Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 169 / Friday, September 1, 2023 / Notices 60473 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID: FEMA–2022–0033; OMB No. 

1660–NW160] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Floodplain 

Administrator (FPA) National Training 

Assessment 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice of new collection 

and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA), as part of 

its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

invites the general public to take this 

opportunity to comment on a new 

information collection. In accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, this notice seeks comments 

concerning the training needs of 

National Flood Insurance Program 

(NFIP) Floodplain Administrators 

(FPAs) throughout the United States. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before October 2, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

should be made to Director, Information 

Management Division, 500 C St. SW, 

Washington, DC 20472, email address: 

FEMA-Information-CollectionsManagement@fema.dhs.gov or Michael 

Gumpert, National Floodplain 

Management Training Coordinator, 

FIMA, Floodplain Management 

Division, Michael.Gumpert@

fema.dhs.gov, 702–415–6499. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Flood Insurance Program 

(NFIP) is authorized by the National 

Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (title XIII 

of Pub. L. 90–448, as amended, 42 

U.S.C. 4001, et seq.). The general 

purpose of the NFIP is both to offer 

primary flood insurance to properties 

with significant flood risk, and to 

reduce flood risk through the adoption 

of floodplain management standards. 

Communities volunteer to participate in 

the NFIP to have access to federal flood 

insurance, and in return are required to 

adopt minimum standards. Nationally, 

as of December 2021, over 22,000 

communities in 56 states and 

jurisdictions participate in the NFIP. 

Each ‘‘Participating Community’’ 

(FEMA’s term for participating units of 

local government) is obligated to 

appoint a Floodplain Administrator 

who is directly responsible for 

managing the NFIP in their community. 

It is common for Participating 

Communities to assign the FPA role to 

employees who are also simultaneously 

responsible for other roles such as 

Police Chief, Town Clerk, Grants 

Manager, Finance Manager. FPAs are a 

diverse group with varied abilities, 

schedules, learning styles, geographies, 

and resources. A Training Strategy is 

needed to direct FEMA’s limited FPA 

Training budget into training solutions 

that address the unique needs of FPA’s 

as well as their varied abilities, 

schedules, learning styles, geographies, 

and resources. To be effective, the 

aforementioned FPA Training Strategy 

must be grounded in an accurate 

understanding FPAs’ varied needs, 

abilities, schedules, learning styles, 

geographies, and resources. To achieve 

this understanding, a Training 

Assessment must be performed. 

FEMA is requesting a three-year 

clearance to collect information from 

Floodplain Administrators (FPA) 

regarding their training needs, 

floodplain management experiences, 

and demographics to produce improved 

outcomes for the National Flood 

Insurance Program (NFIP). The data will 

be used to help FEMA, State, Tribal, and 

Territorial NFIP Offices, and Floodplain 

Associations to develop training 

strategies and solutions that effectively 

and efficiently address the diverse 

abilities, schedules, learning styles, 

geographies and resources of Floodplain 

Administrators who implement this 

Federal Government program on behalf 

of their local communities. The 

information collection, to be 

administered by an independent, thirdparty research organization, will allow 

for a data-informed approach to 

understanding the needs and 

expectations of an important and 

specific group of FEMA partners and 

customers for their development and 

program administration. By using this 

approach, FEMA will be able to gain 

important insights about Floodplain 

Administrators and how to improve its 

offerings and support as well as to 

allocate resources more effectively. The 

ultimate objective is to reduce the socioeconomic impact of floods through 

better preparation of Floodplain 

Administrators to assist communities 

adopt and enforce floodplain 

management regulations that help 

mitigate flooding effects and thus 

support property owners, renters, and 

businesses to recover faster after a 

flooding event. 

The primary law that supports the 

information collection efforts is the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act of 1993, 31 U.S.C. 1116, which has 

as one of its purposes ‘‘improve Federal 

programs effectiveness and public 

accountability by promoting a new 

focus on results, service quality, and 

customer satisfaction.’’ 

This proposed information collection 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on January 3, 2023, at 88 FR 86 

with a 60-day public comment period. 

No comments were received. The 

purpose of this notice is to notify the 

public that FEMA will submit the 

information collection abstracted below 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

for review and clearance. Comments 

that you submit in response to this 

notice are a matter of public record. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Collection of Information 

Title: Floodplain Administrator (FPA) 

National Training Needs Assessment. 

Type of Information Collection: New 

information collection. 

OMB Number: 1660–NW160. 

FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF–206– 

FY–22–159, Floodplain Administrator 

Training Needs Assessment. 

Abstract: The online survey will 

collect information from Floodplain 

Administrators regarding their training 

needs, floodplain management 

experiences, and demographics. The 

data will be used to help FEMA, State, 

Tribal, and Territorial NFIP Offices, and 

Floodplain Associations to develop 

training strategies and solutions that 

effectively and efficiently address those 

needs to produce improved outcomes 

for the National Flood Insurance 

Program. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Government. 


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60474 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 169 / Friday, September 1, 2023 / Notices 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

6,323. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

6,323. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,162. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost: $137,895. 

Estimated Respondents’ Operation 

and Maintenance Costs: $0. 

Estimated Respondents’ Capital and 

Start-Up Costs: $0. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to the 

Federal Government: $421,298. 

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. 

Millicent Brown Wilson, 

Records Management Branch Chief, Office 

of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mission 

Support, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18889 Filed 8–31–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–47–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2023–0002; Internal 

Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–2368] 

Changes in Flood Hazard 

Determinations 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice lists communities 

where the addition or modification of 

Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood 

depths, Special Flood Hazard Area 

(SFHA) boundaries or zone 

designations, or the regulatory floodway 

(hereinafter referred to as flood hazard 

determinations), as shown on the Flood 

Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and 

where applicable, in the supporting 

Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports, 

prepared by the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) for each 

community, is appropriate because of 

new scientific or technical data. The 

FIRM, and where applicable, portions of 

the FIS report, have been revised to 

reflect these flood hazard 

determinations through issuance of a 

Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in 

accordance with Federal Regulations. 

The currently effective community 

number is shown in the table below and 

must be used for all new policies and 

renewals. 

DATES: These flood hazard 

determinations will be finalized on the 

dates listed in the table below and 

revise the FIRM panels and FIS report 

in effect prior to this determination for 

the listed communities. 

From the date of the second 

publication of notification of these 

changes in a newspaper of local 

circulation, any person has 90 days in 

which to request through the 

community that the Deputy Associate 

Administrator for Insurance and 

Mitigation reconsider the changes. The 

flood hazard determination information 

may be changed during the 90-day 

period. 

ADDRESSES: The affected communities 

are listed in the table below. Revised 

flood hazard information for each 

community is available for inspection at 

both the online location and the 

respective community map repository 

address listed in the table below. 

Additionally, the current effective FIRM 

and FIS report for each community are 

accessible online through the FEMA 

Map Service Center at https://

msc.fema.gov for comparison. 

Submit comments and/or appeals to 

the Chief Executive Officer of the 

community as listed in the table below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick 

Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services 

Branch, Federal Insurance and 

Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400 

C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, 

(202) 646–7659, or (email) 

patrick.sacbibit@fema.dhs.gov; or visit 

the FEMA Mapping and Insurance 

eXchange (FMIX) online at https://

www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_

main.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

specific flood hazard determinations are 

not described for each community in 

this notice. However, the online 

location and local community map 

repository address where the flood 

hazard determination information is 

available for inspection is provided. 

Any request for reconsideration of 

flood hazard determinations must be 

submitted to the Chief Executive Officer 

of the community as listed in the table 

below. 

The modifications are made pursuant 

to section 201 of the Flood Disaster 

Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, 

and are in accordance with the National 

Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 

4001 et seq., and with 44 CFR part 65. 

The FIRM and FIS report are the basis 

of the floodplain management measures 

that the community is required either to 

adopt or to show evidence of having in 

effect in order to qualify or remain 

qualified for participation in the 

National Flood Insurance Program 

(NFIP). 

These flood hazard determinations, 

together with the floodplain 

management criteria required by 44 CFR 

60.3, are the minimum that are required. 

They should not be construed to mean 

that the community must change any 

existing ordinances that are more 

stringent in their floodplain 

management requirements. The 

community may at any time enact 

stricter requirements of its own or 

pursuant to policies established by other 

Federal, State, or regional entities. The 

flood hazard determinations are in 

accordance with 44 CFR 65.4. 

The affected communities are listed in 

the following table. Flood hazard 

determination information for each 

community is available for inspection at 

both the online location and the 

respective community map repository 

address listed in the table below. 

Additionally, the current effective FIRM 

and FIS report for each community are 

accessible online through the FEMA 

Map Service Center at https://

msc.fema.gov for comparison. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 

97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’) 

Nicholas A. Shufro, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Risk 

Management, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 


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