Document ID: FEMA-2014-0010-0001
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Implementation of Coastal Barrier Legislation
Posted Date: 2014-03-06T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 44 (Thursday, March 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12699-12700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04915]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2014-0010; OMB No. 1660-0010]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Implementation of Coastal Barrier Legislation

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 applications for 
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) insurance for buildings located 
in Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) communities.

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DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 5, 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-2014-0010. Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of 
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Room 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: Mary Chang, Insurance Examiner, Risk 
Insurance Division, Mitigation Directorate, (202) 212-4712 for 
additional 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: FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 
3501, et seq.; Pub. L. 97-348) and the Coastal Barrier Improvement Act 
of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-591) are Federal laws that were enacted on October 
18, 1982, and November 16, 1990, respectively, as part of a Department 
of the Interior (DOI) initiative to preserve the ecological integrity 
of areas DOI designates as coastal barriers and otherwise protected 
areas. The laws provide this protection by prohibiting all Federal 
expenditures or financial assistance, including flood insurance, for 
residential or commercial development in areas identified with the 
system. The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) regulations at 
Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 71 implement 
section 11 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act and section 9 of the 
Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990, as those Acts amend the 
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001, et seq.). When an 
application for flood insurance is submitted to FEMA, the owner of a 
structure located in an area identified as being in the Coastal Barrier 
Resource System (CBRS) or an otherwise protected area is required to 
provide documentation to FEMA in accordance with 44 CFR 71.4 to show 
that the structure is eligible for flood insurance.

Collection of Information

    Title: Implementation of Coastal Barrier Legislation.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    FEMA Forms: None.
    Abstract: When an application for flood insurance is submitted for 
buildings located in a CBRS or an otherwise protected area, one of the 
following types of documentation must be submitted as evidence of 
eligibility: (a) Certification from a community official stating the 
building is not located in a designated CBRS area; (b) A legally valid 
building permit or certification from a community official stating that 
the start date of a building's construction preceded the date that the 
community was identified in the CBRS; or (c) Certification from the 
governmental body overseeing the area indicating that the building is 
used in a manner consistent with the purpose for which the area is 
protected.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other for 
profits; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; and State, local or Tribal 
governments.
    Number of Respondents: 2690.
    Number of Responses: 2690.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 672.5.
    Estimated Cost: The estimated annual operations and maintenance 
costs for technical services is $2690.00. There is no annual start-up 
or capital costs.

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.

    Dated: February 21, 2014.
Charlene D. Myrthil,
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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