[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 140 (Thursday, July 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42762-42765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17921]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2010-0040]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request, OMB No. 1660-0015; 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; 60-day notice and request for comments; revision of a
currently approved information collection; OMB No. 1660-0015; FEMA Form
086-0-26 Property Information; FEMA Form 08-0-26A Elevation; FEMA Form
086-0-26B Community Acknowledgement; FEMA Form 086-0-22, Application
Form for Single Residential Lot or Structure Amendments to National
Flood Insurance Program Maps; FEMA Form 086-0-22A, Application Form for
Single Residential Lot or Structure Amendments to National Flood
Insurance Program Maps (Spanish).
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 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 proposed revision of a currently approved information
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
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.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 20, 2010.
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-2010-0040. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to Office of Chief Counsel,
Regulation and Policy Team, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street, SW., Room 835,
Washington, DC 20472-3100.
(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to (703) 483-2999.
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(4) E-mail. Submit comments to [email protected]. Include Docket
ID FEMA-2010-0040 in the subject line.
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 on the Privacy and Use Notice link on the
Administration Navigation Bar of www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Ms. Ava Hammond, Program
Analyst, Mitigation Directorate, Risk Analysis Division, FEMA at (202)
646-3276 for additional information. You may contact the Office of
Records Management for copies of the proposed collection of information
at facsimile number (202) 646-3347 or e-mail address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With the passage of the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), an owner of a
structure, with a federally backed mortgage, located in the 1-percent
annual chance floodplain, is 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, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (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. Title 44 CFR 65.17
and 44 CFR 70.3 outline the data that must be submitted for a review of
the determination that the structure is not above the base flood level
if the owner of the structure wishes to request such. If the
information supplied warrants a reversal of the determination, FEMA
will issue a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) to waive the Federal
requirement for flood insurance when data is submitted to show that the
property or structure is at or above the elevation of the base flood.
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.
OMB Number: 1660-0015.
Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 086-0-26 Property Information;
FEMA Form 08-0-26A Elevation; FEMA Form 086-0-26B Community
Acknowledgement; FEMA Form 086-0-22 Application Form for Single
Residential Lot or Structure Amendments to National Flood Insurance
Program Maps; FEMA Form 086-0-22A Application Form for Single
Residential Lot or Structure Amendments to National Flood Insurance
Program Maps (Spanish).
Abstract: This collection of information allows owners of
structures that have been found to be in a designated Special Flood
Hazard Area (SFHA) the opportunity to request a review of this
determination. With the submission of the appropriate documentation,
FEMA will conduct a review of the structure in question and either
certify the original finding or modify the designation so that it no
longer indicates a SFHA identifier. If the structure is found to not be
in a SFHA, FEMA will issue 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 structure then qualifies for a
waiver of flood insurance.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for
profit.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 129,320 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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Number of Avg. burden Total Total
Number of responses Total per annual Avg. hourly annual
Type of respondent Form name/form number respondents per number of response burden (in wage rate respondent
respondent responses (in hours) hours) cost
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Homeowners.......................... Property Information 26,870 1 26,870 1.63 43,798 $29.26 $1,281,529
Form/FEMA Form 086-0-
26.
Surveyors........................... Elevation Form/FEMA 18,809 1 18,809 1.25 23,511 35.66 838,402
Form 086-0-26A.
Engineers........................... Elevation Form/FEMA 8,061 1 8,061 1.25 10,076 50.22 506,017
Form 086-0-26A.
Community Officials................. Community 4,076 1 4,076 1.38 5,625 55.97 314,831
Acknowledgment Form/
FEMA Form 086-0-26B.
Homeowners.......................... On-line LOMA/LOMR-F 2,499 1 2,499 0.5 1,250 29.26 36,575
Tutorial.
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Subtotal........................ ....................... 60,315 ........... 60,315 ........... 84,260 ........... 2,977,354
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Homeowner........................... Application Form for 16,428 1 16,428 1.2 19,714 29.26 576,832
Single Residential Lot
or Structure
Amendments to National
Flood Insurance
Program Maps/FEMA Form
086-0-22.
Homeowner........................... Application Form for 2,347 1 2,347 1.2 2,816 29.26 82,396
Single Residential Lot
or Structure
Amendments to National
Flood Insurance
Program Maps (Spanish)/
FEMA Form 086-0-22A.
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Subtotal........................ ....................... 18,775 ........... 18,775 ........... 22,530 ........... 659,228
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Surveyor............................ Application Form for 11,500 1 11,500 1.2 13,800 35.66 492,108
Single Residential Lot
or Structure
Amendments to National
Flood Insurance
Program Maps/FEMA Form
086-0-22.
Surveyor............................ Application Form for 1,643 1 1,643 1.2 1,972 35.66 70,322
Single Residential Lot
or Structure
Amendments to National
Flood Insurance
Program Maps (Spanish)/
FEMA Form 086-0-22A.
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Subtotal........................ ....................... 13,143 ........... 13,143 ........... 15,772 ........... 562,430
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Engineer............................ Application Form for 4,928 1 4,928 1.2 5,913 50.22 296,951
Single Residential Lot
or Structure
Amendments to National
Flood Insurance
Program Maps/FEMA Form
086-0-22.
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Engineer............................ Application Form for 704 1 704 1.2 845 50.22 42,436
Single Residential Lot
or Structure
Amendments to National
Flood Insurance
Program Maps (Spanish)/
FEMA Form 086-0-22A.
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Subtotal........................ ....................... 5,632 ........... 5,632 ........... 6,758 ........... 339,437
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Total....................... ....................... 97,865 ........... 97,865 ........... 129,320 ........... 4,370,376
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Estimated Cost: The estimated annual operations and maintenance
costs for technical services is $20,540,250. There are no annual start-
up or capital costs.
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: July 16, 2010.
Tammi Hines,
Acting Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2010-17921 Filed 7-21-10; 8:45 am]
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