Document ID: FEMA-2010-0011-0003
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Residential Basement Floodproofing Certification
Posted Date: 2010-06-07T04:00Z

[Federal Register: June 7, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 108)]
[Notices]               
[Page 32201]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2010-0011]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, OMB No. 1660-0033; Residential Basement 
Floodproofing Certification

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice; 30-day notice and request for comments; revision of a 
currently approved information collection; OMB No. 1660-0033; FEMA Form 
086-0-24, Residential Basement Floodproofing Certificate.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted 
the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management 
and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission describes the 
nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, 
the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources used by 
respondents to respond) and cost, and the actual data collection 
instruments FEMA will use.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 7, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the proposed information 
collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the Desk 
Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, and sent via electronic mail to 
oira.submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Director, 
Records Management Division, 1800 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 
20598-3005, facsimile number (202) 646-3347, or e-mail address FEMA-
Information-Collections-Management@dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Collection of Information

    Title: Residential Basement Floodproofing Certification.
    Type of information collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0033.
    Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 086-0-24, Residential Basement 
Floodproofing Certificate.
    Abstract: The Residential Basement Floodproofing Certification is 
completed by an engineer or architect and certifies that the basement 
floodproofing meets the minimum floodproofing specifications of FEMA. 
This certification is for residential structures located in non-coastal 
Special Flood Hazard Areas in communities that have received an 
exception to the requirement that structures be built at or above the 
Base Flood Elevation (BFE). Residential structures with certification 
showing the building is flood proofed to at least 1 foot above the BFE 
are eligible for lower rates on flood insurance.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Average Hour Burden per Respondent: 3.25 Hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 325 Hours.
    Estimated Cost: The annual operations and maintenance cost for the 
services of the engineer or contractor is $35,000. There are no annual 
capital or start-up costs associated with this collection.

    Dated: June 2, 2010.
Tammi Hines,
Acting Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2010-13608 Filed 6-4-10; 8:45 am]
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