Document ID: FEMA-2010-0044-0001
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Revision to National Flood Insurance Program Maps: Application Forms for LOMRs and CLOMRs
Posted Date: 2010-07-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register: July 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 143)]
[Notices]               
[Page 43998-44000]
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-2010-0044; OMB No. 1660-0016]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Revision to National Flood Insurance Program Maps: 
Application Forms for LOMRs and CLOMRs

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and request for comments; revision of a 
currently approved information collection; OMB No. 1660-0016; FEMA Form 
086-0-27, Overview and Concurrence Form; FEMA Form 086-0-27A, Riverine 
Hydrology and Hydraulics Form; 086-0-27B, Riverine Structures Form; 
086-0-27C, Coastal Analysis Form; 086-0-27D, Coastal Structures Form; 
086-0-27E, Alluvial Fan Flooding Form.

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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 a proposed revision of a currently approved information 
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
this Notice seeks comments concerning the collection of information 
necessary to gather the data necessary to allow the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency

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to make a determination if a revision to a flood map is warranted.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 27, 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 http://www.regulations.gov under 
Docket ID FEMA-2010-0044. 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.
    (4) E-mail. Submit comments to FEMA-POLICY@dhs.gov. Include Docket 
ID FEMA-2010-0044 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 via the link in the footer of http://
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Ava Hammond, FEMA Mitigation 
Division and (202) 646-3276 for additional information. You may contact 
the Records Management Division for copies of the proposed collection 
of information at facsimile number (202) 646-3347 or e-mail address: 
FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) 
is authorized by 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. (Pub. L. 90-448 (1968) and 
expanded by Pub. L. 93-234 (1973)). The Department of Homeland 
Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administers the 
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and maintains the maps that 
depict flood hazard information. In 44 CFR Part 65.3, communities are 
required to submit technical information concerning flood hazards and 
plans to avoid potential flood hazards when physical changes occur. In 
44 CFR Part 65.4, communities are provided the right to submit 
technical information when inconsistencies on maps are identified. In 
order to revise the Base (1-percent annual chance) Flood Elevations 
(BFEs), Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs), and floodways presented on 
the NFIP maps, a community must submit scientific or technical data 
demonstrating the need for a revision. The NFIP regulations cited in 44 
CFR Part 65 outline the data that must be submitted for these requests.

Collection of Information

    Title: Revision to National Flood Insurance Program Maps: 
Application Forms for LOMRs and CLOMRs.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0016.
    Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 086-0-27, Overview and 
Concurrence Form; FEMA Form 086-0-27A, Riverine Hydrology and 
Hydraulics Form; 086-0-27B, Riverine Structures Form; 086-0-27C, 
Coastal Analysis Form; 086-0-27D, Coastal Structures Form; 086-0-27E, 
Alluvial Fan Flooding Form.
    Abstract: The certification forms are designed to assist requesters 
in gathering information that FEMA needs to revise a National Flood 
Insurance Program (NFIP) map. This data is required to ensure that 
requested revisions are in compliance with NFIP regulations. These 
revisions are granted if the technical information submitted 
demonstrates that the prior determination of a Special Flood Hazard 
Area, floodway or Base Flood Elevation on a flood map is no longer 
valid.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; State, local or 
Tribal Government.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 17,700 Hours.

                                                                           Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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                                                                                                     Number of                      Avg. burden    Total annual                    Total annual
              Type of respondent                     Form name/ Form number          Number of     responses per   Total number    per response     burden  (in     Avg. hourly     respondent
                                                                                    respondents     respondent     of responses     (in hours)        hours)         wage rate         cost
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Business or other for-Profit..................  Form 086-0-27, Overview and                1,500               1           1,500            0.25             375           44.39         $16,646
                                                 Concurrence Form.
State, local, or Tribal Government............  Form 086-0-27, Overview and                1,500               1           1,500            0.25             375           53.97          20,239
                                                 Concurrence Form.
Business or other for-profit..................  Form 086-0-27, Overview and                1,500               1           1,500             0.5             750           46.65          34,988
                                                 Concurrence Form.
    Total for FEMA Form 086-0-27..............                                             1,500  ..............           1,500               1           1,500  ..............          71,873
State, Local or Tribal Government.............  Form 086-0-27A, Riverine                   1,500               1           1,500            0.75           1,125           53.97          60,716
                                                 Hydrology and Hydraulics Form.
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Business or other for-profit..................  Form 086-0-27A, Riverine                   1,500               1           1,500            2.75           4,125           46.65         192,431
                                                 Hydrology and Hydraulics Form.
    Total for FEMA Form 086-0-27A.............                                             1,500  ..............           1,500             3.5           5,250  ..............         253,147
Business or other for-profit..................  Form 086-0-27B, Riverine                   1,500               1           1,500               7          10,500           46.65         489,825
                                                 Structures Form.

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Business or other for-profit..................  Form 086-0-27C, Coastal Analysis             150               1             150               1             150           46.65           6,998
                                                 Form.
Business or other for-profit..................  Form 086-0-27D, Coastal                      150               1             150               1             150           46.65           6,998
                                                 Structures Form.
Business or other for-profit..................  Form 086-0-27E, Alluvial Fan                 150               1             150               1             150           46.65           6,998
                                                 Flooding Form.
    Total.....................................  ................................           1,500  ..............           4,950  ..............          17,700  ..............         835,839
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    Estimated Cost: The estimated annual operations and maintenance 
cost is $26,250,000. There is no annual capital start-up cost.

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,
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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