[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 246 (Monday, December 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77480-77481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30431]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2013-0054; OMB No. 1660-0015]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Revisions to National Flood Insurance Program Maps:
Application Forms and Instructions for (C)LOMAs and (C)LOMR-Fs
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites
the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity
to comment on a revision of a currently approved information
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
this notice seeks comments concerning information required by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency to amend or revise National Flood
Insurance Program maps to remove certain property from the 1-percent
annual chance floodplain.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 21, 2014.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments at http://www.regulations.gov under
Docket ID FEMA-2013-0054. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Room 8NE, Washington, DC
20472-3100.
All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act
notice that is available via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stuart Rooney, Program Specialist,
Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, DHS/FEMA, 202-646-
1643. You may contact the Records Management Division for copies of the
proposed collection of information at facsimile number (202) 646-3347
or email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
is authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended,
42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
administers the NFIP and maintains the maps that depict flood hazard
information. The land area covered by the floodwaters of the base flood
is the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) on NFIP maps. The SFHA is the
area where the NFIP's floodplain management regulations must be
enforced and the area where the mandatory purchase of flood insurance
applies. If a SFHA has been determined to exist for property and the
owner or lessee of the property believes his/her property has been
incorrectly included in a SFHA, information can be provided to support
removal of the SFHA designation. NFIP regulations, at 44 CFR parts 65
and 70, outline the data that must be submitted by an owner or lessee
of property who believes his/her property has been incorrectly included
in a SFHA. In order to remove an area from a SFHA, the owner or lessee
of the property must submit scientific or technical data demonstrating
that the area is ``reasonably safe from flooding'' and not in the SFHA.
Collection of Information
Title: Revisions to National Flood Insurance Program Maps:
Application Forms and Instructions for (C)LOMAs and (C)LOMR-Fs.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 086-0-26, Property Information; FEMA Form
086-0-26A, Elevation Form; FEMA Form 086-0-26B, Community
Acknowledgement Form; FEMA Form 086-0-22 and FEMA Form 086-0-22A
(Spanish), Application Form for Single Residential Lot or Structure
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Amendments to National Flood Insurance Program Maps.
Abstract: FEMA collects scientific and technical data submissions
to determine whether a specific, single-lot property is located within
or outside of a SFHA. If the property is determined not to be within a
SFHA, FEMA provides a written determination and the appropriate map is
modified by a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) or a Letter of Map
Revision--Based on Fill (LOMR-F). The owner or lessee of a property
uses a LOMA or LOMR-F to show that a property is not flood prone,
making it possible for the lending institution to waive the flood
insurance requirement. If insurance is carried for the property, the
new determination should result in significantly lower rates.
Affected Public: Individuals and households; and business or other
for-profit institutes.
Number of Respondents: 97,503.
Number of Responses: 97,503.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 150,725.
Estimated Cost: The property owner is required to hire a surveyor
or engineer at an average cost of $450 to provide certified elevation
data. Therefore the total annual cost burden to respondents is
estimated to be $47,465,100.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a) evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b)
evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
Dated: December 11, 2013.
Charlene D. Myrthil,
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2013-30431 Filed 12-20-13; 8:45 am]
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