[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 249 (Friday, December 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61787-61788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-28188]


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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 to take this opportunity to comment on a 
reinstatement, with 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 February 27, 2018.

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-2017-0014. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of 
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW, 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 
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Koper, Emergency Management 
Specialist, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, DHS/FEMA, 
202-646-3085. You may contact the Records Management Division for 
copies of the proposed collection of information at 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 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

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general information requirements outlined in the NFIP regulations, and 
helps establish an organized package of the data needed to revise NFIP 
maps.
    This information collection expired on May 31, 2017. FEMA is 
requesting a reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved 
information collection for which approval has expired.

Collection of Information

    Title: Revision to National Flood Insurance Program Maps: 
Application Forms and Instructions for LOMRs and CLOMRs.
    Type of information collection: Reinstatement, with change, of a 
previously approved information collection for which approval has 
expired.
    OMB Number: 1660-0016.
    Form Titles and Numbers: 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. The maps are also used 
by communities participating in the NFIP to establish floodplain 
management requirements.
    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: $1,084,308.
    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 
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.

William Holzerland,
Director, Information Management Division, Mission Support, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2017-28188 Filed 12-28-17; 8:45 am]
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