility for participation in 

the WYO program, the NFIP requires a 

on-time submission of data 

demonstrating insurance companies 

qualification. 

Affected Public: Business or Other For 

Profit. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 

FEMA activity 

Number of 

respondents 

(A) 

Frequency of 

response 

(B) 

Hours per 

response 

(C) 

Annual burden 

hours 

(A × B × C) 

WYO Criteria .................................................................................................... 5 1 7 35 

Total .......................................................................................................... 5 1 7 35 

Estimated Cost: There is no cost to 

insurance companies for this collection 

of information. 

Comments: Written 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. Comments should be 

received within 60 days of the date of 

this notice. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should 

submit written comments to Chief, 

Records Management Section, 

Information Resources Management 

Branch, Information Technology 

Services Division, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security, 500 

C Street, SW., Room 316, Washington, 

DC 20472. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Claudia Murphy, Program 

Analyst, Mitigation Branch, (202) 646–

2775 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-InformationCollections@dhs.gov. 

Dated: November 3, 2005. 

Darcy Bingham, 

Branch Chief, Information Resources 

Management Branch, Information 

Technology Services Division. 

[FR Doc. 05–23133 Filed 11–22–05; 8:45 am] 

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