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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2024–0008; OMB No.
1660–0023]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Community
Assistance Contact (CAC) Reports,
Community Assistance Visit (CAV)
Reports, and National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP) Compliance Audit
Reports
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice of revision and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
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 revision 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 National Flood
Insurance Program’s Community
Assistance Contact (CAC) and
Community Assistance Visits (CAV)
Reports. FEMA is moving away from
CAV and CAC reports to the newly
designed process of NFIP Compliance
Audits in response to a report issued on
May 5, 2020, by the Government
Accounting Office (GAO) entitled
‘‘National Flood Insurance Program:
FEMA Can Improve Community
Oversight and Data Sharing.’’ This
report gave several recommendations
including the following: assess different
approaches for ensuring compliance
with NFIP requirements and ensure data
on community visits are up-to-date and
complete. While the new NFIP
Compliance Audit process aligns with
the old CAV and CAC processes, it is
more organized, more consistent, more
transparent, allows for better
documentation, and more efficiently
focuses resources to where they are
needed most.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before May 28, 2024.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate
submissions to the docket, please
submit comments at
www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
FEMA–2024–0008. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
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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 and Security Notice that is
available via a link on the homepage of
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sarah Owen, Program Specialist,
Floodplain Management Division,
Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Insurance and Mitigation
Administration, FEMA at Sarah.Owen@
fema.dhs.gov or (510) 409–4818. You
may contact the Information
Management Division for copies of the
proposed collection of information at
email address: FEMA-InformationCollections-Management@fema.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP) codified at 42 U.S.C. 4001, et seq.
is authorized by Public Law 90–448
(1968) and expanded by Public Law 93–
234 (1973). The Department of
Homeland Security, Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA)
administers the NFIP. The NFIP’s major
objective is to assure that participating
communities are achieving the flood
loss reduction objectives through
adoption and enforcement of adequate
land use and control measures. Sections
1315 and 1361 provide the basis for
FEMA’s process to evaluate how well
communities are implementing their
floodplain management programs. 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.
The two key methods FEMA uses in
determining community assistance
needs are through the Community
Assistance Contact (CAC) and
Community Assistance Visit (CAV),
which serve to provide a systematic
means of monitoring community NFIP
compliance. Through the CAC and CAV,
FEMA can also determine to what
extent communities are achieving the
flood loss reduction objectives of the
NFIP. By providing assistance to
communities, the CAC and CAV also
serve to enhance FEMA’s goals of
reducing future flood losses, thereby
achieving the NFIP’s cost-containment
objective. The burden hours and costs
associated with this collection were reevaluated which led to the main
revision in this extension request.
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FEMA is moving away from CAV and
CAC reports to the newly designed
process of NFIP Compliance Audits is in
response to a report issued on May 5,
2020, by the Government Accounting
Office (GAO) entitled ‘‘National Flood
Insurance Program: FEMA Can Improve
Community Oversight and Data
Sharing.’’ This report gave several
recommendations including the
following: assess different approaches
for ensuring compliance with NFIP
requirements and ensure data on
community visits are up-to-date and
complete. While the new NFIP
Compliance Audit process aligns with
the old CAV and CAC processes, it is
more organized, more consistent, more
transparent, and allows for better
documentation. The main efficiency
gained in the new process is that it is
a progressive audit which allows for
varying depths of investigation based on
the community’s needs. Another
efficiency is a compliance score. These
two improvements will allow FEMA to
better utilize limited resources to
increase community compliance.
FEMA is also adding the collection of
information from NFIP-participating
communities in order to comply with
the Endangered Species Act. The
information may include the impact of
the proposed development on the
natural floodplain functions, the
amount of fill, compensatory storage
information, the amount of impervious
surface, the area in which clearing/
grading may occur, the number of trees
removed, and other information related
to hydraulic connections.
Collection of Information
Title: Community Assistance Contact
(CAC) Reports, Community Assistance
Visit (CAV) Reports, and National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP) Compliance
Audit Reports.
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0023.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF–206–
FY–21–141 (formerly 086–0–28(E)),
Community Assistance Visit (CAV)
Report; FEMA Form FF–206–FY–21–
142 (formerly 086–0–29(E)), Community
Assistance Contact (CAC) Report; and
FEMA Form FF–206–FY–24–100, NFIP
Compliance Audit Report.
Abstract: FEMA previously used the
Community Assistance Contact (CAC)
and the Community Assistance Visit
(CAV) to make a comprehensive
assessment of a community’s floodplain
management program. Through this
assessment, FEMA assisted the
community to understand the NFIP’s
requirements and implement effective
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flood loss reductions measures.
Communities can achieve cost savings
through flood mitigation actions by way
of insurance premium discounts and
reduced property damage. The CAV and
CAC processes have been updated
recently to the NFIP Compliance Audit
process which aims to do a more
efficient, consistent and transparent job
of assessing the community’s floodplain
management program, providing them
with the needed technical assistance to
improve it, and documenting the results
for data analysis.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal
Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
102.
Estimated Number of Responses:
4,002.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 48,002.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost: $2,071,766.
Estimated Respondents’ Operation
and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Federal Government: $2,216,556.
Comments
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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.
Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office
of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mission
Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS–2024–0009]
Reestablishment of the Homeland
Security Science and Technology
Advisory Committee
Science and Technology
Directorate, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Committee Management; Notice
of Federal advisory committee charter
reestablishment.
AGENCY:
The Secretary of Homeland
Security has determined that the
reestablishment of the Homeland
Security Science and Technology
Advisory Committee (HSSTAC) is
necessary and in the public interest to
support the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) Science and Technology
Directorate (S&T) in the performance of
its duties. This determination follows
consultation with the Committee
Management Secretariat, General
Services Administration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stanley Cunningham, HSSTAC
Designated Federal Official, S&T
Department of Homeland Security,
hsstac@hq.dhs.gov, 202–254–2311.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Committee Designation: Homeland
Security Science and Technology
Advisory Committee (HSSTAC).
Purpose and Objective: The charter of
the HSSTAC is being reestablished in
accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), Title 5 United States Code,
Chapter 10. Once approved, a copy of
the reestablished charter will be posted
in the FACA database here. The
HSSTAC is established pursuant to the
authority of Title 6 United States Code,
Section 451 and provides independent,
consensus scientific and technical
advice and recommendations to the
Under Secretary for Science and
Technology, who leads the Department
of Homeland Security (DHS) Science
and Technology Directorate (S&T).
S&T’s activities focus on strengthening
America’s security and resiliency by
providing knowledge products and
innovative technology solutions for the
Homeland Security Enterprise. The
HSSTAC supports the priority needs of
DHS S&T’s Chief Scientist, Director of
Strategy and Policy, as well as the
functional offices conducting the
Directorate’s Research, Development,
Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) mission.
Upon request by the Secretary of
Homeland Security, the committee
provides scientific and technical advice
SUMMARY:
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to the Homeland Security Advisory
Council.
Duration: The committee’s
reestablished charter is effective starting
on the date filed with Congress for a
duration of two years. The previous
charter was effective starting November
23, 2021, and expired November 23,
2023.
Responsible DHS Officials: Adam
Cox, HSSTAC Executive Director, and
Stanley Cunningham, HSSTAC
Designated Federal Official, S&T
Department of Homeland Security,
hsstac@hq.dhs.gov.
Dated: March 22, 2024.
Michael J. Miron,
Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7080–N–19]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Form 50900: Elements for
the Annual Moving to Work Plan and
Annual Moving to Work Report, OMB
Control No.: 2577–0216
Office of Policy Development
and Research, Chief Data Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 30 days of public
comment.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Comments Due Date: April 29,
2024.
Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Interested persons are
also invited to submit comments
regarding this proposal and comments
should refer to the proposal by name
and/or OMB Control Number and
should be sent to: Colette Pollard,
Clearance Officer, REE, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2024-0008; OMB No. 1660-0023]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Community Assistance Contact (CAC) Reports, Community
Assistance Visit (CAV) Reports, and National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP) Compliance Audit Reports
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice of revision and request for comments.
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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 revision 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 National Flood
Insurance Program's Community Assistance Contact (CAC) and Community
Assistance Visits (CAV) Reports. FEMA is moving away from CAV and CAC
reports to the newly designed process of NFIP Compliance Audits in
response to a report issued on May 5, 2020, by the Government
Accounting Office (GAO) entitled ``National Flood Insurance Program:
FEMA Can Improve Community Oversight and Data Sharing.'' This report
gave several recommendations including the following: assess different
approaches for ensuring compliance with NFIP requirements and ensure
data on community visits are up-to-date and complete. While the new
NFIP Compliance Audit process aligns with the old CAV and CAC
processes, it is more organized, more consistent, more transparent,
allows for better documentation, and more efficiently focuses resources
to where they are needed most.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 28, 2024.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit
comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2024-0008. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
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 and
Security Notice that is available via a link on the homepage of
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Owen, Program Specialist,
Floodplain Management Division, Mitigation Directorate, Federal
Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA at
[email protected] or (510) 409-4818. You may contact the
Information Management Division for copies of the proposed collection
of information at email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
codified at 42 U.S.C. 4001, et seq. is authorized by Public Law 90-448
(1968) and expanded by Public Law 93-234 (1973). The Department of
Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
administers the NFIP. The NFIP's major objective is to assure that
participating communities are achieving the flood loss reduction
objectives through adoption and enforcement of adequate land use and
control measures. Sections 1315 and 1361 provide the basis for FEMA's
process to evaluate how well communities are implementing their
floodplain management programs. 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.
The two key methods FEMA uses in determining community assistance
needs are through the Community Assistance Contact (CAC) and Community
Assistance Visit (CAV), which serve to provide a systematic means of
monitoring community NFIP compliance. Through the CAC and CAV, FEMA can
also determine to what extent communities are achieving the flood loss
reduction objectives of the NFIP. By providing assistance to
communities, the CAC and CAV also serve to enhance FEMA's goals of
reducing future flood losses, thereby achieving the NFIP's cost-
containment objective. The burden hours and costs associated with this
collection were re-evaluated which led to the main revision in this
extension request.
FEMA is moving away from CAV and CAC reports to the newly designed
process of NFIP Compliance Audits is in response to a report issued on
May 5, 2020, by the Government Accounting Office (GAO) entitled
``National Flood Insurance Program: FEMA Can Improve Community
Oversight and Data Sharing.'' This report gave several recommendations
including the following: assess different approaches for ensuring
compliance with NFIP requirements and ensure data on community visits
are up-to-date and complete. While the new NFIP Compliance Audit
process aligns with the old CAV and CAC processes, it is more
organized, more consistent, more transparent, and allows for better
documentation. The main efficiency gained in the new process is that it
is a progressive audit which allows for varying depths of investigation
based on the community's needs. Another efficiency is a compliance
score. These two improvements will allow FEMA to better utilize limited
resources to increase community compliance.
FEMA is also adding the collection of information from NFIP-
participating communities in order to comply with the Endangered
Species Act. The information may include the impact of the proposed
development on the natural floodplain functions, the amount of fill,
compensatory storage information, the amount of impervious surface, the
area in which clearing/grading may occur, the number of trees removed,
and other information related to hydraulic connections.
Collection of Information
Title: Community Assistance Contact (CAC) Reports, Community
Assistance Visit (CAV) Reports, and National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP) Compliance Audit Reports.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0023.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-206-FY-21-141 (formerly 086-0-28(E)),
Community Assistance Visit (CAV) Report; FEMA Form FF-206-FY-21-142
(formerly 086-0-29(E)), Community Assistance Contact (CAC) Report; and
FEMA Form FF-206-FY-24-100, NFIP Compliance Audit Report.
Abstract: FEMA previously used the Community Assistance Contact
(CAC) and the Community Assistance Visit (CAV) to make a comprehensive
assessment of a community's floodplain management program. Through this
assessment, FEMA assisted the community to understand the NFIP's
requirements and implement effective
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flood loss reductions measures. Communities can achieve cost savings
through flood mitigation actions by way of insurance premium discounts
and reduced property damage. The CAV and CAC processes have been
updated recently to the NFIP Compliance Audit process which aims to do
a more efficient, consistent and transparent job of assessing the
community's floodplain management program, providing them with the
needed technical assistance to improve it, and documenting the results
for data analysis.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 102.
Estimated Number of Responses: 4,002.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 48,002.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $2,071,766.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $2,216,556.
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.
Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security.
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