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Annual Report to Congress on PHMSA’s Hazmat Grant
Programs
Presented byShakira Mack
May 19, 2015
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Statutory Mandate
49 U.S.C. 5116(k) requires PHMSA to produce an annual Report to Congress on the state of its hazmat grant
programs.
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Financial Snapshot of ReportsHMEP Grants to States, Territories and Native American Tribes
YearAward Amount Amount Deobligated Deobligation Rate
FY10-11 21,123,317.00 3,710,178.61 17.56%
FY11-12 21,230,804.00 3,762,435.58 17.72%
FY12-13 21,321,467.00 3,150,324.72 14.78%
FY13-14 20,127,010.00 3,037,156.00 15.09%
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HMEP Planning Activities HMEP Training Activities
Performance Trends
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OMB/Congressional Inquiries
• The Report to Congress undergoes scrutiny by: DOT leadership OMB House of Representatives Senate
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OMB/Congressional Inquiries
• What specifically do grantees spend money on?
• Is there any other federal funding going to LEPCs?
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OMB/Congressional Inquiries
• What is DOT doing to ensure grantees expend their funds? Site Visits Desk Audits Performance Period Extensions
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OMB/Congressional Inquiries
• What is DOT doing to ensure grantees expend their funds?
• Why did “State X” do nothing with the grant money?
• Is this the only output “State X” has after receiving $200,000+? How expensive were these trainings? Did “State X” provide cost expenditure data to back-up this number?
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OMB/Congressional Inquiries
• Why do some grantees have training/planning data missing? Unable to obtain data Incomplete final report Funds not expended
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Avoiding Unnecessary Congressional Scrutiny
1. Inform sub-recipients of what data is required in advance
2. Work with sub-recipients to ensure they track the information needed to complete the final report
3. Make sure final reports are complete with training/planning output data
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Avoiding Unnecessary Congressional Scrutiny
• Monitor sub-recipients expenditure of funds and completion of activities before the 4th quarter.
• Before submittal to PHMSA, review your final reports and look for anomalies that may result in additional information or corrections.
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MAP 21 Reporting Requirements
The report submitted under this subsection shall identify the ultimate recipients of such grants and include—(A) a detailed accounting and description of each grant expenditure by each grant recipient, including the amount of, and purpose for, each expenditure;(B) the number of persons trained under the grant program, by training level
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To view past reports to Congress, please visit: http://
www.phmsa.dot.gov/media-congress