82_FR_12867 82 FR 12824 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Effectiveness of a Community's Implementation of the NFIP Community Assistance Program CAC and CAV Reports

82 FR 12824 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Effectiveness of a Community's Implementation of the NFIP Community Assistance Program CAC and CAV Reports

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 43 (March 7, 2017)

Page Range12824-12825
FR Document2017-04444

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 an extension, without change, of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the effectiveness of a community's implementation of the NFIP Community Assistance Program Community Assistance Contact (CAC) and Community Assistance Visit (CAV) Reports.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 43 (Tuesday, March 7, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12824-12825]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04444]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2017-0005; OMB No. 1660-0023]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Effectiveness of a Community's Implementation of the 
NFIP Community Assistance Program CAC and CAV Reports

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 an extension, without change, of a currently approved 
information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the effectiveness of a 
community's implementation of the NFIP Community Assistance Program 
Community Assistance Contact (CAC) and Community Assistance Visit (CAV) 
Reports.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 8, 2017.

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-2017-0005. 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.
    (3) Facsimile. Submit comments to (703) 483-2999.
    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: Bret Gates, Senior Program Specialist, 
Mitigation Directorate, Federal Insurance and Mitigation 
Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, (202) 646-4133. 
You may contact the Records Management Division for copies of the 
proposed collection of information at facsimile number (202) 646-3347 
or email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Homeland Security's 
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administers the National 
Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) (codified at 42 U.S.C. 4001, et seq.), 
and a major objective of the NFIP is to assure that participating 
communities are achieving the flood loss reduction objectives through 
implementation and enforcement of adequate land use and control 
measures. FEMA's authority to collect information that will allow for 
the evaluation of how well communities are implementing their 
floodplain management programs is found at 42 U.S.C. 4022 and 42 U.S.C. 
4102. Title 44 CFR 59.22 directs the respondent to submit evidence of 
the corrective and preventive measures taken to meet the flood loss 
reduction objectives.

Collection of Information

    Title: Effectiveness of a Community's Implementation of the NFIP 
Community Assistance Program CAC and CAV Reports.
    OMB Number: 1660-0023.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved information collection.

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    Abstract: Through the use of a Community Assistance Contact (CAC) 
or Community Assistance Visit (CAV), FEMA can make a comprehensive 
assessment of a community's floodplain management program. Through this 
assessment, FEMA can assist the community to understand the NFIP's 
requirements, and implement effective flood loss reductions measures. 
Communities can achieve cost savings through flood mitigation actions 
by way of insurance premium discounts and reduced property damage.
    Affected Public: State, local and Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 3000.
    Number of Responses: 3000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4000.
    Estimated Cost: There are no annual costs to respondents operations 
and maintenance costs for technical services. There are no annual 
start-up or capital costs. The cost to the Federal Government is 
$9,123,637.00.

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 1, 2017.
Richard W. Mattison,
Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2017-04444 Filed 3-6-17; 8:45 am]
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12824 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 43 / Tuesday, March 7, 2017 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: practical utility; (b) evaluate the (1) Online. Submit comments at Kathleen Smith, Chief, Planning and accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the www.regulations.gov under Docket ID Safety Branch; Planning, Safety and burden of the proposed collection of FEMA–2017–0005. Follow the Building Science Division; Risk information, including the validity of instructions for submitting comments. Management Directorate; Federal the methodology and assumptions used; (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Insurance and Mitigation (c) enhance the quality, utility, and Docket Manager, Office of Chief Administration; FEMA (202) 646–4372. clarity of the information to be Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., You may contact the Records collected; and (d) minimize the burden 8NE, Washington, DC 20472–3100. Management Division for copies of the of the collection of information on those (3) Facsimile. Submit comments to proposed collection of information at who are to respond, including through (703) 483–2999. email address: FEMA-Information- the use of appropriate automated, All submissions received must Collections-Management@fema.dhs.gov. electronic, mechanical, or other include the agency name and Docket ID. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section technological collection techniques or Regardless of the method used for 322 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster other forms of information technology, submitting comments or material, all Relief and Emergency Assistance Act e.g., permitting electronic submission of submissions will be posted, without (Stafford Act), 42 U.S.C. 5165, as responses. change, to the Federal eRulemaking amended by the Disaster Mitigation Act Dated: March 1, 2017. Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, of 2000 (DMA 2000), Public Law 106– and will include any personal Tammi Hines, 390, provides the framework for linking information you provide. Therefore, Acting Records Management Branch Chief, submitting this information makes it pre-and post-disaster mitigation Mission Support, Federal Emergency planning and initiatives with public and Management Agency, Department of public. You may wish to read the private interests to ensure an integrated, Homeland Security. Privacy Act notice that is available via comprehensive approach to disaster loss [FR Doc. 2017–04434 Filed 3–6–17; 8:45 am] the link in the footer of reduction. Regulations found at 44 CFR www.regulations.gov. BILLING CODE 9111–52–P part 201 provide the mitigation FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bret planning requirements for State, local, Gates, Senior Program Specialist, and Indian Tribal governments to DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Mitigation Directorate, Federal identify the natural hazards that impact SECURITY Insurance and Mitigation them, to identify actions and activities Administration, Federal Emergency to reduce any losses from hazards, and Federal Emergency Management Management Agency, (202) 646–4133. to establish a coordinated process to Agency You may contact the Records implement the plan, taking advantage of [Docket ID: FEMA–2017–0005; OMB No. Management Division for copies of the a wide-range of resources. 1660–0023] proposed collection of information at Collection of Information facsimile number (202) 646–3347 or Agency Information Collection email address: FEMA-Information- Title: State/Local/Tribal Hazard Activities: Proposed Collection; Collections-Management@dhs.gov. Mitigation Plans. Comment Request; Effectiveness of a SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Type of Information Collection: Community’s Implementation of the Department of Homeland Security’s Revision of a currently approved NFIP Community Assistance Program Federal Emergency Management Agency information collection. CAC and CAV Reports OMB Number: 1660–0062. (FEMA) administers the National Flood FEMA Forms: Not applicable. Insurance Program (NFIP) (codified at AGENCY: Federal Emergency Abstract: In order to be eligible for 42 U.S.C. 4001, et seq.), and a major Management Agency, DHS. certain types of Federal Emergency objective of the NFIP is to assure that ACTION: Notice. participating communities are achieving Management Agency (FEMA) non- emergency assistance, State, local, and SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency the flood loss reduction objectives Indian Tribal governments are required Management Agency, as part of its through implementation and to have a current FEMA-approved continuing effort to reduce paperwork enforcement of adequate land use and hazard mitigation plan that meets the and respondent burden, invites the control measures. FEMA’s authority to criteria established in 44 CFR part 201. general public and other Federal collect information that will allow for Affected Public: State, local or Tribal agencies to take this opportunity to the evaluation of how well communities government. comment on an extension, without are implementing their floodplain Number of Respondents: 56. change, of a currently approved management programs is found at 42 Number of Responses: 1,579. information collection. In accordance U.S.C. 4022 and 42 U.S.C. 4102. Title 44 Estimated Total Annual Burden with the Paperwork Reduction Act of CFR 59.22 directs the respondent to Hours: 227,366 hours. 1995, this notice seeks comments submit evidence of the corrective and Estimated Cost: The estimated annual concerning the effectiveness of a preventive measures taken to meet the cost to respondents is $31,198,090. The community’s implementation of the flood loss reduction objectives. estimated annual cost to the Federal NFIP Community Assistance Program Collection of Information Government is $1,705,242. Community Assistance Contact (CAC) Title: Effectiveness of a Community’s Comments and Community Assistance Visit (CAV) sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Implementation of the NFIP Community Comments may be submitted as Reports. Assistance Program CAC and CAV indicated in the ADDRESSES caption DATES: Comments must be submitted on Reports. above. Comments are solicited to (a) or before May 8, 2017. OMB Number: 1660–0023. evaluate whether the proposed data ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate Type of Information Collection: collection is necessary for the proper submissions to the docket, please use Extension, without change, of a performance of the agency, including only one of the following means to currently approved information whether the information shall have submit comments: collection. 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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 43 / Tuesday, March 7, 2017 / Notices 12825 Abstract: Through the use of a DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5. Community Assistance Contact (CAC) or URBAN DEVELOPMENT U.S.C. App. 10(a)(2). Community Assistance Visit (CAV), Draft Agenda—Housing Counseling FEMA can make a comprehensive [Docket No. FR–5858–N–05] Federal Advisory Committee Meeting— assessment of a community’s floodplain March 14, 2017 management program. Through this Announcement of the Housing assessment, FEMA can assist the Counseling Federal Advisory I. Welcome Committee Notice of Public Meeting II. Panel Discussions—Expanding community to understand the NFIP’s Access to and Sustainability of requirements, and implement effective AGENCY: Office of the Assistant HUD Housing Counseling flood loss reductions measures. Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing III. Public Comment Communities can achieve cost savings Commissioner, Department of Housing IV. HCFAC Discussion through flood mitigation actions by way and Urban Development (HUD). V. Next Steps of insurance premium discounts and ACTION: Notice of Housing Counseling VI. Adjourn reduced property damage. Federal Advisory Committee (HCFAC) Registration Affected Public: State, local and Public Meeting. The public is invited to attend this Tribal Government. SUMMARY: This gives notice of a Housing one-day meeting in-person or by phone. Number of Respondents: 3000. Counseling Federal Advisory Committee Advance registration is required to Number of Responses: 3000. (HCFAC) meeting and sets forth the participate. To register to attend, please Estimated Total Annual Burden proposed agenda. The Committee visit the following link: https:// meeting will be held on Tuesday, March pavr.wufoo.com/forms/hcfac-meeting- Hours: 4000. 14, 2017. The meeting is open to the registration/. Estimated Cost: There are no annual public and is accessible to individuals After completing the pre-registration costs to respondents operations and with disabilities. Pursuant to 41 CFR process at the above link, in-person maintenance costs for technical 102–3.150, notice for the March 14, attendees will receive details about the services. There are no annual start-up or 2017, meeting is being published fewer meeting location and how to access the capital costs. The cost to the Federal than 15 calendar days prior to the building. The meeting is also open to Government is $9,123,637.00. meeting as exceptional circumstances the public with limited phone lines exist. It is imperative that the available on a first-come, first-served Comments basis. Phone attendees can call-in to the Committee hold its March 14, 2017, Comments may be submitted as meeting to accommodate the scheduling one-day meeting by using the following indicated in the ADDRESSES caption priorities of key participants so that they number in the United States: (800) 230– above. Comments are solicited to (a) may begin the work of the Committee. 1096 (toll-free number). An operator Given HUD’s need for the Committee’s will ask callers to provide their names evaluate whether the proposed data advice, and the scheduling difficulties and their organizational affiliations (if collection is necessary for the proper of selecting an alternative date, the applicable) prior to placing callers into performance of the agency, including the conference line to ensure they are whether the information shall have agency deems it important for the advisory committee to meet on March part of the pre-registration list. Callers practical utility; (b) evaluate the can expect to incur charges for calls accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 14, 2017, despite the late notice. they initiate over wireless lines and burden of the proposed collection of DATES: The meeting will be held on HUD will not refund any incurred information, including the validity of Tuesday, March 14, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. charges. Callers will incur no charge for the methodology and assumptions used; to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time calls they initiate over land-line (c) enhance the quality, utility, and (EDT) at HUD Headquarters, 451 7th connections to the toll-free phone clarity of the information to be Street SW., Washington, DC 20410 and number. Persons with hearing via conference phone. collected; and (d) minimize the burden impairments may also follow the of the collection of information on those FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: discussion by first calling the Federal who are to respond, including through Marjorie George, Housing Program Relay Service (FRS): (800) 977–8339 the use of appropriate automated, Technical Specialist, Office of Housing (toll-free number) and providing the electronic, mechanical, or other Counseling, U.S. Department of Housing FRS operator with the conference call and Urban Development, 200 Jefferson number: (800) 230–1096. technological collection techniques or Avenue, Suite 300, Memphis, TN 38103; other forms of information technology, Comments telephone number (901) 544–4228 (this e.g., permitting electronic submission of is not a toll-free number). Persons who With advance registration, members responses. have difficulty hearing or speaking may of the public will have an opportunity Dated: March 1, 2017. access this number via TTY by calling to provide oral and written comments Richard W. Mattison, the toll-free Federal Relay Service at relative to the four agenda topics for the Records Management Program Chief, Mission (800) 877–8339 (toll-free number). Committee’s consideration. To provide Support, Federal Emergency Management Individuals may also email oral comments, please be sure to Agency, Department of Homeland Security. HCFACCommittee@hud.gov. indicate this on the registration link. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD is The total amount of time for oral sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2017–04444 Filed 3–6–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–52–P convening the meeting of the HCFAC on comments will be 15 minutes with each Tuesday, March 14, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. commenter limited to two minutes to to 5:30 p.m. EDT. The meeting will be ensure pertinent Committee business is held at HUD Headquarters, 451 7th completed. Written comments must be Street SW., Washington, DC 20410 and provided no later than March 7, 2017 to via conference phone. This meeting HCFACCommittee@hud.gov. Please notice is provided in accordance with note, written statements submitted will VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:01 Mar 06, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07MRN1.SGM 07MRN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments must be submitted on or before May 8, 2017.
ContactBret Gates, Senior Program Specialist, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, (202) 646-4133. You may contact the Records Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of information at facsimile number (202) 646-3347
FR Citation82 FR 12824 
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