[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 66 (Monday, April 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16576-16577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8813]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 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 (NFIP) 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. Title. Report to submit technical or 
scientific data to correct mapping deficiencies unrelated to community-
wide elevation determinations for a single residential lot or 
structure.
    Type of Information Collection. Revision.
    OMB Number. 3067-0257.
    FEMA Form. FEMA Form 81-92, Application Form for Single Residential 
Lot or Structure Amendments and Revisions to National Flood Insurance 
Program Maps, allows the owner or lessee of a single residential lot or 
structure to more easily understand and prepare the data required to 
determine if the single residential lot or structure is located in the 
Special Flood Hazard Area.
    Abstract. The form (also referred to as MT-EZ) is designed to 
assist requesters in gathering information that FEMA needs to determine 
whether a single residential lot or structure 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).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 14,050.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 5,854.
    Estimated Hours Per Response: 2.40.
    Estimated Cost: $702,500.

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.


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    Dated: March 28, 1997.
Thomas Behm,
Acting Director, Program Services Division, Operations Support 
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 97-8813 Filed 4-4-97; 8:45 am]
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