Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Application and Reporting
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
10/19/2023
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2023
10,891
3,280
100,280
38,124
0
0
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (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.
US Code:
42 USC 5170c
Name of Law: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
On August 5, 2021, President Biden released $3.46 billion to be available for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding under the 59 COVID-19 major disaster declarations. The 59 additional disaster declarations significantly changed burden hours as reflected in the Itemized Changes in Annual Burden Hours table. Furthermore, Section 311 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, adjusted the federal share of assistance for HMGP Covid-19 disaster assistance. The federal cost share adjustment triggered both an increase in applications and a resubmission of applications after adjusting for differences in federal cost share. The legislation applies to all current FY 2022 HMGP local and Tribal sub applicants and significantly alters application and program financial management information collection requirements. The numbers reflected in the Annual Burden Hours table reflect these adjustments.
The adjustments per respondent is factored with the annual average of 59 respondents, to calculate the Program Change. The resulting annual burden hour increases of 24,072 to Project Narrative; 10,030 hours to Benefit-Cost Determination; 15,045 hours to Environmental Review, and no change to the Quarterly Progress Report combine for an Adjustment of 49,147 annual burden hours. The adjustment results from an increase in the annual average number of responses.
After multiplying hour burdens by the fully loaded hourly wage rate of $61.24 for each of the four program collection instruments, the resulting annual respondent cost for each data collection instrument was then added. The total adjustment in annual cost burden is a net total of $1,794,109. The previously discussed increases in burden hours are also increasing costs.
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 Quarterly Progress Report
1660-0076 - Published 30-Day Revision FRN - 2023 02 22.pdf
1660-0076 - Supporting Statement A - 2023 02 23 clean.docx
Project Narrative