[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 56 (Thursday, March 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12585-12586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05769]


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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: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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 (FEMA), 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. FEMA will submit the 
information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and 
Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission will describe the 
nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, 
the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources used by 
respondents to respond) and cost, and the actual data collection 
instruments FEMA will use.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 23, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the proposed information 
collection

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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 Senior Director, 
Information 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 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.
    This proposed information collection previously published in the 
Federal Register on December 29, 2017 at 82 FR 61787 with a 60 day 
public comment period. No comments were received. 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: Reinstatement, with change, of a 
previously approved 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.

    Dated: March 15, 2018.
William H. Holzerland,
Senior Director of Information Management, Office of the Chief 
Administrative Officer Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2018-05769 Filed 3-21-18; 8:45 am]
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