[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 112 (Monday, June 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29379-29380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14599]



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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency has submitted the 
following proposed collection of information to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the 
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507).

Supplementary Information: The National Flood Insurance Program 
regulations require the elevation or floodproofing of newly constructed 
structures in designated special flood hazard areas. As part of the 
agreement for making flood insurance available in a community, the NFIP 
requires the community to adopt a floodplain management ordinance 
containing

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certain minimum requirements intended to reduce future flood losses. 
One such requirement is that the community obtain the elevation of the 
lowest flood (including basement) of all new and substantially improved 
structures, and maintain a record of all such information. These data 
may be generated and retained as part of the community's permit 
issuance and building inspection processes. The Elevation Certificate 
is one convenient way for a community to comply with this requirement. 
The Floodproofing Certificate may similarly be used to establish the 
required record in those instances when floodproofing for non-
residential structures is a permitted practice.
    Title. Post Construction Elevation Certificate/Floodproofing 
Certificate.
    Type of Information Collection. Extension.
    OMB Number. 3067-0077.
    Form Numbers. FEMA Form 81-31, Elevation Certificate, FEMA Form 81-
65, Floodproofing Certificate for Non-Residential Structures.
    Abstract. The Elevation Certificate and Floodproofing Certificate 
are adjuncts to the application for flood insurance. The certificates 
are required for proper rating of post-Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) 
structures, which are buildings constructed after publication of the 
FIRM, for flood insurance in Special Flood Hazard Areas. In addition, 
the Elevation Certificate is also needed for pre-FIRM structures being 
rated under post-FIRM flood insurance rules. The certificates provide 
community officials and others standardized documents to readily record 
needed information.
    The certificates are supplied to insurance agents, community 
officials, surveyors, engineers, architects, and NFIP policyholders/
applicants. The community officials or other professionals provide the 
elevation data required to document conformance with floodplain 
management regulations and for the applicants so that actuarial 
insurance rates can be charged. The elevation data is transmitted to 
the NFIP by the insurance applicant or agent with the appropriate NFIP 
policy forms.
    The data is also used to assist FEMA in measuring the effectiveness 
of the NFIP regulations in eliminating or decreasing damage caused by 
flooding and the appropriateness of the NFIP premium charges for 
insuring property against the flood hazard.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households, Businesses or other 
for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms, and State, local or 
tribal governments.

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                                                         Hours    Annual
               FEMA forms                    No. of       per     burden
                                          respondents  response   hours 
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81-31                                        31,500        2.25   70,875
81-65                                           500        3.25    1,625
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours. 72,500.

Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed collection of information to Victoria Wassmer, Desk 
Officer for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, DC 20503 within 30 days of the date of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the proposed collection of information should be made to 
Muriel B. Anderson, FEMA Information Collections Officer, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Room 311, Washington, 
DC 20472. Telephone number (202) 646-2625. FAX number (202) 646-3524.

    Dated: May 29, 1996.
Reginald Trujillo,
Director, Program Services Division, Operations Support Directorate.
[FR Doc. 96-14599 Filed 6-7-96; 8:45 am]
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