[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 82 (Wednesday, April 30, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17945-17946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07443]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2025-0012; OMB No. 1660-0062]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; State/Local/Tribal Hazard Mitigation Plans
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice of revision and Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites
the general public to take this opportunity to comment on a revision of
a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning
the nature of the information collection, the categories of
respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, efforts and
resources used by respondents to respond) and cost, and actual data
collection instruments FEMA will use regarding the State, local, and
Tribal hazard mitigation plan development or update process.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 30, 2025.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit
comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2025-0012. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy and
Security Notice that is available via a link on the homepage of
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Smith, Acting Division
Director, Community Planning Division, Risk Analysis, Planning &
Information Directorate, Resilience, FEMA; (202) 646-4372;
[email protected]. You may contact the Information
Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of
information at email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 322 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), 42 U.S.C.
5165, as amended by the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000)
(Pub. L. 106-390), provided the initial framework for linking pre-and
post-disaster mitigation planning and initiatives with public and
private interests to ensure an integrated, comprehensive approach to
disaster loss reduction. Since DMA 2000 amended the Stafford Act,
additional laws have passed that help to shape hazard mitigation
policy. These revisions are included in the Sandy Recovery Improvement
Act of 2013, the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, and the Water
Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act of 2016. Title 44 Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 201 provide the mitigation planning
requirements for State, local, territorial, and Tribal governments to
identify the natural hazards that impact them, to identify actions and
activities to reduce any losses from hazards, and to establish a
coordinated process to implement the plan, taking advantage of a wide
range of resources. State, local, and tribal mitigation planning
policies provide further guidance regarding mitigation plan development
or update, review, and approval.
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Collection of Information
Title: State/Local/Tribal Hazard Mitigation Plans.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0062.
FEMA Forms: Not applicable.
Abstract: In order to be eligible for certain types of Federal
Emergency Management Agency non-emergency assistance, State, local,
territorial and Tribal governments are required to have a current FEMA-
approved hazard mitigation plan that meets the criteria established in
44 CFR part 201 and applicable mitigation planning policies.
Affected Public: State, local, territorial, or Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 224.
Estimated Number of Responses: 1,243.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 219,156.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $14,670,303.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs:
$53,393,717.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $8,855,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $2,072,906.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a) evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the Agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b)
evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
Maile Rasco-Arthur,
Acting Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2025-07443 Filed 4-29-25; 8:45 am]
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