83_FR_23801 83 FR 23702 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Fire Department Registry

83 FR 23702 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Fire Department Registry

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 99 (May 22, 2018)

Page Range23702-23702
FR Document2018-10826

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 an extension, without change, of a currently approved information 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 Registry.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 99 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2018-0023; OMB No. 1660-0070]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; National Fire Department Registry

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 an extension, 
without change, of a currently approved information 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 Registry.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 23, 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-2018-0023. 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: Gayle Kelch, Statistician, FEMA, 
United States Fire Administration, National Fire Data Center at (301) 
447-1154 or email gayle.kelch@fema.dhs.gov. You may contact the 
Information Management Division for copies of the proposed collection 
of information at email address: FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@fema.dhs.gov.

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 2016, the USFA renamed the census to the National Fire 
Department Registry.
    In the fall of 2001, information was collected from 16,000 fire 
departments. Since the first year of the collection, an additional 
11,217 departments have registered for a total of 27,217 fire 
departments. This leaves an estimated 2,780 departments still to 
respond. Additionally, about 5,440 current 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 Registry.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0070.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 070-0-0-1, National Fire Department Registry.
    Abstract: This collection seeks to identify fire departments in the 
United States to compile 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 Number of Respondents: 8,223.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 8,223.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,067 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $11,648.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $91,847.

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.

Rachel Frier,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2018-10826 Filed 5-21-18; 8:45 am]
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                                              23702                          Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 99 / Tuesday, May 22, 2018 / Notices

                                              DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                  email address: FEMA-Information-                        Estimated Number of Respondents:
                                              SECURITY                                                Collections-Management@fema.dhs.gov.                  8,223.
                                                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public                       Estimated Number of Responses:
                                              Federal Emergency Management                            Law 93–498 provides for the gathering                 8,223.
                                              Agency                                                  and analyzing of data as deemed useful                  Estimated Total Annual Burden
                                              [Docket ID: FEMA–2018–0023; OMB No.                     and applicable for fire departments. The              Hours: 2,067 hours.
                                              1660–0070]                                              U.S. Fire Administration (USFA)                         Estimated Total Annual Respondent
                                                                                                      receives many requests from fire service              Cost: $11,648.
                                              Agency Information Collection                           organizations and the general public for                Estimated Respondents’ Operation
                                              Activities: Proposed Collection;                        information related to fire departments,              and Maintenance Costs: $0.
                                              Comment Request; National Fire                          including total number of departments,                  Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
                                              Department Registry                                     number of stations per department,                    Start-Up Costs: $0.
                                                                                                      population protected, and number of                     Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
                                              AGENCY: Federal Emergency                                                                                     Federal Government: $91,847.
                                              Management Agency, DHS.                                 firefighters. The USFA also has a need
                                                                                                      for this information to guide                         Comments
                                              ACTION: Notice and request for
                                                                                                      programmatic decisions, and produce
                                              comments.                                               mailing lists for USFA publications.                     Comments may be submitted as
                                                                                                      Recommendations for the creation of the               indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
                                              SUMMARY:   The Federal Emergency                                                                              above. Comments are solicited to (a)
                                              Management Agency, as part of its                       fire department census database came
                                                                                                      out of a Blue Ribbon Panel’s review of                evaluate whether the proposed data
                                              continuing effort to reduce paperwork                                                                         collection is necessary for the proper
                                              and respondent burden, invites the                      the USFA. The report included a review
                                                                                                      of the structure, mission, and funding of             performance of the agency, including
                                              general public to take this opportunity                                                                       whether the information shall have
                                              to comment on an extension, without                     the USFA, future policies, programmatic
                                                                                                      needs, course development and                         practical utility; (b) evaluate the
                                              change, of a currently approved                                                                               accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
                                              information collection. In accordance                   delivery, and the role of the USFA to
                                                                                                      reflect changes in the fire service. As a             burden of the proposed collection of
                                              with the Paperwork Reduction Act of                                                                           information, including the validity of
                                              1995, this notice seeks comments                        result of those recommendations, the
                                                                                                      USFA is working to identify all fire                  the methodology and assumptions used;
                                              concerning the use of a form to collect                                                                       (c) enhance the quality, utility, and
                                              data for the development and                            departments in the United States to
                                                                                                      develop a database that will include                  clarity of the information to be
                                              continuation of the National Fire                                                                             collected; and (d) minimize the burden
                                              Department Registry.                                    information related to demographics,
                                                                                                      capabilities, and activities of fire                  of the collection of information on those
                                              DATES: Comments must be submitted on                                                                          who are to respond, including through
                                                                                                      departments Nationwide. In the fall of
                                              or before July 23, 2018.                                                                                      the use of appropriate automated,
                                                                                                      2016, the USFA renamed the census to
                                              ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate                           the National Fire Department Registry.                electronic, mechanical, or other
                                              submissions to the docket, please use                      In the fall of 2001, information was               technological collection techniques or
                                              only one of the following means to                      collected from 16,000 fire departments.               other forms of information technology,
                                              submit comments:                                        Since the first year of the collection, an            e.g., permitting electronic submission of
                                                (1) Online. Submit comments at                        additional 11,217 departments have                    responses.
                                              www.regulations.gov under Docket ID                     registered for a total of 27,217 fire                 Rachel Frier,
                                              FEMA–2018–0023. Follow the                              departments. This leaves an estimated
                                              instructions for submitting comments.                                                                         Records Management Branch Chief, Office
                                                                                                      2,780 departments still to respond.                   of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mission
                                                (2) Mail. Submit written comments to                  Additionally, about 5,440 current                     Support, Federal Emergency Management
                                              Docket Manager, Office of Chief                         registered departments are contacted by               Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
                                              Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW,                     USFA each year and are asked to                       [FR Doc. 2018–10826 Filed 5–21–18; 8:45 am]
                                              8NE, Washington, DC 20472–3100.                         provide updates to any previously                     BILLING CODE 9111–76–P
                                                All submissions received must                         submitted information.
                                              include the agency name and Docket ID.
                                              Regardless of the method used for                       Collection of Information
                                                                                                                                                            DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                              submitting comments or material, all                       Title: National Fire Department                    SECURITY
                                              submissions will be posted, without                     Registry.
                                              change, to the Federal eRulemaking                         Type of Information Collection:                    Federal Emergency Management
                                              Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,                   Extension, without change, of a                       Agency
                                              and will include any personal                           currently approved information
                                              information you provide. Therefore,                     collection.                                           [Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4362–
                                              submitting this information makes it                       OMB Number: 1660–0070.                             DR; Docket ID FEMA–2018–0001]
                                              public. You may wish to read the                           FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 070–0–0–
                                              Privacy Act notice that is available via                                                                      Alabama; Major Disaster and Related
                                                                                                      1, National Fire Department Registry.
                                              the link in the footer of                                                                                     Determinations
                                                                                                         Abstract: This collection seeks to
                                              www.regulations.gov.                                    identify fire departments in the United               AGENCY: Federal Emergency
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        States to compile a database related to               Management Agency, DHS.
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                                              Gayle Kelch, Statistician, FEMA, United                 their demographics, capabilities, and                 ACTION: Notice.
                                              States Fire Administration, National                    activities. The database is used to guide
                                              Fire Data Center at (301) 447–1154 or                   programmatic decisions and provide                    SUMMARY:   This is a notice of the
                                              email gayle.kelch@fema.dhs.gov. You                     information to the public and the fire                Presidential declaration of a major
                                              may contact the Information                             service.                                              disaster for the State of Alabama
                                              Management Division for copies of the                      Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal            (FEMA–4362–DR), dated April 26, 2018,
                                              proposed collection of information at                   Government.                                           and related determinations.


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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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 July 23, 2018.
ContactGayle Kelch, Statistician, FEMA, United States Fire Administration, National Fire Data Center at (301) 447-1154 or email [email protected] You may contact the Information Management Division for copies of the proposed collection
FR Citation83 FR 23702 

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