Federal Register, Volume 75 Issue 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 2010)

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8386-8387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3604]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2009-0001]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request, 1660-0100; General Admissions Application (Long and
Short) and Stipend Forms

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and request for comments; revision of a
currently approved information collection; OMB No. 1660-0100; FEMA
Forms 064-0-1 (replaces FEMA Form 75-5), General Admissions
Application; 064-0-2 (replaces FEMA Form 75-5a), General Admissions
Application Short-Form; 106-0-1 (replaces FEMA Form 75-3), Student
Stipend Agreement; and 106-0-2 (replaces FEMA For 75-3a), Student
Stipend Agreement (Amendment); FEMA Form 064-0-3 (replaces FEMA Form
95-22) National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program Application
Admission.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites
the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity
to comment on a proposed revision of a currently approved information
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
this Notice seeks comments concerning an extension of the existing
authorization to collect information for admissions and reimbursement
for courses and programs offered by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 26, 2010.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments at http://www.regulations.gov under
docket ID FEMA-2009-0001. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to Office of Chief Counsel,
Regulation and Policy Team, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street, SW., Room 835,
Wash, DC 20472-3100.
(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to (703) 483-2999.
(4) E-mail. Submit comments to FEMA-POLICY@dhs.gov. Include docket
ID FEMA-2009-0001 in the subject line.
All submissions received must include the agency name and docket
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act
notice that is available on the Privacy and Use Notice link on the
Administration Navigation Bar of http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact JoAnn Boyd, Admissions
Specialist, United States Fire Administration, 301-447-1415 for
additional information. You may contact the Office of Records
Management for copies of the proposed collection of information at
facsimile number (202) 646-3347 or e-mail address: FEMA-Information-Collections@dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), 42 U.S.C. 5121-5207,
authorizes the President to establish a disaster preparedness program
that includes the use of services of all appropriate agencies,
including training and exercises. Under the authority of Executive
Order 12127 and Executive Order 12148, as amended, the Secretary of the
Department of Homeland Security is responsible for carrying out the
mandates of the Stafford Act. The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) is charged with carrying out this mandate and collects
information to determine eligibility for courses and programs offered
by FEMA, to provide a consolidated record of all FEMA training taken by
a student, to provide a transcript which can be used by the student in
requesting college credit or continuing education units for courses
completed, and to determine eligibility for student stipends.

Collection of Information

Title: General Admissions Application (Long and Short) and Stipend
Forms.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0100.
Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Forms 064-0-1 (replaces FEMA Form 75-
5), General Admissions Application; 064-0-2 (replaces FEMA Form 75-5a),
General Admissions Application Short-Form; 106-0-1 (replaces FEMA Form
75-3), Student Stipend Agreement; and 106-0-2 (replaces FEMA For 75-
3a), Student Stipend Agreement

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(Amendment); FEMA Form 064-0-3 (replaces FEMA Form 95-22) National Fire
Academy Executive Fire Officer Program Application Admission.
Abstract: FEMA personnel use the application forms to admit
applicants to courses and programs offered at National Emergency
Training Center (NETC), the Noble Training Facility (NTF), and various
locations throughout the United States. The FEMA Form 064-0-1, General
Admissions Application is the regular form and FEMA Form 064-0-2 is the
short form used when FEMA personnel are not required to determine
eligibility for courses and programs. FEMA Form 064-0-3 and the
requested supporting documentation Letter of Intent, Resume, Letter of
Recommendation, Diploma Photocopy, and Organizational Chart is used to
select applicants to the Executive Fire Officer Program. FEMA Forms
106-0-1 and 106-0-2, Student Stipend Agreement and Student Stipend
Agreement (Amendment), respectively, are provided to individuals who
have been accepted to attend certain courses for which a stipend is
paid. The 106-0-2 form is used when there is a supplemental
reimbursement request for expenses that occur after arrival at the
training site.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other
for-profit; State, local or Tribal Government; Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal Government.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 12,350 Hours.

Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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Total
Number of Total annual Avg. Total
Type of respondent Form name/form No. Number of responses number of Avg. burden per response burden hourly annual
respondents per responses (in hours) (in wage respondent
respondent hours) rate* cost
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State, local, or Tribal General Admissions 25,000 1 25,000 .15..................... 3,750 $38.46 $144,225
Government; Business or other Application/FEMA (9 minutes)..............
for profit; Not-for-profit Form 064-0-1.
Institutions, Federal Government.
State, local, or Tribal General Admissions 75,000 1 75,000 0.1...................... 7,500 38.46 288,450
Government; Business or other Application Short (6 minutes)..............
for profit; Not-for-profit Form/FEMA Form 064-
Institutions, Federal Government. 0-2.
State, local, or Tribal National Fire 400 1 400 1........................ 400 47.70 19,080
Government; Business or other Academy Executive
for profit; Not-for-profit Fire Officer
Institutions, Federal Government. Program Application
Admission/FEMA Form
064-0-3.
State, local, or Tribal Additional 400 1 400 1........................ 400 47.70 19,080
Government; Business or other Documentation:
for profit; Not-for-profit Letter of Intent,
Institutions, Federal Government. Resume, Letter of
Recommendation,
Diploma Photocopy,
Organizational
Chart/No Form.
State, local, or Tribal Student Stipend 8,000 1 8,000 0.033.................... 267 38.46 10,269
Government; Business or other Agreement/FEMA Form (2 minutes)..............
for profit; Not-for-profit 106-0-1.
Institutions, Federal Government.
State, local, or Tribal Student Stipend 1,000 1 1,000 .033..................... 33 38.46 1,269
Government; Business or other Agreement (2 minutes)..............
for profit; Not-for-profit (Amendment)/FEMA
Institutions, Federal Government. Form 106-0-2.
Total........................ .................... 109,800 .......... 109,800 ......................... 12,350 ......... 482,373
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Estimated Cost: There are no annual operation, maintenance, capital
or start-up costs associated with this collection.

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 will have practical utility; (b)
evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 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.

Dated: February 5, 2010.
Larry Gray,
Director, Office of Records Management, Office of Management, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2010-3604 Filed 2-23-10; 8:45 am]
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