[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 183 (Friday, September 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54055-54056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18623]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

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 a proposed revised information collection. In accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments 
concerning the long-term evaluation form used to evaluate all National 
Fire Academy (NFA) resident training.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFA is mandated under the Fire 
Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-498) to provide training 
and education to the Nation's fire service and emergency service 
personnel. The state-of-the-art programs offered by the NFA serve as 
models of excellence and state and local fire service agencies rely 
heavily on the curriculum to train their personnel. To maintain the 
quality of these training programs, it is critical that courses be 
evaluated after students have had the opportunity to apply the 
knowledge and skills gained from their training.

Collection of Information

    Title: National Fire Academy Long-term Evaluation Form for 
Supervisors and National Fire Academy Long-term Evaluation Form for 
Students.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of currently approved 
collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0039.
    Form Numbers: FF-95-58 and FF 95-59.
    Abstract: The National Fire Academy Long-term Evaluation Form will 
be used to evaluate all National Fire Academy (NFA) on-campus resident 
training courses. Course graduates and their supervisors will be asked 
to evaluate the impact of the training on both individual job 
performance and the fire and emergency response department/community 
where the student works. The data provided by students and supervisors 
is used to update existing NFA course materials and to develop new 
courses that reflect the emerging issues/needs of the Nation's fire 
service.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Estimated Total Annual Time Burden: 2,500 hours.

                                               Annual Time Burden
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                                      No. of       Frequency of     Time burden       Annual       Total annual
                                    respondents      responses          per          responses      time burden
   Project/aActivity (Survey,    --------------------------------   respondent   ----------------     (hours)
form(s), focus group, worksheet,                                      (hours)                    ---------------
              etc.)                     (A)             (B)      ----------------   (D) = (AxB)
                                                                        (C)                         (E) = (CxD)
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FF 95-59 (Student/Trainee)......           5,000               1             .33           5,000           1,650
FF 95-58 (Supervisors of Student/          5,000               1             .17           5,000             850
 Trainee).......................
    Total.......................          10,000               1          10,000           2,500
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    Estimated Cost: There is no start-up, maintenance or operational 
cost to respondents. The annualized cost to respondents for the hour 
burden is $58,374.
    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;

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(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 must be submitted on or 
before November 20, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should submit written comments to 
Director, Office of Records Management, FEMA, 500 C Street, SW., Room 
609, Washington, DC 20472, facsimile number (202) 646-3347, or e-mail 
address [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Terry Gladhill, Program 
Analyst for additional information. You may contact the Records 
Management Branch for copies of the proposed collection of information 
at facsimile number (202) 646-3347 or e-mail address: [email protected].

    Dated: September 14, 2007.
John A. Sharetts-Sullivan,
Director, Office of Records Management, Office of Management 
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of 
Homeland Security.
 [FR Doc. E7-18623 Filed 9-20-07; 8:45 am]
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