[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 140 (Thursday, July 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42762-42765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17921]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2010-0040]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request, OMB No. 1660-0015; Revisions to National Flood 
Insurance Program Maps: Application Forms and Instructions for (C)LOMAs 
and (C)LOMR-Fs

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and request for comments; revision of a 
currently approved information collection; OMB No. 1660-0015; FEMA Form 
086-0-26 Property Information; FEMA Form 08-0-26A Elevation; FEMA Form 
086-0-26B Community Acknowledgement; 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 (FEMA), 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 FEMA 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 September 20, 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 www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 
FEMA-2010-0040. 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.

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    (4) E-mail. Submit comments to [email protected]. Include Docket 
ID FEMA-2010-0040 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 www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Ms. Ava Hammond, Program 
Analyst, Mitigation Directorate, Risk Analysis Division, FEMA at (202) 
646-3276 for additional information. You may contact the Office of 
Records Management 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 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), an owner of a 
structure, with a federally backed mortgage, located in the 1-percent 
annual chance floodplain, is 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, the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency (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 always be shown as 
being out of the 1-percent annual chance floodplain. Title 44 CFR 65.17 
and 44 CFR 70.3 outline the data that must be submitted for a review of 
the determination that the structure is not above the base flood level 
if the owner of the structure wishes to request such. If the 
information supplied warrants a reversal of the 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: Revisions to National Flood Insurance Program Maps: 
Application Forms and Instructions for (C)LOMAs and (C)LOMR-Fs.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0015.
    Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 086-0-26 Property Information; 
FEMA Form 08-0-26A Elevation; FEMA Form 086-0-26B Community 
Acknowledgement; 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: This collection of information allows owners of 
structures that have been found to be in a designated Special Flood 
Hazard Area (SFHA) the opportunity to request a review of this 
determination. With the submission of the appropriate documentation, 
FEMA will conduct a review of the structure in question and either 
certify the original finding or modify the designation so that it no 
longer indicates a SFHA identifier. If the structure is found to not be 
in a SFHA, FEMA will issue a written determination and the appropriate 
map is modified by a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) or a Letter of Map 
Revision--Based on Fill (LOMR-F). The structure then qualifies for a 
waiver of flood insurance.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for 
profit.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 129,320 hours.

                                                       Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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                                                                             Number of                Avg. burden     Total                     Total
                                                                Number of    responses      Total         per         annual    Avg. hourly     annual
         Type of respondent            Form name/form number   respondents      per       number of     response    burden (in   wage rate    respondent
                                                                             respondent   responses    (in hours)     hours)                     cost
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Homeowners..........................  Property Information          26,870            1       26,870         1.63       43,798       $29.26   $1,281,529
                                       Form/FEMA Form 086-0-
                                       26.
Surveyors...........................  Elevation Form/FEMA           18,809            1       18,809         1.25       23,511        35.66      838,402
                                       Form 086-0-26A.
Engineers...........................  Elevation Form/FEMA            8,061            1        8,061         1.25       10,076        50.22      506,017
                                       Form 086-0-26A.
Community Officials.................  Community                      4,076            1        4,076         1.38        5,625        55.97      314,831
                                       Acknowledgment Form/
                                       FEMA Form 086-0-26B.
Homeowners..........................  On-line LOMA/LOMR-F            2,499            1        2,499          0.5        1,250        29.26       36,575
                                       Tutorial.
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    Subtotal........................  .......................       60,315  ...........       60,315  ...........       84,260  ...........    2,977,354
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Homeowner...........................  Application Form for          16,428            1       16,428          1.2       19,714        29.26      576,832
                                       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        29.26       82,396
                                       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  ...........      659,228
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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      296,951
                                       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.......................  .......................       97,865  ...........       97,865  ...........      129,320  ...........    4,370,376
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    Estimated Cost: The estimated annual operations and maintenance 
costs for technical services is $20,540,250. There are no annual start-
up or capital costs.

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: July 16, 2010.
Tammi Hines,
Acting Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2010-17921 Filed 7-21-10; 8:45 am]
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