_______________________________________________________________________ Semiannual Regulatory Agenda [Page 23606] FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) _______________________________________________________________________ FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 44 CFR Ch. I Semiannual Regulatory Agenda AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. _______________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency publishes its semiannual regulatory agenda in April and October to inform interested parties of progress on FEMA regulations. The agenda lists regulations that will be under development or review during the period April 1, 2000 to October 31, 2000. ADDRESSES: For information about specific regulations, please contact the person listed as the agency contact in the agenda. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information of FEMA's regulatory agenda, contact H. Crane Miller, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3340, (Fax) (202) 646-4536 or e-mail crane.miller@dhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory Planning and Review'' directs each executive agency to publish only such regulations as are required by law, are necessary to interpret the law, or are necessary by compelling public need. We and other Federal departments and agencies publish an agenda of regulations semiannually in order to give you adequate notice of agency rulemaking activities. We also publish a regulatory agenda of rules likely to be significant regulatory actions when that is appropriate. To fulfill the requirements of Executive Order 12866, this agenda describes current and projected regulatory actions and rules that will be under review or development during the period April 1, 2000 to October 31, 2000. This agenda also contains information of regulations on which we completed action since the last FEMA semiannual agenda was published Monday, November 22, 1999, at 64 FR 65174 to 65180. We invite your comments on the agenda, including comments by State and local governments. Please submit any comments to the Rules Docket Clerk, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, (Fax) (202) 646-4536 or e-mail rules@fema.gov. Please refer to the title of the rule that you are inquiring about, or commenting on and to the rule's Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) found at the end of each agenda entry. The agenda is not limited to significant regulatory actions and it contains information about FEMA regulations to be developed, reviewed, or published in the next 12 months, except for routine flood elevation determinations, listings of eligible communities under the National Flood Insurance Program, listings of suspended communities and similar designations under the National Flood Insurance Program, and FEMA organizational and management matters. Dated: March 13, 2000. Ernest B. Abbott, General Counsel. Federal Emergency Management Agency--Prerule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3545 Disaster Assistance; Insurance Requirements for the Public Assistance Program....... 3067-AC90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal Emergency Management Agency--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3546 Hurricane Floyd; Property Acquisition and Grants Authority.......................... 3067-AD06 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal Emergency Management Agency--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3547 Flood Mitigation Assistance Program................................................. 3067-AC45 3548 Criminal and Civil Penalties Under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 3067-AC61 Emergency Assistance Act............................................................ 3549 Disaster Assistance; Fire Suppression Assistance.................................... 3067-AC68 3550 Disaster Assistance; Hazard Mitigation Grant Program................................ 3067-AC69 3551 Production or Disclosure of Information............................................. 3067-AC75 3552 Taxpayer Identification Numbers..................................................... 3067-AC76 3553 Debt Collection..................................................................... 3067-AC77 3554 National Flood Insurance Program: Inspection of Insured Structures by Communities... 3067-AC79 3555 Debt Collection..................................................................... 3067-AC84 3556 Fee for Services To Support FEMA's Offsite Radiological Emergency Preparedness 3067-AC87 Program............................................................................. [Page 23607] 3557 National Urban Search and Rescue Response System.................................... 3067-AC93 3558 Administration of Grants: Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit 3067-AC98 Organizations....................................................................... 3559 National Flood Insurance Program; Insurance Coverage and Rates...................... 3067-AD00 3560 National Flood Insurance Program; Revisions to the Standard Flood Insurance Policy.. 3067-AD01 3561 National Flood Insurance Program; Insurance Coverage and Rates...................... 3067-AD02 3562 Organizational Units, Functions and Delegations of Authority........................ 3067-AD03 3563 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs and Activities Receiving 3067-AD04 Federal Financial Assistance........................................................ 3564 Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of 3067-AD07 Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations..................... 3565 Disaster Assistance; Debris Removal................................................. 3067-AD08 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal Emergency Management Agency--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3566 National Dam Safety Program; Assistance for State Programs.......................... 3067-AC64 3567 National Flood Insurance Program; Standard Flood Insurance Policy................... 3067-AD05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________________________________ FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) Prerule Stage _______________________________________________________________________ 3545. DISASTER ASSISTANCE; INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 42 USC 5121 et seq CFR Citation: 44 CFR 206 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would amend the insurance requirements under FEMA's Public Assistance Program to require subgrantees to assume a higher level of responsibility and risk for damage to their facilities. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 02/23/00 65 FR 8927 ANPRM Comment Period End 04/10/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Curtis Carleton, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472 Phone: 202 646-4535 Email: curtis.carleton@dhs.gov RIN: 3067-AC90 _______________________________________________________________________ FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) Final Rule Stage _______________________________________________________________________ 3546. <bullet> HURRICANE FLOYD; PROPERTY ACQUISITION AND GRANTS AUTHORITY Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801. Legal Authority: PL 106-113, app E CFR Citation: 44 CFR 209 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: FEMA announces the immediate availability of $215 million in grants provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2000, for the acquisition and relocation of properties affected by Hurricane Floyd or surrounding events for hazard mitigation purposes. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule 02/11/00 65 FR 7269 Interim Final Rule Effective 02/11/00 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 04/11/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Robert F. Shea, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472 Phone: 202 646-3619 Fax: 202 646-3104 Email: robert.shea@dhs.gov RIN: 3067-AD06 [Page 23608] _______________________________________________________________________ FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) Long-Term Actions _______________________________________________________________________ 3547. FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 42 USC 4104c; 42 USC 4104d CFR Citation: 44 CFR 78 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This interim final rule implements secs. 553 and 554 of the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 to provide grants under the National Flood Mitigation Fund to States and communities for planning assistance and for mitigation projects that reduce the risk of flood damages to structures covered under contracts for flood insurance. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule 03/20/97 62 FR 13346 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal Agency Contact: Gil Jamieson, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472 Phone: 202 646-4090 RIN: 3067-AC45 _______________________________________________________________________ 3548. CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PENALTIES UNDER THE ROBERT T. STAFFORD DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 42 USC 5157(d); PL 101-410; 28 USC 2461; PL 104-134, sec 31001(s) CFR Citation: 44 CFR 206 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would increase the maximum civil penalty under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act from $5,000 to $5,500. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 02/10/97 62 FR 5957 NPRM Comment Period End 04/11/97 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: H. Crane Miller, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Room 840, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472 Phone: 202 646-3340 Fax: 202 646-4536 Email: crane.miller@dhs.gov RIN: 3067-AC61 _______________________________________________________________________ 3549. DISASTER ASSISTANCE; FIRE SUPPRESSION ASSISTANCE Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 42 USC 5121 et seq; 42 USC 5187 CFR Citation: 44 CFR 206 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would simplify the fire eligibility process and would change the Federal cost share for fire suppression grants. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/24/97 62 FR 62542 NPRM Comment Period End 01/23/98 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State Agency Contact: Curtis Carleton, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472 Phone: 202 646-4535 Email: curtis.carleton@dhs.gov RIN: 3067-AC68 _______________________________________________________________________ 3550. DISASTER ASSISTANCE; HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 42 USC 5121 et seq CFR Citation: 44 CFR 206 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would revise the categories of projects eligible for funding under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. It emphasizes nonstructural flood mitigation measures to reduce the number of floodprone structures and clarifies that major structural flood control projects will not be considered for funding under the grant program. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 05/01/98 63 FR 24143 NPRM Comment Period End 07/01/98 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Robert F. Shea, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472 Phone: 202 646-3619 Fax: 202 646-3104 Email: robert.shea@dhs.gov RIN: 3067-AC69 _______________________________________________________________________ 3551. PRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: PL 104-231 CFR Citation: 44 CFR 5 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would give the public access to Government information and records maintained in an electronic format, provide for expedited processing of certain requests, establish an ``electronic reading room,'' require edited material to be estimated or indicated in an agency's delay in processing requests, and require FEMA to make an agency reference guide on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) available. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/28/98 63 FR 45982 NPRM Comment Period End 10/27/98 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Sandra Jackson, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472 Phone: 202 646-3840 RIN: 3067-AC75 _______________________________________________________________________ 3552. TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 31 USC 7701(c) [Page 23609] CFR Citation: 44 CFR 6 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would implement the Debt Collection Improvement Act requirement that any person doing business with a Federal agency must provide the agency with the person's taxpayer identification number. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: H. Crane Miller, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472 Phone: 202 646-3340 Fax: 202 646-4536 Email: crane.miller@dhs.gov RIN: 3067-AC76 _______________________________________________________________________ 3553. DEBT COLLECTION Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 31 USC 3720A CFR Citation: 44 CFR 11 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Under this rule FEMA will refer delinquent debts owed to this Agency to the Department of the Treasury for collection under the Governmentwide Treasury Offset Program and for tax-refund offsets at the same time. FEMA amends its administrative offset regulations to allow administrative offset against delinquent debtor States and units of general local government. FEMA also amends its regulations to change the method for calculating interest, penalty and administrative charged assessed on delinquent debts and to make States and units of general local government subject to such changes. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule 01/08/98 63 FR 1063 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State, Local Agency Contact: H. Crane Miller, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472 Phone: 202 646-3340 Fax: 202 646-4536 Email: crane.miller@dhs.gov RIN: 3067-AC77 _______________________________________________________________________ 3554. NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM: INSPECTION OF INSURED STRUCTURES BY COMMUNITIES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 42 USC 4001 et seq CFR Citation: 44 CFR 61 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would establish a pilot program for voluntary inspections to verify that structures comply with the community and floodplain management ordinance, and to verify that NFIP-insured structures are properly rated. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/26/99 64 FR 22072 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Charles M. Plaxico Jr., Federal Insurance Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472 Phone: 202 646-3422 RIN: 3067-AC79 _______________________________________________________________________ 3555. DEBT COLLECTION Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 31 USC 3720A CFR Citation: 44 CFR 11 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would implement policies used by FEMA to collect debts under the Debt Collection Act of 1982, including measures to collect and to compromise or terminate collection action. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: H. Crane Miller, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472 Phone: 202 646-3340 Fax: 202 646-4536 Email: crane.miller@dhs.gov RIN: 3067-AC84 _______________________________________________________________________ 3556. FEE FOR SERVICES TO SUPPORT FEMA'S OFFSITE RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: PL 105-65 CFR Citation: 44 CFR 354 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule revises 44 CFR 354 to establish the policies and administrative basis for FEMA to assess fees on NRC licensees to recover the full amount of the funds obligated by FEMA to provide services for offsite radiological emergency planning and preparedness beginning in FY 1999. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule 12/15/98 63 FR 69001 Interim Final Rule Effective 12/15/98 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 02/16/99 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Vanessa E. Quinn, PTE Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472 Phone: 202 646-3664 Email: vanessa.quinn@dhs.gov RIN: 3067-AC87 _______________________________________________________________________ 3557. NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 42 USC 5121 et seq CFR Citation: 44 CFR 208 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would prescribe policies and procedures pertaining to FEMA's National Urban Search and Rescue Response System. [Page 23610] Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Local Agency Contact: Mark Russo, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472 Phone: 202 646-4097 Email: mark.russo@dhs.gov RIN: 3067-AC93 _______________________________________________________________________ 3558. ADMINISTRATION OF GRANTS: AUDITS OF STATES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: OMB Circ A-133; 43 FR 41943 CFR Citation: 44 CFR 14 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule implements the Single Audit Act of 1984, as amended, on an agency-wide basis within FEMA. It requires recipients of financial assistance from FEMA to comply with OMB Circular A-133, which sets forth standards for obtaining consistency and uniformity among Federal agencies for the audit of States, local governments, and non- profit organizations expending Federal awards. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Richard L. Skinner, Deputy Inspector General, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472 Phone: 202 646-3910 Fax: 202 646-3298 Email: rick.skinner@dhs.gov RIN: 3067-AC98 _______________________________________________________________________ 3559. NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM; INSURANCE COVERAGE AND RATES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 42 USC 4001 et seq CFR Citation: 44 CFR 61 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule adds an endorsement to the Standard Flood Insurance Policy that will establish a permanent procedure for honoring claims for buildings damaged by continuous lake flooding from closed basin lakes or under imminent threat of flood damage from those closed basin lakes. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule 08/02/99 64 FR 41825 Interim Final Rule Effective 08/02/99 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Charles M. Plaxico Jr., Federal Insurance Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472 Phone: 202 646-3422 RIN: 3067-AD00 _______________________________________________________________________ 3560. NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM; REVISIONS TO THE STANDARD FLOOD INSURANCE POLICY Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 42 USC 4001 et seq CFR Citation: 44 CFR 62 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule makes a number of changes to the Standard Flood Insurance Policy (SFIP) to update the SFIP and to make it easier to read. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Charles M. Plaxico Jr., Federal Insurance Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472 Phone: 202 646-3422 RIN: 3067-AD01 _______________________________________________________________________ 3561. NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM; INSURANCE COVERAGE AND RATES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 42 USC 4001 et seq CFR Citation: 44 CFR 61 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would apply full-risk premium rates under the NFIP to structures that have suffered multiple flood losses and whose owners decline an offer of funding to eliminate or reduce future flood damage. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/05/99 64 FR 42632 NPRM Comment Period End 09/07/99 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Howard Leikin, Special Assistant, Federal Insurance Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472 Phone: 202 646-2784 Email: howard.leikin@dhs.gov RIN: 3067-AD02 _______________________________________________________________________ 3562. ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS, FUNCTIONS AND DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY Priority: Info./Admin./Other Legal Authority: Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1978 CFR Citation: 44 CFR 2 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule revises 44 CFR part 2 to reflect changes in FEMA's organizational structure, functions of a new directorate and a new office, and delegations of authority. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: H. Crane Miller, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472 [Page 23611] Phone: 202 646-3340 Fax: 202 646-4536 Email: crane.miller@dhs.gov RIN: 3067-AD03 _______________________________________________________________________ 3563. <bullet> NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 20 USC 1681 - 1688 CFR Citation: 44 CFR 19 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This common rule presents an interim final revision to the agencies' codification of OMB Circular A-110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations.'' This common rule provides for the enforcement of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/29/99 64 FR 58568 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Pauline C. Campbell, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472 Phone: 202 646-4122 RIN: 3067-AD04 _______________________________________________________________________ 3564. <bullet> UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Priority: Other Significant. Major under 5 USC 801. Legal Authority: OMB Circ A-110; PL 105-277 CFR Citation: 44 CFR 13 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This interim final rule presents an interim final revision to the agencies' codification of OMB Circular A-110, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations.'' It provides uniform administrative requirements for all grants and cooperative agreements to institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other non-profit organizations. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Charles F. McNulty, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472 Phone: 202 646-2976 RIN: 3067-AD07 _______________________________________________________________________ 3565. <bullet> DISASTER ASSISTANCE; DEBRIS REMOVAL Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 42 USC 5121 CFR Citation: 44 CFR 206 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We (FEMA) propose to provide financial help for the removal of debris and wreckage from publicly and privately owned lands and waters when communities convert property acquired through a FEMA program for hazard mitigation purposes to uses compatible with open space, recreational, or wetlands management practices. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Melissa M. Howard Ph.D., Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472 Phone: 202 646-4240 Email: melissa.howard@dhs.gov RIN: 3067-AD08 _______________________________________________________________________ FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) Completed Actions _______________________________________________________________________ 3566. NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM; ASSISTANCE FOR STATE PROGRAMS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 44 CFR 145 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 12/28/99 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State Agency Contact: Harold Andress Phone: 202 646-2801 RIN: 3067-AC64 _______________________________________________________________________ 3567. <bullet> NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM; STANDARD FLOOD INSURANCE POLICY Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 42 USC 4001 et seq CFR Citation: 44 CFR 61 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: FEMA is increasing the limit of liability under Coverage D -- Increased Cost of Compliance of the Standard Flood Insurance Policy from $15,000 to $20,000. Based on new information on expected decreases in annual claims, FEMA believes that the limit of liability can be increased with no change in premium. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 12/16/99 64 FR 70191 Final Action Effective 05/01/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Charles M. Plaxico Jr., Federal Insurance Administration, [Page 23612] Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472 Phone: 202 646-3422 RIN: 3067-AD05 [FR Doc. 00-6924 Filed 04-21-00; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6718-01-F