Document ID: FEMA-2011-0029-0002
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, National Flood Insurance Claims Appeals Process
Posted Date: 2012-01-24T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3482-3483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1312]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2011-0029; OMB No. 1660-0095]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, National Flood Insurance Claims Appeals 
Process

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted 
the following information collection to the Office of Management

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and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the 
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission 
describes the nature of the information collection, the categories of 
respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources 
used by respondents to respond) and cost, and includes the actual data 
collection instruments FEMA will use.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 23, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the proposed information 
collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the Desk 
Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, and sent via electronic mail to 
oira.submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Director, 
Records Management Division, 1800 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 
20598-3005, facsimile number (202) 646-3347, or email address FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: National Flood Insurance Claims Appeals Process.
    Type of Collection: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0095.
    Abstract: The process requires policyholders to submit a written 
appeal to FEMA (Mitigation Directorate/Risk Insurance Division), in the 
form of a signed letter explaining the nature of their claim appeal, 
names and titles of persons contacted, dates of contact, contact 
information, and details of the contact relevant to their claim appeal. 
FEMA will review the documentation submitted by the policyholder, 
conduct any necessary additional investigation, and advise, both the 
policyholder and the appropriate flood insurance carrier, of its 
decision regarding the appeal.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Number of Respondents: 1,055.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: State, 5 hours; Local, 5 hours; and 
Tribal 5 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,110 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One Time.

John G. Jenkins, Jr.,
Records Management Division, Office of Management, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2012-1312 Filed 1-23-12; 8:45 am]
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