[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17862-17863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9523]
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency has submitted the
following proposed information collection to the Office of Management
and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507).
Title: Report to Submit Technical or Scientific Data to Correct
Mapping Deficiencies Unrelated to Community-Wide Elevation
Determinations (Amendments and revisions to National Flood Insurance
Program maps).
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, with change, of a
previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
OMB Number: 3067-0147.
Abstract: The following certification forms are designed to assist
requesters in gathering information that FEMA needs to determine
whether a certain property is likely to be flooded during the flood
event that has 1-percent
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chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (base flood).
a. FEMA Form 81-87, Property Information--This form describes the
location of the property, what is being requested, and what data are
required to support the request. The hour burden is estimated to
average 1.63 hours per response.
b. FEMA Form 82-87A, Elevation Information--This form indicates
what the Base (100-year) Flood Elevation (BFE) for the property is, how
the BFE was determined, the lowest ground elevation on the property,
and/or the elevation of the lowest adjacent grade to any structures on
the property. This information is required in order for FEMA to
determine if the property that is being requested to be removed from
the SFHA is above the BFE. The hour burden is estimated to average .63
hour per response.
c. FEMA Form 81-87B, Certification of Fill Compaction--NFIP
regulations Section 44 CFR 65.5(a)(6) requires that fill placed to
remove an area from the SFHA meet certain criteria. This form requires
that a registered professional engineer or the community's floodplain
official certify that the fill was placed in accordance with the
aforementioned NFIP regulations. The hour burden is estimated to
average .35 hour per response.
d. FEMA Form 81-87C, Community Acknowledgment of Requests Involving
Fill NFIP regulations Section 44 CFR 65.5(a)(6) require if fill is
placed to remove an area from the SFHA that the community acknowledge
the request. This form ensures that this requirement is fulfilled prior
to the submittal of the request to FEMA. The hour burden is estimated
to average .88 hour per response.
e. FEMA Form 81-87D, Summary of Elevations--Individual Lot
Breakdown--This form is to be used in conjunction with the Elevation
Information Form for requests involving multiple lots or structures. It
provides a table to allow the required submitted data to be presented
in a manner for quick and efficient review. The hour burden is
estimated to average .67 hour per response.
f. FEMA Form 81-87E, Credit Card Information--This form outlines
the information required to process a request when the requester is
paying by credit card. The hour burden is estimated to average 6
minutes per response.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other
for-profit; State, Local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 5,400.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 4.22 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 22,788.
Frequency of Response: One time per response. Forms are submitted
as needed by the respondents.
Obligation to Response: Respondents must provide the information in
this collection to obtain or retain benefits.
Comments
Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the
proposed information collection to Dennis Marvich, Desk Officer for the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC
20503 on or before May 11, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection should be made to Muriel B.
Anderson, FEMA Information Collections Officer, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW, Room 316, Washington, DC 20472.
Telephone number (202) 646-2625. FAX number (202) 646-3524.
Dated: April 1, 1998.
Tom Behm,
Acting Director, Program Services Division, Operations Support
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 98-9523 Filed 4-9-98; 8:45 am]
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