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OMB Control No: 1660-0008	ICR Reference No: 201508-1660-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201203-1660-003
Agency/Subagency: DHS/FEMA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Elevation Certificate/Floodproofing Certificate
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/17/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/25/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2018	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2015
Responses	9,322	0	6,575
Time Burden (Hours)	34,950	0	24,649
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,262,700	0	2,301,250

Abstract: The Elevation Certificate and Flooodproofing Certificate are used in conjunction with the flood insurance application to rate Post-FIRM building in Special Flood Hazard Areas. Post-FIRM buildings are buildings are constructed after the publication of the initial Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for the community.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 4001 Name of Law: Reorganization Plan of No. 3 of 1978

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 30091	05/26/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 45673	07/31/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Elevation Certificate	FEMA Form 086-0-33
Floodproofing Certificate	FEMA Form 086-0-34

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	9,322	6,575	2,747
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	34,950	24,649	10,301
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,262,700	2,301,250	961,450

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The burden hour per response for FEMA Form 086-0-33 and FEMA From 086-0-34 has remained the same. However the burden hours for this collection increased from 24,649 to 34,950 hours, an adjustment increase of +10,301 hours. This increase is due to an increase in the number of flood insurance applications being submitted to the NFIP Direct Servicing Agent, which are rated based on elevation data provided on the certificates. Since the Elevation Certificate and Floodproofing Certificate are submitted in conjunction with an application for flood insurance, more applications being submitted results in more Elevation Certificates and Floodproofing Certificates being submitted. The total number of responses for the Elevation Certificate has increased from 6,560 to 9,307 (+2,747 responses). The number of responses for the Floodproofing Certificate has remained that same at 15 responses.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $43,300

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Millicent Brown 202 646-2814 millicent.brown@fema.dhs.gov

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