Department of Homeland Security June 7, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This interim rule lists communities where modification of the Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) is appropriate because of new scientific or technical data. New flood insurance premium rates will be calculated from the modified BFEs for new buildings and their contents.

Modified Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) are finalized for the communities listed below. These modified BFEs will be used to calculate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and their contents.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Texas (FEMA-1697-DR), datedMay 1, 2007, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Maine (FEMA-1693-DR), datedApril 25, 2007, and related determinations.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) removes the interim change in flood elevation determination published at 72 FR 271 on January 4, 2007 for the Unincorporated areas of Frederick County, Maryland, Case No. 06-03-B384P, Community Number 240027.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Iowa (FEMA-1705-DR), dated May 25, 2007, and related determinations. Effective Date: May 25, 2007.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission describes 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 includes the actual data collection instruments FEMA will use. Title: National Flood Insurance ProgramMortgage Portfolio Protection Program (MPPP). OMB Number: 1660-0086. Abstract: The MPPP is a mechanism used by lending institutions mortgage servicing companies, and others servicing mortgage loan portfolios to bring the mortgage loan portfolios into compliance with the flood insurance purchase requirements of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. Implementation of various requirements of the MPPP should result in mortgagors, following receipt of notification of the need for flood insurance, showing evidence of such a policy or purchasing the necessary insurance through their local insurance agent or appropriate Write Your Own (WYO) Company. It is intended that NFIP policies be written under the MPPP only as a last resort, and only on mortgages whose mortgagors have failed to respond to the various notification required by the Program. The requirements of the MPPP are contained in 44 CFR 62.23(1)(1). Affected Public: Individuals and households; businesses or other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions; farms; Federal agencies or employees; and State, local or tribal governments. Number of Respondents: 6,273. Estimated Time per Respondent: WYO0.5 minutes; Lender/Services 0.5 minutes; WYO Company Policy0.25 hours; New WYO Entrant750 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,386. Frequency of Response: Once. Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer, Department of Homeland Security/FEMA, and sent via electronic mail to oirasubmission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395-6974. Comments must be submitted on or before July 9, 2007.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of New Jersey (FEMA-1694-DR), dated April 26, 2007, and related determinations.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of South Dakota (FEMA-1702-DR), dated May 22, 2007, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Kansas (FEMA-1699-DR), dated May 6, 2007, and related determinations.