Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request; Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. FEMA invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on a revision of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the information collection instruments for Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs (HMA).

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63570-63572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20458]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2026-0003; OMB No. 1660-0072]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review, Comment Request; Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: 30-Day notice of revision and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the 
information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and 
Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. FEMA invites the general public to 
take this opportunity to comment on a revision of a currently approved 
information collection. In accordance with the requirements of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning 
the information collection instruments for Hazard Mitigation Grant 
Programs (HMA).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 5, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Director, 
Information Management Division, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, 
email address <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#682e2d25294521060e071a05091c010706452b0704040d0b1c0107061b45250906090f0d050d061c280e0d0509460c001b460f071e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9cdad9d1ddb1d5f2faf3eef1fde8f5f3f2b1dff3f0f0f9ffe8f5f3f2efb1d1fdf2fdfbf9f1f9f2e8dcfaf9f1fdb2f8f4efb2fbf3ea">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or 
H-Camille Crain, Deputy Director, Documents, Design, Program 
Effectiveness Branch, FEMA, at 202-212-4871 or via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eaa2c7a98b878386868fc4a9988b8384aa8c8f878bc48e8299c48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eea6c3ad8f838782828bc0ad9c8f8780ae888b838fc08a869dc0898198">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This collection of information is necessary 
for eligibility determinations, grants management, and compliance with 
other Federal laws and regulations for HMA's financial and technical 
assistance programs. HMA programs included in this information 
collection are the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) program and FMA 
Swift Current (Swift Current), the Building Resilient Infrastructure 
and Communities (BRIC) program, BRIC Direct Technical Assistance (DTA), 
the Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) program, the Safeguarding Tomorrow 
Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Program, the Rehabilitation of High Hazard 
Potential Dams (HHPD), and the National Dam Safety Program (NDSP).
    The FMA program and FMA's Swift Current is authorized by section 
1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (Pub. L. 
90-448, 42 U.S.C. 4104c); the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 
(Pub. L. 93-234, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.); and the National Flood 
Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-325, 42 U.S.C. 4001). FMA 
under 44 CFR part 77 (October 1, 2021) (previously located at 44 CFR 
part 79) provides funding for measures taken to reduce or eliminate the 
long-term risk of flood damage to buildings, manufactured homes, and 
other structures insured under the National Flood Insurance Program 
(NFIP).
    The BRIC program is authorized by section 203 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), 
as amended (Pub. L. 93-288, 42 U.S.C. 5133). The BRIC program seeks to 
fund effective and innovative activities that will reduce risk, 
increase resilience, and serve as a catalyst to encourage the whole 
community to invest in and adopt hazard mitigation policies. BRIC is 
designed to promote a national culture of preparedness and public 
safety by encouraging investments to protect our communities and 
infrastructure and strengthen our national hazard mitigation 
capabilities to foster resilience.
    BRIC DTA provides non-financial direct technical assistance as 
authorized by section 203 of the Stafford Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) to 
eligible communities, helping them reduce risks from natural disasters 
and build resilience. The program offers hands-on guidance for 
developing and implementing mitigation projects, navigating funding 
opportunities, and strengthening local capability and capacity to 
address natural hazards. BRIC DTA focuses on ensuring communities can 
access resources and expertise to enhance disaster preparedness and 
resilience.
    The PDM grant program is authorized under section 203 of the 
Stafford Act (42 U.S.C. 5133). PDM makes Federal funds available to 
State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments to plan for and 
implement sustainable cost-effective

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measures designed to reduce the risk to individuals and property from 
future natural hazards, while also reducing reliance on federal funding 
from future disasters.
    The NDSP is authorized under section 215 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-303, 33 U.S.C. 467f). The NDSP was 
most recently reauthorized in the Water Resources Reform and 
Development Act of 2024 (Pub. L. 118-272, 33 U.S.C. 467j). The NDSP 
enhances dam safety across the United States by reducing risks to life 
and property associated with dam failures through coordinated efforts 
among federal and state agencies to improve dam safety practices, 
promote public awareness, and support the development and 
implementation of safety programs.
    The HHPD program, established under section 5006 of the Water 
Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (Pub. L. 114-332, 33 
U.S.C. 467f-2) signed on December 16, 2016, is a grant program under 
the NDSP. The HHPD program provides technical, planning, design, and 
construction assistance through grants to support the rehabilitation of 
eligible high hazard potential dams. 33 U.S.C. 467f-2(f) mandates the 
development of a risk-based priority system to identify eligible high 
hazard potential dams for grant funding. Applicants must coordinate 
with the State Dam Safety offices and State Hazard Mitigation Officer 
to meet grant requirements, including NFIP participation, hazard 
mitigation plans, floodplain management plans, risk prioritization, and 
state dam safety agency approval.
    The Safeguarding Tomorrow RLF program, authorized under section 205 
of the Stafford Act (42 U.S.C. 5135), is a competitive grant program 
providing capitalization grants to States, eligible Federally 
recognized Tribes, territories, and the District of Columbia to 
establish revolving loan funds that provide hazard mitigation 
assistance for local governments to reduce risks from natural hazards 
and disasters.
    In accordance with 2 CFR 200.204, FEMA requires that all parties 
interested in receiving FEMA mitigation grants submit an application 
package for grant assistance. Applications and subapplications for BRIC 
and FMA are submitted via FEMA Grants Outcomes (FEMA GO). FEMA GO was 
developed to meet the intent of the e-Government initiative, authorized 
by Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 
(Pub. L. 106-107, 31 U.S.C. 6101). This initiative requires that all 
Government agencies both streamline grant application processes and 
provide for the means to electronically create, review, and submit a 
grant application via the internet.
    FEMA is revising this information collection by adding four new 
instruments for the Safeguarding Tomorrow RLF Grant (the Grants 
Capitalization Form, Project Proposal List, Intended Use Plan, and 
Environmental and Historic Preservation Checklist) and removing one 
instrument for the BRIC program (the BRIC National Review Panel 
Solicitation). The new instruments for the Safeguarding Tomorrow RLF 
Grant will facilitate program administration, track proposed projects, 
outline intended use of funds, and identify information that may be 
needed for an EHP review. Revisions were made to the existing EHP 
review instrument. FEMA is removing the BRIC National Review Panel 
Solicitation from this information collection to streamline the 
application review process. Because the application review process is 
now conducted entirely by internal FEMA personnel, this shift 
eliminates the need for external data collection, thereby reducing the 
regulatory burden on respondents.
    This proposed information collection previously published in the 
Federal Register on February 11, 2026, at 91 FR 6238 with a 60-day 
public comment period. No comments were received. Two changes from the 
previously published notice are that FEMA is no longer adding FEMA Form 
FF-206-FY-26-106, HHPD Prioritization Tool to this information 
collection, but is adding FEMA Form FF-206-FY-26-110, Safeguarding 
Tomorrow Through Ongoing Risk Mitigation Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) 
Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) Checklist. The purpose of 
this notice is to notify the public that FEMA will submit the 
information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and 
Budget for review and clearance.

Collection of Information

    Title: Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0072.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-206-FY-22-151, Quarterly Progress Report 
(QPR); FEMA Form FF-206-FY-22-155, Building Resilient Infrastructure 
and Communities (BRIC) Direct Technical Assistance (DTA) Request Form; 
FEMA Form FF-206-FY-22-156, Model Statement of Assurances for Property 
Acquisition Projects; FEMA Form FF-206-FY-22-157, FEMA Model Deed 
Restriction; FEMA Form FF-206-FY-22-158, Acknowledgement of Conditions 
For Properties Using FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Funds; 
FEMA Form FF-206-FY-26-100, Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) Toolkit; FEMA 
Form FF-206-FY-26-101, Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) 
Grant Capitalization Application; FEMA Form FF-206-FY-26-102 
Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Project Proposal List 
(PPL); FEMA Form FF-206-FY-26-103, Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan 
Fund (RLF) Intended Use Plan (IUP); FEMA Form FF-206-FY-26-104, FEMA Go 
Project Narrative Subgrant Application; FEMA Form FF-206-FY-26-109, 
Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) Review; and FEMA Form FF-
206-FY-26-110, Safeguarding Tomorrow Through Ongoing Risk Mitigation 
Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) 
Checklist.
    Abstract: HMA's financial and technical assistance programs use an 
automated grant application and management system called FEMA GO to 
collect information for eligibility determinations, grants management, 
and compliance with other Federal laws and regulations. The FEMA GO 
system includes application information needed to apply for funding 
under these grant programs. These programs seek to reduce or eliminate 
risk to insured structures, increase resilience, invest in community 
hazard mitigation policies, and strengthen local capability and 
capacity to address natural hazards.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 705.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 25,949.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 129,858.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $9,582,221.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $8,403,640.

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

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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.

Nigel S. Allicock,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2026-20458 Filed 10-5-26; 8:45 am]
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