The States will utilize the Mitigation
Grant Program/e-Grants, automated application to report to FEMA on
a quarterly basis, certify how funding is being used and to report
on the progress of mitigation activities funded under grant awards,
made to grantees by FEMA. FEMA will use this system to review the
grantees quarterly reports to ensure that mitigation grant
activities are progressingon schedule and to track the expenditures
of funds.
The current submission for the
number of burden hours for this collection is 43,848, which
represents the 6,132 hours for FMA and RFC, along with addition of
SRL (10,276) plus the addition of the administrative burden hours
for PDM (27,440).
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.