[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 86 (Thursday, May 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35844-35845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09539]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2023-0036; OMB No. 1660-0033]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review, Comment Request; Residential Basement Floodproofing Certificate

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: 30-Day notice of extension and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (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. FEMA invites the general public to 
take this opportunity to comment on an extension of a currently 
approved information collection. In accordance with the requirements of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments 
concerning information collected for eligible properties insured under 
the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies to certify the 
floodproofing of residential basements.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 3, 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: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Director, 
Information Management Division, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, 
email address [email protected] or 
Joycelyn Collins, Underwriting Branch Program Analyst, Federal 
Insurance Directorate, by email at [email protected] or by 
telephone at (202) 701-3383.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) 
is authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (90-448, 
title XIII) and expanded by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 
(93-234) and requires that FEMA provide flood insurance. FEMA 
delineates flood zones on a Flood Insurance Rate Map to identify 
Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) in a community. 44 CFR 60.3(c)(2) 
requires that all new construction and substantial improvements of 
residential structures within SFHA Zones A1-30, AE, AH, and AO zones 
have the lowest floor, including the basement, elevated to or above the 
base flood level unless a community-wide exception or site-specific 
variance is granted. 44 CFR 60.6(a)(7) and 44 CFR 60.6(b)(1) allow 
communities to apply for an exception when circumstances present a 
hardship that would not allow for adherence to the requirement for 
elevation above the base flood level. Exceptions granted under 44 CFR 
60.6(c) must meet the conditions specified in the regulation. When 
owners of residential structures in these zones are seeking flood 
insurance, they must be certified that the structural design is 
floodproof.
    This proposed information collection previously published in the 
Federal Register on January 31, 2024, at 89 FR 6124 with a 60-day 
public comment period. One public comment was received, and it did not 
specifically address the proposed extension of the collection of 
information on residential basements insured under the NFIP, or 
otherwise provide information relevant to the Notice. FEMA determined 
that no change in FEMA's proposed extension of the information 
collection related to residential basements is required. 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: Residential Basement Floodproofing Certificate.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0033.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-206-FY-21-122 (formerly 086-0-24), 
Residential Basement Floodproofing Certificate.
    Abstract: The Residential Basement Floodproofing Certificate is 
required to certify that floodproofing of a structure in communities 
approved for Residential Basement floodproofing meets at least minimal 
floodproofing specifications. Residential structures that receive this 
certification are granted a discount on flood insurance premiums.

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    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 10.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 25.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $1,763.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $5,000.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $191.

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.

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. 2024-09539 Filed 5-1-24; 8:45 am]
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