82 FR 15231 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; National Flood Insurance Program Claims Forms

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 57 (March 27, 2017)

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 will describe 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 the actual data collection instruments FEMA will use.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 57 (Monday, March 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15231-15232]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05997]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2017-0003; OMB No. 1660-0005]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; National Flood Insurance Program Claims Forms

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 will describe 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 the actual data collection 
instruments FEMA will use.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 26, 2017.

ADDRESSES: 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 the Desk 
Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, and sent via electronic mail to 
[email protected].

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-
3100, or email address [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection 
previously published in the Federal Register on January 13, 2017 at 82 
FR 4372 with a 60 day public comment period. FEMA received one comment 
from an individual requesting to review all forms associated with the 
collection. The Records Management Division provided the forms to the 
requester. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is codified as 
42 U.S.C. 4001, et sec. and 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 FEMA provide flood insurance at full 
actuarial rates with limited exceptions for certain structures 
reflecting the complete flood risk to structures built or substantially 
improved on or after the effective date for the initial Flood Insurance 
Rate Map (FIRM) for the community, or after December 31, 1974, 
whichever is later, so that the risk 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. When flood damage occurs to insured 
property, information is collected to report, investigate, and 
negotiate in order to settle the claim.

The NFIP Appeals Process

    Section 205 of The Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance 
Reform Act (FIRA) of 2004, Public Law 108-264, requires FEMA to 
establish by regulation an additional process for the appeal of 
decisions of flood insurance claims issued through the NFIP. 
Consequently, FEMA published an interim final rule on May 26, 2006 (71 
FR 30294) and a final rule on October 13, 2006 (71 FR 60435) codifying 
into regulation what was previously an existing informal process to 
handle appeals regarding decisions related to coverage, or claims under 
the NFIP.

Collection of Information

    Title: National Flood Insurance Program Claims Forms.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0005.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 086-0-6; Worksheet-Contents-Personal 
Property; 086-0-7; Worksheet--Building; 086-0-8; Worksheet--Building 
(Continued); 086-0-9; Proof of Loss; 086-0-10; Increased Cost of 
Compliance Proof of Loss; 086-0-11; Notice of Loss; 086-0-12; Statement 
as to Full Cost of Repair or Replacement under the Replacement Cost 
Coverage, Subject to the Terms and Conditions of this Policy (proposed 
for removal); 086-0-13; National Flood Insurance Program Preliminary 
Report; 086-0-14; National Flood Insurance Program Final Report; 086-0-
15; National Flood Insurance Program Narrative Report; 086-0-16; Cause 
of Loss and Subrogation Report; 086-0-17; Manufactured (Mobile) Home/
Travel Trailer Worksheet; 086-0-18; Manufactured (Mobile) Home/Travel 
Trailer Worksheet (continued); 086-0-19; Increased Cost of Compliance 
(ICC) Adjusters Report; 086-0-20; Adjuster Preliminary Damage 
Assessment; 086-0-21; Adjuster Certification Application. NFIP Claims 
Appeals Process (Flood Claims Insurance Handbook).
    Abstract: The NFIP appeal process establishes a formal mechanism to 
allow NFIP policyholders to appeal the decisions of any insurance 
agent, adjuster, insurance company, or any FEMA employee or contractor, 
in cases of unsatisfactory decisions on claims, proof of loss, and loss 
estimates.
    Affected Public: Individuals, households, farms, businesses, and 
other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 49,373.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 31,737.
    Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the 
hour burden is $1,432,419. There are no recordkeeping, capital, start-
up or maintenance costs associated with this information collection. 
The cost to the Federal Government is $4,000,434.

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 
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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 17, 2017.
William H. Holzerland,
Senior Director for Information Management, Office of the Chief 
Administrative Officer Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2017-05997 Filed 3-24-17; 8:45 am]
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