[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26071-26072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10525]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2015-0010; OMB No. 1660-0070]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request, National Fire Department Census
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 extension, without change, of a currently
approved collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the use of a form to
collect data for the development and continuation of the National Fire
Department Census.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
FEMA-2015-0010. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Room 8NE, Washington, DC
20472-3100.
(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to (202) 212-4701.
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
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public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act notice that is available
via the link in the footer of www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gayle Kelch, Statistician, United
States Fire Administration, National Fire Data Center at (301) 447-1154
for additional information. You may contact the Records Management
Division for copies of the proposed collection of information at
facsimile number (202) 212-4701 or email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Law 93-498 provides for the gathering
and analyzing of data as deemed useful and applicable for fire
departments. The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) receives many requests
from fire service organizations and the general public for information
related to fire departments, including total number of departments,
number of stations per department, population protected, and number of
firefighters. The USFA also has a need for this information to guide
programmatic decisions, and produce mailing lists for USFA
publications. Recommendations for the creation of the fire department
census database came out of a Blue Ribbon Panel's review of the USFA.
The report included a review of the structure, mission, and funding of
the USFA, future policies, programmatic needs, course development and
delivery, and the role of the USFA to reflect changes in the fire
service. As a result of those recommendations, the USFA is working to
identify all fire departments in the United States to develop a
database that will include information related to demographics,
capabilities, and activities of fire departments Nationwide.
In the fall of 2001, information was collected from 16,000 fire
departments. Since the first year of the collection, an additional
11,150 departments have registered with the census for a total of
27,150 fire departments. This leaves an estimated 2,850 departments
still to respond. Additionally, about 5,430 current census registered
departments are contacted by USFA each year and are asked to provide
updates to any previously submitted information.
Collection of Information
Title: National Fire Department Census.
Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a
currently approved collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0070.
Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 070-0-0-1, National Fire
Department Census.
Abstract: This collection seeks to identify fire departments in the
United States to compile and update a database related to their
demographics, capabilities, and activities. The database is used to
guide programmatic decisions and provide information to the public and
the fire service.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,093 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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Number of Average
Form name/form Number of responses Total number burden per Total annual Average Total annual
Type of respondent number respondents per of response burden (in hourly wage respondent
respondent responses (in hours) hours) rate cost
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State, Local, or Tribal (Career). National Fire 422 1 422 .4167 176 32.49 $5,718
Department Census/
FEMA Form 070-0-0-
1.
State, Local, or Tribal National Fire 2,428 1 2,428 0.4167 1,012 0.00 0
(Volunteer). Department Census/
FEMA Form 070-0-0-.
State, Local, or Tribal (Career). National Fire 804 1 804 .1667 134 32.49 4,354
Department Census/
FEMA Form (Update).
State, Local, or Tribal National Fire 4,626 1 4,626 .1667 771 0.00 0
(Volunteer). Department Census/
FEMA Form (Update).
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Total........................ ................... 8,280 ............ 8,280 ............ 2,093 ............ 10,072
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Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents for the
hour burden is $10,072. The estimated annual cost to respondents
operations and maintenance costs for technical services is $0. There
are no annual start-up or capital costs. The cost to the Federal
government is $88,866.
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 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.
Janice P Waller,
Acting Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2015-10525 Filed 5-5-15; 8:45 am]
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