[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14934-14935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4290]


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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. 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: The National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) \1\ 
v5.0.
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    \1\ The National Fire Incident Reporting System 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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    OMB Number: 1660-0069.
    Abstract: NFIRS provides a mechanism using standardized reporting 
methods to collect and analyze fire incident data at the Federal, 
State, and local levels. Data analysis helps local fire departments and 
States to focus on current problems, predict future problems in their 
communities, and measure whether their programs are working.
    Affected Public: Federal, State, and local governments.
    Number of Respondents: 17,000 fire departments.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: Average response time per incident 
is 1.63 hours (98 minutes) for manual submissions and .66 hours (40 
minutes) for electronic submissions. Since the

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estimated time per respondent varies depending on the number and type 
of incidents being reported and the choice of submission mode, the 
range for completing all forms/modules is 1.25 hours-12 hours and .5 
hours-4.75 hours for manual and electronic submissions, respectively.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,583,585 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Occasionally/Once per incidence report.
    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 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 April 24, 2006.

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

    Dated: March 8, 2006.
Darcy Bingham,
Branch Chief, Information Resources Management Branch, Information 
Technology Services Division.
[FR Doc. E6-4290 Filed 3-23-06; 8:45 am]
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