[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17862-17863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9523]


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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 information collection 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).
    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: Reinstatement, with change, of a 
previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    OMB Number: 3067-0147.
    Abstract: The following certification 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 1-percent

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chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (base flood).
    a. FEMA Form 81-87, Property Information--This form describes the 
location of the property, what is being requested, and what data are 
required to support the request. The hour burden is estimated to 
average 1.63 hours per response.
    b. FEMA Form 82-87A, Elevation Information--This form 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. This information is required in order for FEMA to 
determine if the property that is being requested to be removed from 
the SFHA is above the BFE. The hour burden is estimated to average .63 
hour per response.
    c. FEMA Form 81-87B, Certification of Fill Compaction--NFIP 
regulations Section 44 CFR 65.5(a)(6) requires that fill placed to 
remove an area from the SFHA meet certain criteria. This form requires 
that a registered professional engineer or the community's floodplain 
official certify that the fill was placed in accordance with the 
aforementioned NFIP regulations. The hour burden is estimated to 
average .35 hour per response.
    d. FEMA Form 81-87C, Community Acknowledgment of Requests Involving 
Fill NFIP regulations Section 44 CFR 65.5(a)(6) require if fill is 
placed to remove an area from the SFHA that the community acknowledge 
the request. This form ensures that this requirement is fulfilled prior 
to the submittal of the request to FEMA. The hour burden is estimated 
to average .88 hour per response.
    e. FEMA Form 81-87D, Summary of Elevations--Individual Lot 
Breakdown--This form is to be 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. The hour burden is 
estimated to average .67 hour per response.
    f. FEMA Form 81-87E, Credit Card Information--This form outlines 
the information required to process a request when the requester is 
paying by credit card. The hour burden is estimated to average 6 
minutes per response.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other 
for-profit; State, Local or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 5,400.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 4.22 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 22,788.
    Frequency of Response: One time per response. Forms are submitted 
as needed by the respondents.
    Obligation to Response: Respondents must provide the information in 
this collection to obtain or retain benefits.

Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the 
proposed information collection to Dennis Marvich, Desk Officer for the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 
20503 on or before May 11, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Muriel B. 
Anderson, FEMA Information Collections Officer, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW, Room 316, Washington, DC 20472. 
Telephone number (202) 646-2625. FAX number (202) 646-3524.

    Dated: April 1, 1998.
Tom Behm,
Acting Director, Program Services Division, Operations Support 
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 98-9523 Filed 4-9-98; 8:45 am]
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