Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Application and Reporting
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Emergency
09/02/2022
Approved without change
09/14/2022
09/01/2022
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2023
6 Months From Approved
11/30/2022
3,280
0
4,873
38,124
0
51,133
0
0
0
FEMA administers the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, which is a post-disaster program that contributes funds toward the cost of hazard mitigation activities to reduce the risk of future damage hardship, loss or suffering in any area affected by a major disaster. FEMA uses applications to provide financial assistance in the form of grant awards and, through grantee quarterly reporting, monitor grantee project activities and expenditure of funds.
Significant increases in COVID-19 Presidentially authorized funding and executive order requirements have substantially increased funding and significantly increased information collection requirements for the HMGP program in FY 2022. The emergency request is necessary to avoid PRA related delays in the implementation of the FY 2022 HMGP program for fifty-nine major disaster declarations. Program interruption places significant financial, administrative, and technical burdens on states, local governments, territories, and Tribes (SLTTâs) to maintain ongoing COVID-19 disaster recovery operations, apply for hazard mitigation grants, and implement mitigation projects that decrease risk to critical infrastructure, significantly reduce nationwide property damages, mitigate suffering, and save lives. Delay to Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA)âs program activities also threatens the implementation of projects targeting underserved communities, as defined by Justice40 criteria established by EO 14008. Justice40 establishes equity and environmental justice criteria to guide implementation of EO 14008 by directing climate change investments to Justice40 defined underserved communities. The data collected under this information collection is necessary to establish program eligibility requirements, document major disaster vulnerabilities, impacts to community risk and resiliency, and collect data to construct program effectiveness metrics.
In accordance with 44 CFR § 206.436 (d), states must submit all local HMGP applications and funding requests for the purpose of identifying new projects to the Regional Administrator within 12 months of the date of disaster declaration. The HMGP application deadline for Covid-19 disasters is August 5, 2022. An emergency approval for this information collection is required to allow collection of the information on the HMGP applications before the August 5, 2022, deadline. The HMGP program has received approximately 1,200 applications under the COVID-19 disaster declarations. Some states may request the Regional Administrator to extend the application time limit by additional 30-to-90-day increments, not to exceed a total of 180 days under 44 CFR § 206.436 (e).
US Code:
42 USC 5170c
Name of Law: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
The Adjusted Burden Hours resulting from a reduction in responses per respondent was calculated based on the ten-year average of 17 responses per respondent described in question 12a. The resulting change from 26 to 17 responses per respondent affecting burden hours for Project Narrative, Benefit-Cost Determination and Environmental Review, is factored into an adjustment calculation for each of these three non-form program collections. Adjustment did not apply to the Quarterly Progress Report because average responses per respondent did not change.
The adjustment from 26 to 17 responses per respondent is factored with the annual average of 59 respondents, to calculate the Program Change. The resulting annual burden hour decreases of: 6,372 hours to Project Narrative; 2,655 hours to Benefit-Cost Determination; 3,983 hours to Environmental Review, and no change to the Quarterly Progress Report combine for an Adjustment of 13,010 annual burden hours. The adjustment results from a decrease in the annual average number of responses.
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.
Form FEMA Form FF-206-F HMGP Quarterly Progress Reports
1660-0076 Emergency Justification Memo - 08.05.2022 electronic 2 new.pdf
1660-0076 Emergency SSA - 08.05.2022 clean.docx
Project Narrative