# 2026-11826: FEMA Asks the Public to Review Its Flood Claim Forms

2026-11826, Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comment Request; FEMA Inspection and Claims Forms, is a Federal Register notice from Homeland Security Department, Federal Emergency Management Agency published 2026-06-12, effective Comments must be submitted on or before August 11, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-28).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11826
- As of: 2026-10-28
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-11826
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comment Request; FEMA Inspection and Claims Forms
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Homeland Security Department; Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Citation: 91 FR 35696
- Published: 2026-06-12
- Effective: Comments must be submitted on or before August 11, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-08-11
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-28

## In one line

FEMA Asks the Public to Review Its Flood Claim Forms

## Summary

FEMA is asking for your thoughts on keeping their flood insurance claim and home damage inspection forms in use. If you own property in flood-prone areas or handle flood claims, this affects you! Comments are open until August 11, 2026, and this helps FEMA keep paperwork simple and efficient without extra costs.

## Abstract

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on an extension of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the collection of information related to the flood insurance claims process and the housing inspection damage assessment process.

## Effects PRIA read

- Estimated paperwork burden and cost: cost, low. FEMA estimates 300,493 respondents will complete these flood-claims and housing inspection forms, totaling 306,947 annual burden hours and an estimated $14,926,833 in total annual respondent costs. The agency also estimates the Federal government cost at $102,314,333 for this information collection.
- Inspections required to verify disaster damage: cost, low. If FEMA finds you had home or personal property damage and have no insurance or insufficient insurance after a Federally declared disaster, an inspection is required to verify disaster-caused damage. Inspections can be conducted onsite, by phone (voice), or by video; inspectors record interior and…
- Use of specific NFIP claim and inspection forms: cost, low. NFIP Direct policyholders and disaster applicants must provide information via FEMA forms (examples include FF-206 series Personal/Building Worksheets, Proof of Loss forms, First Notice of Loss, Claim Appeal, and FF-104 inspection forms) so FEMA can investigate, document, evaluate, and adjudicate f…

## Related documents

- [2026-21497](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-21497): Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request; Application for Community Disaster Loan (CDL) Program, 2026-10-21
- [2026-21496](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-21496): Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; General Admissions Applications (Long and Short) and…, 2026-10-21
- [2026-21199](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-21199): Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comment Request; FEMA Preparedness Grants: Tribal Homeland Security Grant Pr…, 2026-10-16
- [2026-20916](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20916): Final Flood Hazard Determinations, 2026-10-14
- [2026-20926](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20926): Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations, 2026-10-14
- [2026-20917](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20917): Final Flood Hazard Determinations, 2026-10-14

## Sources
- [2026-11826 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/12/2026-11826/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-fema-inspection-and)
- [2026-11826 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-12/pdf/2026-11826.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11826 (as of 2026-10-28).