[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 82 (Monday, April 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18069-18070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08604]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2019-0006; OMB No. 1660-0040]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form
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, 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
this form which is used by regulated lending institutions, federal
agency lenders, the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the Government National Mortgage
Association. Federally regulated lending institutions complete this
form when making, increasing, extending, renewing or purchasing each
loan for the purpose of determining whether flood insurance is required
and available. FEMA is responsible for maintaining the form and making
it available.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 28, 2019.
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-2019-0006. 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: Susan Bernstein, Insurance Specialist,
FIMA, Marketing and Outreach Branch, 303-701-3595. You may contact the
Information Management Division for copies of the proposed collection
of information at email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1365 of the National Flood Insurance
Act of 1968 (NFIA) (42 U.S.C. 4104b), as added by Section 528 of the
National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-325, title V),
requires that FEMA develop a standard hazard determination form for
recording the determination of whether a structure is located within an
identified Special Flood Hazard Area and whether flood insurance is
available. Regulated lending institutions, federal agency lenders, the
Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation, and the Government National Mortgage Association must
complete this form for any loan made, increased, extended, renewed or
purchased by these entities. The requirement for federally regulated
lending institutions to determine whether a building or mobile home
securing a loan is located in an area having special flood hazards and
whether flood insurance is available has been in effect since the
enactment of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, although the
use of a standard form was not required until the enactment of the
Section 1365 of the NFIA. The establishment of the Standard Flood
Hazard Determination form has enabled lenders to provide consistent
information.
This information collection expired on 30 November 2018. FEMA is
requesting a reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved
information collection for which approval has expired.
Collection of Information
Title: Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form.
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, without change, of a
previously approved information collection for which approval has
expired.
OMB Number: 1660-0040.
Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 086-0-32, Standard Flood Hazard
Determination Form.
Abstract: This form is used by regulated lending institutions,
federal agency lenders, the Federal National
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Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and
the Government National Mortgage Association. Federally regulated
lending institutions complete this form when making, increasing,
extending, renewing or purchasing each loan for the purpose is of
determining whether flood insurance is required and available. FEMA is
responsible for maintaining the form and making it available.
Affected Public: Business and other for-profit; and Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 26,616,265.
Estimated Number of Responses: 26,616,265.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,783,367.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $209,044,145.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: 0.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: 0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: 0.
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.
Tammi Hines,
Acting Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2019-08604 Filed 4-26-19; 8:45 am]
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