The purpose of State Hazard Mitigation Plan requirements is to support State administration of FEMA Mitigation grant programs, and contemplate a significant State commitment to mitigation activities, comprehensive State mitigation planning, and strong program management. Implementation of plans, preidentified, cost-effective mitigation measures will streamline the disaster recovery process. Mitigation Plans is the demonstration of the goals, priorities, to reduce risks from natural hazards. Request is also made to modify the name of the collection to State/Local/Tribal Hazard Mitigation Plans.
There has been no change to the information being collected. However, there have been a number of adjustments on how hour burden was estimated, the separation of State Mitigation Plan Updates (Standard and Enhanced) from local and Tribal plan updates, and a program change impacting the frequency of State reporting. These changes are discussed in more detail below.
First, an adjustment was made to the methodology used to estimate the number of collections. FEMA has separated out the burden for State Mitigation Plan updates (Standard and Enhanced) from the existing mitigation plan update category thus creating two new categories, one for Standard State Mitigation Plan updates and one for Enhanced State Mitigation Plan updates.
Second, an adjustment was made to the methodology used to estimate hour burden based on HMGP and PDM grant awards. Using HMGP and PDM grant awards, FEMA estimates an average cost of $57,000 for New Local and Tribal Plans, $49,000 for Local and Tribal Updates, $205,000 for Standard State Plan Updates, and $524,000 for Enhanced State Plan Updates. These cost estimates were then broken out between personnel costs (23 percent), contracting costs (66 percent), and non-labor costs (11 percent). To calculate hour burden, the percent of costs attributed to personnel costs was divided by an updated Urban and Regional Planner loaded wage rate for each information collections. This resulted in new Average Burden per Response estimates. However, changes to the State Review of Local and Tribal Plans results purely from modification to the number of plans reviewed and the associated wage rate.
One effect of this altered approach is that some of the burden previously accounted for in hour burden has likely shifted annual cost estimates. In addition, the decrease in State Mitigation Plan frequency from an update every 3 years to every 5 years also decreases the hour burden that would have otherwise been included.
For additional information see the supporting statement question 15.
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.
Published Final Rule for OMB Collection 1660-0062, 4-25-2014.pdf
Supporting Statement for OMB Collection 1660-0062, 5-13-2014 (final).doc
Reg Eval - Mitigation Plan Update 08082012 clean.docx
SORN, Federal Register, Volume 69 Issue 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 2004).mht
New Local and Tribal Plans