Document ID: FEMA-2010-0022-0001
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation Compliance Costs Policy; Mitigation
Posted Date: 2010-05-11T04:00Z

[Federal Register: May 11, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 90)]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2010-0022]

 
Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation Compliance Costs 
Policy; Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation Mitigation 
Policy

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is accepting 
comments on a draft Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation 
Compliance Costs policy and a draft Environmental Planning and Historic 
Preservation Mitigation policy.

DATES: Comments must be received by June 10, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be identified by docket ID FEMA-2010-0022 and 
may be submitted by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. Please note that the proposed 
policies are not rulemakings and the Federal Rulemaking Portal is being 
utilized only as a mechanism for receiving comments.
    Mail: Regulation & Policy Team, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Room 835, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, 
DC 20472-3100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Shick, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Office of Environmental Planning and Historic 
Preservation, 1800 S. Bell Street, 7th Floor, Arlington, VA 20598-3020, 
202-646-2685.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation

    Instructions: 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, which can be viewed by clicking on the ``Privacy Notice'' link 
in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.
    You may submit your comments and material by the methods specified 
in the ADDRESSES section above. Please submit your comments and any 
supporting material by only one means to avoid the receipt and review 
of duplicate submissions.
    Docket: The proposed policies are available in docket ID FEMA-2010-
0022. For access to the docket to read background documents or comments 
received, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov and search for the docket ID. Submitted comments 
may also be inspected at FEMA, Office of Chief Counsel, Room 835, 500 C 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

II. Background

    The draft Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation 
Compliance Costs policy establishes FEMA's policy on who is responsible 
to pay for the costs of FEMA's environmental planning and historic 
preservation (EHP) review, EHP analysis preparation, and execution of 
EHP mitigation measures. The draft Environmental Planning and Historic 
Preservation Mitigation policy establishes FEMA's policy on the 
negotiation and adoption of avoidance, minimization, mitigation, and 
compensation measures to address adverse effects to the environment, 
including cultural and historic resources.
    The proposed policies do not have the force or effect of law.
    FEMA seeks comment on the proposed policies, which are available 
online at http://www.regulations.gov in docket ID FEMA-2010-0022. Based 
on the comments received, FEMA may make appropriate revisions to the 
proposed policies. Although FEMA will consider any comments received in 
the drafting of the final policies, FEMA will not provide a response to 
comments document. When or if FEMA issues final policies, FEMA will 
publish a notice of availability in the Federal Register and make the 
final policies available at http://www.regulations.gov. The final 
policies will not have the force or effect of law.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; 40 CFR part 1500; 44 CFR part 
10.

David J. Kaufman,
Director, Office of Policy and Program Analysis, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency.
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