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Corporate
Under- Over-
Beginning Ending overpayments
payments payments
Date Date (Eff. 1–1–99)
(percent) (percent) (percent)

070101 ............................................................................................................. 123101 7 7 6

010102 ............................................................................................................. 123102 6 6 5
010103 ............................................................................................................. 093003 5 5 4
100103 ............................................................................................................. 033104 4 4 3
040104 ............................................................................................................. 063004 5 5 4
070104 ............................................................................................................. 093004 4 4 3
100104 ............................................................................................................. 033105 5 5 4
040105 ............................................................................................................. 093005 6 6 5
100105 ............................................................................................................. 063006 7 7 6
070106 ............................................................................................................. 063007 8 8 7

Dated: April 5, 2007. Reform Act (NFIRA) of 1994 to assess
Deborah J. Spero, the need to revise and update all
Acting Commissioner, Customs and Border floodplain areas and flood risk zones
Protection. identified, delineated, or established
[FR Doc. E7–6820 Filed 4–10–07; 8:45 am] under section 1360 of the National
BILLING CODE 9111–14–P Flood Insurance Act of 1968. The NFIP
Biennial Report enables FEMA to meet
its regulatory requirement under
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 59.22(b)(2). It also enables FEMA to be
SECURITY more responsive to the on-going changes
that occur in each participating
Federal Emergency Management community’s flood hazard area. These
Agency changes include, but are not limited to,
new corporate boundaries, changes in
Agency Information Collection flood hazard areas, new floodplain
Activities: Proposed Collection; management measures, and changes in
Comment Request rate of floodplain development. It is also
AGENCY: Federal Emergency used to evaluate the effectiveness of the
Management Agency, DHS. community’s floodplain management
activities. The evaluation is
ACTION: Notice and request for accomplished by analyzing information
comments. provided by the community, such as the
number of variances and floodplain
SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency
permits granted by each community in
Management Agency (FEMA), as part of
relationship to other information
its continuing effort to reduce
contained in the Biennial Report, as
paperwork and respondent burden,
well as other data available in FEMA’s
invites the general public and other
Community Information System (CIS).
Federal agencies to take this
The Biennial Report also provides an
opportunity to comment on a proposed
opportunity for NFIP participating
continuing information collection. In communities to request technical
accordance with the Paperwork assistance in implementing a floodplain
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks management program. FEMA regional
comments concerning the renewal of offices use this information as a means
FEMA’s National Flood Insurance to know which communities need
Program’s (NFIP) Biennial Report forms support and guidance.
(FEMA Form 81–28, FEMA Form 81–29, In addition, the NFIP Biennial Report
FEMA Form 81–29A). is one of the tools used to assist FEMA
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 44 in meeting its regulatory requirement
CFR 59.22(b)(2), FEMA requires that under section 575 of the NFIRA. A
communities participating in the NFIP ‘‘yes’’ answer to Items A–D in section I
submit an annual or biennial report of the report will provide the basis for
describing the progress made during the FEMA to follow-up by contacting the
year in the implementation and community for clarification and/or
enforcement of floodplain management elaboration regarding changes and
regulations. Currently, FEMA has activities occurring in a community’s
determined that this data will be flood hazard area. This information will
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Collection of Information
Title: The National Flood Insurance
Program Biennial Report.
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0003.
Form Numbers: FEMA Form 81–28,
FEMA Form 81–29, FEMA Form 81–
29A.
Abstract: The NFIP Biennial Report
enables FEMA to meet its regulatory
requirement under 44 CFR 59.22(b)(2). It
also enables FEMA to be more
responsive to the on-going changes that
occur in each participating community’s
flood hazard area. These changes
include, but are not limited to, new
corporate boundaries, changes in flood
hazard areas, new floodplain
management measures, and changes in
rate of floodplain development. It is also
used to evaluate the effectiveness of the
community’s floodplain management
activities. The evaluation is
accomplished by analyzing information
provided by the community, such as the
number of variances and floodplain
permits granted by each community in
relationship to other information
contained in the Biennial Report, as
well as other data available in FEMA’s
CIS. The Biennial Report also provides
an opportunity for NFIP participating
communities to request technical
assistance in implementing a floodplain
management program. FEMA regional
offices use this information as a means
to know which communities need
support and guidance. The NFIP
Biennial Report is one of the tools used
to assist FEMA in meeting its regulatory
requirement under section 575 of the
NFIRA.
Affected Public: The respondents are
State, local or tribal governments, farms,
individuals or households, business or

collected on a biennial reporting cycle be used in ranking and prioritizing one other for-profit, not-for-profit
and the data collection is now referred community’s mapping needs against all institutions representing the estimated
to as the Biennial Report. As a other communities in the NFIP and for 20,500 United States and United States
supplement to the Biennial Report, determining how the limited flood territorial communities that are
FEMA has been mandated under section hazard mapping funds are allocated for participating members of the NFIP. The
575 of the National Flood Insurance map updates. NFIP requires that communities

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participating in the NFIP submit an implementation and enforcement of burden hours for the Biennial Report are
annual or biennial report describing the floodplain management regulations. 24,501 burden hours.
progress made during the year in the Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: The estimated total annualized
ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
Number of re- Frequency of Burden hours Annual Total annual
Project/activity (survey, form(s), focus group, work- spondents responses * per respondent responses burden hours
sheet, etc.)
(A) (B) (C) (D) = (A × B) (E) = (C × D)

FF 81–28 ................................................................... 5,930 0.5 2.0 2,965 5,930

FF 81–29 ................................................................... 12,224 0.5 3.0 6,112 18,336
FF 81–29A ................................................................. 2,346 0.5 0.2 1,173 235

Total .................................................................... 20,500 .......................... .......................... .......................... 24,501

* The response frequency to the Biennial Report is used just once every two years. Therefore, 0.5 was used for the table above.

Estimated Cost: The estimated annual Dated: April 2, 2007. resulting from severe storms and tornadoes
cost of the collection of the Biennial John A. Sharetts-Sullivan, on March 1, 2007, is of sufficient severity and
Report forms is estimated to be Chief, Records Management and Privacy magnitude that special cost-sharing
Information Resources Management Branch, arrangements are warranted regarding
$457,180.
Information Technology Services Division, Federal funds provided under the Robert T.
Comments: Written comments are Federal Emergency Management Agency, Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
solicited to (a) Evaluate whether the Department of Homeland Security. Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 (the
proposed data collection is necessary for [FR Doc. E7–6788 Filed 4–10–07; 8:45 am] Stafford Act).
the proper performance of the agency, Therefore, I amend my declaration of
BILLING CODE 9110–12–P
including whether the information shall March 3, 2007, to authorize Federal funds for
debris removal and emergency protective
have practical utility; (b) evaluate the
measures (Categories A and B), including
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND direct Federal assistance, under the Public
burden of the proposed collection of SECURITY Assistance program at 100 percent of total
information, including the validity of eligible costs, for a period of up to 48 hours.
the methodology and assumptions used; Federal Emergency Management This adjustment to State and local cost
(c) enhance the quality, utility, and Agency sharing applies only to Public Assistance
clarity of the information to be [FEMA–1687–DR] costs and direct Federal assistance eligible
collected; and (d) minimize the burden for such adjustments under applicable law.
Alabama; Amendment No. 3 to Notice The Stafford Act specifically prohibits a
of the collection of information on those similar adjustment for funds provided to
who are to respond, including through of a Major Disaster and Related
Determinations States for Other Needs Assistance (Section
the use of appropriate automated, 408) and the Hazard Mitigation Grant
electronic, mechanical, or other AGENCY: Federal Emergency Program (Section 404). These funds will
technological collection techniques or Management Agency, DHS. continue to be reimbursed at 75 percent of
other forms of information technology, ACTION: Notice. total eligible costs.
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice This cost share is effective for the
responses. Comments must be
of a major disaster for the State of designated period at any time for which
submitted on or before June 11, 2007. Category A and B costs are eligible
Alabama (FEMA–1687–DR), dated
ADDRESSES: Interested persons should March 3, 2007, and related under the President’s major disaster
submit written comments to Chief, determinations. declaration.
Records Management and Privacy, EFFECTIVE DATE: March 30, 2007. (The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Information Resources Management FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
Branch, Information Technology for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Services Division, Federal Emergency Emergency Management Agency,
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705. Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services
Room 609, Washington, DC 20472. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: hereby given that, in a letter dated Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management
Contact Rachel Sears, Program March 30, 2007, the President amended Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and
Specialist, Risk Reduction Branch, at the cost sharing arrangements regarding Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and
Federal funds provided under the Households Disaster Housing Operations;
telephone number (202) 646–2977 for 97.050 Individuals and Households Program-
additional information. You may authority of the Robert T. Stafford
Other Needs, 97.036, Public Assistance
contact the Records Management Disaster Relief and Emergency
Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant
Branch for copies of the proposed Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 Program.)
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collection of information at facsimile (the Stafford Act), in a letter to R. David

number (202) 646–3347 or e-mail Paulison, Director, Federal Emergency R. David Paulison,
Management Agency, Department of Under Secretary for Federal Emergency
address: FEMA-Information-
Homeland Security, as follows: Management and Director of FEMA.
Collections@dhs.gov.
I have determined that the damage in [FR Doc. E7–6818 Filed 4–10–07; 8:45 am]
certain areas of the State of Alabama BILLING CODE 9110–10–P

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