The Community Rating System (CRS) was established to (1) reduce flood losses; (2) facilitate accurate insurance rating, and; (3) promote the awareness of flood insurance. The CRS encourages these goals by providing flood insurance premium discounts to policy holders in those communities that implement activities and programs which directly support the goals stated above.
The overall increase in burden hours for the CRS is a result of two types of program growth. First, more communities participate every year, resulting in an increase in the number of hours expended on information collection nationwide. Second, participating communities voluntarily expand the number of activities they undertake under the CRS program, resulting in an accompanying increase in the hours they spend providing information about those activities.
The CRS monitors and solicits feedback from participating communities about the amount of time they spend providing information for different parts of the program and on different information collection forms. Based on this, the burden hours for specific forms are adjusted upward or downward as needed, but decreases so far have been offset by the overall program growth.
The overall increase in CRS cost burden is a result of the programâs growth (more participation) and the increase in labor rates.
There has been no change in the information being collected.
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:
(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;
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.
Repetitive Loss Update Form