Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 181 / Wednesday, September 17, 2008 / Notices 53885 

Abstract: The Elevation Certificate 

and Floodproofing Certificate are used 

in conjunction with the application for 

flood insurance. The certificates are 

required for proper rating of post Flood 

Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) structures, 

which are buildings constructed after 

the publication of the FIRM, for flood 

insurance in Special Flood Hazard 

Areas. In addition, the Elevation 

Certificate is needed for pre-FIRM 

structures being rated under post-FIRM 

flood insurance rules. The certificates 

provide community officials and others 

standardized documents to readily 

record needed building elevation 

information. NFIP policyholders/ 

applicants provide the appropriate 

certificate to insurance agents. The 

certificate is then used in conjunction 

with the insurance application so that 

the building can be properly rated for 

flood insurance. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households, Business or other for-profit, 

State, local or Tribal Government. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 8,245 hours. 

TABLE A.12—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS

Type of 

respondent 

Form name/form 

number 

Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Avg. burden 

per response 

(in hours) 

Total annual 

burden 

(in hours) 

Avg. hourly 

wage rate 

Total annual respondent cost 

Individuals or 

households.

Elevation Certificate FEMA 81– 

31 and Instructions (including 

Web-based 

training module).

2,190 1 3.75 8,212.5 $19.56 $160,636.50 

Business or other 

for profit (surveyors).

Floodproofing Certificate FEMA 

81–65.

10 1 3.25 32.5 33.11 1,076.08 

Total .............. .............................. 2,200 ........................ ........................ 8,245 ........................ 161,712.58 

Estimated Cost: The estimated 

annualized cost to respondents based on 

wage rate categories is $161,712.58. The 

estimated cost to respondents for 

purchasing professional services 

required to complete the certificates is 

$770,000. The estimated annual cost to 

the Federal Government is $21,080.00. 

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 must be 

submitted on or before November 17, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should 

submit written comments to Office of 

Management, Records Management 

Division, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20472, Mail Drop Room 

301. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Mary Ann Chang, Insurance 

Examiner, Mitigation Division, (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 email address: FEMA-InformationCollections@dhs.gov. 

Dated: September 11, 2008. 

John A. Sharetts-Sullivan, 

Director, Records Management Division, 

Office of Management, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E8–21748 Filed 9–16–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and 

request for comments; Extension, 

without change, of a currently approved 

collection, OMB Number 1660–0014, 

FEMA Form—None. 

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 continuing information 

collection. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice seeks comments concerning 

reimbursement of claims submitted for 

fighting fires on Federal property. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

collection of information is necessary in 

order to reimburse fire services for 

claims submitted for fighting fires on 

property that is under jurisdiction of the 

United States. Section II of the Federal 

Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, 

implemented under 44 CFR part 151, 

provides that each fire service that 

engages in the fighting of a fire on 

property which is under the jurisdiction 

of the United States and who has a 

mutual aid agreement in effect between 

claimant and the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) for the 

property upon which the fire occurred, 

may file a claim with FEMA for the 

amount of direct expense and direct 

losses incurred by such fire services as 

a result of fighting fires. 

Collection of Information 

Title: Reimbursement for Cost of 

Fighting Fire on Federal Property. 

Type of Information Collection: 

Extension, without change, of a 

currently approved collection. 

OMB Number: 1660–0014. 

Form Numbers: FEMA Form—None. 

Abstract: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA), the 

Administrator of the United States Fire 

Administration (USFA); and the United 


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States Treasury will use the information 

to ensure proper expenditure of Federal 

funds. Once a claim is received, a copy 

of FEMA determination and the claim is 

forwarded to the Treasury Department. 

The Treasury Department will pay for 

fire services or its parent jurisdiction for 

any moneys in the treasurer subject to 

reimbursement, to the Federal 

department or agency under whose 

jurisdiction the fire occurred. 

Affected Public: Federal Government, 

and State, Local or Tribal Government. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 

ANNUAL HOUR BURDEN

Data collection activity/instrument 

No. of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

responses 

Hour burden 

per response 

Annual 

responses 

Total annual 

burden hours 

(A) (B) (C) (D) = (A × B) (C × D) 

Claims Information ............................................................... 4 4 1.5 16 24 

Total .............................................................................. 4 4 1.5 16 24 

Estimated Cost: The annualized cost 

burden for Fire Chiefs to complete and 

process a claim is estimated to be 

$15,360 annually. The estimated annual 

cost to the Federal Government is 

$654.00. 

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 must be 

submitted on or before November 17, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should 

submit written comments to Office of 

Management, Records Management 

Division, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20472, Mail Drop Room 

301. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Tim Ganley, Fire Program 

Specialist, U.S. Fire Administration, 

(301) 447–1358 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: September 11, 2008. 

John A. Sharetts-Sullivan, 

Director, Records Management Division, 

Office of Management, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E8–21769 Filed 9–16–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice; 30-day notice and 

request for comments; Reinstatement, 

with change, of a previously approved 

collection for which approval has 

expired, 1660–0054; FEMA Form 080–2, 

FEMA Form 080–3, FEMA Form 080–4, 

FEMA Form 080–5, FEMA Form 080–6, 

FEMA Form 080–7, FEMA Form 080–8, 

FEMA Form 080–10, and FEMA Form 

080–12. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) is 

submitting a request for review and 

approval of a collection of information 

under the emergency processing 

procedures in Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) regulation 5 CFR 

1320.13. FEMA is requesting that this 

information collection be approved by 

12/01/2008. The approval will authorize 

FEMA to use the collection through 6/ 

01/2009. FEMA plans to follow this 

emergency request with a request for a 

3-year approval. The request will be 

processed under OMB’s normal 

clearance procedures. To help us with 

the timely processing of the emergency 

and normal clearance submissions to 

OMB, FEMA invites the general public 

to comment on the proposed collection 

of information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

authority for Assistance to Firefighters 

Grant Program (AFG) and Fire 

Prevention and Safety (FPS) is derived 

from the Federal Fire Protection and 

Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229 et 

seq.), as amended. The authority for 

Staffing for Adequate Fire and 

Emergency Response (SAFER) is 

derived from 15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq. This 

submission is necessary in order for 

DHS to effectively implement a 

competitive grant program and meet the 

fiscal deadlines. 

Collection of Information: 

Title: Assistance to Firefighters Grant 

Applications. 

Type of Information Collection: 

Reinstatement, with change, of a 

previously approved collection for 

which approval has expired. 

OMB Number: 1660–0054. 

Abstract: Information sought under 

this submission will comprise the grant 

applications for AFG, FPS and SAFER. 

The information is necessary to assess 

the needs of the applicants as well as 

the benefits to be obtained from the use 

of funds. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit, State, 

Local and Tribal governments. 

Number of Respondents: 64,050. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 3.03 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 193,995 hours. 

Estimated Cost: The estimated annual 

cost to the Federal Government is 

$6,127,441. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Comments: Written comments are 

solicited to (a) evaluate whether the 

reinstated 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 

information collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (c) enhance the 


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