[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 249 (Friday, December 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61787-61788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-28188]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2017-0014; OMB No. 1660-0016]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Revision to National Flood Insurance Program Maps:
Application Forms and Instructions for LOMRs and CLOMRs
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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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 to take this opportunity to comment on a
reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved information
collection for which approval has expired. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning
information required by FEMA to revise National Flood Insurance Program
Maps.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 27, 2018.
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-2017-0014. 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: Brian Koper, Emergency Management
Specialist, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, DHS/FEMA,
202-646-3085. You may contact the Records Management Division for
copies of the proposed collection of information at 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. In 44 CFR 65.3, communities are required to submit
technical information concerning flood hazards and plans to avoid
potential flood hazards when physical changes occur. In 44 CFR 65.4,
communities are provided the right to submit technical information when
inconsistencies on maps are identified. In order to revise the Base (l-
percent annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs), Special Flood Hazard
Areas (SFHAs), and floodways presented on the NFIP maps, a community
must submit scientific or technical data demonstrating the need for a
revision. The NFIP regulations cited in 44 CFR part 65 outline the data
that must be submitted for these requests. This collection serves to
provide a standard format for the
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general information requirements outlined in the NFIP regulations, and
helps establish an organized package of the data needed to revise NFIP
maps.
This information collection expired on May 31, 2017. FEMA is
requesting a reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved
information collection for which approval has expired.
Collection of Information
Title: Revision to National Flood Insurance Program Maps:
Application Forms and Instructions for LOMRs and CLOMRs.
Type of information collection: Reinstatement, with change, of a
previously approved information collection for which approval has
expired.
OMB Number: 1660-0016.
Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 086-0-27, Overview and
Concurrence Form; FEMA Form 086-0-27A, Riverine Hydrology and
Hydraulics Form; FEMA Form 086-0-27B, Riverine Structures Form; FEMA
Form 086-0-27C, Coastal Analysis Form; FEMA Form 086-0-27D, Coastal
Structures Form; FEMA Form 086-0-27E, Alluvial Fan Flooding Form.
Abstract: The forms in this information collection are used to
determine if the collected data will result in the modification of a
BFE, a SFHA, or a floodway. Once the information is collected, it is
submitted to FEMA for review and is subsequently included on the NFIP
maps. Using these maps, lenders will determine the application of the
mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements, and insurance agents
will determine actuarial flood insurance rates. The maps are also used
by communities participating in the NFIP to establish floodplain
management requirements.
Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government and Business or
Other for-Profit Institutes.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,291.
Estimated Number of Responses: 5,291.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 16,107.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $1,084,308.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs:
$22,010,000.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: None.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $24,559.06.
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.
William Holzerland,
Director, Information Management Division, Mission Support, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2017-28188 Filed 12-28-17; 8:45 am]
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