Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request; Application for Participation in the National Flood Insurance Program

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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. FEMA invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on an extension of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the collection of information under which communities submit information to FEMA for application and continued participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67848-67849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21941]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2026-0232; OMB No. 1660-0004]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review, Comment Request; Application for Participation in the National 
Flood Insurance Program

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: 30-Day notice of extension 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. FEMA invites the general public to 
take this opportunity to comment on an extension of a currently 
approved information collection. In accordance with the requirements of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments 
concerning the collection of information under which communities submit 
information to FEMA for application and continued participation in the 
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 27, 2026.

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#80c6c5cdc1adc9eee6eff2ede1f4e9efeeadc3efecece5e3f4e9efeef3adcde1eee1e7e5ede5eef4c0e6e5ede1aee4e8f3aee7eff6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6127242c204c280f070e130c0015080e0f4c220e0d0d040215080e0f124c2c000f0006040c040f152107040c004f0509124f060e17">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or 
Charles Baker, Program Analyst, Floodplain Management Division at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#61020900130d04124f03000a04132107040c004f0509124f060e17"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="82e1eae3f0eee7f1ace0e3e9e7f0c2e4e7efe3ace6eaf1ace5edf4">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or (202) 600-1885.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP, codified at 42 U.S.C. 4001 et 
seq., requires all flood-prone communities throughout the country to 
apply for participation in the NFIP one year after their flood-prone 
status is identified or submit to the prohibition of certain types of 
federal and federally related financial assistance for use in their 
floodplains. 44 CFR 59.2 authorizes previously unavailable flood 
insurance protection to property owners in flood-prone areas and 
identifies the information that communities are required to submit to 
FEMA for application into the NFIP. 44 CFR 59.22 and 59.24 identify the 
information a community is required to submit to FEMA for continued 
participation in the program. This collection also accounts for the 
burden hours associated with the applicant's time to collect 
information

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as part of the community development permit process. To qualify for the 
NFIP, a participating community must adopt certain minimum standards in 
accordance with FEMA's regulations at 44 CFR 60.3, 60.4, and 60.5. To 
verify whether communities maintain such standards, the NFIP requires 
participating communities to retain documentation on development taking 
place in the flood hazard areas within the community. See 44 CFR 59.22. 
Such information will be made available to FEMA upon request. This 
information assists FEMA in evaluating the effectiveness of a 
community's floodplain management program and participating property 
owners' eligibility for flood insurance. The ``Application for 
Participation in the NFIP'' and the ``NFIP and the Community 
Development Permit Process'' are separate actions documented under the 
same collection.
    This proposed information collection previously published in the 
Federal Register on July 30, 2026, at 91 FR 48400 with a 60-day public 
comment period. Two public comments were received. One public comment 
suggested a ceiling on the value of properties eligible for flood 
insurance, and the other was supportive of this information collection. 
One comment is not relevant to this information collection, and the 
other is supportive of its renewal. 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: Application for Participation in the National Flood 
Insurance Program.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0004.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-206-FY-22-160 (formerly 086-0-30), 
Application for Participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.
    Abstract: The NFIP provides flood insurance to communities that 
apply for participation and make a commitment to protect against future 
flood damages. The application form and supporting documentation will 
enable FEMA to continue to rapidly process new community applications 
and to thereby more quickly provide flood insurance protection to the 
residents in communities.
    Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 22,792.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 91,033.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 273,144.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $28,704,703.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $120,081.

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.

Nigel S. Allicock,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2026-21941 Filed 10-27-26; 8:45 am]
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