Narrative of Changes Document for OMB Collection 1660-0015

Narrative of Changes

The purpose of the Narrative of Changes is to clearly indicate changes to a collection since the previous approval.

Collection Title: Revisions to National Flood Insurance Program Maps: Application Forms and Instructions for (C)LOMAs and (C)LOMR-Fs

OMB Control No.: 1660-0015

Current Expiration Date: 9/30/2017

Collection Instruments: FEMA Form 086-0-26; FEMA Form 086-0-26A; FEMA Form 086-0-26B; FEMA Form 086-0-22; and FEMA Form 086-0-22A

The following are the changes to the collection:

There has been no change to this collection. The collection is being reinstated.

Supporting Statement:

Question 8a – Updated to reflect FRN publication information.

Question 10 – Updated to reflect current privacy information.

Question 12 – Updated to reflect the current wage rate. See table below.

Question 14 – Costs to the Federal Government updated.

Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
Type of Respondent	Form Name / Form Number	No. of Respondents	No. of Respon-ses per Respon-dent	Total No. of Responses	Avg. Burden per Response (in hours)	Total Annual Burden (in hours)	Avg. Hourly Wage Rate	Total Annual Respondent Cost
Homeowners	Property Information Form / FEMA Form 086-0-26	29,941	1	29,941	1.63	48,804	$34.84	$1,700,331
Surveyors	Elevation Form / FEMA Form 086-0-26A	20,959	1	20,959	1.25	26,199	$44.56	$1,167,427
Engineers	Elevation Form / FEMA Form 086-0-26A	8,982	1	8,982	1.25	11,228	$62.98	$707,139
Community Officials	Community Acknowledgment Form / FEMA Form 086-0-26B	3,736	1	3,736	1.38	5,156	$82.84	$427,123
Homeowners	On-line LOMA/LOMR-F Tutorial	2,785	1	2,785	0.5	1,393	$34.84	$48,532
Homeowners	Online LOMC	7,485	1	7,485	0.17	1,272	$34.84	$44,316
Subtotal		73,888		73,888		94,052		$4,094,868
Homeowners	Application Form for Single Residential Lot or Structure Amendments to National Flood Insurance Program Maps / FEMA Form 086-0-22	20,662	1	20,662	1.2	24,794	$34.84	$863,823
Homeowners	Application Form for Single Residential Lot or Structure Amendments to National Flood Insurance Program Maps (Spanish) / FEMA Form 086-0-22A	2,952	1	2,952	1.2	3,542	$34.84	$123,403
Subtotal		23,614		23,614		28,336		$987,226
Surveyors	Application Form for Single Residential Lot or Structure Amendments to National Flood Insurance Program Maps / FEMA Form 086-0-22	14,464	1	14,464	1.2	17,357	$44.56	$773,428
Surveyors	Application Form for Single Residential Lot or Structure Amendments to National Flood Insurance Program Maps (Spanish) / FEMA Form 086-0-22A	2,066	1	2,066	1.2	2,479	$44.56	$110,464
Subtotal		16,530		16,530		19,836		$883,892
Engineers	Application Form for Single Residential Lot or Structure Amendments to National Flood Insurance Program Maps / FEMA Form 086-0-22	6,198	1	6,198	1.2	7,438	$62.98	$468,445
Engineers	Application Form for Single Residential Lot or Structure Amendments to National Flood Insurance Program Maps (Spanish) / FEMA Form 086-0-22A	886	1	886	1.2	1,063	$62.98	$66,948
Subtotal		7,084		7,084		8,501		$535,393
Total		121,116		121,116		150,725		$6,501,379

Note: The “Avg. Hourly Wage Rate” for each respondent includes a 1.46 multiplier to reflect a fully-loaded wage rate.

Question 15 – See explanation below.

Itemized Changes in Annual Burden Hours
Data collection Activity/Instrument	Program Change (hours currently on OMB Inventory)	Program Change (New)	Difference	Adjustment (hours currently on OMB Inventory)	Adjustment (New)	Difference
Property Information Form / FEMA Form 086-0-26 (Homeowners)				48,804	48,804	0
Elevation Form / FEMA Form 086-0-26A (Surveyors)				26,199	26,199	0
Elevation Form / FEMA Form 086-0-26A (Engineers)				11,228	11,228	0
Community Acknowledgement Form / FEMA Form 086-0-26B (Community Officials)				5,156	5,156	0
On-line LOMA/LOMR-F Tutorial (Homeowners)				1,393	1,393	0
Online LOMC (Homeowners)				1,272	1,272	0
Application Form for Single Residential Lot or Structure Amendments to National Flood Insurance Program Maps / FEMA Form 086-0-22 (Homeowners)				24,794	24,794	0
Application Form for Single Residential Lot or Structure Amendments to National Flood Insurance Program Maps / FEMA Form 086-0-22A (Spanish) (Homeowners)				3,542	3,542	0
Application Form for Single Residential Lot or Structure Amendments to National Flood Insurance Program Maps / FEMA Form 086-0-22 (Surveyors)				17,357	17,357	0
Application Form for Single Residential Lot or Structure Amendments to National Flood Insurance Program Maps / FEMA Form 086-0-22A (Spanish) (Surveyors)				2,479	2,479	0
Application Form for Single Residential Lot or Structure Amendments to National Flood Insurance Program Maps / FEMA Form 086-0-22 (Engineers)				7,438	7,438	0
Application Form for Single Residential Lot or Structure Amendments to National Flood Insurance Program Maps / FEMA Form 086-0-22A (Spanish) (Engineers)				1,063	1,063	0
Total(s)	0	0	0	150,725	150,725	0

Explain:

There are no changes to the annual hour burden previously reported and there has been no change to the information being collected.