DHS/FEMA have corrected their time burden estimates.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/2017
36 Months From Approved
09/30/2014
121,116
0
97,865
150,725
0
129,320
34,726,050
0
20,540,250
This collection of information allows owners of structures that have been found to be in a designated Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) the opportunity to request a review of this determination. With the submission of the appropriate documentation, FEMA will conduct a review of the structure in question and either certify the original finding or modify the designation so that it no longer indicates a SFHA identifier. If the structure is found to not be in a SFHA, FEMA will issue a written determination and modify the appropriate map by a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) or a Letter of Map Revision  Based on Fill (LOMR-F). The structure then qualifies for a waiver of flood insurance.
US Code:
42 USC 4001
Name of Law: The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968
The burden adjustment decrease is due to the burden estimates for surveyors and engineers have been combined. Respondents are required to get certification from a surveyor or engineer before submitting the form to FEMA. Therefore the redundancy with collecting information for FEMA Forms 22 and 22A and FEMA Form 26A has been eliminated. FEMA Form 22 and 22A (Spanish) were combined which also caused a decrease in the annual number of responses.
There is also been a program increase to include the time to review the new LOMC turioral and the annual in annual responses for each of the FEMA Forms have increased due to the issuance of new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for numerous communities.
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.