Document ID: FEMA-2016-0017-0002
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Community Rating System (CRS) Program- Application Worksheets and Commentary
Posted Date: 2016-10-03T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 191 (Monday, October 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68023-68024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23820]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2016-0017; OMB No. 1660-0022]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Community Rating System (CRS) Program--
Application Worksheets and Commentary

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the 
information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and 
Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission will describe 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 the actual data collection 
instruments FEMA will use.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 2, 2016.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Lesser, Program Specialist, 
Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, (202) 646-2807. You 
may contact the Records Management Division for copies of the proposed 
collection of information at email address: FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@fema.dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection 
previously published in the Federal Register on July 14, 2016, at 81 FR 
45517, with a 60 day public comment period. No comments were received. 
The purpose of this notice is to notify the public that FEMA will 
submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review and clearance.

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Collection of Information

    Title: Community Rating System (CRS) Program--Application 
Worksheets and Commentary.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0022.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 086-0-35, Community Rating System Application 
Letter and Quick Check; FEMA Form 086-0-35A, Community Annual 
Recertifications, and FEMA Form 086-0-35B, Environmental and Historic 
Preservation Certifications.
    Abstract: The CRS Application Letter & Quick Check, the CRS 
certification forms, and accompanying guidance are used by communities 
that participate in the National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) 
Community Rating System (CRS). The CRS is a voluntary program where 
flood insurance costs are reduced in communities that implement 
practices, such as building codes and public awareness activities, 
which are considered to reduce the risks of flooding and promote the 
purchase of flood insurance.
    Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,579.
    Number of Responses: 1,579.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 41,936 hours.
    Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the 
hour burden is $2,442,795.30. There are no annual costs to respondents' 
operations and maintenance costs for technical services. There are no 
annual start-up or capital costs. The cost to the Federal Government is 
$5,425,600.00.

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: September 22, 2016.
Richard W. Mattison,
Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2016-23820 Filed 9-30-16; 8:45 am]
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