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                 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20460
                                                     OFFICE OF CHEMICAL SAFETY
                                                       AND POLLUTION PREVENTION
MEMORANDUM

Date:	July 01, 2013

SUBJECT:	Mancozeb.  Revised Acute, Chronic, and Cancer Dietary Risk Assessments for Food and Drinking Water, as well as Aggregate Assessment for the Common Metabolite/Degradate ETU resulting from the combined uses of the EBDC Fungicides to Support the New Use of Mancozeb on Walnuts and the Establishment of a Tolerance on Imported Tangerines for Section 3 Registration.

PC Code:  014504, 014601, and 600016
DP Barcode:  D412565 and D412566
Decision No.:  457087 and 467111
Registration No.:  Not Applicable
Petition No.: 1F7935 and 2E8062
Regulatory Action: Section 3 Registration
Risk Assessment Type: Not Applicable
Case No.: 0643
TXR No.: Not Applicable
CAS No.: 8018-01-7, 9006-42-2, and 96-45-7
MRID No.: None
40 CFR: §180.176 & §180.217

FROM:	Peter Savoia, Chemist
		Risk Assessment Branch V/VII
		Health Effects Division (7509P)

THRU:	Michael Metzger, Chief
		Risk Assessment Branch V/VII
		Health Effects Division (7509P)

TO:	Danette, Drew, Risk Assessor
		Risk Assessment Branch V/VII
		Health Effects Division (7509P)
			And
		Heather Garvie, Risk Manager and
		Tamue Gibson, Risk Manager
		Fungicide Branch
			And
		Andrew Ertman, Biologist
		Risk Integration, Minor Use and Emergency Response Branch
		Registration Division (7505P)

This memorandum serves to revise the acute, chronic, and cancer aggregate dietary food and drinking water exposure and risk assessments to support the proposed Section 3 uses of mancozeb on walnuts and the establishment of a tolerance on imported tangerines (D402043 and D405277, P. Savoia, 04/08/2013).  Mancozeb is in the class of ethylene bisdithiocarbamate fungicides (EBDCs), which all produce the common metabolite and environmental degradate, ethylene thiourea (ETU).  The only other EBDC fungicide which is currently registered for use in the United States is metiram.
In addition to the analyses made for mancozeb, the dietary exposure and risk resulting from the consumption of ETU residues derived from mancozeb and from the established uses of metiram were also reassessed (D405592, P. Savoia, 04/08/2013).

The revision of these dietary analyses are made to incorporate the most current projected percent crop treated (%CT) estimates for almonds, broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, and peppers.  These projected values are based on 2002-2008 data and are as follows:

Table 1.  Updated Projected Percent Crop Treated Values reported in the BEAD September 16, 2010 Memorandum.
Use
                                     Acute
                                    Chronic
Almond
                                      25
                                      18
Broccoli
                                       6
                                       5
Cabbage, fresh
                                      47
                                      42
Cabbage, processed (Chinese)
                                      47
                                      42
Lettuce, head
                                      75
                                      67
Lettuce, other (leaf)
                                      66
                                      62
Peppers, bell
                                      48
                                      44
Peppers, other
                                      48
                                      44

The revised dietary analysis shows very minimal change in exposure for mancozeb and for the exposure assessment of ETU resulting from the combined uses of the EBDC fungicides.  Additional new revised %CT estimates for the use of mancozeb on walnuts and tangerines were recently provided by BEAD to further refine this assessment but were not included in this revision.  Because the revised %CT estimates for walnuts and tangerines are lower, these dietary assessments overestimates exposures and is protective.  The results for the revised dietary risk analyses are shown below.

Results of Acute Dietary Exposure Analysis for Mancozeb
Acute assessments were conducted for mancozeb and ETU and are presented in Table 2.  Results are reported at the 99.9th percentile of exposure because the assessment incorporated estimates of %CT.

Table 2.  Results of Acute Dietary Risk Analysis for Mancozeb and ETU (Food Only).
                              Population Subgroup
                                aPAD (mg/kg/day)
                              99.9[th] Percentile

                    Previously Reported Results of 04/18/13
                                Revised Results

                              Exposure (mg/kg/day)
                                     % aPAD
                              Exposure (mg/kg/day)
                                     % aPAD
                                    Mancozeb
 General U.S. Population
                                      5.0
                                    0.014388
                                      0.29
                                    0.014415
                                      0.29
 All Infants (<1 year old)
                                      0.5
                                    0.011425
                                      2.3
                                    0.011425
                                      2.3
 Children 1-2 years old*
                                      0.5
                                    0.049471
                                      9.9
                                   0.049469
                                      9.9
 Children 3-5 years old
                                      0.5
                                    0.036223
                                      7.2
                                   0.035863
                                      7.2
 Children 6-12 years old
                                      5.0
                                    0.017499
                                      0.35
                                   0.017499
                                     0.35
 Youth 13-19 years old
                                      5.0
                                    0.009590
                                      0.19
                                   0.009591
                                     0.19
 Adults 20-49 years old
                                      5.0
                                    0.009912
                                      0.2
                                   0.009914
                                      0.2
 Adults 50-99 years old
                                      5.0
                                    0.008187
                                      0.16
                                   0.008235
                                     0.16
 Females 13-49 years old
                                      0.13
                                    0.011634
                                      9.0
                                   0.011640
                                      9.0
                                      ETU
 Females 13-49 years old
                                     0.005
                                    0.001426
                                       28
                                   0.001414
28
 Females 13-49 years old (Food and Water)
                                     0.005
                                    0.002901
                                       58
                                   0.002901
58
*The subpopulation with the highest risk estimates

Results of Chronic Dietary Exposure Analysis for Mancozeb
Chronic assessments were conducted for mancozeb and ETU and are presented in Table 3 for mancozeb, and Table 4 for ETU.

Table 3.  Results of Chronic Dietary Exposure Analysis for Mancozeb, Food Only
                              Population Subgroup
                                     cPAD
                                  (mg/kg/day)
                    Previously Reported Results of 04/08/13
                                Revised Results

                             Exposure (mg/kg/day)
                                    % cPAD
                             Exposure (mg/kg/day)
                                    % cPAD
General U.S. Population
                                     0.16
                                   0.000107
                                      0.1
                                    0.000109
                                      0.1
All Infants (< 1 year old)
                                     0.016
                                   0.000086
                                      0.5
                                    0.000086
                                      0.5
Children 1-2 years old
                                     0.016
                                   0.000374
                                      2.3
                                   0.000375
                                      2.3
Children 3-5 years old
                                     0.016
                                   0.000260
                                      1.6
                                   0.000262
                                      1.6
Children 6-12 years old
                                     0.16
                                   0.000119
                                      0.1
                                   0.000120
                                      0.1
Youth 13-19 years old
                                     0.16
                                   0.000064
                                      0.0
                                   0.000066
                                      0.0
Adults 20-49 years old
                                     0.16
                                   0.000090
                                      0.1
                                   0.000092
                                      0.1
Adults 50-99 years old
                                     0.16
                                   0.000097
                                      0.1
                                   0.000100
                                      0.1
Females 13-49 years old
                                     0.016
                                   0.000101
                                      0.6
                                   0.000103
                                      0.6

Table 4.  Results of Chronic Dietary Exposure Analysis for  ETU from Mancozeb
                              Population Subgroup
                                     cPAD
                                  (mg/kg/day)
                               ETU  -  Food Only
                            ETU  -  Food and Water

                    Previously Reported Results of 04/08/13
                                Revised Results
                    Previously Reported Results of 04/08/13
                                Revised Results

                             Exposure (mg/kg/day)
                                    % cPAD
                             Exposure (mg/kg/day)
                                    % cPAD
                             Exposure (mg/kg/day)
                                    % cPAD
                             Exposure (mg/kg/day)
                                    % cPAD
General U.S. Population
                                    0.0018
                                   0.000026
                                      1.4
                                    0.000026
                                      1.5
                                   0.000030
                                      1.7
                                    0.000031
                                      1.7
All Infants (< 1 year old)
                                    0.00018
                                   0.000034
                                      19
                                    0.000034
                                       19
                                   0.000045
                                      25
                                    0.000045
                                       25
Children 1-2 years old
                                    0.00018
                                   0.000086
                                      48
                                   0.000086
                                      48
                                   0.000092
                                      51
                                   0.000092
                                      51
Children 3-5 years old
                                    0.00018
                                   0.000057
                                      32
                                   0.000057
                                      32
                                   0.000062
                                      35
                                   0.000062
                                      35
Children 6-12 years old
                                    0.0018
                                   0.000029
                                      1.6
                                   0.000029
                                      1.6
                                   0.000033
                                      1.8
                                   0.000033
                                      1.8
Youth 13-19 years old
                                    0.0018
                                   0.000018
                                      1.0
                                   0.000019
                                      1.0
                                   0.000022
                                      1.2
                                   0.000022
                                      1.2
Adults 20-49 years old
                                    0.0018
                                   0.000023
                                      1.3
                                   0.000023
                                      1.3
                                   0.000027
                                      1.5
                                   0.000027
                                      1.5
Adults 50-99 years old
                                    0.0018
                                   0.000022
                                      1.2
                                   0.000022
                                      1.2
                                   0.000026
                                      1.5
                                   0.000027
                                      1.5
Females 13-49 years old
                                    0.00018
                                   0.000023
                                      13
                                   0.000024
                                      13
                                   0.000028
                                      15
                                   0.000028
                                      16
** The values for the highest exposed population for each type of risk assessment are bolded.

The results indicate that dietary risk estimates for mancozeb and ETU are not of concern for all population subgroups.

Results of Cancer Dietary Exposure Analysis for Mancozeb
Exposure and risk estimates for the ETU cancer assessment are presented in Table 5.

Table 5.  Results of Cancer Dietary Exposure Analysis for ETU from Mancozeb
                              Population Subgroup
                    Previously Reported Results of 04/08/13
                                Revised Results

                                   Exposure
                                  (mg/kg/day)
                             Estimated Cancer Risk
                                   Exposure
                                  (mg/kg/day)
                             Estimated Cancer Risk
General U.S. Population  -  Food Only
                                   0.000026
                                 1.6 x 10[-6]
                                   0.000026
                                 1.6 x 10[-6]
General U.S. Population  -  Food and Water
                                   0.000030
                                 1.8 x 10[-6]
                                   0.000031
                                 1.8 x 10[-6]

Results of Acute Dietary Exposure Analysis for ETU From the Combined EBDC Fungicides
The acute aggregate assessments conducted for the ETU metabolite resulting from the combined uses of the EBDC fungicides are presented in Table 6.  Results are reported at the 99.9th percentile of exposure because the assessment incorporated estimates of %CT.

Table 6.  Results of Acute Dietary Exposure Analysis for ETU (Food Only & Food and Water).
                              Population Subgroup
                                aPAD (mg/kg/day)
                              99.9[th] Percentile

                    Previously Reported Results of 04/08/13
                                Revised Results

                              Exposure (mg/kg/day)
                                     % aPAD
                              Exposure (mg/kg/day)
                                     % aPAD
 Females 13-49 years old
                                     0.005
                                    0.001433
                                       29
                                    0.001479
                                       30
 Females 13-49 years old (Food and water)
                                     0.005
                                    0.002962
                                       59
                                    0.003006
                                       60

Results of Chronic Dietary Exposure Analysis for ETU from the Combined EBDC Fungicides
The chronic aggregate assessments conducted for the ETU metabolite resulting from the combined uses of the EBDC fungicides are presented in Table 7.

Table 7.  Results of Chronic Dietary Exposure Analysis for ETU (Food Only & Food and Water).
                              Population Subgroup
                                     cPAD
                                  (mg/kg/day)
                               ETU  -  Food Only
                            ETU  -  Food and Water

                    Previously Reported Results of 04/08/13
                                Revised Results
                    Previously Reported Results of 04/08/13
                                Revised Results

                             Exposure (mg/kg/day)
                                    % cPAD
                             Exposure (mg/kg/day)
                                    % cPAD
                             Exposure (mg/kg/day)
                                    % cPAD
                             Exposure (mg/kg/day)
                                    % cPAD
General U.S. Population
                                    0.0018
                                   0.000029
                                      1.6
                                   0.000030
                                      1.7
                                   0.000034
                                      1.9
                                    0.000034
                                      1.9
All Infants (< 1 year old)
                                    0.00018
                                   0.000040
                                      22
                                    0.000040
                                       22
                                   0.000051
                                      28
                                    0.000051
                                       28
Children 1-2 years old
                                    0.00018
                                   0.000098
                                      54
                                   0.000097
                                      54
                                   0.000104
                                      58
                                   0.000104
                                      58
Children 3-5 years old
                                    0.00018
                                   0.000063
                                      35
                                   0.000063
                                      35
                                   0.000069
                                      38
                                   0.000069
                                      38
Children 6-12 years old
                                    0.0018
                                   0.000032
                                      1.8
                                   0.000032
                                      1.8
                                   0.000036
                                      2.0
                                   0.000036
                                      2.0
Youth 13-19 years old
                                    0.0018
                                   0.000020
                                      1.1
                                   0.000020
                                      1.1
                                   0.000023
                                      1.3
                                   0.000023
                                      1.3
Adults 20-49 years old
                                    0.0018
                                   0.000026
                                      1.4
                                   0.000026
                                      1.5
                                   0.000030
                                      1.7
                                   0.000031
                                      1.7
Adults 50-99 years old
                                    0.0018
                                   0.000026
                                      1.4
                                   0.000026
                                      1.4
                                   0.000030
                                      1.7
                                   0.000030
                                      1.7
Females 13-49 years old
                                    0.00018
                                   0.000027
                                      15
                                   0.000027
                                     14.9
                                   0.000031
                                      17
                                   0.000031
                                      17
** The values for the highest exposed population for each type of risk assessment are bolded.
The results indicate that aggregate dietary risk estimates for the ETU metabolite are not of concern for all population subgroups.

Results of Cancer Dietary Exposure Analysis for ETU From the Combined EBDC Fungicides
Exposure and risk estimates for the aggregate ETU cancer assessment resulting from the combined uses of the EBDC fungicides are presented in Table 8.

Table 8.  Results of Cancer Dietary Exposure Analysis for ETU from Mancozeb
                              Population Subgroup
                    Previously Reported Results of 04/08/13
                                Revised Results

                                   Exposure
                                  (mg/kg/day)
                             Estimated Cancer Risk
                                   Exposure
                                  (mg/kg/day)
                             Estimated Cancer Risk
General U.S. Population  -  Food Only
                                   0.000029
                                  1.8x 10[-6]
                                   0.000030
                                  1.8x 10[-6]
General U.S. Population  -  Food and Water
                                   0.000034
                                 2.0 x 10[-6]
                                   0.000034
                                 2.0 x 10[-6]


[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 174 (Tuesday, September 8, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 55395-55396]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0803; Airspace Docket No. 20-AGL-30]
RIN 2120-AA66

Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Charlevoix, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend the Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Charlevoix Municipal Airport,
Charlevoix, MI. The FAA is proposing this action as the result of an
airspace review caused by the decommissioning of the Charlevoix non-
directional beacon (NDB). The geographic coordinates of the airport
would also be updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 23, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; telephone
(202) 366-9826, or<PHONE_NUMBER>. You must identify FAA Docket No.
FAA-2020-0803/Airspace Docket No. 20-AGL-30, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at https://www.regulations.gov. You may review the public docket containing the
proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in
the Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except federal holidays.
    FAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the
Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the
availability of FAA Order 7400.11E at NARA, email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section,
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it would amend the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface at Charlevoix Municipal Airport, Charlevoix, MI, to
support instrument flight rule operations at this airport.

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2020-0803/
Airspace Docket No. 20-AGL-30.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped
and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received before the specified closing date for
comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule.
The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of the
comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the address and phone number)
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours at the Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic
Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated July 21, 2020, and effective
September 15, 2020. FAA Order 7400.11E is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11E lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by amending the Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface to within a 6.5-mile (reduced
from a 7-mile) radius of Charlevoix Municipal Airport, Charlevoix, MI;
and updating the geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide with
the FAA's aeronautical database.

    This action is the result of an airspace review caused by the
decommissioning of the Charlevoix NDB.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of
FAA Order 7400.11E, dated July 21, 2020, and effective September 15,
2020, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (85 FR 50779;
August 18, 2020). The Class E airspace designations listed in this
document will be published subsequently in the Order.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action''
under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26,
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter
that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when promulgated, would not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O.
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec.  71.1   [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11E,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated July 21, 2020, and
effective September 15, 2020, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

* * * * *

AGL MI E5 Charlevoix, MI [Amended]

Charlevoix Municipal Airport, MI
    (Lat. 45[deg]18'18'' N, long. 85[deg]16'31'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.5-mile radius of Charlevoix Municipal Airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 31, 2020.
Martin A. Skinner,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2020-19553 Filed 9-4-20; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register: August 7, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 153)]
[Notices]
[Page 46028]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP); Assistance to Private
Sector Property Insurers, Availability of FY2008 and FY2009
Arrangements

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Each year the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is
required by the Write-Your-Own (WYO) program Financial Assistance/
Subsidy Arrangement (Arrangement) to notify the private insurance
companies (Companies) and to make available to the Companies the terms
for subscription or re-subscription to the Arrangement. In keeping with
that requirement, this notice provides the terms to the Companies to
subscribe or re-subscribe to the Arrangement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward L. Connor, FEMA, 500 C Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER> (phone),<PHONE_NUMBER>
(facsimile), or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(e-mail).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Write-Your-Own (WYO) program
Financial Assistance/Subsidy Arrangement (Arrangement), approximately
90 private sector property insurers issue flood insurance policies and
adjust flood insurance claims under their own names based on an
Arrangement with the Federal Insurance Administration (FIA) published
at 44 CFR part 62, appendix A. The WYO insurers receive an expense
allowance and remit the remaining premium to the Federal Government.
The Federal Government also pays WYO insurers for flood losses and pays
loss adjustment expenses based on a fee schedule. In addition, under
certain circumstances reimbursement for litigation costs, including
court costs, attorney fees, judgments, and settlements, are paid by FIA
based on documentation submitted by the WYO insurers. The complete
Arrangement is published in 44 CFR Part 62, appendix A. Each year FEMA
is required to publish in the Federal Register and make available to
the Companies the terms for subscription or re-subscription to the
Arrangement.
    FEMA published a notice at 72 FR 41770, on July 31, 2007, that
during September 2007, FEMA would send a copy of the offer for the
FY2008 Arrangement, together with related materials and submission
instructions, to all private insurance companies participating under
the current FY2007 Arrangement.
    The FY2007 Arrangement was extended by FEMA into FY2008 pending
publication of an Interim Rule and the release of new Schedules. The
Interim Rule published April 3, 2008 (73 FR 18182), and the revised
Schedules were finalized June 1, 2008.
    The Interim Rule implemented changes to the Arrangement as follows:
    1. Changes made address the WYO Companies' cooperation in helping
ensure that agents writing flood insurance under the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP) avail themselves of the training opportunities
needed to meet the minimum NFIP training requirements called for in
section 207 of the Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform
Act of 2004, Public Law 108-264, 118 Stat. 727 (42 U.S.C. 4011 note).
    2. In certain heavy loss years, the potential exists for the NFIP
to exhaust its authority to borrow funds from the Treasury to pay
claims. In such an event, there may be a period of time during which no
funds are available in the Treasury until the Congress takes action to
either increase the program's borrowing authority, or appropriate funds
to relieve the debt. The Interim Rule revised 44 CFR part 62, appendix
A, Article VII, section A. to provide that in such circumstances, the
Federal Insurance Administrator will suspend the NFIP's payment of
claims until funds are again available in the Treasury, and that the
WYO Companies are not required to pay claims from their own funds in
the event of such a suspension.
    3. FEMA revised 44 CFR part 62, appendix A, Article III, section
C.1. of the Arrangement which deals with the Unallocated Loss
Adjustment Expense (ULAE) for which WYO Companies receive reimbursement
under the Arrangement. The ULAE rate used to be an expense
reimbursement of 3.3 percent of the incurred loss (except that it did
not include ``incurred but not reported''). The IR removed the ULAE
compensation percentage from the Arrangement. Instead, the percentage
is now communicated by FEMA to the WYO Companies through an ULAE
Schedule.
The only changes to the FY2008 Arrangement were those that were
implemented in the April 3, 2008 Interim Rule. No changes are planned
for the FY2009 Arrangement.
    During August 2008, FEMA will send a copy of the offer for the
FY2009 Arrangement, together with related materials and submission
instructions, to all private insurance companies participating under
the current FY2008 Arrangement. Any private insurance company not
currently participating in the WYO Program but wishing to consider
FEMA's offer for either FY2008 or FY2009 may request a copy by writing:
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Mitigation Division, Attn: WYO
Program, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, or contact Edward
Connor at<PHONE_NUMBER> (Facsimile), or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(e-mail).

    Dated: August 1, 2008.
Michael Buckley.
Deputy Assistant Administrator, National Flood Insurance Program,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
 [FR Doc. E8-18242 Filed 8-6-08; 8:45 am]

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