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percent annual chance floodplain in
communities. However, the 1-percent
annual chance floodplain may change
due to changes within the floodplain, or
may be more accurately depicted
through the use of more up-to-date
methods and data. FEMA will issue a
Letter of Map Revision to officially
revise the 1-percent annual chance
floodplain.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency
Management Agency, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on a proposed revised
information collection. In accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), this
notice seeks comments concerning
information required by FEMA to revise
National Flood Insurance Program
Maps.

With the
passage of the Flood Disaster Protection
Act of 1973, an owner of a structure,
with a federally backed mortgage,
located in the 1-percent annual chance
floodplain, was required to purchase
federal flood insurance. This was in
response to the escalating damage
caused by flooding and the
unavailability of flood insurance from
commercial insurance companies. As
part of this effort, FEMA mapped the 1-

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Collection of Information
Title: Revision to National Flood
Insurance Program Maps: Application
Forms for LOMRs and CLOMRs.
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0016.
Form Numbers: FEMA forms 81–89,
81–89A, 81–89B, 81–89C, 81–89D, 81–
89E.
Abstract: The certification forms
(referred to as MT–2 series forms) are
designed to assist requesters in
gathering information that FEMA needs
to revise a National Flood Insurance
Program map. FEMA Form 81–89,
Overview and Concurrence Form,
describes the location of the request,
what is being requested, and what data
are required to support the request. In
addition, NFIP regulations 44 CFR
65.5(a)(4) require that a community
official certify that the request complies
with minimum floodplain management
criteria specified in 44 CFR 60.3. This
form ensures that this requirement is
fulfilled prior to the submittal of the
request to FEMA. FEMA Form 81–89A,
Riverine Hydrology and Hydraulics

Form, allows FEMA to efficiently
review assumptions made, parameters
used, and the results of hydrologic and
hydraulic analyses performed in
support of a revision request. It also
addresses more common regulatory
issues; FEMA Form 81–89B, Riverine
Structures Form, allows FEMA to
efficiently review assumptions made,
parameters used, and the results of
revision requests involving new or
modified structures in riverine flood
hazard areas; FEMA Form 81–89C,
Coastal Analysis Form, allows FEMA to
efficiently review assumptions made,
parameters used, and the results of
coastal analyses performed in support of
a revision request. It also addresses
more common regulatory issues; FEMA
Form 81–89D, Coastal Structures Form,
allows FEMA to efficiently review
assumptions made, parameters used,
and the results of revision requests
involving new or modified structures in
coastal flood hazard areas; FEMA Form
81–89E, Alluvial Fan Flooding Form,
allows FEMA to efficiently review
assumptions made, parameters used,
and the results of alluvial fan flooding
analyses performed in support of a
revision request.
Affected Public: Business and other
for profit organization such as Land
Surveyors or Engineering firms will be
primarily be affected by the collection.
In addition, home owners, local or state
officials may also be affected in some
instances.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 24,360.

ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
Project/activity (survey, form(s), focus group, worksheet,
etc.)

Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form

Number of
respondents

Frequency of
responses

Burden hours
per respondent

Annual
responses

Total annual
burden hours

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D) = (A×B)

(E) = (C×D)

81–89, Overview and Concurrence Form ....................
81–89A, Riverine Hydrology & Hydraulics Form ..........
81–89B, Riverine Structures Form ...............................
81–89C, Coastal Analysis Form ...................................
81–89D, Coastal Structures Form ................................
81–89E, Alluvial Fan Flooding Form ............................

1,680
1,680
1,680
1,680
1,680
1,680

Total ................................................................................

*1,680

Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual

(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)

...
...
...
...
...
...

1.0
3.5
7.0
1.0
1.0
1.0

1,680
1,680
1,680
1,680
1,680
1,680

1,680
5,880
11,760
1,680
1,680
1,680

.....................

14.5

10,080

24,360

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* The number of respondents equals total number of collection package received. Estimated number of collection package received in a given
year is 1,680.

Estimated Cost: Cost to respondent is
estimated to be approximately $29.4
million annually.
Comments: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management Budget,

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Attention: Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer,
Department of Homeland Security/
FEMA, and sent via electronic mail to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed
to (202) 395–6974. Comments must be
submitted on or before October 4, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

copies of the information collection
should be made to Chief, Records
Management, FEMA, 500 C Street, SW.,
Room 609, Washington, DC 20472,
facsimile number (202) 646–3347, or email address FEMA-InformationCollections@dhs.gov.

Requests for additional information or

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Dated: August 28, 2007.
John A. Sharetts-Sullivan,
Director, Records Management and Privacy,
Office of Management Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department
of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E7–17485 Filed 8–31–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on a proposed
revised information collection. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks
comments concerning information
required by FEMA to amend or revise
National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP) Maps to remove certain property
from the 1-percent annual chance
floodplain.

With the
passage of the Flood Disaster Protection

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Act of 1973, an owner of a structure,
with a federally backed mortgage,
located in the 1-percent annual chance
floodplain, was required to purchase
federal flood insurance. This was in
response to the escalating damage
caused by flooding and the
unavailability of flood insurance from
commercial insurance companies. As
part of this effort, FEMA mapped the 1percent annual chance floodplain in
communities. However, due to scale
limitations, individual structures that
may be above the base flood cannot
always be shown as being out of the 1percent annual chance floodplain.
FEMA will issue a Letter of Map
Amendment (LOMA) or a Letter of Map
Revision—Based on Fill (LOMR–F) to
waive the Federal requirement for flood
insurance when data is submitted to
show that the property or structure is
‘‘reasonably safe from flooding’’ and at
or above the elevation of the base flood.
Requestors can check on the status of
their Letter of Map Amendment
(LOMA), Letter of Map Revision Based
on Fill (LOMR–F), Conditional Letter of
Map Amendment (CLOMA), and
Conditional Letter of Map Revision
Based on Fill (CLOMR–F) request by
visiting FEMA’s Mapping Information
Platform Web site at https://
hazards.fema.gov.
Collection of Information
Title: Revisions to National Flood
Insurance Program Maps: Application
Forms and Instructions for (C)LOMAs
and (C)LOMR–Fs.
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
collection.

OMB Number: 1660–0015.
Form Numbers: FEMA Forms 81–87,
81–87A, 81–87B.
Abstract: The certification forms
(referred to as MT–1 series forms) are
designed to assist requesters in
gathering information that the FEMA
needs to determine whether a certain
property is likely to be flooded during
a flood event that has a one-percent
annual chance of being equaled or
exceeded in any given year (base flood).
FEMA Form 81–87, Property
Information, describes the location of
the property, what is being requested,
and what data are required to support
the request. FEMA Form 81–87A,
Elevation Information, indicates what
the Base (one-percent annual chance)
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 the
requester would like removed from the
Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) is at
or above the BFE. FEMA Form 81–87B,
Community Acknowledgment, requires
that a community official certify that the
request complies with minimum
floodplain management criteria
specified in 44 CFR 60.3, as per NFIP
regulations 44 CFR 65.5(a)(4).
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households, Business or other for-profit
organizations, and state and local or
tribal government.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 58,150.

ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS

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Project/activity (survey, form(s), focus group, worksheet,
etc.)

Number of
respondents

Frequency of
responses

Burden
hours per
respondent

Annual
responses

Total annual
burden hours

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D) = (A×B)

(E) = (C×D)

Form 81–87, Property Information Form (Homeowners/Representatives of Homeowner).
Form 81–87A, Elevation Form (Surveyors/Engineers) ..........
Form 81–87B, Community Acknowledgment Form (Community Officials).
On-line LOMA/LOMR–F Tutorial (Homeowners) ...................

18,272

Annual (1) ...

1.63

18,272

29,783

18,272
3,389

Annual (1) ...
Annual (1) ...

1.25
1.38

18,272
3,389

22,840
4,677

1,700

Annual (1) ...

0.5

1,700

850

Total ................................................................................

41,633

.....................

4.76

41,633

58,150

Estimated Cost: Cost to respondents is
estimated to be $1,258,199 annually.
Comments: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management Budget,
Attention: Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer,

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Department of Homeland Security/
FEMA, and sent via electronic mail to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed
to (202) 395–6974. Comments must be
submitted on or before October 4, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Ms. Cecelia Lynch, FEMA,
Federal Insurance and Mitigation

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Administration at (202) 646–7045 for
additional information. You may
contact the Records Management
Branch for copies of the proposed
collection of information at facsimile
number (202) 646–3347 or e-mail
address: FEMA-InformationCollections@dhs.gov.

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