Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 216 / Thursday, November 9, 2023 / Notices 77327 

et seq.). This proposed information 

collection was previously published in 

the Federal Register (88 FR 59932) on 

August 30, 2023, allowing for a 60-day 

comment period. This notice allows for 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.8. Written 

comments and suggestions from the 

public and affected agencies should 

address one or more of the following 

four points: (1) whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) 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; (3) 

suggestions to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) suggestions to 

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. The 

comments that are submitted will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for approval. All comments will become 

a matter of public record. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

Title: Vessel Entrance and Clearance 

System (VECS). 

OMB Number: 1651–0019. 

Form Number: CBP Form 1300. 

Current Actions: Extension. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Abstract: CBP Form 1300, Vessel 

Entrance or Clearance Statement, is 

used to collect essential commercial 

vessel data at time of formal entrance 

and clearance in U.S. ports, allows the 

master to attest to the truthfulness of all 

CBP forms associated with the manifest 

package, and collects relevant 

information about the vessel and cargo. 

The form was developed through 

agreement by the United Nations 

Intergovernmental Maritime 

Organization (IMO) in conjunction with 

the United States and various other 

countries. The form was developed as a 

single form to replace the numerous 

other forms used by various countries 

for the entrance and clearance of 

vessels. CBP Form 1300 is authorized by 

5 U.S.C. 301, and 19 U.S.C. 66, 1415, 

1624, 2071, 1431, 1433, and 1434, as 

well as 46 U.S.C. 501, 60105 and 

provided for by 19 CFR 4. This form is 

accessible at: http://www.cbp.gov/ 

newsroom/publications/ 

forms?title=1300&=Apply. 

This form is currently submitted in 

paper format and is anticipated to be 

submitted electronically as part of CBP’s 

efforts to automate maritime forms 

through the Vessel Entrance and 

Clearance System (VECS), which will 

reduce the need for paper submission of 

any vessel entrance or clearance 

requirements under the above 

referenced statutes and regulations. 

VECS will still collect and maintain the 

same data as CBP Form 1300 but will 

automate the capture of data to reduce 

or eliminate redundancy with other data 

collected by CBP. 

Respondents are enabled to create a 

new ACE Account type for Vessel 

Agencies through the ACE Portal. The 

new account type within ACE will 

operate as a portal that leads to the 

Vessel Entrance and Clearance System 

(VECS), which will run as its own 

independent system. 

Vessel Agents will be required to 

provide identifying information such as; 

their name, their employer 

identification number (EIN), company 

address, and their phone numbers, 

which will be requested at the time 

Vessel Agents apply for the new ACE 

account type. 

After creating an ACE account, Vessel 

Agencies, Vessel Operating Common 

Carriers (VOCCs), and their designees 

are able to use the new Vessel Entrance 

and Clearance System (VECS) as part of 

the ongoing pilot program to test the 

functionality of VECS, and will be able 

to file vessel entrance, clearance, and 

related data to CBP electronically. 

CBP is currently running a small 

public VECS Pilot on several ports. 

VECS will automate and digitize the 

collection and processing of the data 

and filing requirements for which the 

CBP Form 1300 is used. CBP plans to 

run an initial public pilot to test the 

system. All users who obtained a Vessel 

Agency Account through the ACE Portal 

will be automatically enrolled into the 

VECS public pilot. Initially, the pilot 

began at one of eleven ports where 

VECS was previously internally tested. 

CBP is providing training to each CBP 

port and the Vessel Agency personnel at 

each port, prior to beginning/expanding 

the public pilot in another port. 

The VECS public pilot will continue 

to expand to additional ports, in an 

effort to progressively test and 

implement the system nationwide. 

There will be no change to the paper 

format of CBP Form 1300, and CBP 

Form 1300 in paper format will 

continue to be accepted. 

New Submission: No changes to the 

information collection, the VECS pilot is 

still on-going and was live in 72 port 

codes as of August 2023, enabling fully 

electronic processing of vessel entrance 

and clearance. The public pilot has 

allowed CBP to identify areas for 

additional enhancement and 

automation, fix minor errors with the 

system’s operation, and simultaneously 

deploy to new locations while 

continuing to test fixes and new 

capabilities. VECS pilot will continue to 

expand to other port codes while 

implementing training for port staff. 

Type of Information Collection: CBP 

Form 1300. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,624. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses per Respondent: 72. 

Estimated Number of Total Annual 

Responses: 188,928. 

Estimated Time per Response: 30 

minutes (0.5 hours). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 94,464. 

Dated: November 6, 2023. 

Seth D. Renkema, 

Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis 

Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

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BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2023–0002] 

Final Flood Hazard Determinations 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Flood hazard determinations, 

which may include additions or 

modifications of Base Flood Elevations 

(BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood 

Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone 

designations, or regulatory floodways on 

the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) 

and where applicable, in the supporting 

Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports 

have been made final for the 

communities listed in the table below. 

The FIRM and FIS report are the basis 

of the floodplain management measures 

that a 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 Federal 

Emergency Management Agency’s 

(FEMA’s) National Flood Insurance 

Program (NFIP). 


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DATES: The date of March 27, 2024 has 

been established for the FIRM and, 

where applicable, the supporting FIS 

report showing the new or modified 

flood hazard information for each 

community. 

ADDRESSES: The FIRM, and if 

applicable, the FIS report containing the 

final flood hazard information for each 

community is available for inspection at 

the respective Community Map 

Repository address listed in the tables 

below and will be available online 

through the FEMA Map Service Center 

at https://msc.fema.gov by the date 

indicated above. 

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 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) makes the final determinations 

listed below for the new or modified 

flood hazard information for each 

community listed. Notification of these 

changes has been published in 

newspapers of local circulation and 90 

days have elapsed since that 

publication. The Deputy Associate 

Administrator for Insurance and 

Mitigation has resolved any appeals 

resulting from this notification. 

This final notice is issued in 

accordance with section 110 of the 

Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 

42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR part 67. 

FEMA has developed criteria for 

floodplain management in floodprone 

areas in accordance with 44 CFR part 

60. 

Interested lessees and owners of real 

property are encouraged to review the 

new or revised FIRM and FIS report 

available at the address cited below for 

each community or online through the 

FEMA Map Service Center at https://

msc.fema.gov. 

The flood hazard determinations are 

made final in the watersheds and/or 

communities listed in the table below. 

(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. 

Community Community map repository address 

Colusa County, California and Incorporated Areas 

Docket No.: FEMA–B–2292 

City of Colusa ........................................................................................... City Hall, 425 Webster Street, Colusa, CA 95932. 

City of Williams ......................................................................................... City Hall, 810 East Street, Williams, CA 95987. 

Unincorporated Areas of Colusa County ................................................. Public Works Building, 1215 Market Street, Colusa, CA 95932. 

Sarasota County, Florida and Incorporated Areas 

Docket No.: FEMA–B–2074 

City of North Port ...................................................................................... Building Department, 4970 City Hall Boulevard, North Port, FL 34286. 

City of Sarasota ........................................................................................ Department of Development Services, 1565 1st Street, 2nd Floor, 

Sarasota, FL 34236. 

City of Venice ........................................................................................... Building Department, 401 West Venice Avenue, Venice, FL 34285. 

Town of Longboat Key ............................................................................. Planning, Zoning, and Building Department, 501 Bay Isles Road, 

Longboat Key, FL 34228. 

Unincorporated Areas of Sarasota County .............................................. Sarasota County Building Department, 1001 Sarasota Center Boulevard, Sarasota, FL 34240. 

Waseca County, Minnesota and Incorporated Areas 

Docket No.: FEMA–B–2283 

City of Elysian ........................................................................................... City Hall, 110 West Main Street, Elysian, MN 56028. 

City of Janesville ...................................................................................... City Hall, 101 North Mott Street, Janesville, MN 56048. 

City of Waseca ......................................................................................... City Hall, 508 South State Street, Waseca, MN 56093. 

Unincorporated Areas of Waseca County ................................................ Waseca County Courthouse, 307 North State Street, Waseca, MN 

56093. 

Cleveland County, Oklahoma and Incorporated Areas 

Docket No.: FEMA–B–2242 

City of Moore ............................................................................................ City Hall, 301 North Broadway Avenue, Moore, OK 73160. 

City of Oklahoma City .............................................................................. Public Works Department, 420 West Main Street, Suite 700, Oklahoma 

City, OK 73102. 

Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and Incorporated Areas 

Docket No.: FEMA–B–2242 

City of Oklahoma City .............................................................................. Public Works Department, 420 West Main Street, Suite 700, Oklahoma 

City, OK 73102. 

Grant County, South Dakota and Incorporated Areas 

Docket No.: FEMA–B–2273 

City of Big Stone City ............................................................................... Grant County Courthouse, 210 East 5th Avenue, Milbank, SD 57252. 

City of Milbank .......................................................................................... Grant County Courthouse, 210 East 5th Avenue, Milbank, SD 57252. 

City of Twin Brooks .................................................................................. Grant County Courthouse, 210 East 5th Avenue, Milbank, SD 57252. 

Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe .............................................................. Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Emergency Management Office, 

114 Lake Traverse Drive, Sisseton, SD 57262. 


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Community Community map repository address 

Town of Albee .......................................................................................... Grant County Courthouse, 210 East 5th Avenue, Milbank, SD 57252. 

Town of La Bolt ........................................................................................ Grant County Courthouse, 210 East 5th Avenue, Milbank, SD 57252. 

Town of Marvin ......................................................................................... Grant County Courthouse, 210 East 5th Avenue, Milbank, SD 57252. 

Town of Revillo ......................................................................................... Grant County Courthouse, 210 East 5th Avenue, Milbank, SD 57252. 

Town of Stockholm ................................................................................... Grant County Courthouse, 210 East 5th Avenue, Milbank, SD 57252. 

Town of Strandburg .................................................................................. Grant County Courthouse, 210 East 5th Avenue, Milbank, SD 57252. 

Unincorporated Areas of Grant County .................................................... Grant County Courthouse, 210 East 5th Avenue, Milbank, SD 57252. 

Gonzales County, Texas and Incorporated Areas 

Docket No.: FEMA–B–2221 

City of Gonzales ....................................................................................... City Hall, 820 St. Joseph Street, Gonzales, TX 78629. 

Unincorporated Areas of Gonzales County ............................................. Gonzales County Office of Emergency Management, 1811 Water 

Street, Gonzales, TX 78629. 

Guadalupe County, Texas and Incorporated Areas 

Docket No.: FEMA–B–2221 

City of New Braunfels ............................................................................... City Hall, 550 Landa Street, New Braunfels, TX 78130. 

City of Seguin ........................................................................................... Development Center, 108 East Mountain Street, Seguin, TX 78155. 

Unincorporated Areas of Guadalupe County ........................................... Guadalupe County Environmental Health Department, 310 IH 10 West, 

Seguin, TX 78155. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–12–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2023–0002; Internal 

Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–2386] 

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 


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