[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43622-43623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15825]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2016-0014; OMB No. 1660-0033]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Residential Basement Floodproofing Certification
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 the certification of floodproofed
residential basements in Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 6, 2016.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
FEMA-2016-0014. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., 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
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Chang, Insurance Examiner, FEMA,
Mitigation Directorate, (202) 212-4712 for additional information. You
may contact the Records Management Division for copies of the proposed
collection of information at email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
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(FEMA) is authorized to establish and carry out a National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP) to enable interested persons to purchase
insurance against flood loss. See, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. Flood
insurance under the NFIP can be sold or renewed only within a community
that has adopted adequate floodplain management regulations consistent
with the Federal criteria in the NFIP regulations. See, 44 CFR 60.3.
FEMA's minimum floodplain management criteria require that all new
construction and substantial improvements of residential structures
within Zones A1-30, AE and AH have the lowest floor, including the
basement, elevated at or above the base flood level. FEMA can grant an
exception to this rule after a community submits a proposal to FEMA to
adopt standards for floodproofing residential basements below the base
flood level in zones A1-30, AH, AO, and AE in accordance with 44 CFR
60.6(c). When FEMA grants an exception to a community under 44 CFR
60.6(c), property owners in these communities submit a Residential
Basement Floodproofing Certificate with their NFIP application for
flood insurance for rating purposes. The certification also provides
community officials with information to determine compliance with the
community's floodplain management ordinance.
Collection of Information
Title: Residential Basement Floodproofing Certification.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0033.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 086-0-24, Residential Basement Floodproofing
Certificate.
Abstract: The Residential Basement Floodproofing Certification is
completed by an engineer or architect and certifies that the basement
floodproofing meets the minimum floodproofing specifications of FEMA.
This certification is for residential structures located in non-coastal
Special Flood Hazard Areas in communities that have received an
exception to the requirement that structures be built at or above the
Base Flood Elevation (BFE) under 44 CFR 60.6(c). Residential structures
with certification showing the building is floodproofed to at least 1
foot above the BFE are eligible for lower rates on flood insurance.
Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
Number of Respondents: 100.
Number of Responses: 100.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 325 hours.
Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the
hour burden is $18,151. The annual costs to respondents' operations and
maintenance costs for technical services is $35,000. There are no
annual start-up or capital costs. The cost to the Federal Government is
$2,885.71.
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: June 29, 2016.
Richard W. Mattison,
Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2016-15825 Filed 7-1-16; 8:45 am]
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