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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 109 / Wednesday, June 7, 2023 / Notices
Dated: June 1, 2023.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2023–12099 Filed 6–6–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2023–0015; OMB No.
1660–0040]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Standard Flood
Hazard Determination Form (SFHDF)
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice of renewal and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
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 an
extension, without change, of a
currently approved information
collection. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice seeks comments concerning this
instrument, which is used by Federallyregulated lending institutions when
making, increasing, extending, renewing
or purchasing each loan for the purpose
of determining whether flood insurance
is required and available.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before August 7, 2023.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate
submissions to the docket, please
submit comments at
www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
FEMA–2023–0015. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
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
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Bernstein, Insurance Specialist,
Federal Insurance and Mitigation
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Administration, Marketing and
Outreach Branch at (303) 701–3595 or
Susan.Bernstein@fema.dhs.gov. You
may contact the Information
Management Division for copies of the
proposed collection of information at
email address: FEMAInformationCollections-Management@fema.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
1365 of the National Flood Insurance
Act of 1968 (NFIA) (42 U.S.C. 4104b), as
added by section 528 of the National
Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994
(Pub. L. 103–325, title V), requires that
FEMA develop a standard hazard
determination form for recording the
determination of whether a structure is
located within an identified Special
Flood Hazard Area and whether flood
insurance is available. Regulated
lending institutions, Federal Agency
lenders, the Federal National Mortgage
Association, the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation, and the
Government National Mortgage
Association must complete this form for
any loan made, increased, extended,
renewed or purchased by these entities.
The requirement for Federally-regulated
lending institutions to determine
whether a building or mobile home
securing a loan is located in an area
having special flood hazards and
whether flood insurance is available has
been in effect since the enactment of the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973,
although the use of a standard form was
not required until the enactment of the
section 1365 of the NFIA. The
establishment of the SFHDF has enabled
lenders to provide consistent
information.
Collection of Information
Title: Standard Flood Hazard
Determination Form (SFHDF).
Type of Information Collection:
Extension, without change, of a
currently approved information
collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0040.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF–119–
FY–22–128 (formerly 086–0–32),
Standard Flood Hazard Determination
Form (SFHDF).
Abstract: This form is used by
Federally-regulated lending institutions,
Federal Agency lenders, the Federal
National Mortgage Association, the
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation, and the Government
National Mortgage Association.
Federally-regulated lending institutions
complete this form when making,
increasing, extending, renewing or
purchasing each loan for the purpose is
of determining whether flood insurance
is required and available. FEMA is
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responsible for maintaining the form
and making it available.
Affected Public: Business and other
for-profit; and Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
26,616,265.
Estimated Number of Responses:
26,616,265.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 8,871,200.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost: $254,426,016.
Estimated Respondents’ Operation
and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Federal Government: $1,764.
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. 2023–12154 Filed 6–6–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. CISA–2023–0016]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Technical Assistance
Request and Evaluation
Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS).
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for
comments; extension/renewal.
AGENCY:
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[FR Doc No: 2023-12154]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2023-0015; OMB No. 1660-0040]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form (SFHDF)
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 an extension,
without change, of a currently approved information collection. In
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks
comments concerning this instrument, which is used by Federally-
regulated lending institutions when making, increasing, extending,
renewing or purchasing each loan for the purpose of determining whether
flood insurance is required and available.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 7, 2023.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit
comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2023-0015. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
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
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Bernstein, Insurance Specialist,
Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Marketing and Outreach
Branch at (303) 701-3595 or [email protected]. You may
contact the Information Management Division for copies of the proposed
collection of information at email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1365 of the National Flood Insurance
Act of 1968 (NFIA) (42 U.S.C. 4104b), as added by section 528 of the
National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-325, title V),
requires that FEMA develop a standard hazard determination form for
recording the determination of whether a structure is located within an
identified Special Flood Hazard Area and whether flood insurance is
available. Regulated lending institutions, Federal Agency lenders, the
Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation, and the Government National Mortgage Association must
complete this form for any loan made, increased, extended, renewed or
purchased by these entities. The requirement for Federally-regulated
lending institutions to determine whether a building or mobile home
securing a loan is located in an area having special flood hazards and
whether flood insurance is available has been in effect since the
enactment of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, although the
use of a standard form was not required until the enactment of the
section 1365 of the NFIA. The establishment of the SFHDF has enabled
lenders to provide consistent information.
Collection of Information
Title: Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form (SFHDF).
Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a
currently approved information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0040.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-119-FY-22-128 (formerly 086-0-32),
Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form (SFHDF).
Abstract: This form is used by Federally-regulated lending
institutions, Federal Agency lenders, the Federal National Mortgage
Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the
Government National Mortgage Association. Federally-regulated lending
institutions complete this form when making, increasing, extending,
renewing or purchasing each loan for the purpose is of determining
whether flood insurance is required and available. FEMA is responsible
for maintaining the form and making it available.
Affected Public: Business and other for-profit; and Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 26,616,265.
Estimated Number of Responses: 26,616,265.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,871,200.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $254,426,016.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $1,764.
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. 2023-12154 Filed 6-6-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-52-P
