[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 246 (Monday, December 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77479-77480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30432]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2013-0055; OMB No. 1660-0016]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Revision to National Flood Insurance Program Maps: 
Application Forms and Instructions for LOMRs and CLOMRs

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 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 
revise National Flood Insurance Program Maps.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 21, 2014.

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-2013-0055. Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of 
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street, SW., Room 8NE, Washington, DC 
20472-3100.
    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 via the link in the footer of http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stuart Rooney, Program Specialist, 
Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, DHS/FEMA, 202-646-
1643. You may contact the Records Management Division for copies of the 
proposed collection of information at facsimile number (202) 646-3347 
or email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) 
is authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 
42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 
administers the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and maintains 
the maps that depict flood hazard information. In 44 CFR 65.3, 
communities are required to submit technical information concerning 
flood hazards and plans to avoid potential flood hazards when physical 
changes occur. In 44 CFR 65.4, communities are provided the right to 
submit technical information when inconsistencies on maps are 
identified. In order to revise the Base (l-percent annual chance) Flood 
Elevations (BFEs), Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs), and floodways 
presented on the NFIP maps, a community must submit scientific or 
technical data demonstrating the need for a revision. The NFIP 
regulations cited in 44 CFR Part 65 outline the data that must be 
submitted for these requests. This collection serves to provide a 
standard format for the general information requirements outlined in 
the NFIP regulations, and helps establish an organized package of the 
data needed to revise NFIP maps.

Collection of Information

    Title: Revision to National Flood Insurance Program Maps: 
Application Forms and Instructions for LOMRs and CLOMRs.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 086-0-27, Overview and Concurrence form; FEMA

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Form 086-0-27A, Riverine Hydrology and Hydraulics Form; FEMA Form 086-
0-27B, Riverine Structures Form; FEMA Form 086-0-27C, Coastal Analysis 
Form; FEMA Form 086-0-27D, Coastal Structures Form; FEMA Form 086-0-
27E, Alluvial Fan Flooding Form.
    Abstract: The forms in this information collection are used to 
determine if the collected data will result in the modification of Base 
Flood Elevations (BFEs), Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA), or floodway. 
Once the information is collected, it is submitted to FEMA for review 
and is subsequently included on the National Flood Insurance Program 
(NFIP) maps. Using these maps, lenders will determine the application 
of the mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements, and insurance 
agents will determine actuarial flood insurance rates.
    Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government and business or 
other for-profit institutes.
    Number of Respondents: 3,520.
    Number of Responses: 4,620.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 16,060.
    Estimated Cost: The cost to developers for engineer's services 
include scoping, surveying cross-sections, developing hydrologic and 
hydraulic analysis, and preparing work maps and reports documenting the 
engineering analysis and results is estimated to be $19,800,000.00.

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: December 11, 2013.
Charlene D. Myrthil,
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2013-30432 Filed 12-20-13; 8:45 am]
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