[Federal Register: May 1, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 84)]
[Notices]               
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency has submitted the 
following proposed information collection to the Office of Management 
and Budget for emergency processing in accordance with the requirements 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507) and OMB 
regulation 5 CFR 1320.13.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 577 of the National Flood Insurance 
Act Amendments of 1994, mandated the Director, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency submit a report to Congress within 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of the Act that:
    (1) Lists all communities that are likely to be identified as 
having erosion hazard areas;
    (2) Estimates the amount of flood insurance claims under the 
national flood insurance program that are attributable to erosion;
    (3) States the amount of flood insurance claims under such program 
that are attributable to claims under section 1306(c) of the National 
Flood Insurance Act of 1968;
    (4) Assesses the full economic impact of erosion on the National 
Flood Insurance Fund; and
    (5) Determines the costs and benefits of expenditures necessary 
from the National Flood Insurance Fund to complete mapping of erosion 
hazards.

FEMA has contract with The Heinz Center in October 1997 to conduct the 
survey. The Center will be assisted by teams of economists at the 
University of Georgia and at George Washington

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University to complete the analysis of the data. The economists will be 
available full time to work on this project during the summer months.

Collection of Information

    Title: Mail Survey of Property Owners in Coastal Erosion Hazard 
Areas.
    Type of Information Collection: New Collection.
    Abstract: FEMA is under a Congressional mandate to perform a 
benefit costs analysis of proposed changes to the National Flood 
Insurance Program in coastal erosion zones. Benefits will be estimated 
by a property value study, using data from this mail survey. 
Information from this survey will be used for statistical purposes 
only.
    The respondent universe for the survey includes all coastal 
counties in the 29 coastal United States, including the Great Lakes. 
The sample size of 27 counties was selected and randomly selected 
coastal property owners will be asked to complete the survey.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
    Number of Respondents: 10,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,333 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-Time.

COMMENTS: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to Dennis Marvich, Desk Officer for 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 
20503 on or before June 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Muriel B. 
Anderson, FEMA Information Collections Officer, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW, Room 316, Washington, DC 20472. 
Telephone number (202) 646-2625. FAX number (202) 646-3524.

    Dated: April 27, 1998.
Reginald Trujillo,
Director, Program Services Division, Operations Support Directorate.
[FR Doc. 98-11636 Filed 4-30-98; 8:45 am]
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