Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Floodplain Administrator (FPA) National Training Assessment, 60473-60474 [2023-18889]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2022–0033; OMB No.
1660–NW160]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Floodplain
Administrator (FPA) National Training
Assessment
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice of new collection
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 a new
information collection. In accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, this notice seeks comments
concerning the training needs of
National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP) Floodplain Administrators
(FPAs) throughout the United States.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before October 2, 2023.
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 St. SW,
Washington, DC 20472, email address:
FEMA-Information-CollectionsManagement@fema.dhs.gov or Michael
Gumpert, National Floodplain
Management Training Coordinator,
FIMA, Floodplain Management
Division, Michael.Gumpert@
fema.dhs.gov, 702–415–6499.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP) is authorized by the National
Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (title XIII
of Pub. L. 90–448, as amended, 42
U.S.C. 4001, et seq.). The general
purpose of the NFIP is both to offer
primary flood insurance to properties
with significant flood risk, and to
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reduce flood risk through the adoption
of floodplain management standards.
Communities volunteer to participate in
the NFIP to have access to federal flood
insurance, and in return are required to
adopt minimum standards. Nationally,
as of December 2021, over 22,000
communities in 56 states and
jurisdictions participate in the NFIP.
Each ‘‘Participating Community’’
(FEMA’s term for participating units of
local government) is obligated to
appoint a Floodplain Administrator
who is directly responsible for
managing the NFIP in their community.
It is common for Participating
Communities to assign the FPA role to
employees who are also simultaneously
responsible for other roles such as
Police Chief, Town Clerk, Grants
Manager, Finance Manager. FPAs are a
diverse group with varied abilities,
schedules, learning styles, geographies,
and resources. A Training Strategy is
needed to direct FEMA’s limited FPA
Training budget into training solutions
that address the unique needs of FPA’s
as well as their varied abilities,
schedules, learning styles, geographies,
and resources. To be effective, the
aforementioned FPA Training Strategy
must be grounded in an accurate
understanding FPAs’ varied needs,
abilities, schedules, learning styles,
geographies, and resources. To achieve
this understanding, a Training
Assessment must be performed.
FEMA is requesting a three-year
clearance to collect information from
Floodplain Administrators (FPA)
regarding their training needs,
floodplain management experiences,
and demographics to produce improved
outcomes for the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP). The data will
be used to help FEMA, State, Tribal, and
Territorial NFIP Offices, and Floodplain
Associations to develop training
strategies and solutions that effectively
and efficiently address the diverse
abilities, schedules, learning styles,
geographies and resources of Floodplain
Administrators who implement this
Federal Government program on behalf
of their local communities. The
information collection, to be
administered by an independent, thirdparty research organization, will allow
for a data-informed approach to
understanding the needs and
expectations of an important and
specific group of FEMA partners and
customers for their development and
program administration. By using this
approach, FEMA will be able to gain
important insights about Floodplain
Administrators and how to improve its
offerings and support as well as to
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allocate resources more effectively. The
ultimate objective is to reduce the socioeconomic impact of floods through
better preparation of Floodplain
Administrators to assist communities
adopt and enforce floodplain
management regulations that help
mitigate flooding effects and thus
support property owners, renters, and
businesses to recover faster after a
flooding event.
The primary law that supports the
information collection efforts is the
Government Performance and Results
Act of 1993, 31 U.S.C. 1116, which has
as one of its purposes ‘‘improve Federal
programs effectiveness and public
accountability by promoting a new
focus on results, service quality, and
customer satisfaction.’’
This proposed information collection
previously published in the Federal
Register on January 3, 2023, at 88 FR 86
with a 60-day public comment period.
No comments were received. 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. Comments
that you submit in response to this
notice are a matter of public record.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Collection of Information
Title: Floodplain Administrator (FPA)
National Training Needs Assessment.
Type of Information Collection: New
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660–NW160.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF–206–
FY–22–159, Floodplain Administrator
Training Needs Assessment.
Abstract: The online survey will
collect information from Floodplain
Administrators regarding their training
needs, floodplain management
experiences, and demographics. The
data will be used to help FEMA, State,
Tribal, and Territorial NFIP Offices, and
Floodplain Associations to develop
training strategies and solutions that
effectively and efficiently address those
needs to produce improved outcomes
for the National Flood Insurance
Program.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,323.
Estimated Number of Responses:
6,323.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,162.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost: $137,895.
Estimated Respondents’ Operation
and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Federal Government: $421,298.
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2023–0002; Internal
Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–2368]
Changes in Flood Hazard
Determinations
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
This notice lists communities
where the addition or modification of
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Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood
depths, Special Flood Hazard Area
(SFHA) boundaries or zone
designations, or the regulatory floodway
(hereinafter referred to as flood hazard
determinations), as shown on the Flood
Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and
where applicable, in the supporting
Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports,
prepared by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) for each
community, is appropriate because of
new scientific or technical data. The
FIRM, and where applicable, portions of
the FIS report, have been revised to
reflect these flood hazard
determinations through issuance of a
Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in
accordance with Federal Regulations.
The currently effective community
number is shown in the table below and
must be used for all new policies and
renewals.
These flood hazard
determinations will be finalized on the
dates listed in the table below and
revise the FIRM panels and FIS report
in effect prior to this determination for
the listed communities.
From the date of the second
publication of notification of these
changes in a newspaper of local
circulation, any person has 90 days in
which to request through the
community that the Deputy Associate
Administrator for Insurance and
Mitigation reconsider the changes. The
flood hazard determination information
may be changed during the 90-day
period.
DATES:
The affected communities
are listed in the table below. Revised
flood hazard information for each
community is available for inspection at
both the online location and the
respective community map repository
address listed in the table below.
Additionally, the current effective FIRM
and FIS report for each community are
accessible online through the FEMA
Map Service Center at https://
msc.fema.gov for comparison.
Submit comments and/or appeals to
the Chief Executive Officer of the
community as listed in the table below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick
Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services
Branch, Federal Insurance and
Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400
C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472,
(202) 646–7659, or (email)
patrick.sacbibit@fema.dhs.gov; or visit
the FEMA Mapping and Insurance
eXchange (FMIX) online at https://
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main.html.
The
specific flood hazard determinations are
not described for each community in
this notice. However, the online
location and local community map
repository address where the flood
hazard determination information is
available for inspection is provided.
Any request for reconsideration of
flood hazard determinations must be
submitted to the Chief Executive Officer
of the community as listed in the table
below.
The modifications are made pursuant
to section 201 of the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105,
and are in accordance with the National
Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C.
4001 et seq., and with 44 CFR part 65.
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).
These 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. The
flood hazard determinations are in
accordance with 44 CFR 65.4.
The affected communities are listed in
the following table. Flood hazard
determination information for each
community is available for inspection at
both the online location and the
respective community map repository
address listed in the table below.
Additionally, the current effective FIRM
and FIS report for each community are
accessible online through the FEMA
Map Service Center at https://
msc.fema.gov for comparison.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.
97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’)
Nicholas A. Shufro,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Risk
Management, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2022-0033; OMB No. 1660-NW160]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Floodplain
Administrator (FPA) National Training Assessment
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice of new collection and request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 a new
information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the training needs of
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Floodplain Administrators
(FPAs) throughout the United States.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 2, 2023.
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 St. SW, Washington, DC 20472,
email address: [email protected] or
Michael Gumpert, National Floodplain Management Training Coordinator,
FIMA, Floodplain Management Division, [email protected],
702-415-6499.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
is authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (title XIII
of Pub. L. 90-448, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4001, et seq.). The general
purpose of the NFIP is both to offer primary flood insurance to
properties with significant flood risk, and to reduce flood risk
through the adoption of floodplain management standards. Communities
volunteer to participate in the NFIP to have access to federal flood
insurance, and in return are required to adopt minimum standards.
Nationally, as of December 2021, over 22,000 communities in 56 states
and jurisdictions participate in the NFIP. Each ``Participating
Community'' (FEMA's term for participating units of local government)
is obligated to appoint a Floodplain Administrator who is directly
responsible for managing the NFIP in their community. It is common for
Participating Communities to assign the FPA role to employees who are
also simultaneously responsible for other roles such as Police Chief,
Town Clerk, Grants Manager, Finance Manager. FPAs are a diverse group
with varied abilities, schedules, learning styles, geographies, and
resources. A Training Strategy is needed to direct FEMA's limited FPA
Training budget into training solutions that address the unique needs
of FPA's as well as their varied abilities, schedules, learning styles,
geographies, and resources. To be effective, the aforementioned FPA
Training Strategy must be grounded in an accurate understanding FPAs'
varied needs, abilities, schedules, learning styles, geographies, and
resources. To achieve this understanding, a Training Assessment must be
performed.
FEMA is requesting a three-year clearance to collect information
from Floodplain Administrators (FPA) regarding their training needs,
floodplain management experiences, and demographics to produce improved
outcomes for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The data will
be used to help FEMA, State, Tribal, and Territorial NFIP Offices, and
Floodplain Associations to develop training strategies and solutions
that effectively and efficiently address the diverse abilities,
schedules, learning styles, geographies and resources of Floodplain
Administrators who implement this Federal Government program on behalf
of their local communities. The information collection, to be
administered by an independent, third-party research organization, will
allow for a data-informed approach to understanding the needs and
expectations of an important and specific group of FEMA partners and
customers for their development and program administration. By using
this approach, FEMA will be able to gain important insights about
Floodplain Administrators and how to improve its offerings and support
as well as to allocate resources more effectively. The ultimate
objective is to reduce the socio-economic impact of floods through
better preparation of Floodplain Administrators to assist communities
adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations that help mitigate
flooding effects and thus support property owners, renters, and
businesses to recover faster after a flooding event.
The primary law that supports the information collection efforts is
the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, 31 U.S.C. 1116,
which has as one of its purposes ``improve Federal programs
effectiveness and public accountability by promoting a new focus on
results, service quality, and customer satisfaction.''
This proposed information collection previously published in the
Federal Register on January 3, 2023, at 88 FR 86 with a 60-day public
comment period. No comments were received. 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. Comments that you submit in response to this
notice are a matter of public record. Before including your address,
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold
your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Collection of Information
Title: Floodplain Administrator (FPA) National Training Needs
Assessment.
Type of Information Collection: New information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-NW160.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-206-FY-22-159, Floodplain Administrator
Training Needs Assessment.
Abstract: The online survey will collect information from
Floodplain Administrators regarding their training needs, floodplain
management experiences, and demographics. The data will be used to help
FEMA, State, Tribal, and Territorial NFIP Offices, and Floodplain
Associations to develop training strategies and solutions that
effectively and efficiently address those needs to produce improved
outcomes for the National Flood Insurance Program.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
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Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,323.
Estimated Number of Responses: 6,323.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,162.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $137,895.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $421,298.
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. 2023-18889 Filed 8-31-23; 8:45 am]
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