83_FR_30886 83 FR 30760 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Elevation Certificate/Floodproofing Certificate

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)

Page Range30760-30761
FR Document2018-13992

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 Issue 126 (Friday, June 29, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 126 (Friday, June 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[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.
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                                                as a result of a major disaster or                      DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                 abstracted below to the Office of
                                                emergency, the opportunity to obtain                    SECURITY                                               Management and Budget for review and
                                                financial assistance in order to perform                                                                       clearance.
                                                their governmental functions. The loan                  Federal Emergency Management
                                                                                                        Agency                                                 Collection of Information
                                                must be justified on the basis of need
                                                and actual expenses.                                    [Docket ID: FEMA–2018–0013; OMB No.                       Title: Elevation Certificate/
                                                                                                        1660–0008]                                             Floodproofing Certificate.
                                                   Affected Public: State, local or Tribal
                                                                                                                                                                  Type of Information Collection:
                                                Government.
                                                                                                        Agency Information Collection                          Extension, without change, of a
                                                   Estimated Number of Respondents:                     Activities: Submission for OMB                         currently approved collection.
                                                144.                                                    Review; Comment Request; Elevation                        OMB Number: 1660–0008.
                                                   Estimated Number of Responses: 144.                  Certificate/Floodproofing Certificate                     Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA
                                                   Estimated Total Annual Burden                        AGENCY: Federal Emergency                              Form 086–0–33, Elevation Certificate
                                                Hours: 518.13.                                          Management Agency, DHS.                                and FEMA Form 086–0–34,
                                                                                                        ACTION: Notice and request for                         Floodproofing Certificate for Non-
                                                   Estimated Total Annual Respondent                                                                           Residential Structures.
                                                Cost: $27,761.41.                                       comments.
                                                                                                                                                                  Abstract: The Elevation Certificate
                                                   Estimated Respondents’ Operation                     SUMMARY:   The Federal Emergency                       and Floodproofing Certificate are used
                                                and Maintenance Costs: 0.                               Management Agency (FEMA) will                          in conjunction with the Flood Insurance
                                                   Estimated Respondents’ Capital and                   submit the information collection                      Application to rate Post-Flood Insurance
                                                Start-Up Costs: 0.                                      abstracted below to the Office of                      Rate Map (FIRM) buildings in Special
                                                                                                        Management and Budget for review and                   Flood Hazard Areas. These forms are
                                                   Estimated Total Annual Cost to the                   clearance in accordance with the                       used for buildings constructed on or
                                                Federal Government: $1,012,699.66.                      requirements of the Paperwork                          after the effective date of the initial
                                                Comments                                                Reduction Act of 1995. The submission                  FIRM for the community or after
                                                                                                        will describe the nature of the                        December 1, 1974, whichever is later.
                                                   Comments may be submitted as                         information collection, the categories of                 Affected Public: Individuals or
                                                indicated in the ADDRESSES caption                      respondents, the estimated burden (i.e.,               households, Business or other for-profit,
                                                above. Comments are solicited to (a)                    the time, effort and resources used by                 Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; State,
                                                evaluate whether the proposed data                      respondents to respond) and cost, and                  Local or Tribal Government.
                                                collection is necessary for the proper                  the actual data collection instruments                    Estimated Number of Respondents:
                                                performance of the agency, including                    FEMA will use.                                         12,359.
                                                whether the information shall have                      DATES: Comments must be submitted on                      Estimated Number of Responses:
                                                practical utility; (b) evaluate the                     or before July 30, 2018.                               12,359.
                                                accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the                ADDRESSES: Submit written comments                        Estimated Total Annual Burden
                                                burden of the proposed collection of                    on the proposed information collection                 Hours: 46,345.75.
                                                information, including the validity of                  to the Office of Information and                          Estimated Total Annual Respondent
                                                the methodology and assumptions used;                   Regulatory Affairs, Office of                          Cost: $2,065,214.10.
                                                (c) enhance the quality, utility, and                   Management and Budget. Comments                           Estimated Respondents’ Operation
                                                clarity of the information to be                        should be addressed to the Desk Officer                and Maintenance Costs: $4,325,650.00.
                                                collected; and (d) minimize the burden                  for the Department of Homeland
                                                                                                                                                                  Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
                                                of the collection of information on those               Security, Federal Emergency
                                                                                                                                                               Start-Up Costs: 0.
                                                who are to respond, including through                   Management Agency, and sent via
                                                                                                        electronic mail to dhsdeskofficer@                        Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
                                                the use of appropriate automated,                                                                              Federal Government: $68,061.00.
                                                                                                        omb.eop.gov.
                                                electronic, mechanical, or other
                                                technological collection techniques or                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       Comments
                                                other forms of information technology,                  Requests for additional information or                    Comments may be submitted as
                                                e.g., permitting electronic submission of               copies of the information collection                   indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
                                                responses.                                              should be made to Director, Information                above. Comments are solicited to (a)
                                                                                                        Management Division, 500 C Street SW,                  evaluate whether the proposed data
                                                Rachel Frier,                                           Washington, DC 20472, email address                    collection is necessary for the proper
                                                Records Management Branch Chief, Office                 FEMA-Information-Collections-                          performance of the agency, including
                                                of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mission            Management@fema.dhs.gov or Joycelyn                    whether the information shall have
                                                Support, Federal Emergency Management                   Collins, Program Analyst, Flood                        practical utility; (b) evaluate the
                                                Agency, Department of Homeland Security.                Insurance Directorate, at (202) 212–4716               accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–14078 Filed 6–28–18; 8:45 am]             or via email at joycelyn.collins@                      burden of the proposed collection of
                                                BILLING CODE 9111–23–P                                  fema.dhs.gov.                                          information, including the validity of
                                                                                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This                        the methodology and assumptions used;
                                                                                                        proposed information collection                        (c) enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                                                                        previously published in the Federal                    clarity of the information to be
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                                                                                                        Register on March 9, 2018 at 83 FR                     collected; and (d) minimize the burden
                                                                                                        10510 with a 60 day public comment                     of the collection of information on those
                                                                                                        period. FEMA received one comment                      who are to respond, including through
                                                                                                        that was supportive of the information                 the use of appropriate automated,
                                                                                                        collection. The purpose of this notice is              electronic, mechanical, or other
                                                                                                        to notify the public that FEMA will                    technological collection techniques or
                                                                                                        submit the information collection                      other forms of information technology,


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                                                e.g., permitting electronic submission of                  1. Any waiver of a regulation must be               a waiver of a provision in 24 CFR part
                                                responses.                                              in writing and must specify the grounds                570.
                                                                                                        for approving the waiver;                                 Where more than one regulatory
                                                Rachel Frier,
                                                                                                           2. Authority to approve a waiver of a               provision is involved in the grant of a
                                                Records Management Branch Chief, Office                 regulation may be delegated by the
                                                of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mission                                                                   particular waiver request, the action is
                                                                                                        Secretary only to an individual of                     listed under the section number of the
                                                Support, Federal Emergency Management
                                                Agency, Department of Homeland Security.                Assistant Secretary or equivalent rank,                first regulatory requirement that appears
                                                                                                        and the person to whom authority to                    in 24 CFR and that is being waived. For
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–13992 Filed 6–28–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        waive is delegated must also have                      example, a waiver of both § 58.73 and
                                                BILLING CODE 9111–47–P
                                                                                                        authority to issue the particular                      § 58.74 would appear sequentially in the
                                                                                                        regulation to be waived;                               listing under § 58.73.
                                                                                                           3. Not less than quarterly, the
                                                                                                                                                                  Waiver of regulations that involve the
                                                                                                        Secretary must notify the public of all
                                                DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND                                                                                      same initial regulatory citation are in
                                                                                                        waivers of regulations that HUD has
                                                URBAN DEVELOPMENT                                                                                              time sequence beginning with the
                                                                                                        approved, by publishing a notice in the
                                                                                                                                                               earliest-dated regulatory waiver.
                                                                                                        Federal Register. These notices (each
                                                [Docket No. FR–6101–N–01]                               covering the period since the most                        Should HUD receive additional
                                                                                                        recent previous notification) shall:                   information about waivers granted
                                                Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests                                                                           during the period covered by this report
                                                                                                           a. Identify the project, activity, or
                                                Granted for the First Quarter of                                                                               (the first quarter of calendar year 2018)
                                                                                                        undertaking involved;
                                                Calendar Year 2018                                         b. Describe the nature of the provision             before the next report is published (the
                                                AGENCY:    Office of the General Counsel,               waived and the designation of the                      second quarter of calendar year 2018),
                                                HUD.                                                    provision;                                             HUD will include any additional
                                                                                                           c. Indicate the name and title of the               waivers granted for the first quarter in
                                                ACTION:   Notice.                                                                                              the next report.
                                                                                                        person who granted the waiver request;
                                                SUMMARY:   Section 106 of the Department                   d. Describe briefly the grounds for                    Accordingly, information about
                                                of Housing and Urban Development                        approval of the request; and                           approved waiver requests pertaining to
                                                Reform Act of 1989 (the HUD Reform                         e. State how additional information                 HUD regulations is provided in the
                                                Act) requires HUD to publish quarterly                  about a particular waiver may be                       Appendix that follows this notice.
                                                Federal Register notices of all                         obtained.
                                                                                                                                                                  Dated: June 21, 2018.
                                                regulatory waivers that HUD has                            Section 106 of the HUD Reform Act
                                                                                                        also contains requirements applicable to               J. Paul Compton Jr.,
                                                approved. Each notice covers the                                                                               General Counsel.
                                                quarterly period since the previous                     waivers of HUD handbook provisions
                                                Federal Register notice. The purpose of                 that are not relevant to the purpose of                Appendix
                                                this notice is to comply with the                       this notice.
                                                                                                           This notice follows procedures                      Listing of Waivers of Regulatory
                                                requirements of section 106 of the HUD                                                                         Requirements Granted by Offices of the
                                                                                                        provided in HUD’s Statement of Policy
                                                Reform Act. This notice contains a list                                                                        Department of Housing and Urban
                                                                                                        on Waiver of Regulations and Directives                Development January 1, 2018 Through
                                                of regulatory waivers granted by HUD
                                                                                                        issued on April 22, 1991 (56 FR 16337).                March 31, 2018
                                                during the period beginning on January
                                                                                                        In accordance with those procedures
                                                1, 2018 and ending on March 31, 2018.                                                                             Note to Reader: More information about
                                                                                                        and with the requirements of section
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                    106 of the HUD Reform Act, waivers of                  the granting of these waivers, including a
                                                general information about this notice,                                                                         copy of the waiver request and approval, may
                                                                                                        regulations are granted by the Assistant               be obtained by contacting the person whose
                                                contact Aaron Santa Anna, Assistant                     Secretary with jurisdiction over the
                                                General Counsel for Regulations,                                                                               name is listed as the contact person directly
                                                                                                        regulations for which a waiver was                     after each set of regulatory waivers granted.
                                                Department of Housing and Urban                         requested. In those cases in which a
                                                Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room                                                                              The regulatory waivers granted appear in
                                                                                                        General Deputy Assistant Secretary                     the following order:
                                                10276, Washington, DC 20410–0500,                       granted the waiver, the General Deputy                    I. Regulatory waivers granted by the Office
                                                telephone 202–708–3055 (this is not a                   Assistant Secretary was serving in the                 of Community Planning and Development.
                                                toll-free number). Persons with hearing-                absence of the Assistant Secretary in                     II. Regulatory waivers granted by the Office
                                                or speech-impairments may access this                   accordance with the office’s Order of                  of Housing.
                                                number through TTY by calling the toll-                 Succession.                                               III. Regulatory waivers granted by the
                                                free Federal Relay Service at 800–877–                     This notice covers waivers of                       Office of Public and Indian Housing.
                                                8339.                                                   regulations granted by HUD from                        I. Regulatory Waivers Granted by the Office
                                                   For information concerning a                         January 1, 2018 through March 31, 2018.                of Community Planning and Development
                                                particular waiver that was granted and                  For ease of reference, the waivers                        For further information about the following
                                                for which public notice is provided in                  granted by HUD are listed by HUD                       regulatory waivers, please see the name of
                                                this document, contact the person                       program office (for example, the Office                the contact person that immediately follows
                                                whose name and address follow the                       of Community Planning and                              the description of the waiver granted.
                                                description of the waiver granted in the                Development, the Office of Fair Housing                   • Regulation: 24 CFR 91.15(a)(2).
                                                accompanying list of waivers that have                  and Equal Opportunity, the Office of                      Project/Activity: Housing Trust Fund (HTF)
                                                been granted in the first quarter of                    Housing, and the Office of Public and                  Allocation Plan Submission Requirement.
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                                                calendar year 2018.                                     Indian Housing, etc.). Within each                        Nature of Requirement: The state of
                                                                                                        program office grouping, the waivers are               Nevada requested a waiver of 24 CFR
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
                                                                                                                                                               91.15(a)(2) to permit the Department to
                                                106 of the HUD Reform Act added a                       listed sequentially by the regulatory                  accept the state’s untimely Fiscal Year (FY)
                                                new section 7(q) to the Department of                   section of title 24 of the Code of Federal             2017 HTF allocation plan submission. The
                                                Housing and Urban Development Act                       Regulations (CFR) that is being waived.                regulation at 24 CFR 91.15(a)(2) states that
                                                (42 U.S.C. 3535(q)), which provides                     For example, a waiver of a provision in                HUD will in no event accept a HTF allocation
                                                that:                                                   24 CFR part 58 would be listed before                  plan that is submitted after August 16.



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Document Created: 2018-06-29 01:13:48
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesComments must be submitted on or before July 30, 2018.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the information collection should be made to Director, Information Management Division, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472,
FR Citation83 FR 30760 

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