Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Residential Basement Floodproofing Certification, 19496 [2020-07270]

Agencies

• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 19496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07270]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2020-0010; OMB No. 1660-0033]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Residential Basement Floodproofing Certification

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 an extension, 
without change, of a currently approved information collection. In 
accordance with 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 8, 2020.

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-2020-0010. 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 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 and 
Security Notice that is available via the link on the homepage of 
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joycelyn Collins, Underwriting Branch 
Program Analyst, Federal Insurance Directorate, 202-212-4716. 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 Public Law 90-448 (1968) and expanded by Public Law 
93-234 (1973) and requires that the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA) provide flood insurance. FEMA delineates flood zones on a Flood 
Insurance Rate Map to identify Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) in a 
community. Title 44 CFR 60.3(c)(2) requires that all new construction 
and substantial improvements of residential structures within SFHA 
Zones A1-30, AE and AH zones have the lowest floor, including the 
basement, elevated to or above the base flood level unless an exception 
is granted. Title 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. This exception must meet the 
conditions set forth in 44 CFR 60.6(c). When owners of residential 
structures in these zones are seeking flood insurance, they must be 
certified that the structural design is floodproof.

Collection of Information

    Title: Residential Basement Floodproofing Certification.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0033.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 086-0-24, Residential Basement Floodproofing 
Certification.
    Abstract: The Residential Basement Floodproofing Certification, 
completed by a registered professional surveyor, engineer, or 
architect, is required to certify that floodproofing of a structure 
meets at least minimal floodproofing specifications. Residential 
structures that receive this certification are granted reduced rates on 
flood insurance premiums.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 10.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 32.5.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $2,138.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $5,000.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: 0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $44.59.

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.

Maile Arthur,
Acting Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief 
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2020-07270 Filed 4-6-20; 8:45 am]
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