SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The National Flood Insurance Reform Act (NFIRA) of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-325, Sec. 541) requires that a community rating system be established. This ratings system is a voluntary program for communities, and it would provide a method by which flood mitigation activities engaged in by these communities could be measured. The effect of this mitigation activity would reduce the exposure of the communities to damage resulting from flooding and in turn reduce the losses incurred as a result of this flooding. To encourage participation, discounts on flood insurance are offered within communities that successfully complete qualified mitigation actions, and the community ratings system provides the ability to measure these actions and to recertify the communities in successive years.

Collection of Information

Title: Community Rating System (CRS) Program—Application Letter and CRS Quick Check, Community Annual Recertification, Environmental and Historic Preservation Certifications, and NFIP Repetitive Loss Update Form.

Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a currently approved information collection.

OMB Number: 1600-0022.

FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-206-FY-23-100 (formerly 086-0-35), Community Rating System Application Letter and Quick Check; FEMA Form FF-206-FY-23-101 (formerly 086-0-35A), Community Annual Recertifications, FEMA Form FF-206-FY-23-102 (formerly 086-0-35B), Environmental and Historic Preservation Certifications, and FEMA Form FF-206-FY-23-103 (formerly 086-0-35C), NFIP Repetitive Loss Update Form.

Abstract: The Community Rating System (CRS) Application Letter & Quick Check, the CRS certification forms, and accompanying guidance are used by communities that participate in the National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) CRS program. The CRS is a voluntary program where flood insurance costs are reduced in communities that implement practices, such as building codes and public awareness activities, that are considered to reduce the risks of flooding and promote the purchase of flood insurance.

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal government.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,170.

Estimated Number of Responses: 4,170.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 52,292.

Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $4,173,947.

Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.

Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $12,992,290.

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; 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.

88 FR 34873