Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request; Revision to National Flood Insurance Program Maps: Application Forms and Instructions for LOMRs and CLOMRs

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION:

30-Day notice of extension and request for comments.

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. FEMA invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on an extension of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning information required by FEMA to revise National Flood Insurance Program Maps.

DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before February 26, 2024.

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 Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, email address FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@fema.dhs.gov or Brian Koper, Emergency Management Specialist, Engineering Services Branch, Risk Management Directorate, DHS/FEMA, at Brian.Koper@fema.dhs.gov or 202–733–7859.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administers the NFIP and maintains the maps that depict flood hazard information. Communities are required to submit technical information concerning flood hazards and plans to avoid potential flood hazards when physical changes occur ( see44 CFR 65.3). Communities are provided the right to submit technical information when inconsistencies on maps are identified ( see44 CFR 65.4). In order to revise the Base (one-percent annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs), Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs), and floodways presented on the NFIP maps, a community must submit scientific or technical data demonstrating the need for a revision. The NFIP regulations outline the data that must be submitted for these requests ( see44 CFR part 65). This collection serves to provide a standard format for the general information requirements outlined in the NFIP regulations and helps establish an organized package of the data needed to revise NFIP maps.

This proposed information collection previously published in the Federal Register on October 26, 2023, at 88 FR 73604 with a 60-day public comment period. One public comment voicing their support for this information collection was received. FEMA wishes to thank the commentor for their support. 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: Revision to National Flood Insurance Program Maps: Application Forms for LOMRs and CLOMRs.

Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved information collection.

OMB Number: 1660–0016.

FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF–206–FY–21–100 (formerly 086–0–27), Overview & Concurrence (Form 1); FEMA Form FF–206–FY–21–101 (formerly 086–0–27A), Riverine Hydrology & Hydraulics (Form 2); FEMA Form FF–206–FY–21–102 (formerly 086–0–27B), Riverine Structures (Form 3); FEMA Form FF–206–FY–21–103 (formerly 086–0–27C), Coastal Analysis (Form 4); FEMA Form FF–206–FY–21–104 (formerly 086–0–27D), Coastal Structures (Form 5); and FEMA Form FF–206–FY–21–105 (formerly 086–0–27E), Alluvial Fan Flooding (Form 6).

Abstract: The forms in this information collection are used to determine if the collected data will result in the modification of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA), or floodway. Once the information is collected, it is submitted to FEMA for review and is subsequently included on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) maps. These maps will be used for flood insurance determinations and for floodplain management purposes.

Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government, Business or Other For-Profit, Individuals or Households.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,589.

Estimated Number of Responses: 5,589.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 14,633.

Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $1,082,824.

Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $26,430,000.

Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $26,651.

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; 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.