[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 33395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13456]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency


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

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and 
Response Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency has submitted the 
following proposed information collection to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the 
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507).
    The submission describes the nature of the information collection, 
the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, 
effort and resources used by respondents to respond) and cost, and 
includes the actual data collection instruments FEMA will use.
    Title: EMI Independent Study Course Enrollment Application.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0046.
    Form: FEMA Form 95-23.
    Abstract: The purpose of this form is to collect information from 
individuals on what Independent Study courses they wish to enroll in. 
This form lists the courses available through FEMA's Independent Study 
Program and collects information from individuals so that these courses 
can be mailed to them.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 187,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 minute or .016666 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,116 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Other--As needed for participants to enroll 
in Independent Study courses.
    Cost to Respondents: Annualized cost to all respondents is 
estimated at $81,937. This figure is composed of two items: $54,261 
corresponding to the time spent completing the form at the national 
mean hourly rate of $17.41 and $27,676 comprising the cost of a regular 
postage stamp of $0.37 for 74,800 respondents (40% of applications) who 
chose to apply via mail.
    Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs at OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the Emergency 
Preparedness and Response Directorate/Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 725 17th Street, NW., Docket 
Library Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503. Comments must be submitted on 
or before July 15, 2004. In addition, interested persons may also send 
comments to FEMA (see contact information below).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Muriel B. 
Anderson, Chief, Records Management, FEMA at 500 C Street, SW., Room 
316, Washington, DC 20472, facsimile number (202) 646-3347, or e-mail 
address [email protected].

    Dated: June 2, 2004.
Edward W. Kernan,
Branch Chief, Information Resources Management Branch, Information 
Technology Services Division.
[FR Doc. 04-13456 Filed 6-14-04; 8:45 am]
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