[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5356-5357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1333]


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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, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted 
the following 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. Chapter 
35). 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: Federal Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Declaration Form.
    OMB Number: 1660-0068.
    Abstract: Public Law 101-391 requires FEMA \1\ to establish and 
maintain a National Master List (NML) of fire safe places of public 
accommodations. The information collected will be available 
electronically to the general public identifying properties meeting the 
specified level of fire safety equipment as required in the public law. 
It is also available to Federal employees required by Public Law 101-
391 to stay at properties on the NML when on official travel.
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    \1\ The Federal Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Declaration Form is 
administered by the United States Fire Administration, which is 
currently being transferred to the newly created Preparedness 
Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security. During this 
transition FEMA, also part of the Department of Homeland Security, 
will continue to support this program as the new Directorate stands 
up. Ultimately this data collection will be transferred to the 
Preparedness Directorate.
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    Affected Public: Business or other for-Profit, Not-For-Profit 
Institutions, and the Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 25 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 500.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
on the proposed information collection to

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the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at OMB, Attention: 
Desk Officer for the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA, Docket 
Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, or 
facsimile number (202) 395-7285. Comments must be submitted on or 
before March 3, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Section 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: January 25, 2006.
George Trotter,
Acting Branch Chief, Information Resources Management Branch, 
Information Technology Services Division.
[FR Doc. E6-1333 Filed 1-31-06; 8:45 am]
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