[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 177 (Thursday, September 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52869-52870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21136]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice; 30-day notice and request for comments; Revision of a 
currently approved collection, OMB Number 1660-0040, FEMA Form 81-93.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted 
the following information collection to the Office of Management 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. FEMA is revising this collection 
to include the increase in respondents forecasted to respond to this 
information collection.

Collection of Information

    Title: Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form.
    OMB Number: 1660-0040.
    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 (NIFRA). Section 
528 of the NIFRA requires that FEMA develops a standard hazard 
determination form for recording the determination of whether a 
structure is located within an identified a Special Flood Hazard Area 
and whether flood insurance is available. Section 528 of the NIFRA also 
requires the use of this form by regulating lending institutions, 
federal agent lenders, the Federal National 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.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 46,456,460. The number of respondents has 
been increased since publication of the 60-day Federal Register Notice 
at 73 FR 30960, May 29, 2008.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.33 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,330,632. The total Annual 
Burden Hours has increased since publication of the 60-day Federal 
Register Notice at 73 FR 30960, May 29, 2008.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Comments: Interested persons are invited to 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 Desk Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, and sent via electronic mail to 
[email protected] or faxed

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to (202) 395-6974. Comments must be submitted on or before October 14, 
2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Director, 
Records Management Division, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, 
Mail Drop Room 301, facsimile number (202) 646-3347, or e-mail address 
[email protected].

    Dated: September 5, 2008
John A. Sharetts-Sullivan,
Director, Records Management Division, Office of Management, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E8-21136 Filed 9-10-08; 8:45 am]
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