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OMB Control No: 1660-0004	ICR Reference No: 202303-1660-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201804-1660-002
Agency/Subagency: DHS/FEMA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for Participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/05/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/28/2023
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2023
Responses	90,460	0	88,141
Time Burden (Hours)	271,440	0	220,461
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) provides flood insurance to the communities that apply for participation and make a commitment to protect against future flood damages. The application form and supporting documentation will enable FEMA to continue to rapidly process new community applications and to thereby more quickly provide flood insurance protection to the residents in communities.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 93 - 234 201 Name of Law: National Flood Insurance Program

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 17241	03/22/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 41115	06/23/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)	FEMA Form FF_206-FY-22-160 (formerly 086-0-30)
Floodplain Development Documentation	FEMA Form FF-206-FY-22-160 (formerly 086-0-30)

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	90,460	88,141	2,319
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	271,440	220,461	50,979
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: For FEMA Form FF-206-FY-22-160 (formerly 086-0-30), there has been no program changes; however, FEMA adjusted the annual number of respondents down from 72 to 60 based on the program’s data over the last 5 years, which means there are fewer local communities to enroll every year. This led to an overall decrease of 48 burden hours for the Application. FEMA also adjusted number of respondents for the Floodplain Development Documentation up from 22,234 to 22,600 as new communities have enrolled in the program. This adjustment led to increases in both the total number of responses and total annual burden hours. This results in a total increase of 4,392 burden hours for the Floodplain Development Documentation and an overall increase of 4,344 burden hours for the collection as a whole. This update also corrects a small technical error discovered in ROCIS for the 2020 reinstatement where the burden numbers in the Supporting Statement A do not match the numbers in the IC list of ROCIS. If we had discovered this error sooner, we would have submitted a Change Request to make the correction. This Supporting Statement refers to the burden numbers found in the Supporting Statement A of the 2020 reinstatement, which are the correct numbers for 2020. The burden costs for this collection increased in line with the increase in burden hours and a slight increase in wage rates since the 2020 reinstatement. The fully loaded wage rate increased from $80.42 to $95.10.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $110,446

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Kevin Crosby 202 550-6482 kevin.crosby@fema.dhs.gov

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