The Department of Defense has submitted a proposal to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review regarding information collection on flood and coastal storm damage. This proposal is under review as part of the Paperwork Reduction Act. The information collected aims to assess flood damage and community response to flooding, which helps in project planning and budgeting. Public comments on this proposal are invited until March 29, 2021, and the information collection is conducted voluntarily.
Simple Explanation
The Department of Defense wants to gather information about how floods and big storms affect towns to help them plan better, and they are asking for people's opinions on their plan until March 29, 2021. They will use this information to make decisions, but they need people to participate voluntarily, which could mean not everyone helps out, possibly leading to some mistakes in what they find out.