SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

FEMA offers courses and programs that are delivered at National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg, Maryland, the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in Anniston, Alabama, and throughout the Nation in coordination with state and local training officials and local colleges and universities to carry out the authorities listed below. To facilitate meeting these requirements, FEMA collects information necessary to be accepted for courses and for the student stipend or travel reimbursement program for these courses. There are several organizations within FEMA that deliver training and education in support of the FEMA mission.

The authorities under which FEMA delivers this training are as follows:

1. Section 7 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, Public Law 93-498, 88 Stat. 1535, as amended (15 U.S.C. 2206), established the National Fire Academy (NFA) to advance the professional development of fire service personnel and of other individuals engaged in fire prevention and control activities.

2. Section 611(f) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), Public Law 93-288, as amended, 88 Stat. 143 (42 U.S.C. 5196(f)), authorizes FEMA to conduct or arrange, by contract or otherwise, for training programs for the instruction of emergency preparedness officials and other persons in the organization, operation, and techniques of emergency preparedness; conduct or operate schools or classes, including the payment of travel expenses, in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, and the Standardized Government Travel Regulations, and per diem allowances, in lieu of subsistence for trainees in attendance or the furnishing of subsistence and quarters for trainees and instructors on terms prescribed by FEMA; and provide instructors and training aids as deemed necessary. This training is conducted through the National Disaster and Emergency Management University (NDEMU) (formerly known as the Emergency Management Institute).

3. Title XIV of the National Defense Authorization Act of 1997, Public Law 104-201, 110 Stat. 2432 (53 U.S.C. 2301 note); Title I of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1998, Public Law 105-119; Sections 403 and 430 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135 (6 U.S.C. 203, 238); and Section 611 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, Public Law 109-295, 120 Stat. 1355, all authorize CDP to serve as a training facility for all relevant Federally-supported training efforts that target state, local and tribal law enforcement, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and other key agencies such as public works and state, local and tribal emergency management. The focus of the training is to prepare relevant state, local and tribal officials to deal with chemical, biological, or nuclear terrorist acts and handle incidents dealing with hazardous materials.

4. Section 1204 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, Public Law 110-53, 121 Stat. 386 (6 U.S.C. 1102) established a National Domestic Preparedness Consortium within the Department of Homeland Security. The Consortium is mandated to identify, test, and deliver training to State, local, and tribal emergency response providers, provide on-site and mobile training at the performance, management, and planning levels, and facilitate the delivery of training by the training partners of the Department.

5. Consistent with requirements under Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Appendix C Respirator Medical Evaluation Questionnaire (29 CFR 1910.134, Respiratory Protection) in any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provision, 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(ii), Medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators.

Under the authorities of Executive Orders 12127 and 12148, the Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, is responsible for carrying out the mandates of the public laws mentioned above.

This proposed information collection previously published in the Federal Register on August 7, 2026, at 91 FR 51179 with a 60-day public comment period. FEMA received three public comments, one of which was outside the scope of this request. The ( printed page 66576) commenters stated that FEMA had not provided sufficient information to establish that the instruments were the least burdensome alternatives and stated that FEMA should provide more detailed information about its burden calculations. FEMA did not change the information collection in response to these comments but is providing more detailed information about the burden calculation with its request for approval. The purpose of this notice is to notify the public that FEMA will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance.

Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a currently approved information collection.

OMB Number: 1660-0100.

FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-USFA-FY-21-101, (formerly 119-25-0-1), General Admission Application; FEMA Form FF-USFA-FY-21-102, (formerly 119-25-0-6), Training Registration Form; FEMA Form FF-USFA-FY-21-103, (formerly 119-25-3), Student Stipend Agreement; FEMA Form FF-USFA-FY-21-104, (formerly 119-25-4), Student Stipend Agreement (Amendment); FEMA Form FF-USFA-FY-21-105, (formerly 119-25-5) National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program Application for Admission; and FEMA Form FF-008-FY-22-125, Respiratory Medical Evaluation Questionnaire For Students.

Abstract: FEMA provides training to advance the professional development of personnel engaged in fire prevention and control, and emergency management activities through CDP, National Disaster and Emergency Management University (formerly known as the Emergency Management Institute), NFA, National Training and Education Division, National Domestic Preparedness Consortium, and Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium.

Affected Public: Federal, State, local, and tribal governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 223,300.

Estimated Number of Responses: 223,300.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 21,644.

Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $1,380,176.

Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.

Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $191,087.

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.

91 FR 66575