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about ICCVAM can be found at http://
ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/iccvam.
NICEATM administers ICCVAM,
provides scientific and operational
support for ICCVAM activities, and
conducts independent validation
studies to assess the usefulness and
limitations of new, revised, and
alternative test methods and strategies.
NICEATM and ICCVAM work
collaboratively to evaluate new and
improved test methods and strategies
applicable to the needs of U.S. federal
agencies. NICEATM and ICCVAM
welcome the public nomination of new,
revised, and alternative test methods
and strategies for validation studies and
technical evaluations. Additional
information about NICEATM can be
found at http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/
niceatm.
Dated: December 5, 2014.
John R. Bucher,
Associate Director, National Toxicology
Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2014–0034; OMB No.
1660–0040]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Standard Flood
Hazard Determination Form
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Federal Emergency
Management Agency, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on a revision of a currently
approved information collection. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks
comments concerning the renewal of the
Standard Flood Hazard Determination
Form which is used by federally
regulated lending institutions to
determine if a structure is located

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within an identified Special Flood
Hazard Area (SFHA) and whether flood
insurance is available.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before February 9, 2015.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate
submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to
submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments at
www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
FEMA–2013–0034. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to
Docket Manager, Office of Chief
Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW.,
Room 8NE, Washington, DC 20472–
3100.
(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to
(703) 483–2999.
All submissions received must
include the agency name and Docket ID.
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,
and will include any personal
information you provide. Therefore,
submitting this information makes it
public. You may wish to read the
Privacy Act notice that is available via
the link in the footer of
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Bernstein, Program Specialist,
FEMA, Federal Insurance and
Mitigation Administration (FIMA), 202–
212–2113 for additional information.
You may contact the Records
Management Division for copies of the
proposed collection of information at
facsimile number (202) 212–4701 or
email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
September 23, 1994, Section 303(a) of
the Riegle Community Development and
Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994
was signed into law. Section 303(a) of
this Act requires the Federal bank and
thrift regulatory agencies to conduct a
systematic review of their regulation
and written policies in order to improve
efficiency, reduce unnecessary costs,
and eliminate inconsistencies and
outmoded and duplicative
requirements. Title V of this Act is the
National Flood Insurance Reform Act
(NFIRA). Section 528 of the NFIRA
requires that FEMA develop a standard

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hazard determination form for recording
the determination of whether a structure
is located within an identified Special
Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) and whether
flood insurance is available. Section 528
of the NFIRA also requires the use of
this form by regulated lending
institutions, federal agency lenders, the
Federal National Mortgage Association,
the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation, and the Government
National Mortgage Association for any
loan made, increased, extended,
renewed or purchased by these entities.
The requirement for federally
regulated lending institutions to
determine whether a building or mobile
home securing a loan is located in an
area having special flood hazards and
whether flood insurance is available has
been in effect since the enactment of the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973,
although the use of a standard form was
not required until the enactment of the
Riegle Community Development and
Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994.
The establishment of the Standard
Flood Hazard Determination form has
enabled lenders to provide consistent
information.
Collection of Information
Title: Standard Flood Hazard
Determination Form.
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0040.
FEMA Form: FEMA Form 086–0–32,
Standard Flood Hazard Determination
Form (SFHDF).
Abstract: FEMA Form 086–0–32,
SFHDF is used by regulated lending
institutions, federal agency lenders,
related lenders/regulators, and the
Government. Federally regulated
lending institutions complete this form
when making, increasing, extending,
renewing or purchasing each loan for
the purpose is of determining whether
flood insurance is required and
available. The form may also be used by
property owner, insurance agents,
realtors, community officials for flood
insurance related documentation.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 46,456,460.
Number of Responses: 46,456,460.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 15,330,632 hours.

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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS
Number of
respondents

Number of
responses
per
respondent

Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form (SFHDF)/FEMA
Form 086–0–32.

46,456,460

......................................................

46,456,460

Type of
respondent

Form name/form No.

Business or
other for-profit.
Total ...........

Total number of
responses

Average burden
per response
(in hours)

Total annual
burden
(in hours)

Average
hourly
wage rate

1

46,456,460

0.33 (20 minutes)

15,330,632

$62.05

$951,265,715.60

..................

46,456,460

..............................

15,330,632

..................

951,265,715.60

Total annual
respondent cost

• Note: The ‘‘Avg. Hourly Wage Rate’’ for each respondent includes a 1.4 multiplier to reflect a fully-loaded wage rate.

Estimated Cost: The estimated annual
cost to respondents for the hour burden
is $951,265,715.60. There are no annual
costs to respondents’ operations and
maintenance costs for technical
services. There are no annual start-up or
capital costs. The cost to the Federal
Government is $4,309.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as
indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a)
evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper
performance of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Dated: December 3, 2014.
Charlene D. Myrthil,
Director, Records Management Division,
Mission Support, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2014–29025 Filed 12–10–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2014–0002; Internal
Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1456]

Changes in Flood Hazard
Determinations
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.

AGENCY:

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ACTION:

Notice.

This notice lists communities
where the addition or modification of
Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood
depths, Special Flood Hazard Area
(SFHA) boundaries or zone
designations, or the regulatory floodway
(hereinafter referred to as flood hazard
determinations), as shown on the Flood
Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and
where applicable, in the supporting
Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports,
prepared by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) for each
community, is appropriate because of
new scientific or technical data. The
FIRM, and where applicable, portions of
the FIS report, have been revised to
reflect these flood hazard
determinations through issuance of a
Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in
accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (44 CFR
part 65). The LOMR will be used by
insurance agents and others to calculate
appropriate flood insurance premium
rates for new buildings and the contents
of those buildings. For rating purposes,
the currently effective community
number is shown in the table below and
must be used for all new policies and
renewals.
DATES: These flood hazard
determinations will become effective on
the dates listed in the table below and
revise the FIRM panels and FIS report
in effect prior to this determination for
the listed communities.
From the date of the second
publication of notification of these
changes in a newspaper of local
circulation, any person has 90 days in
which to request through the
community that the Deputy Associate
Administrator for Mitigation reconsider
the changes. The flood hazard
determination information may be
changed during the 90-day period.
ADDRESSES: The affected communities
are listed in the table below. Revised
flood hazard information for each
community is available for inspection at
both the online location and the
respective community map repository
address listed in the table below.
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Additionally, the current effective FIRM
and FIS report for each community are
accessible online through the FEMA
Map Service Center at
www.msc.fema.gov for comparison.
Submit comments and/or appeals to
the Chief Executive Officer of the
community as listed in the table below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis
Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
Management Branch, Federal Insurance
and Mitigation Administration, FEMA,
500 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20472, (202) 646–4064, or (email)
[email protected]; or visit
the FEMA Map Information eXchange
(FMIX) online at
www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_
main.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
specific flood hazard determinations are
not described for each community in
this notice. However, the online
location and local community map
repository address where the flood
hazard determination information is
available for inspection is provided.
Any request for reconsideration of
flood hazard determinations must be
submitted to the Chief Executive Officer
of the community as listed in the table
below.
The modifications are made pursuant
to section 201 of the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105,
and are in accordance with the National
Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C.
4001 et seq., and with 44 CFR part 65.
The FIRM and FIS report are the basis
of the floodplain management measures
that the community is required either to
adopt or to show evidence of having in
effect in order to qualify or remain
qualified for participation in the
National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP).
These flood hazard determinations,
together with the floodplain
management criteria required by 44 CFR
60.3, are the minimum that are required.
They should not be construed to mean
that the community must change any
existing ordinances that are more
stringent in their floodplain
management requirements. The
community may at any time enact

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