Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request; Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form (SFHDF), 66491-66492 [2023-20982]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 186 / Wednesday, September 27, 2023 / Notices BILLING CODE 9110–12–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [Docket ID: FEMA–2023–0015; OMB No. 1660–0040] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request; Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form (SFHDF) Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: 30-day notice of revision 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 revision of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the conversion of this information collection to a common form, and the instrument under it 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 October 27, 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: Susan Bernstein, Insurance Specialist, Federal Insurance Directorate, Policyholder Services Division, 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: FEMAInformation-Collections-Management@ fema.dhs.gov. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:44 Sep 26, 2023 Jkt 259001 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. This proposed information collection previously published in the Federal Register on June 7, 2023, at 88 FR 37259 with a 60-day public comment period. FEMA received two public comments. One comment requested FEMA to finalize the release of the instrument without change by the expiration date and the other comment noted that FEMA must provide the instrument for Federal agencies and others in the private sector to use, but FEMA does not collect any information itself and recommended that FEMA discontinue this information collection and have the other Federal agencies that actually require the use of the form to collect information from the public to create and submit their own information collections for OMB’s approval. FEMA is converting this information collection into a common form collection to reflect more accurately that FEMA is providing this instrument pursuant to statutory mandate for other entities (including other Federal agencies) to use and that FEMA does not use the instrument to collect any information from the public. Other Federal agencies will be able to request approval from OMB to use the common form instrument under this information collection. FEMA will submit this revision to OMB before the current expiration date of September 30, 2023, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [FR Doc. 2023–21032 Filed 9–26–23; 8:45 am] PO 00000 Frm 00131 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 66491 to prevent the current collection from expiring until OMB can review and approve this conversion. 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: Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form (SFHDF). Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved information collection. OMB Number: 1660–0040. FEMA Forms: FEMA Instruction FI– 206–FY–22–102, Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form (SFHDF); FEMA Form FF–206–FY–21–116 (formerly 086–0–32), Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form (SFHDF). Abstract: This instrument 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 but does not collect any information itself. Affected Public: Federal Government. Estimated Number of Respondents: 1. Estimated Number of Responses: 1. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1. Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $29. 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 E:\FR\FM\27SEN1.SGM 27SEN1 66492 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 186 / Wednesday, September 27, 2023 / Notices 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. Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals and Households; 97.050, Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, Disaster Grants—Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant. Millicent Brown Wilson, Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. Deanne Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. 2023–20989 Filed 9–26–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–23–P [FR Doc. 2023–20982 Filed 9–26–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–52–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Emergency Management Agency [Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4497– DR; Docket ID FEMA–2023–0001] Kentucky; Amendment No. 9 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of Kentucky (FEMA– 4497–DR), dated March 28, 2020, and related determinations. DATES: This change occurred on June 29, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Office of Response and Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, under Executive Order 12148, as amended, Robert D. Samaan, of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this disaster. This action terminates the appointment of Gracia B. Szczech as Federal Coordinating Officer for this disaster. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and Households In Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, 18:44 Sep 26, 2023 Vermont; Emergency and Related Determinations Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of an emergency for the State of Vermont (FEMA–3595–EM), dated July 10, 2023, and related determinations. DATES: The declaration was issued July 10, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Office of Response and Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter dated July 10, 2023, the President issued an emergency declaration under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5207 (the Stafford Act), as follows: SUMMARY: SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 [Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–3595– EM; Docket ID FEMA–2023–0001] Jkt 259001 I have determined that the emergency conditions in certain areas of the State of Vermont resulting from flooding beginning on July 9, 2023, and continuing, are of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant an emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (‘‘the Stafford Act’’). Therefore, I declare that such an emergency exists in the State of Vermont. You are authorized to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures, authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act, to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, and to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in the designated areas. Specifically, you are authorized to provide assistance for PO 00000 Frm 00132 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 emergency protective measures (Category B), limited to direct Federal assistance and reimbursement for mass care, including evacuation and sheltering support, under the Public Assistance program. Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance be supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for Public Assistance will be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible costs. In order to provide Federal assistance, you are hereby authorized to allocate from funds available for these purposes such amounts as you find necessary for Federal emergency assistance and administrative expenses. Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration for the approved assistance to the extent allowable under the Stafford Act. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, Department of Homeland Security, under Executive Order 12148, as amended, William F. Roy, of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this declared emergency. The following areas of the State of Vermont have been designated as adversely affected by this declared emergency: Addison, Bennington, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Rutland, Washington, Windham, and Windsor Counties for emergency protective measures (Category B), limited to direct Federal assistance and reimbursement for mass care, including evacuation and sheltering support, under the Public Assistance program. The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and Households In Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals and Households; 97.050, Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, Disaster Grants—Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant. Deanne Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. 2023–20985 Filed 9–26–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–23–P E:\FR\FM\27SEN1.SGM 27SEN1

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[FR Doc No: 2023-20982]


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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: Submission for OMB 
Review, Comment Request; Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form 
(SFHDF)

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

ACTION: 30-day notice of revision 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 a revision of 
a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the 
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks 
comments concerning the conversion of this information collection to a 
common form, and the instrument under it 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 October 27, 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: Susan Bernstein, Insurance Specialist, 
Federal Insurance Directorate, Policyholder Services Division, 
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.
    This proposed information collection previously published in the 
Federal Register on June 7, 2023, at 88 FR 37259 with a 60-day public 
comment period. FEMA received two public comments. One comment 
requested FEMA to finalize the release of the instrument without change 
by the expiration date and the other comment noted that FEMA must 
provide the instrument for Federal agencies and others in the private 
sector to use, but FEMA does not collect any information itself and 
recommended that FEMA discontinue this information collection and have 
the other Federal agencies that actually require the use of the form to 
collect information from the public to create and submit their own 
information collections for OMB's approval.
    FEMA is converting this information collection into a common form 
collection to reflect more accurately that FEMA is providing this 
instrument pursuant to statutory mandate for other entities (including 
other Federal agencies) to use and that FEMA does not use the 
instrument to collect any information from the public. Other Federal 
agencies will be able to request approval from OMB to use the common 
form instrument under this information collection. FEMA will submit 
this revision to OMB before the current expiration date of September 
30, 2023, to prevent the current collection from expiring until OMB can 
review and approve this conversion. 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: Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form (SFHDF).
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0040.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Instruction FI-206-FY-22-102, Standard Flood 
Hazard Determination Form (SFHDF); FEMA Form FF-206-FY-21-116 (formerly 
086-0-32), Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form (SFHDF).
    Abstract: This instrument 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 but does not collect 
any information itself.
    Affected Public: Federal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $29.
    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

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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. 2023-20982 Filed 9-26-23; 8:45 am]
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