[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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