Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL)Appeals

OMB Control No: 1660-0104	ICR Reference No: 200710-1660-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DHS/FEMA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL)Appeals
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 12/31/2007
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/20/2007
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/08/2007
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2008	6 Months From Approved
Responses	10	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	100	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The appeals process requires owners to submit a written appeal including any supporting documentation for an appeal to FEMA within 90 days of the notice of an insurance increase. Much of the supporting documentation has already been submitted in the original application for grant funds. The property owner may submit any additional documentation that will support an appeal. The appeals process will provide six (6) bases for an appeal, each with is own requirements for information.

Emergency Justfication: This is a new information collection. This collection will include burden hours for the authorized Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL) grant program. The Interim Final Rule for SRL (1660-AA36) was published in the Federal Register On October 31, 2007, volume 72, number 210, Pages 61720-61750.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 108 - 264 101 Name of Law: Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 106 - 390 104 Name of Law: Disaster Mitigation Act of 2004

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1660-AA36	Final or interim final rulemaking	72 FR 61720	10/31/2007

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title Form No. Form Name Appeals Written Request and Supporting Documentation

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	10	0	0	10	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	100	0	0	100	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection. Therefore, FEMA estimate a program increase of +100 total burden hours. SRL Appeals may incur a purchase of services cost for respondents. FEMA estimated that each appeal will take approximately 40 hours for an respondents attorney to collect additional documentation. Therefore an adjustment of $19,704. has been estimated for the cost to respondents using the wage rate category for an attorney.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $788,160

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Lawann Johnson 202 646-4246 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(i) Why the information is being collected;
			(ii) Use of information;
			(iii) Burden estimate;
			(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
			(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
			(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date: 11/08/2007

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