Property Acquisition and
Relocation for Open Space
No
material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved
collection
No
Regular
02/15/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2024
06/30/2024
9,456
9,456
11,528
11,528
0
0
FEMA and State using the Mitigation
grant programs will use the information collected under property
acquisition requirements to implement property acquisition
activities under the terms of grant agreements for acquisition and
relocation activities. FEMA and States will also use the
information to monitor and enforce the open space requirements for
all properties acquired with FEMA Mitigation grants.
US Code:
42
USC 4001 Name of Law: National Flood Insurance Act of 1968
PL:
Pub.L. 93 - 288 203 Name of Law: Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1988
(i) Property Acquisition and
Relocation for Open Space Project (Adjustment) The program burdens
have been adjusted to accommodate for changes due to the Sandy
Recovery Improvement Act (2013) that allowed Tribes to directly
apply for Disaster Declarations. Prior to this only States or
Territories could apply. Since 2013, an average of three Tribes
have participated. Tribal property owner participation overall is
lower relative to that of States because of the comparative lower
Tribal property ownership. The current projection in burden hours
is based on the average number of properties acquired annually with
FEMA assistance (1,201 plus Tribal projection of 38 = 1,239)
between 2007 and 2016. The average number of properties acquired
annually with FEMA assistance as a basis for the burden hours
currently on OMB Inventory is 2,240. This 55 percent decrease in
number of responses can be attributed to diminishing demand for
property acquisition since the years of recovery following
Hurricane Sandy, when property acquisition and other forms of flood
mitigation where in high demand. FEMA is also collecting the
Declarations and Release form to verify the state of the property
owner. An additional form is required at project close-out, FEMA is
proposing to use SF-429-A. This change was made to address specific
reporting requirements found in 2 C.F.R. Section 200.311 which
DHS/FEMA adopted in December 2014. (ii) Post-award Monitoring and
Reporting (Program Adjustment) While monitoring and reporting
requirements are similar to the prior Supporting Statement, FEMA is
proposing to use SF-429-B. Prior to this change, States or
Territories could use their own formats. This change was made to
standardize the process and address specific reporting requirements
found in 2 CFR §C.F.R. 200.311 which DHS/FEMA adopted in December
2014. Therefore, the 25 annual burden hours pertaining to the state
reporting requirement between the last collection and the current
one was removed and replaced with a new line item for SF-429-B.
States and Territories will be completing FEMA Form 086-0-35a
(pages 9-10-11) NFIP Repetitive Loss Update Worksheet. This
worksheet notifies the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and
the State NFIP Coordinator, that a property received federal
assistance and has been mitigated.
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.