81_FR_14511 81 FR 14459 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Flood Insurance Program Policy Forms

81 FR 14459 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Flood Insurance Program Policy Forms

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 52 (March 17, 2016)

Page Range14459-14460
FR Document2016-05983

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 a revision of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning information collected for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies to accommodate the changing insurance needs of policyholders. The changes to the program were made as a result of the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and Homeowners Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14459-14460]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05983]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-FEMA-2016-0006; OMB No. 1660-0006


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; National Flood Insurance Program Policy Forms

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 a revision of a currently approved information 
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
this notice seeks comments concerning information collected for 
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies to accommodate the 
changing insurance needs of policyholders. The changes to the program 
were made as a result of the implementation of certain provisions of 
the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and Homeowners 
Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 16, 2016.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use 
only one of the following means to submit comments:
    (1) Online. Submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 
FEMA-2016-0006. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of 
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., 8NE, Washington, DC 20472-
3100.
    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 that is available via the link in the footer of 
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Ann Chang, Insurance Examiner, 
Mitigation Directorate, 202-212-4712. You may contact the Records 
Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of 
information at email address: [email protected].

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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 that the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency (FEMA) 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, or after December 31, 1974, whichever is 
later, so that the risks associated with buildings in flood-prone areas 
are borne by those located in such areas and not by the 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 are participating in the NFIP.

Collection of Information

    Title: National Flood Insurance Program Policy Forms.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0006.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 086-0-1, Flood Insurance Application; FEMA 
Form 0860-2, Flood Insurance Cancellation/Nullification Request Form; 
FEMA Form 086-0-3, Flood Insurance General Change Endorsement; FEMA 
Form 086-0-4, V-Zone Risk Factor Rating Form and Instructions; and FEMA 
Form 086-0-5, Flood Insurance Preferred Risk Application.
    Abstract: In order to provide for the availability of policies for 
flood insurance, policies are marketed through the facilities of 
licensed insurance agents or brokers in the various States. 
Applications from agents or brokers are forwarded to a servicing 
company designated as fiscal agent by the Federal Insurance 
Administration (FIA). Upon receipt and examination of the application 
and required premium, the servicing company issues 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: 601,067.
    Number of Responses: 601,067.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 91,016.
    Estimated Cost: 6,500.

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.

    Dated: March 3, 2016.
Richard W. Mattison,
Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2016-05983 Filed 3-16-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 9110-11-P

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 52 / Thursday, March 17, 2016 / Notices 14459 Inspections as a commercial gauger and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: following gauging procedures for laboratory. Approved Gauger and Accredited petroleum and certain petroleum Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and products from the American Petroleum SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Institute (API): pursuant to CBP regulations, that Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Chemical and Petrochemical Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite API Chapters Title Inspections has been approved to gauge 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202– 344–1060. 3 ..................... Tank gauging. petroleum and certain petroleum 7 ..................... Temperature determination. products and accredited to test SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 8 ..................... Sampling. petroleum and certain petroleum hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 12 ................... Calculations. products for customs purposes for the and 19 CFR 151.13, that Chemical and 17 ................... Maritime measurement. next three years as of September 18, Petrochemical Inspections, 5300 39th 2015. St., Groves, TX 77619, has been Chemical and Petrochemical approved to gauge petroleum and Inspections is accredited for the DATES: The accreditation and approval certain petroleum products and following laboratory analysis of Chemical and Petrochemical accredited to test petroleum and certain procedures and methods for petroleum Inspections as commercial gauger and petroleum products for customs and certain petroleum products set forth laboratory became effective on purposes, in accordance with the by the U.S. Customs and Border September 18, 2015. The next triennial provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR Protection Laboratory Methods (CBPL) inspection date will be scheduled for 151.13. Chemical and Petrochemical and American Society for Testing and September 2018. Inspections is approved for the Materials (ASTM): CBPL No. ASTM Title 27–05 .............................................. D4928 ............................................ Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oils by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration. 27–08 .............................................. D86 ................................................ Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products. 27–48 .............................................. D4052 ............................................ Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter. Anyone wishing to employ this entity DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND DATES: Comments must be submitted on to conduct laboratory analyses and SECURITY or before May 16, 2016. gauger services should request and ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate receive written assurances from the Federal Emergency Management submissions to the docket, please use entity that it is accredited or approved Agency only one of the following means to by the U.S. Customs and Border [Docket ID: FEMA–FEMA–2016–0006; OMB submit comments: Protection to conduct the specific test or No. 1660–0006 (1) Online. Submit comments at gauger service requested. Alternatively, www.regulations.gov under Docket ID inquiries regarding the specific test or Agency Information Collection FEMA–2016–0006. Follow the gauger service this entity is accredited Activities: Proposed Collection; instructions for submitting comments. or approved to perform may be directed Comment Request; National Flood Insurance Program Policy Forms (2) Mail. Submit written comments to to the U.S. Customs and Border Docket Manager, Office of Chief Protection by calling (202) 344–1060. AGENCY: Federal Emergency Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., The inquiry may also be sent to Management Agency, DHS. 8NE, Washington, DC 20472–3100. CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. Please ACTION: Notice. All submissions received must reference the Web site listed below for include the agency name and Docket ID. a complete listing of CBP approved SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Regardless of the method used for gaugers and accredited laboratories. Management Agency, as part of its submitting comments or material, all http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs- continuing effort to reduce paperwork submissions will be posted, without scientific/commercial-gaugers-and- and respondent burden, invites the change, to the Federal eRulemaking laboratories. general public and other Federal Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, agencies to take this opportunity to and will include any personal Dated: March 10, 2016. comment on a revision of a currently information you provide. Therefore, Ira S. Reese, approved information collection. In submitting this information makes it Executive Director, Laboratories and accordance with the Paperwork public. You may wish to read the Scientific Services Directorate. Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks Privacy Act notice that is available via [FR Doc. 2016–06060 Filed 3–16–16; 8:45 am] comments concerning information the link in the footer of BILLING CODE 9111–14–P collected for National Flood Insurance www.regulations.gov. Program (NFIP) policies to asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES accommodate the changing insurance FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: needs of policyholders. The changes to Mary Ann Chang, Insurance Examiner, the program were made as a result of the Mitigation Directorate, 202–212–4712. implementation of certain provisions of You may contact the Records the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Management Division for copies of the Reform Act of 2012 and Homeowners proposed collection of information at Flood Insurance Affordability Act of email address: FEMA-Information- 2014. Collections-Management@fema.dhs.gov. 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14460 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 52 / Thursday, March 17, 2016 / Notices SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP Comments DATES: The effective date for each is authorized by Public Law 90–448 Comments may be submitted as LOMR is indicated in the table below. (1968) and expanded by Public Law 93– indicated in the ADDRESSES caption ADDRESSES: Each LOMR is available for 234 (1973). The National Flood above. Comments are solicited to (a) inspection at both the respective Insurance Act of 1968 requires that the evaluate whether the proposed data Community Map Repository address Federal Emergency Management Agency collection is necessary for the proper listed in the table below and online (FEMA) provide flood insurance at full performance of the agency, including through the FEMA Map Service Center actuarial rates reflecting the complete whether the information shall have at www.msc.fema.gov. flood risk to structures built or practical utility; (b) evaluate the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis substantially improved on or after the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering effective date for the initial Flood burden of the proposed collection of Management Branch, Federal Insurance Insurance Rate Map for the community, information, including the validity of and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, or after December 31, 1974, whichever the methodology and assumptions used; 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC is later, so that the risks associated with (c) enhance the quality, utility, and 20472, (202) 646–4064, or (email) buildings in flood-prone areas are borne clarity of the information to be Luis.Rodriguez3@fema.dhs.gov; or visit by those located in such areas and not collected; and (d) minimize the burden the FEMA Map Information eXchange by the taxpayers at large. In accordance of the collection of information on those (FMIX) online at with Public Law 93–234, the purchase who are to respond, including through www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_ of flood insurance is mandatory when the use of appropriate automated, main.html. Federal or federally related financial electronic, mechanical, or other SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The assistance is being provided for technological collection techniques or acquisition or construction of buildings Federal Emergency Management Agency other forms of information technology, (FEMA) makes the final flood hazard located, or to be located, within FEMA e.g., permitting electronic submission of identified special flood hazard areas of determinations as shown in the LOMRs responses. for each community listed in the table communities that are participating in the NFIP. Dated: March 3, 2016. below. Notice of these modified flood Richard W. Mattison, hazard determinations has been Collection of Information Records Management Program Chief, Mission published in newspapers of local Title: National Flood Insurance Support, Federal Emergency Management circulation and 90 days have elapsed Program Policy Forms. Agency, Department of Homeland Security. since that publication. The Deputy Type of Information Collection: [FR Doc. 2016–05983 Filed 3–16–16; 8:45 am] Associate Administrator for Mitigation Revision of a currently approved BILLING CODE 9110–11–P has resolved any appeals resulting from information collection. this notification. The modified flood hazard OMB Number: 1660–0006. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND determinations are made pursuant to FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 086–0–1, SECURITY section 206 of the Flood Disaster Flood Insurance Application; FEMA Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, Form 0860–2, Flood Insurance Federal Emergency Management and are in accordance with the National Cancellation/Nullification Request Agency Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. Form; FEMA Form 086–0–3, Flood 4001 et seq., and with 44 CFR part 65. Insurance General Change Endorsement; For rating purposes, the currently FEMA Form 086–0–4, V-Zone Risk [Docket ID FEMA–2016–0002] effective community number is shown Factor Rating Form and Instructions; and must be used for all new policies and FEMA Form 086–0–5, Flood Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations and renewals. Insurance Preferred Risk Application. The new or modified flood hazard Abstract: In order to provide for the AGENCY: Federal Emergency information is the basis for the availability of policies for flood Management Agency, DHS. floodplain management measures that insurance, policies are marketed ACTION: Final notice. the community is required either to through the facilities of licensed adopt or to show evidence of being insurance agents or brokers in the SUMMARY: New or modified Base already in effect in order to remain various States. Applications from agents (1-percent annual chance) Flood qualified for participation in the or brokers are forwarded to a servicing Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, National Flood Insurance Program company designated as fiscal agent by Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) (NFIP). the Federal Insurance Administration boundaries or zone designations, and/or This new or modified flood hazard (FIA). Upon receipt and examination of regulatory floodways (hereinafter information, together with the the application and required premium, referred to as flood hazard floodplain management criteria required the servicing company issues the determinations) as shown on the by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that appropriate Federal flood insurance indicated Letter of Map Revision are required. They should not be policy. (LOMR) for each of the communities construed to mean that the community Affected Public: Individuals or listed in the table below are finalized. must change any existing ordinances households; State, local or Tribal Each LOMR revises the Flood Insurance that are more stringent in their asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Government; Business or other for Rate Maps (FIRMs), and in some cases floodplain management requirements. profit; Not-for-profit institutions; and the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports, The community may at any time enact Farms. currently in effect for the listed stricter requirements of its own or Number of Respondents: 601,067. communities. The flood hazard pursuant to policies established by other Number of Responses: 601,067. determinations modified by each LOMR Federal, State, or regional entities. 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Document Created: 2016-03-17 00:58:50
Document Modified: 2016-03-17 00:58:50
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments must be submitted on or before May 16, 2016.
ContactMary Ann Chang, Insurance Examiner, Mitigation Directorate, 202-212-4712. You may contact the Records Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of
FR Citation81 FR 14459 
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