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FEDERAL INSURANCE AND 

MITIGATION ADMINISTRATION (PIMA) 

POLICY 

I. TITLE: State Mitigation Plan Review Guide (Guide) (FP 302-094-2) 

II. DATE OF ISSUANCE: 

III. POLICY STATEMENT: The Guide is the official policy and interpretation 

regarding the state mitigation planning requirements found at 44 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) Part 201 Mitigation Planning. 

IV. PURPOSE: To assist in consistently evaluating and approving state mitigation 

plans as well as updating plans in compliance with 44 CFR Part 201. 

V. SCOPE AND EXTERNAL AUDIENCE: The Guide applies to state1 governments 

responsible for implementing, maintaining, and updating state mitigation plans. 

Indian tribal governments follow the Tribal Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning 

Guidance. If interested in being eligible for the 20 percent Hazard Mitigation Grant 

Program funding, the tribal mitigation plan must meet the enhanced state 

mitigation plan criteria presented in the Guide [44 CFR §201.3(e)(3)]. 

VI. AUTHORITY: The mitigation planning requirements are as authorized under the 

Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) 

(Public Law 93-288; 42 United States Code 5121 et seq.), as amended by the . 

Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000; National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended 

[42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.]; 44 CFR Part 201 Mitigation Planning; and 44 CFR Part 206, 

Subpart N Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, §206.434 Eligibility. 

VII. MONITORING AND EVALUATION: The effectiveness of this policy will be 

monitored by FEMA Mitigation Planning staff based on stakeholder feedback. 

1 For mitigation planning, the term "state" is inclusive of the District of Columbia, American Samoa, 

Commonwealth ofNorthern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands [44 Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR) §201.2 Definitions]. 

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VIII. RESPONSIBLE OFFICE: FIMA, Risk Analysis Division, Assessment and Planning 

Branch, Mitigation Planning Program 

IX. SUPERSESSION: The Guide supersedes the following policies: 

• "Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning Guidance under the Disaster Mitigation Act 

of 2000" (January 2008) 

• "Guidance to FEMA Regions and States for Updating Standard State MultiHazard Mitigation Plans" (Mitigation Planning Memorandum #5, November 6, 

2006) 

• "Blue Book Guidance to FEMA Regions and States for New and Updated 

Enhanced State Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plans" (Mitigation Planning 

Memorandum #7, July 10, 2007) 

• "Implementation of State Mitigation Plan Requirement for Severe Repetitive Loss 

Strategy" (Mitigation Planning Memorandum #9, January 11, 2008) 

• "Enhanced Mitigation Plan Review Procedure" (Mitigation Planning 

Memorandum #14, December 6, 2010) 

• "Restrictions on Grant Obligations to State, Tribal and Local Governments 

without a FEMA-Approved Mitigation Plan" (FP 306-112-1, August 19, 2013) 

X. REVIEW DATE: This policy will be reviewed 3 years from the date of issuance in 

accordance with Directive 112-12. 

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Associate Administrator for Mitigation