82 FR 56983 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Federal Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Declaration Form

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 230 (December 1, 2017)

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 a list of hotels, motels, and similar places of public accommodations meeting minimum fire-safety requirements. The information collected is voluntary; if approved for listing, the lodging establishment may be used by Federal employees on government related travel and for Federal agency conferences. As the list is open to use by the public, non- government travelers may use the list to identify lodging meeting minimum life-safety criteria from fire.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 230 (Friday, December 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56983-56984]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25934]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2017-0036; OMB No. 1660-0068]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Federal Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Declaration Form

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 
a list of hotels, motels, and similar places of public accommodations 
meeting minimum fire-safety requirements. The information collected is 
voluntary; if approved for listing, the lodging establishment may be 
used by Federal employees on government related travel and for Federal 
agency conferences. As the list is open to use by the public, non-
government travelers may use the list to identify lodging meeting 
minimum life-safety criteria from fire.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 30, 2018.

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-2017-0036. 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: Teressa Kaas, Fire Program Specialist, 
FEMA/U.S. Fire Administration, 301-447-1263 for additional information. 
You may contact the Records Management Division for copies of the 
proposed collection of information at email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Law 101-391 requires FEMA to 
establish and maintain a list of hotels, motels, and similar places of 
public accommodation meeting minimum requirements for protection of 
life from fire; the list is known as the National Master List (NML). 
This law resulted from a series of deadly fires in hotels and motels, 
occurring in the late 70's and 80's, with high loss of life. The 
legislative intent of this public law is to provide all travelers the 
assurance of fire-safety in accommodations identified on the National 
Master List. Public Law 101-391 further stipulates that Federal 
employees on official travel stay in properties approved by the 
authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) and listed on the current NML. For 
statutory reference see Title 15 U.S.C. 2224-26.

Collection of Information

    Title: Federal Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Declaration Form.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0068.
    FEMA Form: FEMA Form 516-0-1, Federal Hotel and Motel Fire Safety 
Declaration Form.
    Abstract: FEMA Form 516-0-1 collects basic information on life-
safety systems related directly to fire-safety in hotels, motels, and 
similar places of accommodations applying for inclusion on the National 
Master List in compliance with the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 
1990 (Pub. L. 101-391). Information is published in the National Master 
List and is publicly available.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; State, Local or 
Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,330.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1,897.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 523 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $22,116.82.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $67,971.47.

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

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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: November 27, 2017.
Tammi Hines,
Acting Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2017-25934 Filed 11-30-17; 8:45 am]
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