[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 25 (Monday, February 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5870-5871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2664]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

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 and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity 
to comment on proposed continuing information collections. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)), this notice seeks comments on information collected and 
maintained on students attending National Fire Academy (NFA) and 
Emergency Management Institute (EMI) courses.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Law 93-498, Federal Fire Prevention 
and Control Act, as amended, established the National Fire Academy 
(NFA) to ``advance the professional development of fire service 
personnel and of other persons engaged in fire prevention and control 
activities * * *'' and authorizes the Superintendent,  NFA , to 
``conduct courses and programs of training and education * * *'' Public 
Law 100-707, Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act, authorizes the President to establish ``a program of 
disaster preparedness that utilizes services of all appropriate 
agencies and includes * * * (2) training and exercises * * *'' Under 
the authorities of Executive Order 12127 and 12148, the Director, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, is responsible for carrying out 
the mandates of the public laws mentioned above. The director 
established the National Emergency Training Center (NETC), located in 
Emmitsburg, Maryland, which houses the NFA and the Emergency Management 
Institute (EMI). The data collection is used to: (1) Determine 
eligibility for courses and programs offered by NFA and EMI, (2) 
provide a consolidated record of all FEMA training taken by a student, 
(3) provide a transcript which can be used by the student in requesting 
college credit or continuing education units for courses completed, and 
(4) to determine eligibility for student stipends.

Collection of Information

    Title: General Admissions Application and General Admissions 
Application Short Form.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension.
    OMB Number: 3067-0024.
    Form Numbers: FEMA Form 75-5, General Admissions Application and 
FEMA Form 75-5a, General Admissions Application Short Form.
    Abstract: NFA and EMI (located at the National Emergency Training 
Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg, Maryland) use FEMA Forms 75-5, General 
Admissions Application, and 75-5a, General Admissions Application Short 
Form, to admit applicants to resident courses and programs offered at 
NETC, Mount Weather Emergency Assistance Center (MWEAC) and various 
locations throughout the United States. Information from the 
application forms is maintained in the Admissions System. The system:
    (1) Provides a consolidated record of all FEMA training taken by a 
student;
    (2) Identifies or verifies participation in any prerequisite 
course;
    (3) Produces a transcript which can be used by the student in 
requesting college credit or continuing education units for courses 
completed;
    (4) Provides statistical information to members of Congress, 
members of the respective Boards of Visitors, sponsoring states or 
local officials; and (5) Determines which students receive stipends for 
attending NFA or EMI courses.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions, Federal Government, and State, 
local or tribal government.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:

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                                                                                                 Annual burden
          FEMA forms               Number of         Frequency of    Hours per  response  (C)   hours  (A  x  B
                                respondents  (A)    response  (B)                                    x  C)
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75-5.........................             40,000                  1  9 minutes...............              6,000
75-5a........................             25,000                  1  6 minutes...............              2,500
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      Total..................             65,000  .................  ........................              8,500
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    Estimated Cost: Costs include data entry contract at $125,000, 50% 
of the annual salary cost of three full-time personnel working in the 
NETC Admissions Office (GS6, GS7, and GS11) at approximately $70,000, 
printing at $500 per year. Total average estimated cost to Federal 
Government is $195,500 annually.

Comments

    Written 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. 
Comments should be received on or before April 7, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should submit written comments to Muriel 
B. Anderson, FEMA Information Collections Officer, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW, Room 316, Washington, DC 20472. 
Telephone number (202) 646-2625. FAX number (202) 646-3524 or e:mail 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Contact Darlyn Vestal, Admissions 
Specialist, Educational and Technology Services Branch, U.S. Fire 
Administration, (301) 447-1415 for additional information. Contact Ms. 
Anderson at (202) 646-2625 for copies of the proposed collection of 
information.

    Dated: January 24, 2000.
Mike Bozzelli,
Acting Director, Program Services Division, Operations Support 
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 00-2664 Filed 2-4-00; 8:45 am]
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