[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 67 (Monday, April 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 17575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6587]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency


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

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS

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 take this opportunity 
to comment on a proposed continuing information collection. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks 
comments concerning the certification of flood proof residential 
basements in Special Flood Hazard Areas.
    Title: Residential Basement Floodproofing Certificate.
    OMB Number: 1660-0033.
    Abstract: FEMA Form 81-78 is only used in communities that have 
been granted an exception by FEMA to allow the construction of flood 
proof residential basements in Special Flood Hazard Areas, (SFHAs). 
Homeowners must have a registered professional engineer or architect 
complete FEMA Form 81-78 for development or inspection of a properly 
designed and constructed basement and certify that the basement design 
and methods of constructions are in accordance with floodplain 
management ordinances. In any case homeowners are responsible for the 
fees involved with these services. Homeowners also provide FEMA Form 
81-8 to the insurance agent to receive discounted flood insurance under 
the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 150.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 3.25 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 487.5.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management Budget, Attention: Nathan 
Lesser, Desk Officer, Department of Homeland Security/FEMA, and sent 
via electronic mail to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 
395-6974. Comments must be submitted on or before May 9, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Chief, Records 
Management, FEMA, 500 C Street, SW., Room 609, Washington, DC 20472, 
facsimile number (202) 646-3347, or e-mail address [email protected].

    Dated: March 28, 2007.
John A. Sharetts-Sullivan,
Chief, Records Management and Privacy Information Resources Management 
Branch, Information Technology Services Division, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.

 [FR Doc. E7-6587 Filed 4-6-07; 8:45 am]
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