The Make Your Mark on the Floodplain
handout and accompanying High Water Mark Form is used to establish
uniform and consistent methodologies for setting and recovering
high water marks following a significant flood event. After a major
flood, anyone who has high water marks on their property or who has
observed flood marks on public property can use the recorded high
water mark information, including location, measurements, and
description of the marks read. The data will be used by FEMA in
post-flood damage assessments. The data will define a frequency/
damage relationship for the flooding event and provide
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.