83 FR 30760 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Elevation Certificate/Floodproofing Certificate

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 126 (June 29, 2018)

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission will describe the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources used by respondents to respond) and cost, and the actual data collection instruments FEMA will use.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 126 (Friday, June 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30760-30761]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13992]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2018-0013; OMB No. 1660-0008]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Elevation Certificate/Floodproofing 
Certificate

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the 
information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and 
Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission will describe the 
nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, 
the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources used by 
respondents to respond) and cost, and the actual data collection 
instruments FEMA will use.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 30, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the proposed information 
collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the Desk 
Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, and sent via electronic mail to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Director, 
Information Management Division, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, 
email address [email protected] or 
Joycelyn Collins, Program Analyst, Flood Insurance Directorate, at 
(202) 212-4716 or via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection 
previously published in the Federal Register on March 9, 2018 at 83 FR 
10510 with a 60 day public comment period. FEMA received one comment 
that was supportive of the information collection. 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: Elevation Certificate/Floodproofing Certificate.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0008.
    Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 086-0-33, Elevation Certificate 
and FEMA Form 086-0-34, Floodproofing Certificate for Non-Residential 
Structures.
    Abstract: The Elevation Certificate and Floodproofing Certificate 
are used in conjunction with the Flood Insurance Application to rate 
Post-Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) buildings in Special Flood Hazard 
Areas. These forms are used for buildings constructed on or after the 
effective date of the initial FIRM for the community or after December 
1, 1974, whichever is later.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,359.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 12,359.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 46,345.75.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $2,065,214.10.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: 
$4,325,650.00.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: 0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $68,061.00.

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,

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e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Rachel Frier,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2018-13992 Filed 6-28-18; 8:45 am]
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