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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 32 / Friday, February 19, 2021 / Notices
Trusted Trader Working Group’s
progress in developing the CBP White
Paper for the Implementation of C–
TPAT Trade Compliance Requirements
for Forced Labor; the In-Bond Working
Group’s ongoing work with the
technical enhancements that have been
shared with the Trade Support Network,
as well as the review of regulatory
recommendations for future
development; the Export Modernization
Working Group’s progress in developing
the Export Operations for the 21st
Century White Paper mentioned during
the October 7, 2020 COAC meeting; and,
the Remote and Autonomous Cargo
Processing Working Group’s progress
reviewing the various modes of
conveyance and automation
opportunities.
Meeting materials will be available by
March 15, 2021, at: http://www.cbp.gov/
trade/stakeholder-engagement/coac/
coac-public-meetings.
Dated: February 15, 2021.
Valarie M. Neuhart,
Deputy Executive Director, Office of Trade
Relations.
[FR Doc. 2021–03365 Filed 2–18–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2020–0010; OMB No.
1660–0033]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Residential Basement Floodproofing
Certification
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30 Day reinstatement notice and
request for comments.
AGENCY:

The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public to take this
opportunity to comment on a
reinstatement, without change, of a
previously approved information
collection for which approval has
expired. FEMA will submit the
information collection abstracted below
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
submission will describe the nature of
the information collection, the

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categories of respondents, the estimated
burden (i.e., the time, effort and
resources used by respondents to
respond) and cost, and the actual data
collection instruments used.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before March 22, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
should be made to Director, Information
Management Division, email address
[email protected] or Joycelyn
Collins, Underwriting Branch Program
Analyst, Federal Insurance Directorate,
[email protected], 202–
701–3383.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congress
created the National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP) through enactment of
the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968 (NFIA) (Title XIII of Pub. L. 90–
448, 82 Stat. 476), found at 42 U.S.C.
4001 et seq. The NFIP is a Federal
program enabling property owners in
participating communities to purchase
insurance as a protection against flood
losses in exchange for state and
community floodplain management
requirements that reduce the risk of
future flood damages. Communities
participate in the NFIP based on an
agreement between the community and
FEMA. If a community adopts and
enforces a floodplain management
ordinance to reduce future flood risk to
new construction in floodplains, FEMA
will make flood insurance available
within the community as a financial
protection against flood losses.
Accordingly, the NFIP is comprised of
three key activities: Flood insurance,
floodplain management, and flood
hazard mapping.
As part of the minimum floodplain
management requirements established
by FEMA, NFIP participating
communities generally must require that
all new construction and substantial
improvements of residential structures
within areas identified by FEMA as
Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA)
Zones A1–30, AE and AH zones have
the lowest floor, including the
basement, elevated to or above the base
flood level. See 44 CFR 60.3(c)(2).
However, FEMA may grant exceptions

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to this requirement to communities that
are not subject to tidal flooding, given
the communities adopt standards for
floodproofed residential basements
below the base flood. 44 CFR 60.6(c).
Communities requesting this exception
must demonstrate that ‘‘areas of special
flood hazard in which basements will be
permitted are subject to shallow and
low velocity flooding and that there is
adequate flood warning time to ensure
that all residents are notified of
impending floods.’’ 44 CFR 60.6(c)(1).
Communities seeking the exception
must also adopt certain floodplain
management measures regarding the
floodproofing of basements. See 44 CFR
60.6(c)(2). Such measures include that a
professional engineer or architect
inspect new or substantially improved
buildings with basements and ‘‘certify
that the basement design and methods
of construction proposed are in
accordance with accepted standards of
practice for meeting the [residential
basement floodproofing requirements].
44 CFR 60.6(c)(2)(iv). This proposed
information collection consists of the
‘‘Residential Basement Floodproofing
Certificate,’’ which is used to document
compliance with 44 CFR 60.6(c)(2)(iv).
This proposed information collection
previously published in the Federal
Register on April 7, 2020, at 85 FR
19496 with a 60-day public comment
period. FEMA received three comments
germane to this information collection
(FEMA–2020–0010–0004; FEMA–2020–
0010–0005; and FEMA–2020–0010–
0003). FEMA considers one comment
non-germane to the information
collection because it merely reads
‘‘Docket ID FEMA 2020–0010 OMB
1660–0033’’.
In the first germane comment, FEMA–
2020–0010–0004, the anonymous
commenter recommended that ‘‘[t]he
form should be updated/reviewed to
reflect/evaluate whether or not all or
any of the April 2020 Flood Insurance
Manual changes for floodproofing rating
credit apply; based on the Flood
Insurance Manual the updated guidance
appears to be specific to
nonresidential.’’ FEMA reviewed the
April 2020 Flood Insurance Manual
(available at https://go.usa.gov/xwGu2)
and found that it only reflected changes
to non-residential floodproofing
requirements. This information
collection applies only to residential
basement floodproofing requirements,
so FEMA finds no reason to adjust this
information collection based on changes
to the April 2020 Flood Insurance
Manual.
In the second germane comment,
FEMA–2020–0010–0005, the
anonymous commenter recommended

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that ‘‘ ‘walls that are impermeable to the
passage of water without human
intervention’ should be ‘walls that are
substantially impermeable to the
passage of water without human
intervention.’ ’’ FEMA disagrees with
the commenter’s recommendation
because it deviates from the
requirements of 44 CFR 60.6(c)(2)(i).
Under applicable regulations, if FEMA
allows a community to allow
floodproofed residential basements
pursuant to 44 CFR 60.6(c), the
community must require that new
residential construction ‘‘be designed
and built so that any basement area,
together with attendant utilities and
sanitary facilities below the
floodproofed design level, is watertight
with walls that are impermeable to the
passage of water without human
intervention.’’ 44 CFR 60.6(c)(2)(i)
(emphasis added). This language is
mirrored in the current information
collection. FEMA believes that the
commenter may be confusing the
requirements applicable to basements in
non-residential buildings at 44 CFR
60.3(c)(3). This regulation states in part,
that buildings ‘‘be designed so that
below the base flood level the structure
is watertight with walls substantially
impermeable to the passage of water
. . .’’ (emphasis added). These
requirements do not apply to this
information collection.
In the third germane comment,
FEMA–2020–0010–0003, a former
Executive Director of the Association of
State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM)
generally commented that ASFPM
supports the continuation of the
information collection, but he had
concerns regarding how the form is used
and the applicable regulations. First, the
commenter expressed concern that
individuals were submitting Residential
Basement Floodproofing Certification
forms for buildings located in
communities not eligible to allow the
construction of floodproofed residential
basements. The commenter suggested
adding a clear statement on FEMA’s
website to download the form that
submission of a Residential Basement
Floodproofing Certification form is only
appropriate in certain eligible
communities. Based on this comment,
FEMA will add the recommended
statement on the appropriate websites to
help individuals avoid unnecessarily
completing the form. Second, the
commenter suggested enhancing
FEMA’s oversight of community
compliance with the regulations
concerning residential basement
floodproofing at 44 CFR 60.6(c). FEMA
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oversight of community compliance
with the NFIP’s floodplain management
regulations and will ensure that
communities’ continued compliance
with 44 CFR 60.6(c) is part of that
oversight. Third, the commenter
suggested that FEMA work with the
United States Army Corps of Engineers
to provide technical assistance and
guidance on floodproofing basements.
FEMA will consider providing
additional assistance in the future.
Fourth, the commenter recommended
that if FEMA were to end the
Residential Basement Floodproofing
program, FEMA should develop a policy
to address the status of homes that
would no longer comply with
floodplain management requirements as
a result. FEMA does not plan to end this
program at this time, but will take this
comment under advisement if FEMA
does discontinue the program in the
future.
This information collection expired
on April 30, 2020. FEMA is requesting
a reinstatement, without change, of a
previously approved information
collection for which approval has
expired. This notice is to notify the
public that FEMA will submit the
information collection abstracted below
to OMB for review and clearance.
Title: Residential Basement
Floodproofing Certification.
Type of Information Collection:
Reinstatement, without change, of a
previously approved collection for
which approval has expired.
OMB Number: 1660–0033.
Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA
Form 086–0–24, Residential Basement
Floodproofing Certification.
Abstract: The Residential Basement
Floodproofing Certification, completed
by a registered professional surveyor,
engineer, or architect, is required to
certify that floodproofing of a structure
meets at least minimal floodproofing
specifications. Residential structures
that receive this certification are granted
reduced rates on flood insurance
premiums.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100.
Estimated Number of Responses: 100.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 325.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost: $21,525.
Estimated Respondents’ Operation
and Maintenance Costs: $35,000.
Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
Start-Up Costs: $0.

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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.
Millicent Brown,
Senior Manager, Records Management
Branch, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2021–03352 Filed 2–18–21; 8:45 am]

Collection of Information

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Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Federal Government: $3,543.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. CISA–2020–0020]

Interoperable Communications and
Technical Assistance Program (ICTAP)
Training Survey
Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS).
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for
comments; NEW information collection
request, 1670–NEW.
AGENCY:

The Emergency
Communications Division (ECD) within
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency (CISA) will submit the
following Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.

SUMMARY:

Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until April 20, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number CISA–
DATES:

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