[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 66 (Monday, April 7, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 16575-16576] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-8812] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 comment on a proposed collection of information. 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 one- 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 one-percent annual chance (base flood) 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 one-percent annual chance floodplain in communities. However, due to scale limitations, individual structures that may be above the base flood cannot be shown as being out of the one-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 structure is above the base flood. Collection of Information. (1) Title. Report to submit technical or scientific data to correct mapping deficiencies unrelated to community- wide elevation determinations (Amendments and Revisions to National Flood Insurance Program Maps). Type of Information Collection. Revision. OMB Number: 3067-0147. 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 one-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (base flood). FEMA Forms. 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 (100-year) 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. The information is required in order for FEMA to determine if the property that is being requested to be removed from the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) is above the BFE. FEMA Form 81-87B, Certification of Fill Placement, requires that a registered professional engineer or the community's floodplain official certify that the fill was placed in accordance [[Page 16576]] with National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) regulations. NFIP regulations 44 CFR section 65.5(a)(6) requires that fill placed to remove an area from the SFHA meet certain criteria. FEMA Form 81-87C, Community Acknowledgment of Requests Involving Fill, ensures that the requirements of NFIP regulations 44 CFR section 65.5(a)(6) is fulfilled prior to the submittal of the request to FEMA. The regulation states if fill is placed to remove an area from the SFHA that the community acknowledge the request. FEMA Form 81-87D, Summary of Elevations-Individual Lot Breakdown, is used in conjunction with the Elevation Information Form for requests involving multiple lots or structures. It provides a table to allow the required submitted data to be presented in a manner for quick and efficient review. FEMA Form 81-87E, Credit Card Information, outlines the information required to process a request when the requester is paying by credit card. Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal Government. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours. 22,464. Estimated number of responses. 5,400. Estimated hours per response. 4.16. Estimated Cost. $1,123,200. 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 submission of responses. Comments should be received by June 6, 1997. ADDRESSEE: Interested persons should submit written comments 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Ms. Cecelia Lynch, FEMA, Mitigation Directorate at (202) 646-2747 for additional information. Contact Ms. Anderson at (202) 646-2625 for copies of the proposed collection of information. Dated: March 28, 1997. Thomas Behm, Acting Director, Program Services Division, Operations Support Directorate. [FR Doc. 97-8812 Filed 4-4-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6718-01-P