The application/certification forms (referred to as MT-1 series forms) are designed to assist requestors in gathering information that FEMA needs to determine whether a certain property is likely to be flooded during a flood event that has a 1 percent change of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (base flood).
An program was made to this information collection to capture the correct purchasing of service cost to respondents. The total number of respondents included for this cost should have been 19,972. The total cost should be 8,987,400. (19,972x $450) vs. 8,222,000. An increase of +$765,400 was included in purchasing of service cost to respondents for this collection. The total number of responses for this information collection is 41,633 vs. 39,633. This additional response include 1,700 responses for the On-Line Tutorial.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.