[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49225-49226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23064]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2017-0032; OMB No. 1660-0039]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; National Fire Academy Long-Term Evaluation Form for
Supervisors and National Fire Academy Long-Term Evaluation Form for
Students/Trainees
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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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 to take this opportunity to comment on a revision of
a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning
the long-term evaluation forms used to evaluate all National Fire
Academy resident training.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 26, 2017.
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-2017-0032. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., 8NE, Washington, DC 20472-
3100.
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 via the link in the footer of
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dawn Long, Statistician, FEMA,
National Fire Academy at (301) 447-1488. You may contact the Records
Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of
information at email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Fire Academy (NFA) is mandated
under the Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-498) to
provide training and education to the Nation's fire service and
emergency service personnel. The state of-the-art programs offered by
the NFA serve as models of excellence and State and local fire service
agencies rely heavily on the curriculum to train their personnel. To
maintain the quality of these training programs, it is critical that
courses be evaluated after students have had the opportunity to apply
the knowledge and skills gained from their training. Information
collected from the evaluation forms enables the U.S. Fire
Administration (USFA) and NFA staff to monitor and recommend changes in
course materials, individual subject selection criteria, and to make
curriculum-wide reviews and assessments. FEMA is seeking a revision of
a currently approved information collection because we are modifying
the two forms. One question was added to each form to better reflect
and measure the NFA's progress toward the USFA's goals. Two questions
were removed from the student/trainee form that are no longer relevant
to NFA's data collection.
Collection of Information
Title: National Fire Academy Long-Term Evaluation Form for
Supervisors and National Fire Academy Long-Term Evaluation Form for
Students/Trainees.
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
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OMB Number: 1660-0039.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 078-0-2, National Fire Academy Long-Term
Evaluation Form for Supervisors; FEMA Form 078-0-2A, National Fire
Academy Long-Term Evaluation Form for Students/Trainees.
Abstract: The National Fire Academy Long-Term Evaluation Forms will
be used to evaluate all National Fire Academy (NFA) on-campus resident
training courses. Course graduates and their supervisors will be asked
to evaluate the impact of the training on both individual job
performance and the performance of the fire and emergency response
department where the student works. The data provided by students and
supervisors is used to update existing NFA course materials and to
develop new courses that reflect the emerging issues and needs of the
Nation's fire service.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,000.
Estimated Number of Responses: 3,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 405 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $17,154.30.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $44,786.65.
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.
Dated: October 16, 2017.
Tammi Hines,
Acting Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2017-23064 Filed 10-23-17; 8:45 am]
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