The certification forms are designed to assist requesters in gathering information that FEMA needs to revise a National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) map. This data is required to ensure that requested revisions are in compliance with NFIP regulations. These revisions are granted if the technical information submitted demonstrates that the prior determination of a Special Flood Hazard Area, floodway or Base Flood Elevation on a flood map is no longer valid.
US Code:
42 USC 4001
Name of Law: The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968
All changes in burden responses and time are a result of agency estimate. There is no change to the information being collected. However, this is an increase to the annual cost burden. The increase is a result of capturing, by error, the annual wage rates in the previous submission. In the previous submission, the cost to respondents for services by a surveyors or engineers was not properly captured. This ICR has been updated to properly capture those fees. Thus showing a significant increase in the annual cost burden to respondents.
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.