[Federal Register: July 22, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 140)]
[Notices]
[Page 42357]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and
Response Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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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 proposed continuing information collections. In
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), this notice seeks comments concerning renewal of the
Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form (FEMA Form 81-93).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA is seeking to extend the use of the
Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form, required by Title V, Section
528 of the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (NFIRA). The
form records the determination of whether a structure is located within
an identified Special Flood Hazard Area and whether flood insurance is
available. Federally-regulated lender institutions, are mandated to
complete this form for any loan made, increased, extended, renewed, or
purchased.
Collection of Information
Title: Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form.
Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved
collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0040.
Form Numbers: FEMA 81-93 Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form.
Abstract: On September 23, 1994, the President signed the Riegle
Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994. Title V
of this Act is the National Flood Insurance Reform Act (NFIRA). Section
528 of the NFIRA requires that FEMA develop a standard hazard
determination form for recording the determination of whether a
structure is located within an identified Special Flood Hazard Area and
whether flood insurance is available. Section 528 of the NFIRA also
requires the use of this form by regulated lending institutions,
Federal agency lenders, the Federal National Mortgage Association, the
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the Government National
Mortgage Association for any loan made, increased, extended, renewed or
purchased by these entities. The form developed to comply with the
above requirements is the Standard Flood Hazard Determination form
(FEMA Form 83-93, dated October 2002). This form will be completed by
federally regulated lending institutions when making, increasing,
extending, renewing or purchasing each loan for the purpose of
documenting the factors considered as to whether flood insurance is
required and available. An estimated 33,000,000 such uses are made each
year. This number is entirely driven by the volume of mortgage
transactions, of which fluctuations in interest rates is a principal
factor.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Federal Government.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,890,000 hours.
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No. of Annual burden
FEMA forms respondents Frequency of Burden hours per response hours (A x B
(A) response (B) (C) x C)
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81-93.............................. 33,000,000 1 0.33 (20 minutes).......... 10,890,000
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Estimated Cost: The total cost to federally-regulated lenders for
completing FEMA Form 81-93 totals $295,119,000, representing an average
cost of $8.00 per loan transaction (respondent).
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 should be received within 60 days of
the date of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons should submit written comments to Chief,
Records Management Section, Information Resources Management Branch,
Information Technology Services Division, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security, 500 C Street, SW., Room 316, Washington, DC 20472.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Cecelia Lynch, Program
Specialist, Mitigation Division at (202) 646-7045 for additional
information. You may contact the Records Management Section at (202)
646-3347 or e-mail address: FEMA-Information-Collections@dhs.gov.
Dated: July 13, 2005.
George S. Trotter,
Acting Branch Chief, Information Resources Management Branch,
Information Technology Services Division.
[FR Doc. 05-14480 Filed 7-21-05; 8:45 am]
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