[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34220-34221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08822]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

[Docket ID: USA-2024-HQ-0003]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Department of the Army, 
Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: 30-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: The DoD has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by May 28, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reginald Lucas, (571) 372-7574, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Flood and Coastal Storm 
Damage Surveys; OMB Control Number 0710-0017.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 3,000.
    Average Burden per Response: 23 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,150.
    Needs and Uses: Information collection via the survey instruments 
is necessary to formulate and evaluate alternative water resources 
development plans in accordance with the Principles and Guidelines for 
Water Related Land Resources Implementation Studies (PR&G), promulgated 
by the U.S. Water Resources Council, 1983, which specifically 
identifies personal interviews as a method of gathering primary flood 
damage data. The PR&G were most recently updated in 2013 at the 
direction of Section 2031 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2007 (Pub. L. 110-114). The information collection is also needed to 
determine the effectiveness and evaluate the impacts of Army Corps of 
Engineers projects (Pub. L. 74-738); and, in the

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case of flood damage mitigation, obtain information on flood damages 
incurred, whether or not a project is being considered or exists (Pub. 
L. 74-738). The information to be gathered under this collection also 
supports the mandate from the Flood Control Act of 1936 (Pub. L. 74-
734), which established the criterion for Federal action that ``the 
benefits, to whomsoever they may accrue are in excess of the estimated 
costs.'' The Engineer Regulation (ER) 1105-2-100, Planning Guidance 
Notebook (April, 2000) defines benefits for the project under 
consideration, with flood damages avoided comprising the primary 
category of benefits used in project justification. Secondary benefits 
include reductions in emergency costs, unrecoverable and non-
transferrable income losses, clean-up and other costs associated with 
flooding.
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) provides flood risk 
management structural and nonstructural mitigation, planning and tech 
services to communities, residents, and businesses at risk of flooding. 
Flood damage surveys are administered by USACE and its contractors to 
determine the impacts and potential impacts of flooding and to 
determine how communities, residents, and businesses respond to 
flooding. The data are used for estimating damage for factors such as 
depth of flooding, construction types, and different occupancies of 
use, which influences project formulation and budgeting. Damage 
estimation models are then calculated and used to estimate the cost of 
flooding and to evaluate the benefits of alternative flood mitigation 
plans, which are critical to determining the feasibility of flood risk 
management projects. Results of surveys will help communities to better 
determine and communicate their flood risks. The models are also used 
for programmatic evaluation of the Army Corps of Engineers' National 
Flood Risk Management Program.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; individuals or 
households; not-for-profit institutions; State, local, or Tribal 
government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Matthew Oreska.
    You may also submit comments and recommendations, identified by 
Docket ID number and title, by the following method:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, Docket ID number, and title for this Federal Register document. 
The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of 
the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on 
the internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Reginald Lucas.
    Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should 
be sent to Mr. Lucas at [email protected].

    Dated: April 19, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-08822 Filed 4-29-24; 8:45 am]
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