Notice2023-03607
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request; National Flood Insurance Program Policy Forms
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Published
February 22, 2023
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentFederal Emergency Management Agency
Abstract
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 seeks comments concerning information collected for the selling and servicing of National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies by FEMA's direct servicing agent, NFIP Direct.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10918-10919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03607]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2022-0049; OMB No. 1660-0006]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review, Comment Request; National Flood Insurance Program Policy Forms
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30 Day notice of revision and request for comments.
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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 seeks comments
concerning information collected for the selling and servicing of
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies by FEMA's direct
servicing agent, NFIP Direct.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection should be made to Director,
Information Management Division, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472,
email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3274777f731f7b5c545d405f53465b5d5c1f715d5e5e5751465b5d5c411f7f535c5355575f575c467254575f531c565a411c555d44"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="084e4d45492541666e677a65697c616766254b6764646d6b7c6167667b25456966696f6d656d667c486e6d6569266c607b266f677e">[email protected]</span></a> or
Joycelyn Collins, Underwriting Branch Program Analyst, Federal
Insurance Directorate, at 202-701-3383 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#92d8fdebf1f7feebfcbcd1fdfefefbfce1d2f4f7fff3bcf6fae1bcf5fde4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8fc5e0f6eceae3f6e1a1cce0e3e3e6e1fccfe9eae2eea1ebe7fca1e8e0f9">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP is authorized by Public Law 90-448
(1968) and expanded by Public Law 93-234 (1973). The National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968 requires FEMA to provide flood insurance at full
actuarial rates, reflecting the complete flood risk to structures built
or substantially improved, on or after the effective date for the
initial Flood Insurance Rate Map for the community, so that the risks
associated with buildings in flood-prone areas are borne by those
located in such areas and not by taxpayers at large. In accordance with
Public Law 93-234, the purchase of flood insurance is mandatory when
Federal or federally related financial assistance is being provided for
acquisition or construction of buildings located, or to be located,
within FEMA-identified special flood hazard areas of communities that
participate in the NFIP.
FEMA also proposes changes to this information collection to
implement a revised risk rating methodology that will apply to all
policies issued or renewed on or after October 1, 2021. This revised
methodology will require FEMA to collect new information necessary to
sell and service flood insurance policies. However, the revised
methodology is not expected to increase the overall information
collection burden on the public due to the use of data from sources
other than policyholders. As a result of this revised methodology, FEMA
proposes to modify FEMA Forms FF-206-FY-21-117 (formerly 086-0-1), FF-
206-FY-21-118 (formerly 086-0-2), and FF-206-FY-21-119 (formerly 086-0-
3).
During the transition to the revised rating methodology, FEMA still
needed to maintain the existing forms in this information collection.
As a result, FEMA added FEMA Forms 086-0-1T, 086-0-2T, 086-0-3T, and
086-0-5T to this information collection. Now that the transition to the
revised risk rating methodology has been completed, effective April 1,
2022, FEMA has discontinued the use of these forms and is removing them
from this information collection.
This proposed information collection previously published in the
Federal Register on December 7, 2022, at 87 FR 75060 with a 60 day
public comment period. One complimentary comment was received and FEMA
thanks the commentor. This notice also corrects a minor typographical
error in the previously published notice, which listed the number of
respondents as 372,522 when the correct number of respondents is
372,422. 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.
Collection of Information
Title: National Flood Insurance Program Policy Forms.
Type of Information Collection: Extension, with change, of a
currently approved information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0006.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-206-FY-21-117 (formerly 086-0-1), Flood
Insurance Application; FEMA Form FF-206-FY-21-118 (formerly 086-0-2),
Flood Insurance Cancellation/Nullification Request Form; and FEMA Form
FF-206-FY-21-119 (formerly 086-0-3), Flood Insurance General Change
Endorsement.
Abstract: To provide for the availability of policies for flood
insurance, policies are marketed and administered through the
facilities of licensed insurance agents or brokers in the various
States. Applications, general change requests, and cancellations from
agents or brokers are forwarded to a direct servicing agent designated
as fiscal agent by the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration
(FIMA),
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referred to as NFIP Direct. Upon receipt and examination of the
application, general change request, cancellation, and required
premium, the servicing company issues or updates the appropriate
Federal flood insurance policy.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; State, local or Tribal
government; business or other for profit; not-for-profit institutions;
and farms.
Number of Respondents: 372,422.
Number of Responses: 372,422.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 51,628.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $2,096,612.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $9,357,010.
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.
Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2023-03607 Filed 2-21-23; 8:45 am]
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