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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 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. Using
these maps, lenders will determine the
application of the mandatory flood
insurance purchase requirements, and
insurance agents will determine
actuarial flood insurance rates.
Affected Public: State, Local and
Tribal Government and business or
other for-profit institutes.
Number of Respondents: 3,520.
Number of Responses: 4,620.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 16,060.
Estimated Cost: The cost to
developers for engineer’s services
include scoping, surveying crosssections, developing hydrologic and
hydraulic analysis, and preparing work
maps and reports documenting the
engineering analysis and results is
estimated to be $19,800,000.00.
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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.
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Dated: December 11, 2013.
Charlene D. Myrthil,
Director, Records Management Division,
Mission Support Bureau, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2013–30432 Filed 12–20–13; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2013–0054; OMB No.
1660–0015]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Revisions to
National Flood Insurance Program
Maps: Application Forms and
Instructions for (C)LOMAs and
(C)LOMR-Fs
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on a revision of a currently
approved information collection. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks
comments concerning information
required by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency to amend or revise
National Flood Insurance Program maps
to remove certain property from the 1percent annual chance floodplain.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before February 21, 2014.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate
submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to
submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments at
https://www.regulations.gov under
Docket ID FEMA–2013–0054. Follow
the instructions for submitting
comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to
Docket Manager, Office of Chief
Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW.,
Room 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 https://www.regulations.gov,
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information you provide. Therefore,
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Stuart Rooney, Program Specialist,
Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration, DHS/FEMA, 202–646–
1643. You may contact the Records
Management Division for copies of the
proposed collection of information at
facsimile number (202) 646–3347 or
email address: FEMA-InformationCollections-Management@dhs.gov.
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. The land area
covered by the floodwaters of the base
flood is the Special Flood Hazard Area
(SFHA) on NFIP maps. The SFHA is the
area where the NFIP’s floodplain
management regulations must be
enforced and the area where the
mandatory purchase of flood insurance
applies. If a SFHA has been determined
to exist for property and the owner or
lessee of the property believes his/her
property has been incorrectly included
in a SFHA, information can be provided
to support removal of the SFHA
designation. NFIP regulations, at 44 CFR
parts 65 and 70, outline the data that
must be submitted by an owner or lessee
of property who believes his/her
property has been incorrectly included
in a SFHA. In order to remove an area
from a SFHA, the owner or lessee of the
property must submit scientific or
technical data demonstrating that the
area is ‘‘reasonably safe from flooding’’
and not in the SFHA.
Collection of Information
Title: Revisions to National Flood
Insurance Program Maps: Application
Forms and Instructions for (C)LOMAs
and (C)LOMR-Fs.
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 086–0–26,
Property Information; FEMA Form 086–
0–26A, Elevation Form; FEMA Form
086–0–26B, Community
Acknowledgement Form; FEMA Form
086–0–22 and FEMA Form 086–0–22A
(Spanish), Application Form for Single
Residential Lot or Structure
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Amendments to National Flood
Insurance Program Maps.
Abstract: FEMA collects scientific and
technical data submissions to determine
whether a specific, single-lot property is
located within or outside of a SFHA. If
the property is determined not to be
within a SFHA, FEMA provides a
written determination and the
appropriate map is modified by a Letter
of Map Amendment (LOMA) or a Letter
of Map Revision—Based on Fill
(LOMR–F). The owner or lessee of a
property uses a LOMA or LOMR–F to
show that a property is not flood prone,
making it possible for the lending
institution to waive the flood insurance
requirement. If insurance is carried for
the property, the new determination
should result in significantly lower
rates.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households; and business or other forprofit institutes.
Number of Respondents: 97,503.
Number of Responses: 97,503.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 150,725.
Estimated Cost: The property owner is
required to hire a surveyor or engineer
at an average cost of $450 to provide
certified elevation data. Therefore the
total annual cost burden to respondents
is estimated to be $47,465,100.
Comments
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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: December 11, 2013.
Charlene D. Myrthil,
Director, Records Management Division,
Mission Support Bureau, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2013–30431 Filed 12–20–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2013–0002]; [Internal
Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1352]
Proposed Flood Hazard
Determinations
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Comments are requested on
proposed flood hazard determinations,
which may include additions or
modifications of any Base Flood
Elevation (BFE), base flood depth,
Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)
boundary or zone designation, or
regulatory floodway on the Flood
Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and
where applicable, in the supporting
Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for
the communities listed in the table
below. The purpose of this notice is to
seek general information and comment
regarding the preliminary FIRM, and
where applicable, the FIS report that the
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) has provided to the affected
communities. The FIRM and FIS report
are the basis of the floodplain
management measures that the
community is required either to adopt
or to show evidence of having in effect
in order to qualify or remain qualified
for participation in the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition,
the FIRM and FIS report, once effective,
will be used by insurance agents and
others to calculate appropriate flood
insurance premium rates for new
buildings and the contents of those
buildings.
Comments are to be submitted
on or before March 24, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and
where applicable, the FIS report for
each community are available for
inspection at both the online location
and the respective Community Map
Repository address listed in the tables
below. Additionally, the current
effective FIRM and FIS report for each
community are accessible online
through the FEMA Map Service Center
at www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.
You may submit comments, identified
by Docket No. FEMA–B–1352, to Luis
Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
Management Branch, Federal Insurance
and Mitigation Administration, FEMA,
500 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20472, (202) 646–4064, or (email)
Luis.Rodriguez3@fema.dhs.gov.
DATES:
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Luis
Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
Management Branch, Federal Insurance
and Mitigation Administration, FEMA,
500 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20472, (202) 646–4064, or (email)
Luis.Rodriguez3@fema.dhs.gov; or visit
the FEMA Map Information eXchange
(FMIX) online at
www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_
main.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
FEMA
proposes to make flood hazard
determinations for each community
listed below, in accordance with section
110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act
of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR
67.4(a).
These proposed flood hazard
determinations, together with the
floodplain management criteria required
by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that
are required. They should not be
construed to mean that the community
must change any existing ordinances
that are more stringent in their
floodplain management requirements.
The community may at any time enact
stricter requirements of its own or
pursuant to policies established by other
Federal, State, or regional entities.
These flood hazard determinations are
used to meet the floodplain
management requirements of the NFIP
and also are used to calculate the
appropriate flood insurance premium
rates for new buildings built after the
FIRM and FIS report become effective.
The communities affected by the
flood hazard determinations are
provided in the tables below. Any
request for reconsideration of the
revised flood hazard information shown
on the Preliminary FIRM and FIS report
that satisfies the data requirements
outlined in 44 CFR 67.6(b) is considered
an appeal. Comments unrelated to the
flood hazard determinations also will be
considered before the FIRM and FIS
report become effective.
Use of a Scientific Resolution Panel
(SRP) is available to communities in
support of the appeal resolution
process. SRPs are independent panels of
experts in hydrology, hydraulics, and
other pertinent sciences established to
review conflicting scientific and
technical data and provide
recommendations for resolution. Use of
the SRP only may be exercised after
FEMA and local communities have been
engaged in a collaborative consultation
process for at least 60 days without a
mutually acceptable resolution of an
appeal. Additional information
regarding the SRP process can be found
online at https://floodsrp.org/pdfs/srp_
fact_sheet.pdf.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2013-0054; OMB No. 1660-0015]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Revisions to National Flood Insurance Program Maps:
Application Forms and Instructions for (C)LOMAs and (C)LOMR-Fs
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity
to comment on a revision of a currently approved information
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
this notice seeks comments concerning information required by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency to amend or revise National Flood
Insurance Program maps to remove certain property from the 1-percent
annual chance floodplain.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 21, 2014.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments at https://www.regulations.gov under
Docket ID FEMA-2013-0054. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Room 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 https://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 https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stuart Rooney, Program Specialist,
Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, DHS/FEMA, 202-646-
1643. You may contact the Records Management Division for copies of the
proposed collection of information at facsimile number (202) 646-3347
or email address: FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@dhs.gov.
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. The land area covered by the floodwaters of the base flood
is the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) on NFIP maps. The SFHA is the
area where the NFIP's floodplain management regulations must be
enforced and the area where the mandatory purchase of flood insurance
applies. If a SFHA has been determined to exist for property and the
owner or lessee of the property believes his/her property has been
incorrectly included in a SFHA, information can be provided to support
removal of the SFHA designation. NFIP regulations, at 44 CFR parts 65
and 70, outline the data that must be submitted by an owner or lessee
of property who believes his/her property has been incorrectly included
in a SFHA. In order to remove an area from a SFHA, the owner or lessee
of the property must submit scientific or technical data demonstrating
that the area is ``reasonably safe from flooding'' and not in the SFHA.
Collection of Information
Title: Revisions to National Flood Insurance Program Maps:
Application Forms and Instructions for (C)LOMAs and (C)LOMR-Fs.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 086-0-26, Property Information; FEMA Form
086-0-26A, Elevation Form; FEMA Form 086-0-26B, Community
Acknowledgement Form; FEMA Form 086-0-22 and FEMA Form 086-0-22A
(Spanish), Application Form for Single Residential Lot or Structure
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Amendments to National Flood Insurance Program Maps.
Abstract: FEMA collects scientific and technical data submissions
to determine whether a specific, single-lot property is located within
or outside of a SFHA. If the property is determined not to be within a
SFHA, FEMA provides a written determination and the appropriate map is
modified by a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) or a Letter of Map
Revision--Based on Fill (LOMR-F). The owner or lessee of a property
uses a LOMA or LOMR-F to show that a property is not flood prone,
making it possible for the lending institution to waive the flood
insurance requirement. If insurance is carried for the property, the
new determination should result in significantly lower rates.
Affected Public: Individuals and households; and business or other
for-profit institutes.
Number of Respondents: 97,503.
Number of Responses: 97,503.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 150,725.
Estimated Cost: The property owner is required to hire a surveyor
or engineer at an average cost of $450 to provide certified elevation
data. Therefore the total annual cost burden to respondents is
estimated to be $47,465,100.
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: December 11, 2013.
Charlene D. Myrthil,
Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2013-30431 Filed 12-20-13; 8:45 am]
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