
[Federal Register: December 16, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 242)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice; 30-day notice and request for comments; Revision of a 
currently approved collection, OMB Number 1660-0008, FEMA Form 81-31, 
FEMA Form 81-65.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted 
the following information collection to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the 
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission 
describes 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 includes the actual data 
collection instruments FEMA will use.

Collection of Information

    Title: Post Construction Elevation Certificate/Floodproofing 
Certificate.
    OMB Number: 1660-0008.
    Form Numbers: FEMA Form 81-31, Elevation Certificate, FEMA Form 81-
65, Floodproofing Certificate.
    Abstract: The Elevation Certificate and Floodproofing Certificate 
are used in conjunction with the application for flood insurance (OMB 
No. 1660-0006, National Flood Insurance Program Policy Forms). The 
certificates are required for proper rating of post Flood Insurance 
Rate Map (FIRM) structures, which are buildings constructed after the 
publication of the FIRM, for flood insurance in Special Flood Hazard 
Areas. In addition, the Elevation Certificate is needed for pre-FIRM 
structures being rated under post-FIRM flood insurance rules. The 
certificates provide community officials and others standardized 
documents to readily record needed building elevation information. NFIP 
policyholders/applicants provide the appropriate certificate to 
insurance agents. The certificate is then used in conjunction with the 
insurance application so that the building can be properly rated for 
flood insurance.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households, Business or other for-
profit, State, local or Tribal Government, Farms, Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 2,200.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 3.75.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,245 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
    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 and Budget. Comments should be 
addressed to Desk Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, and sent via electronic mail to 
oira.submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395-6974. Comments must 
be submitted on or before January 15, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Acting Director, 
Records Management Division, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, 
Mail Drop Room 301, facsimile number (202) 646-3347, or e-mail address 
FEMA-Information-Collections@dhs.gov.

Samuel C. Smith,
Acting Director, Records Management Division, Office of Management, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E8-29768 Filed 12-15-08; 8:45 am]

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