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DHS/FEMA RIN: 1660-AA36 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Flood Mitigation Grants and Hazard Mitigation Planning 
Abstract: This rule implements section 1361A of The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, (the Act), which authorizes FEMA to implement a Pilot Program that would provide financial assistance to States and communities for activities to mitigate the risk of damage from future flooding to severe repetitive loss properties. The Pilot Program represents a concentrated effort to mitigate those insured properties that have suffered the greatest amount of damage in terms of claims against the National Flood Insurance Fund. Severe repetitive loss properties are defined in section 1361A(b)(1) of the Act as Single Family Properties consisting of one to four family residences that are covered under a contract for flood insurance made available under the Act, which have had four or more claims with each claim exceeding $5,000 and with the cumulative payments exceeding $20,000, or which have had at least two claim payments that cumulatively exceed the value of the property. The rule identifies program requirements including eligibility and matching requirements, as well as procedures for grant application, evaluation, award, and appeals. It also implements provisions of the law that set forth implications for property owners who decline a mitigation offer under the Pilot Program. Finally, the rule also consolidates the requirements for the acquisition of property for open space using mitigation funds and streamlines mitigation planning requirements for Indian Tribal governments. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 44 CFR 59    44 CFR 61    44 CFR 78 to 80    44 CFR 201    44 CFR 206   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 4102a   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Notice of Meeting and Request for Comments  09/15/2004  69 FR 55642   
Comment Period End  11/30/2004    
Interim Final Rule  10/31/2007  72 FR 61720   
Interim Final Rule Effective  12/03/2007    
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  12/31/2007    
Final Action  05/00/2009    
Additional Information: Docket ID FEMA-2006-0010
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Local, State, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Cecelia Rosenberg
Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration
Department of Homeland Security
Federal Emergency Management Agency
1800 South Bell Street,
Arlington, VA 20598-3015
Phone:202 646-3321
Fax:202 646-2719
Email: cecelia.rosenberg@fema.dhs.gov