[Federal Register: September 6, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 171)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
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 and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity
to comment on proposed information collections. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), this notice
seeks comments concerning information required by FEMA to amend or
revise National Flood Insurance Program Maps to remove certain property
from the 1-percent annual chance floodplain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. With the passage of the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973, an owner of a structure, with a federally
backed mortgage, located in the 1-percent annual chance floodplain, was
required to purchase federal flood insurance. This was in response to
the escalating damage caused by flooding and the unavailability of
flood insurance from commercial insurance companies. As part of this
effort, FEMA mapped the 1-percent annual chance floodplain in
communities. However, due to scale limitations, individual structures
that may be above the base flood cannot always be shown as being out of
the 1-percent annual chance floodplain. FEMA will issue a Letter of Map
Amendment (LOMA) or a Letter of Map Revision--Based on Fill (LOMR-F) to
waive the Federal requirement for flood insurance when data is
submitted to show that the property or structure is ``reasonably safe
from flooding'' and at or above the elevation of the base flood.
Collection of Information
Title: Right to Submit Technical or Scientific Data to Correct
Mapping Deficiencies.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0015.
Form Numbers: FEMA Forms 81-87, 81-87A, 81-87B.
Abstract: The certification forms (referred to as MT-1 series
forms) are designed to assist requesters in gathering information that
FEMA needs to determine whether a certain property is likely to be
flooded during the flood event that has a 1-percent annual chance of
being equaled or exceeded in any given year (base flood). FEMA Form 81-
87, Property Information, describes the location of the property, what
is being requested, and what data are required to support the request.
FEMA Form 81-87A, Elevation Information, indicates what the Base (1-
percent annual chance) Flood Elevation (BFE) for the property is, how
the BFE was determined, the lowest ground elevation on the property,
and/or the elevation of the lowest adjacent grade to any structures on
the property. This information is required in order for FEMA to
determine if the property that the requester would like removed from
the SFHA FEMA Form 81-87B, Community Acknowledgment, requires that a
community official certify that the request complies with minimum
floodplain management criteria specified in 44 CFR 60.3, as per NFIP
regulations 44 CFR 65.5(a)(4).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 57,300.
Annual Burden Hours
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Number of Burden hours Annual Total annual
Project/activity (survey, form(s), focus group, respondents Frequency of responses (B) per respondent responses (A burden hours
etc.) (A) (C) x B) (A x B x C)
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81-87.......................................... 18,272 Annual (1)............................. 1.63 18,272 29,783
81-87A......................................... 18,272 Annual (1)............................. 1.25 18,272 22,840
81-87B......................................... 3,389 Annual (1)............................. 1.38 3,389 4,677
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Total...................................... 39,933 ....................................... 4.26 39,933 57,300
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Estimated Cost. Cost to respondents is estimated to be $1,325,597
annually, while the cost to the Federal Government is estimated to be
$94,300 annually.
Comments: Written 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
submissions of responses. Comments should be received within 60 days of
the date of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons should submit written comments to Chief,
Records Management Section, Information Resources Management Branch,
Information Technology
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Services Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency
Preparedness and Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security,
500 C Street, SW., Room 316, Washington, DC 20472.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Ms. Cecilia Lynch, FEMA,
Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration at (202) 646-7045 for
additional information. You may contact the Records Management Section
for copies of the proposed collection of information at facsimile
number (202) 646-3347 or email address:
FEMA-Information-Collections@dhs.gov.
Dated: August 26, 2005.
Deborah A. Moradi,
Acting Branch Chief, Information Resources Management Branch,
Information Technology Services Division.
[FR Doc. 05-17627 Filed 9-2-05; 8:45 am]
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