[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24723-24726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10528]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2010-0027]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request, 1660-0037; Application Form for Single Residential Lot
or Structure Amendments to National Flood Insurance Program Maps
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and request for comments; revision of a
currently approved information collection; OMB No. 1660-0037; FEMA Form
086-0-22, Application Form for Single Residential Lot or Structure
Amendments to National Flood Insurance Program Maps; FEMA Form 086-0-
22A, Application Form for Single Residential Lot or Structure
Amendments to National Flood Insurance Program Maps (Spanish).
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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 revision of a currently approved information
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
this Notice seeks comments concerning information required by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency to amend or revise National Flood
Insurance Program Maps to remove certain property from the 1-percent
annual chance floodplain.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 6, 2010.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments at http://www.regulations.gov under
docket ID FEMA-2010-0027. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to Office of Chief Counsel,
Regulation and Policy Team, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street, SW., Room 835,
Washington, DC 20472-3100.
(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to (703) 483-2999.
(4) E-mail. Submit comments to [email protected]. Include docket
ID FEMA-2010-0027 in the subject line.
All submissions received must include the agency name and docket
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act
notice that is available on the Privacy and Use Notice link on the
Administration Navigation Bar of http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Todd Steiner, Program
Specialist, Mitigation Directorate, Risk Analysis Division, FEMA at
(202) 646-7097 for additional information. You may contact the Records
Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of
information at facsimile number (202) 646-3347 or e-mail address: [email protected].
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 1-percent annual chance 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 1-percent annual chance floodplain in
communities. However, due to scale limitations, individual structures
that may be above the base flood cannot
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always be shown as being out of the 1-percent annual chance floodplain.
Title 44 CFR parts 65 and 70 provide for a mechanism to request a
review and also indicate the requirements necessary to apply for a
reassessment of this determination. FEMA will issue a Letter of Map
Amendment (LOMA) to waive the Federal requirement for flood insurance
when data is submitted to show that the property or structure is at or
above the elevation of the base flood.
Collection of Information
Title: Application Form for Single Residential Lot or Structure
Amendments to National Flood Insurance Program Maps.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: OMB No. 1660-0037.
Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 086-0-22, Application Form for
Single Residential Lot or Structure Amendments to National Flood
Insurance Program Maps; FEMA Form 086-0-22A, Application Form for
Single Residential Lot or Structure Amendments to National Flood
Insurance Program Maps (Spanish).
Abstract: FEMA Forms 086-0-22 and 086-0-22A are designed to assist
respondents in gathering information that FEMA needs to determine
whether a certain single-lot property or structure is likely to be
flooded during a flood event that has a 1-percent annual chance of
being equaled or exceeded in any given year (base flood).
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for
profit institutions.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 45,060 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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Avg. burden Total
Number of Number of Total number per annual Avg. hourly Total annual
Type of respondent Form name/form number respondents responses per of responses response burden (in wage rate respondent
respondent (in hours) hours) cost
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Homeowner................ Application Form for 16,428 1 16,428 1.2 19,714 $21.80 $429,765
Single Residential
Lot or Structure
Amendments to
National Flood
Insurance Program
Maps/FEMA Form 086-0-
22.
Homeowner................ Application Form for 2,347 1 2,347 1.2 2,816 21.80 61,389
Single Residential
Lot or Structure
Amendments to
National Flood
Insurance Program
Maps (Spanish)/FEMA
Form 086-0-22A.
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Subtotal............. ...................... 18,775 .............. 18,775 ........... 22,530 ........... 491,154
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Surveyor................. Application Form for 11,500 1 11,500 1.2 13,800 35.66 492,108
Single Residential
Lot or Structure
Amendments to
National Flood
Insurance Program
Maps/FEMA Form 086-0-
22.
Surveyor................. Application Form for 1,643 1 1,643 1.2 1,972 35.66 70,322
Single Residential
Lot or Structure
Amendments to
National Flood
Insurance Program
Maps (Spanish)/FEMA
Form 086-0-22A.
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Subtotal............. ...................... 13,143 .............. 13,143 ........... 15,772 ........... 562,430
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Engineer................. Application Form for 4,928 1 4,928 1.2 5,913 50.22 297,001
Single Residential
Lot or Structure
Amendments to
National Flood
Insurance Program
Maps/FEMA Form 086-0-
22.
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Engineer................. Application Form for 704 1 704 1.2 845 50.22 42,436
Single Residential
Lot or Structure
Amendments to
National Flood
Insurance Program
Maps (Spanish)/FEMA
Form 086-0-22A.
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Subtotal............. ...................... 5,632 .............. 5,632 ........... 6,758 ........... 339,437
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Total................ ...................... 18,775 .............. 32,856 ........... 45,060 ........... 1,393,021
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Estimated Cost: There are no start-up, capital, operational, or
maintenance costs for this collection.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. 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.
Dated: April 29, 2010.
Samuel C. Smith,
Acting Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2010-10528 Filed 5-4-10; 8:45 am]
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