82_FR_57213 82 FR 56983 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Federal Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Declaration Form

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)

Page Range56983-56984
FR Document2017-25934

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 Issue 230 (Friday, December 1, 2017) 
[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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Anyone wishing to employ this entity accommodations meeting minimum and motels, occurring in the late 70’s to conduct laboratory analyses and fire-safety requirements. The and 80’s, with high loss of life. The gauger services should request and information collected is voluntary; if legislative intent of this public law is to receive written assurances from the approved for listing, the lodging provide all travelers the assurance of entity that it is accredited or approved establishment may be used by Federal fire-safety in accommodations identified by the U.S. Customs and Border employees on government related travel on the National Master List. Public Law Protection to conduct the specific test or and for Federal agency conferences. As 101–391 further stipulates that Federal gauger service requested. Alternatively, the list is open to use by the public, employees on official travel stay in inquiries regarding the specific test or non-government travelers may use the properties approved by the authority gauger service this entity is accredited list to identify lodging meeting having jurisdiction (AHJ) and listed on or approved to perform may be directed minimum life-safety criteria from fire. the current NML. For statutory reference to the U.S. Customs and Border DATES: Comments must be submitted on see Title 15 U.S.C. 2224–26. Protection by calling (202) 344–1060. or before January 30, 2018. Collection of Information The inquiry may also be sent to ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. Please submissions to the docket, please use Title: Federal Hotel and Motel Fire reference the Web site listed below for only one of the following means to Safety Declaration Form. a complete listing of CBP approved submit comments: Type of Information Collection: gaugers and accredited laboratories. (1) Online. Submit comments at Revision of a currently approved http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs- www.regulations.gov under Docket ID information collection. scientific/commercial-gaugers-and- FEMA–2017–0036. Follow the OMB Number: 1660–0068. laboratories. instructions for submitting comments. FEMA Form: FEMA Form 516–0–1, (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Federal Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Dated: November 21, 2017. Docket Manager, Office of Chief Declaration Form. Ira S. Reese, Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Abstract: FEMA Form 516–0–1 Executive Director, Laboratories and collects basic information on life-safety Scientific Services Directorate. 8NE, Washington, DC 20472–3100. All submissions received must systems related directly to fire-safety in [FR Doc. 2017–25871 Filed 11–30–17; 8:45 am] hotels, motels, and similar places of include the agency name and Docket ID. BILLING CODE 9111–14–P Regardless of the method used for accommodations applying for inclusion submitting comments or material, all on the National Master List in submissions will be posted, without compliance with the Hotel and Motel DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Fire Safety Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101– SECURITY change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, 391). Information is published in the Federal Emergency Management and will include any personal National Master List and is publicly Agency information you provide. Therefore, available. submitting this information makes it Affected Public: Business or other for- [Docket ID: FEMA–2017–0036; OMB No. profit; State, Local or Tribal 1660–0068] public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act notice that is available via Government. the link in the footer of Estimated Number of Respondents: Agency Information Collection www.regulations.gov. 1,330. Activities: Proposed Collection; Estimated Number of Responses: Comment Request; Federal Hotel and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 1,897. Motel Fire Safety Declaration Form Teressa Kaas, Fire Program Specialist, Estimated Total Annual Burden AGENCY: Federal Emergency FEMA/U.S. Fire Administration, 301– Hours: 523 hours. Management Agency, DHS. 447–1263 for additional information. Estimated Total Annual Respondent You may contact the Records Cost: $22,116.82. ACTION: Notice and request for Management Division for copies of the Estimated Respondents’ Operation comments. proposed collection of information at and Maintenance Costs: $0. SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency email address: FEMA-Information- Estimated Respondents’ Capital and Management Agency, as part of its Collections-Management@fema.dhs.gov. Start-Up Costs: $0. continuing effort to reduce paperwork SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Estimated Total Annual Cost to the and respondent burden, invites the Law 101–391 requires FEMA to sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Federal Government: $67,971.47. general public to take this opportunity establish and maintain a list of hotels, to comment on a revision of a currently motels, and similar places of public Comments approved information collection. In accommodation meeting minimum Comments may be submitted as accordance with the Paperwork requirements for protection of life from indicated in the ADDRESSES caption Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks fire; the list is known as the National above. Comments are solicited to (a) comments concerning a list of hotels, Master List (NML). 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56984 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 230 / Friday, December 1, 2017 / Notices performance of the agency, including exist. As a result of these exigent Æ transportation facilities. whether the information shall have circumstances, FEMA may utilize the FEMA may provide for a 14-day practical utility; (b) evaluate the streamlined procedures outlined in this comment period for all other actions accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the notice for those activities that require an associated with Hurricanes Harvey, burden of the proposed collection of Environmental Assessment. Irma, Maria and Nate. Public comments information, including the validity of ADDRESSES: For access to the docket to to the EAs can be submitted via phone the methodology and assumptions used; read background documents, go to the or email. Specific contact information (c) enhance the quality, utility, and Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// will be provided in each individual EA. clarity of the information to be www.regulations.gov and search for the (2) FEMA may favor electronic media collected; and (d) minimize the burden docket ID. Documents may also be rather than other forms of media for of the collection of information on those inspected at FEMA, Office of Chief notifications to the public because who are to respond, including through Counsel, Room 8NE, 500 C Street SW., traditional media may no longer be the use of appropriate automated, Washington, DC 20472. available to affected communities, take electronic, mechanical, or other FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. longer to prepare, or add additional technological collection techniques or cost. Electronic notifications may reach Katherine Zeringue, other forms of information technology, a broader audience, since affected Katherine.zeringue@fema.dhs.gov. e.g., permitting electronic submission of communities may be displaced or away responses. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As a result of unprecedented damages from 2017 from their traditional access points for Dated: November 27, 2017. Hurricane Season, federal disasters were local information (such as the U.S. Tammi Hines, declared for multiple areas affected by Postal Service or local libraries that may Acting Records Management Program Chief, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria and be affected by the disaster). FEMA will Mission Support, Federal Emergency Nate. Due to the catastrophic damages continue use of the Unified Federal Management Agency, Department of Review for notification to Other Federal caused by these hurricanes, it is critical Homeland Security. Agencies that may have an interest in a that FEMA create a more efficient and [FR Doc. 2017–25934 Filed 11–30–17; 8:45 am] relevant project. streamlined procedure for NEPA BILLING CODE 9110–4512–P compliance for multiple, simultaneous, (3) Unless other action alternatives are recovery missions and the provision of readily available, FEMA may focus EA disaster assistance under the Robert T. level analysis and documentation on the DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND ‘‘No Action’’ and ‘‘Proposed Action’’ Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency SECURITY alternatives (40 CFR 1508.9, Sec. 102; 42 Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 4121 et seq., including Individual Assistance, Public U.S.C. 4332). FEMA’s action is often to Federal Emergency Management Assistance, and Hazard Mitigation approve or deny requests for federal Agency Assistance. After assessing the scale of disaster assistance, from affected [Docket ID: FEMA–2017–0035 ] the recovery operations, and the need communities. This means that FEMA’s for the timely rebuilding of all of the ‘‘Proposal’’ or proposed action occurs Notice of Utilization of Streamlined when FEMA is considering a grant affected communities, FEMA, in Procedures for Environmental application or application for assistance. consultation with the Department of Assessments Associated With (4) FEMA may discuss resource areas Homeland Security (DHS), determined Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and in detail only if it determines that there that exigent circumstances exist. As a Nate is a potential impact to the resources, result of these exigent circumstances, AGENCY: Federal Emergency FEMA may utilize streamlined rather than following the procedure Management Agency; Department of procedures for those activities that outlined in FEMA Instruction 108–1 Homeland Security. require an Environmental Assessment Section 3.4(C)(4) that requires FEMA to ACTION: Notice. (EA) under NEPA. The streamlined address in detail the Endangered NEPA procedures may include any or Species Act (ESA), the National Historic SUMMARY: As a result of recent all of the following: Preservation Act (NHPA), Executive unprecedented hurricanes, disasters (1) The public involvement process Order 11988, Executive Order 11990, have been declared for areas affected by for EAs associated with Hurricanes and Executive Order 12898 in its EAs Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate may be regardless of the potential for impact to Nate. Due to the catastrophic damages condensed to more efficiently complete these resources. These streamlined caused by these hurricanes, FEMA must NEPA review [DHS Instruction Manual procedures will supersede the have a more efficient and streamlined 023–01–001–01, Rev 1 Section V.C (7)]. requirement in FEMA’s Instruction and procedure for achieving compliance Public review and comment periods allow FEMA to identify, and eliminate under the National Environmental may vary depending upon the urgency from detailed study, the issues that are Policy Act (NEPA) during multiple, of the action. FEMA may provide for a not significant (40 CFR 1501.7). simultaneous, recovery missions for the 3-day comment period for the following The above changes, along with other provision of disaster assistance under actions: internal efficiencies that FEMA may the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief • Group Housing Sites employ to comply with NEPA, such as and Emergency Assistance Act, • Interim and/or temporary facilities document templates and analysis and including Individual Assistance, Public for: reference tools, will allow FEMA to Assistance, and Hazard Mitigation balance concise environmental reviews sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Æ Hospitals and health care facilities; Assistance. After assessing the scale of Æ schools and day care centers; with open communication and the current recovery operations, and Æ utilities and wastewater treatment opportunity for meaningful public input identifying the critical need for timely plants; in the decision making process. It also rebuilding of the affected communities, Æ police and fire stations; allows the public the opportunity to FEMA, in consultation with the Æ government and court facilities; participate in FEMA’s NEPA process Department of Homeland Security, Æ detention centers and jailhouses; and receive timely assistance and determined that exigent circumstances and grants. FEMA acknowledges that the VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:44 Nov 30, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1


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CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesComments must be submitted on or before January 30, 2018.
ContactTeressa 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
FR Citation82 FR 56983 
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