53022 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 171 / Tuesday, September 6, 2005 / Notices 

II. Comments 

Interested persons may submit to the 

Division of Dockets Management (see 

ADDRESSES) written or electronic 

comments on the draft guidance. Submit 

a single copy of electronic comments or 

two paper copies of any mailed 

comments, except that individuals may 

submit one paper copy. Comments are 

to be identified with the docket number 

found in brackets in the heading of this 

document. The draft guidance and 

received comments may be seen in the 

Division of Dockets Management 

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday. 

III. Electronic Access 

Persons with access to the Internet 

may obtain the document at http:// 

www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ 

default.htm, http://www.fda.gov/cder/ 

guidance/index.htm, or http:// 

www.fda.gov/cber/reading.htm. 

Dated: August 29, 2005. 

Jeffrey Shuren, 

Assistant Commissioner for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 05–17597 Filed 9–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–01–S 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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

Project/activity (survey, form(s), focus group, etc.) 

Number of 

respondents 

(A) 

Frequency of 

responses 

(B) 

Burden hours 

per respondent 

(C) 

Annual 

responses 

(A × B) 

Total annual 

burden hours 

(A × B × C) 

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 

Total ........................................................................... 39,933 ........................... 4.26 39,933 57,300 

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 

Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 171 / Tuesday, September 6, 2005 / Notices 53023 

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-InformationCollections@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] 

BILLING CODE 9110–12–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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 revise National 

Flood Insurance Program Maps. 

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, the 1-percent 

annual chance floodplain may change 

due to changes within the floodplain, or 

may be more accurately depicted 

through the use of more up-to-date 

methods and data. FEMA will issue a 

Letter of Map Revision to officially 

revise the 1-percent annual chance 

floodplain. 

Collection of Information 

Title: Consultation with Local 

Officials to Assure Compliance—Sec. 

110 and 206. 

Type of Information Collection. 

Revision of a currently approved 

collection. 

OMB Number: 1660–0016. 

Form Numbers. FEMA forms 81–89, 

81–89A, 81–89B, 81–89C, 81–89D, 81–

89E 

Abstract. The certification forms 

(referred to as MT–2 series forms) are 

designed to assist requesters in 

gathering information that FEMA needs 

to revise a National Flood Insurance 

Program map. 

FEMA Form 81–89, Overview and 

Concurrence Form, describes the 

location of the request, what is being 

requested, and what data are required to 

support the request. In addition, NFIP 

regulations 44 CFR 65.5(a)(4) require 

that a community official certify that the 

request complies with minimum 

floodplain management criteria 

specified in 44 CFR 60.3. This form 

ensures that this requirement is fulfilled 

prior to the submittal of the request to 

FEMA. FEMA Form 81–89A, Riverine 

Hydrology and Hydraulics Form, allows 

FEMA to efficiently review assumptions 

made, parameters used, and the results 

of hydrologic and hydraulic analyses 

performed in support of a revision 

request. It also addresses more common 

regulatory issues; FEMA Form 81–89B, 

Riverine Structures Form, allows FEMA 

to efficiently review assumptions made, 

parameters used, and the results of 

revision requests involving new or 

modified structures in riverine flood 

hazard areas; FEMA Form 81–89C, 

Coastal Analysis Form, allows FEMA to 

efficiently review assumptions made, 

parameters used, and the results of 

coastal analyses performed in support of 

a revision request. It also addresses 

more common regulatory issues; FEMA 

Form 81–89D, Coastal Structures Form, 

allows FEMA to efficiently review 

assumptions made, parameters used, 

and the results of revision requests 

involving new or modified structures in 

coastal flood hazard areas; FEMA Form 

81–89E, Alluvial Fan Flooding Form, 

allows FEMA to efficiently review 

assumptions made, parameters used, 

and the results of alluvial fan flooding 

analyses performed in support of a 

revision request. 

ESTIMATED TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS

FEMA forms 

Number of 

respondents 

(A) 

Frequency of response 

(B) 

Hours per response 

(C) 

Annual burden 

hours 

(A × B × C) 

81–89 ...................................................................................... 1,400 Annual .................................... 1.0 1,400 

81–89A .................................................................................... 1,400 Annual .................................... 3.5 4,320 

81–89B .................................................................................... 1,400 Annual .................................... 7.0 10,080 

81–89C .................................................................................... 1,400 Annual .................................... 1.0 1,400 

81–89D .................................................................................... 1,400 Annual .................................... 1.0 1,400 

81–89E .................................................................................... 1,400 Annual .................................... 1.0 1,400 

Total ................................................................................. 1,400 ................................................. 14.5 20,880,000 

Estimated Cost. Cost to respondents is 

estimated to be $1,044,000 annually, 

while the cost to the Federal 

Government is estimated to be $100,220 

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,