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OMB Control No: 1660-0103	ICR Reference No: 202004-1660-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201407-1660-004
Agency/Subagency: DHS/FEMA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Property Acquisition and Relocation for Open Space
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 06/16/2021
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/24/2021
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2024	36 Months From Approved
Responses	9,456	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	11,528	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: 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.

Authorizing Statute(s): 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

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 39356	08/09/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 60101	11/07/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	9,456	4,976	-19	4,499
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	11,528	5,333	-5,030	11,225
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: (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.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $687,687

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Millicent Brown 202 646-2814 millicent.brown@fema.dhs.gov

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