[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34547-34548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15578]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2017-0014; 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 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 reinstatement without change, of a previously approved 
information collection for which approval has expired. 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 August 24, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the proposed information 
collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the Desk 
Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, and sent via electronic mail to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Director, 
Records Management Division, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, 
email address [email protected] or 
Brian Koper, Emergency Management Specialist, Federal Insurance and 
Mitigation Administration, DHS/FEMA, 202-646-3085.

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 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.
    This proposed information collection previously published in the 
Federal Register on May 9, 2017 at 82 FR 21547 with a 60-day public 
comment period. No comments were received. This information collection 
expired on May 31, 2017. FEMA is requesting a reinstatement, without 
change, of a previously approved information collection for which 
approval has expired. The purpose of this notice is to notify the 
public that FEMA will submit the information collection abstracted 
below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance.

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.
    OMB Number: 1660-0016.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 086-0-27, Overview and Concurrence Form; FEMA 
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 a 
BFE, a SFHA, or a floodway. Once the information is collected, it is 
submitted to FEMA for review and is subsequently included on the 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.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,291.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 5,291.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 16,107.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $1,108,050.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: 
$22,010,000.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: None.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $24,559.06.

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 
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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 19, 2017.
Tammi Hines,
Acting Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2017-15578 Filed 7-24-17; 8:45 am]
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