Notices. Notice and request for comments
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BILLING CODE 6714-01-M FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency has submitted the following proposed information collection to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507). *Title:* Flood Mitigation Assistance—Flood Mitigation Plan. *Type of Information Collection:* Reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired. *OMB Number:* 3067-0271. *Abstract:* States and communities must have a FEMA approved flood mitigation plan before FEMA will award project grant assistance to a State or community applicant.
FEMA and the States will use local community flood mitigation plans to identify the need to provide technical assistance to local governments lacking sufficient resources to complete FMA grant applications. Secondly, and more importantly, the local or State government that develops the plan will use it to make land use decisions, implement zoning changes, encourage smarter development, and implement projects to reduce the impacts of flooding on insurable structures. *Affected Public:* State, Local or Tribal Government. *Number of Respondents:* 616. *Estimated Time Per Respondent:* Develop new Flood Mitigation Plans—440 hours;
Modify, refine existing Flood Mitigation Plans—40 hours; Update existing Flood Mitigation Plans and forward to the State—200 hours; States review, evaluate, and coordinate on Flood Mitigation Plans and forward to FEMA for approval—40 hours. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 116,624. *Frequency of Response:* On Occasion. *Comments:* Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed information collection to the Desk Officer for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 within 30 days of the date of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection should be made to Muriel B. Anderson, Chief, Records Management Branch, Information Resources Management Division, Information Technology Services Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Room 316, Washington, DC 20472. Facsimile number
(202)646-3347, or email address: *InformationCollections@fema.gov.* Dated: December 12, 2002. Edward W. Kernan, Division Director, Information Resources Management Division, Information Technology Services Directorate. [FR Doc. 02-32036 Filed 12-19-02; 8:45 am]
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