Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Write Your Own (WYO) Company Participation Criteria; New Applicant, 84605 [2016-28129]

Agencies

• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 84605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28129]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2016-0031; OMB No. 1660-0086]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Write Your Own (WYO) Company Participation Criteria; 
New Applicant

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 type of information 
that insurance companies that wish to join the National Flood Insurance 
Program's Write Your Own Program may need to submit to FEMA to show 
their ability to meet their responsibilities to FEMA and to their 
customers.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 23, 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-2016-0031. 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 https://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: Susan Berstein, Esq. I&PR, Mitigation, 
National Flood Insurance Program, (202) 212-2113. You may contact the 
Records Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of 
information at email address: FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@fema.dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the National Flood Insurance Program's 
(NFIP) Write Your Own (WYO) Program, FEMA may enter into arrangements 
authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (the 
Act) with individual private sector insurance companies that are 
licensed to engage in the business of property insurance. These 
companies may offer flood insurance coverage to eligible property 
owners utilizing their customary business practice. To facilitate the 
marketing of flood insurance, the federal government will be a 
guarantor of flood insurance coverage for WYO companies policies issued 
under the WYO Program Financial Assistance/Subsidy Arrangement 
(Arrangement). To ensure that a company seeking to return or 
participate in the WYO program is qualified, FEMA is requiring a one-
time submission of information to determine the company's 
qualifications, as set forth in 44 CFR 62.24.

Collection of Information

    Title: Write Your Own (WYO) Company Participation Criteria; New 
Applicant
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0086.
    FEMA Forms: There is no FEMA form number.
    Abstract: Under the NFIP, WYO Program, FEMA may enter into 
arrangements with individual private sector insurance companies that 
are licensed to engage in the business of offering NFIP flood insurance 
coverage. The federal government acts as underwriter of this flood 
insurance. To ensure that a company seeking to return or participate in 
the WYO program is qualified, FEMA requires an initial submission of 
information to determine the company's qualifications, as set forth in 
44 CFR 62.24.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 5.
    Number of Responses: 5.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 35.
    Estimated Cost: $1727.95.

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: November 17, 2016.
Richard W. Mattison
Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2016-28129 Filed 11-22-16; 8:45 am]
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