83 FR 5447 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; National Flood Insurance Program-Mortgage Portfolio Protection Program (MPPP)
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 26 (February 7, 2018)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 26 (February 7, 2018)
| Page Range | 5447-5448 | |
| FR Document | 2018-02374 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 7, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 5447-5448] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-02374] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [Docket ID FEMA-2017-0033; OMB No. 1660-0086] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; National Flood Insurance Program--Mortgage Portfolio Protection Program (MPPP) AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on a reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved information collection for which approval has expired. 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 March 9, 2018. 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, email address [email protected] or Kelly Bronowicz, Industry Management Branch Chief, FIMA, FEMA, 202-557- 9488, [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal lenders and federally regulated or sponsored lending institutions may not make, increase, extend, or renew any loan secured by improved real property located in a special flood hazard area (SFHA) unless the building and any personal property securing the loan is covered by flood insurance for the life of the loan. See Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (FDPA) Sec. 102 (Pub. L. 93-234; 42 U.S.C. 4012a). The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) carries out the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to enable interested persons to purchase insurance against loss resulting from physical damage to or loss of real or personal property arising from flood in the United States. See National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (NFIA) (Pub. L. 90-448, title XIII; 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.). In general, individual mortgagees subject to the requirements of the FDPA obtain and maintain flood insurance for their individual properties. When individual mortgagees to not obtain required flood insurance, the NFIP's Mortgage Portfolio Protection program (MPPP) allows covered lenders to ensure compliance with the requirements of FDPA by selling making available special coverage for the lender's entire mortgage portfolio. See 44 CFR 62.23(l). In order sell MPPP policies, private insurance companies participating in the NFIP's Write Your Own (WYO) Program must apply for and annually renew their election to voluntarily participate in the MPPP. This proposed information collection previously published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2017 at 82 FR 49222 with a 60 day public comment period. FEMA received one anonymous public comment that was not relevant to the information collection. This information collection expired on December 31, 2016. FEMA is requesting a reinstatement, without change. 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--Mortgage Portfolio Protection Program (MPPP). Type of information collection: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved information collection for which approval has expired. OMB Number: 1660-0086. Form Titles and Numbers: None. Abstract: FEMA needs the information to ensure that private insurance companies that join the NFIP's WYO Program meet all state and federal requirements for insurance companies. Requirements include a good business record and satisfactory rating in their field. There is no other way to obtain this information because it is specific to each company that applies to join the NFIP. Affected Public: Business or other non-profits. Estimated Number of Respondents: 341. Estimated Number of Responses: 341. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 171 hours. Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $9,309.47. Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0. Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0. Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $27,468.05. 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 [[Page 5448]] 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: January 26, 2018. William H. Holzerland, Senior Director for Information Management, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. 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confidential trade secrets or commercial information collection, the categories of Own (WYO) Program must apply for
property such as patentable material, respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., and annually renew their election to
and personal information concerning the time, effort and resources used by voluntarily participate in the MPPP.
individuals associated with the contract respondents to respond) and cost, and This proposed information collection
proposals, the disclosure of which the actual data collection instruments previously published in the Federal
would constitute a clearly unwarranted FEMA will use. Register on October 24, 2017 at 82 FR
invasion of personal privacy. DATES: Comments must be submitted on 49222 with a 60 day public comment
Name of Committee: National Institute on or before March 9, 2018. period. FEMA received one anonymous
Aging Special Emphasis Panel; NIA Central ADDRESSES: Submit written comments public comment that was not relevant to
Biorepository—Biological Specimens on the proposed information collection the information collection. This
Storage. to the Office of Information and information collection expired on
Date: March 5, 2018. Regulatory Affairs, Office of December 31, 2016. FEMA is requesting
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. a reinstatement, without change. The
Management and Budget. Comments
Agenda: To review and evaluate contract purpose of this notice is to notify the
proposals. should be addressed to the Desk Officer
Place: National Institute on Aging, for the Department of Homeland public that FEMA will submit the
Gateway Building, Suite 2C212, 7201 Security, Federal Emergency information collection abstracted below
Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20892. Management Agency, and sent via to the Office of Management and Budget
Contact Person: Greg Bissonette, Ph.D., electronic mail to dhsdeskofficer@ for review and clearance.
Scientific Review Officer, National Institute omb.eop.gov.
on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Collection of Information
Gateway Building, Suite 2W200, 7201 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Title: National Flood Insurance
Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20892, Requests for additional information or Program—Mortgage Portfolio Protection
301–402–1622, bissonettegb@mail.nih.gov. copies of the information collection Program (MPPP).
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance should be made to Director, Records Type of information collection:
Program Nos. 93.866, Aging Research, Management Division, 500 C Street SW, Reinstatement, without change, of a
National Institutes of Health, HHS) Washington, DC 20472, email address previously approved information
Dated: February 1, 2018. FEMA-Information-Collections- collection for which approval has
Melanie J. Pantoja,
Management@fema.dhs.gov or Kelly expired.
Bronowicz, Industry Management OMB Number: 1660–0086.
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
Branch Chief, FIMA, FEMA, 202–557– Form Titles and Numbers: None.
9488, Kelly.Bronowicz@fema.dhs.gov. Abstract: FEMA needs the
[FR Doc. 2018–02367 Filed 2–6–18; 8:45 am]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal information to ensure that private
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lenders and federally regulated or insurance companies that join the
sponsored lending institutions may not NFIP’s WYO Program meet all state and
make, increase, extend, or renew any federal requirements for insurance
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND loan secured by improved real property
SECURITY companies. Requirements include a
located in a special flood hazard area good business record and satisfactory
Federal Emergency Management (SFHA) unless the building and any rating in their field. There is no other
Agency personal property securing the loan is way to obtain this information because
covered by flood insurance for the life it is specific to each company that
[Docket ID FEMA–2017–0033; OMB No. of the loan. See Flood Disaster applies to join the NFIP.
1660–0086] Protection Act of 1973 (FDPA) § 102 Affected Public: Business or other
(Pub. L. 93–234; 42 U.S.C. 4012a). The non-profits.
Agency Information Collection Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Activities: Submission for OMB Estimated Number of Respondents:
Management Agency (FEMA) carries out 341.
Review; Comment Request; National the National Flood Insurance Program
Flood Insurance Program—Mortgage Estimated Number of Responses: 341.
(NFIP) to enable interested persons to Estimated Total Annual Burden
Portfolio Protection Program (MPPP) purchase insurance against loss Hours: 171 hours.
AGENCY: Federal Emergency resulting from physical damage to or Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Management Agency, DHS. loss of real or personal property arising Cost: $9,309.47.
ACTION: Notice and request for from flood in the United States. See Estimated Respondents’ Operation
comments. National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and Maintenance Costs: $0.
(NFIA) (Pub. L. 90–448, title XIII; 42 Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency U.S.C. 4001 et seq.). Start-Up Costs: $0.
Management Agency (FEMA), as part of In general, individual mortgagees Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
its continuing effort to reduce subject to the requirements of the FDPA Federal Government: $27,468.05.
paperwork and respondent burden, obtain and maintain flood insurance for
invites the general public to take this their individual properties. When Comments
opportunity to comment on a individual mortgagees to not obtain Comments may be submitted as
reinstatement, without change, of a required flood insurance, the NFIP’s indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
previously approved information Mortgage Portfolio Protection program above. Comments are solicited to (a)
collection for which approval has (MPPP) allows covered lenders to evaluate whether the proposed data
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
expired. FEMA will submit the ensure compliance with the collection is necessary for the proper
information collection abstracted below requirements of FDPA by selling making performance of the agency, including
to the Office of Management and Budget available special coverage for the whether the information shall have
for review and clearance in accordance lender’s entire mortgage portfolio. See practical utility; (b) evaluate the
with the requirements of the Paperwork 44 CFR 62.23(l). In order sell MPPP accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
Reduction Act of 1995. The submission policies, private insurance companies burden of the proposed collection of
will describe the nature of the participating in the NFIP’s Write Your information, including the validity of
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the methodology and assumptions used; Management Agency, and sent via Estimated Respondents’ Operation
(c) enhance the quality, utility, and electronic mail to dhsdeskofficer@ and Maintenance Costs: $0.
clarity of the information to be omb.eop.gov. Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
collected; and (d) minimize the burden Start-Up Costs: $0.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
of the collection of information on those Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Requests for additional information or
who are to respond, including through Federal Government: $44,786.65.
copies of the information collection
the use of appropriate automated, should be made to Director, Records Comments
electronic, mechanical, or other Management Division, 500 C Street SW,
technological collection techniques or Comments may be submitted as
Washington, DC 20472, email address indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
other forms of information technology,
FEMA-Information-Collections- above. Comments are solicited to (a)
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
Management@fema.dhs.gov or Dawn evaluate whether the proposed data
responses.
Long, Statistician, FEMA, National Fire collection is necessary for the proper
Dated: January 26, 2018. Academy at (301) 447–1488. performance of the agency, including
William H. Holzerland, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This whether the information shall have
Senior Director for Information Management, proposed information collection practical utility; (b) evaluate the
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, previously published in the Federal accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
Mission Support, Federal Emergency
Register on October 24, 2017 at 82 FR burden of the proposed collection of
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security. 49225 with a 60 day public comment information, including the validity of
period. FEMA received 36 anonymous the methodology and assumptions used;
[FR Doc. 2018–02374 Filed 2–6–18; 8:45 am]
public comments that were not relevant (c) enhance the quality, utility, and
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to the information collection. The clarity of the information to be
purpose of this notice is to notify the collected; and (d) minimize the burden
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND public that FEMA will submit the of the collection of information on those
SECURITY information collection abstracted below who are to respond, including through
to the Office of Management and Budget the use of appropriate automated,
Federal Emergency Management for review and clearance. electronic, mechanical, or other
Agency Collection of Information technological collection techniques or
[Docket ID: FEMA–2017–0032; OMB No.
other forms of information technology,
Title: National Fire Academy Long- e.g., permitting electronic submission of
1660–0039]
Term Evaluation Form for Supervisors responses.
Agency Information Collection and National Fire Academy Long-Term
Dated: January 26, 2018.
Activities: Submission for OMB Evaluation Form for Students/Trainees.
Type of information collection: William H. Holzerland,
Review; Comment Request; National Senior Director for Information Management,
Fire Academy Long-Term Evaluation Revision of a currently approved
information collection. Office of the Chief Administrative Officer,
Form for Supervisors and National Fire Mission Support, Federal Emergency
Academy Long-Term Evaluation Form OMB Number: 1660–0039.
Management Agency, Department of
for Students/Trainees Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Homeland Security.
Form 078–0–2, National Fire Academy
[FR Doc. 2018–02373 Filed 2–6–18; 8:45 am]
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Long-Term Evaluation Form for
Management Agency, DHS. BILLING CODE 9111–45–P
Supervisors; FEMA Form 078–0–2A,
ACTION: Notice and request for National Fire Academy Long-Term
comments. Evaluation Form for Students/Trainees. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
Abstract: The National Fire Academy
SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency SECURITY
Long-Term Evaluation Forms will be
Management Agency (FEMA) will used to evaluate all National Fire
submit the information collection Federal Emergency Management
Academy (NFA) on-campus resident Agency
abstracted below to the Office of training courses. Course graduates and
Management and Budget for review and their supervisors will be asked to [Docket ID FEMA–2007–0008]
clearance in accordance with the evaluate the impact of the training on
requirements of the Paperwork National Advisory Council; Meeting
both individual job performance and the
Reduction Act of 1995. The submission performance of the fire and emergency AGENCY: Federal Emergency
will describe the nature of the response department where the student Management Agency, DHS.
information collection, the categories of works. The data provided by students ACTION: Committee management; notice
respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., and supervisors is used to update of open Federal Advisory Committee
the time, effort and resources used by existing NFA course materials and to meeting.
respondents to respond) and cost, and develop new courses that reflect the
the actual data collection instruments emerging issues and needs of the SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency
FEMA will use. Nation’s fire service. Management Agency (FEMA) National
DATES: Comments must be submitted on Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Advisory Council (NAC) will meet in
or before March 9, 2018. Government. person and remotely via teleconference
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on Friday, February 23, 2018, in
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
Estimated Number of Respondents:
on the proposed information collection 3,000. Washington, DC. The meeting will be
to the Office of Information and Estimated Number of Responses: open to the public.
Regulatory Affairs, Office of 3,000. DATES: The NAC will meet Friday,
Management and Budget. Comments Estimated Total Annual Burden February 23, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to
should be addressed to the Desk Officer Hours: 405 hours. 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Please note
for the Department of Homeland Estimated Total Annual Respondent that the meeting may close early if the
Security, Federal Emergency Cost: $17,154.30. NAC has completed its business.
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