[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 206 (Thursday, October 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73604-73605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23667]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA--2023-0029; 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, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: 60-Day notice of renewal 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 renewal of

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a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the 
requirements of 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 December 26, 2023.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit 
comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2023-0029. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
    All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket 
ID. Regardless of the method used to 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 and 
Security Notice that is available via a link on the homepage of 
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Koper, Emergency Management 
Specialist, Engineering Services Branch, Risk Management Directorate, 
DHS/FEMA, at [email protected] or 202-733-7859. You may contact 
the Information 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. Communities are required to submit technical information 
concerning flood hazards and plans to avoid potential flood hazards 
when physical changes occur (see 44 CFR 65.3). Communities are provided 
the right to submit technical information when inconsistencies on maps 
are identified (see 44 CFR 65.4). In order to revise the Base (one-
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 outline the data that must be submitted 
for these requests (see 44 CFR part 65). 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 for LOMRs and CLOMRs.
    Type of Information Collection: Renewal of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0016.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-206-FY-21-100 (formerly 086-0-27), 
Overview & Concurrence (Form 1); FEMA Form FF-206-FY-21-101 (formerly 
086-0-27A), Riverine Hydrology & Hydraulics (Form 2); FEMA Form FF-206-
FY-21-102 (formerly 086-0-27B), Riverine Structures (Form 3); FEMA Form 
FF-206-FY-21-103 (formerly 086-0-27C), Coastal Analysis (Form 4); FEMA 
Form FF-206-FY-21-104 (formerly 086-0-27D), Coastal Structures (Form 
5); and FEMA Form FF-206-FY-21-105 (formerly 086-0-27E), Alluvial Fan 
Flooding (Form 6).
    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. These maps will be used for flood insurance determinations 
and for floodplain management purposes.
    Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government, Business or 
Other For-Profit, Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,589.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 5,589.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 14,633.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $1,082,824.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: 
$26,430,000.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $26,240.

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; 
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.

Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2023-23667 Filed 10-25-23; 8:45 am]
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