[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4330-4331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01495]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2015-0024; OMB No. 1660-0100]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; General Admissions Applications (Long and Short) and 
Stipend Forms

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 revision of a currently approved information 
collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
this notice seeks comments concerning the admission applications and 
student stipend agreements for FEMA courses and programs that are 
delivered on-campus at the FEMA National Emergency Training Center 
(NETC) facility and throughout the Nation, in coordination with State 
and local training officials and local colleges and universities.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 28, 2016.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use 
only one of the following means to submit comments:
    (1) Online. Submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 
FEMA-2015-0024. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Docket Manager, Office of 
Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., 8NE, Washington, DC 20472-
3100.
    All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket 
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material, 
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any 
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this 
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act 
notice that is available via the link in the footer of 
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Smiley White, Supervisory Program 
Specialist, United States Fire Administration, 301-447-1055. You may 
contact the Records Management Division for copies of the proposed 
collection of information at email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA offers courses and programs that are 
delivered at National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg, 
Maryland and the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in Anniston, 
Alabama and throughout the Nation in coordination with State and local 
training officials and local colleges and universities to carry out the 
authorities listed below. To facilitate meeting these requirements, 
FEMA collects information necessary to be accepted for courses and for 
the student stipend or travel reimbursement program for these courses. 
There are several organizations within the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency that deliver training and education in support of the FEMA 
mission.
    1. Section 7 of 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.
    2. Section 611.f. of subchapter VI of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) as amended, 
42 U.S.C. 5121-5207, authorizes the Director to conduct or arrange, by 
contract or otherwise, for the training programs for the instruction of 
emergency preparedness officials and other persons in the organization, 
operation, and techniques of emergency preparedness; conduct or operate 
schools or classes, including the payment of travel expenses, in 
accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
Code, and the Standardized Government Travel Regulations, and per diem 
allowances, in lieu of subsistence for trainees in attendance or the 
furnishing of subsistence and quarters for trainees and instructors on 
terms prescribed by the Director; and provide instructors and training 
aids as deemed necessary. This training is conducted through the 
Emergency Management Institute (EMI).
    3. Title XIV of the National Defense Authorization Act of 1997, PL 
104-201, 110 Stat. 2432; title I of the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act of 1998, PL 105-119, 111 Stat. 2440; sections 403 and 430 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, PL 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135; and section 
611 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006, PL 
109-295, 120 Stat. 1355, all authorize the Center for Domestic 
Preparedness (CDP) to serve as a training facility for all relevant 
federally supported training efforts that target state and local law 
enforcement, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and other key 
agencies such as public works and state and local emergency management. 
The focus of the training is to prepare relevant state and local 
officials to deal with chemical, biological, or nuclear terrorist acts 
and handle incidents dealing with hazardous materials.
    4. PL 110-53, State. 6 U.S.C. 1102 established a National Domestic 
Preparedness Consortium within the Department of Homeland Security. 
According to the enacting legislation, the members of the Consortium 
consist of the Center for Domestic Preparedness; the National Energetic 
Materials Research and Testing Center, New Mexico Institute of Mining 
and Technology; the National Center for Biomedical Research and 
Training, Louisiana State University; the National Emergency Response 
and Rescue Training Center, Texas A&M University; the National 
Exercise, Test, and Training Center, Nevada Test Site; the 
Transportation Technology Center, Incorporated, in Pueblo, Colorado; 
and the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center, University of 
Hawaii. Other organizations have been added to the Consortium 
membership since the passage of the enacting legislation. The 
Consortium shall identify, test, and deliver training to State, local, 
and tribal emergency response providers, provide on-site and mobile 
training at the performance, management, and

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planning levels, and facilitate the delivery of training by the 
training partners of the Department.
    5. Under the authorities of Exec. Order Nos. 12127 and 12148, the 
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, is responsible for 
carrying out the mandates of the public laws mentioned above.

Collection of Information

    Title: General Admissions Applications (Long and Short) and Stipend 
Forms.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0100.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 119-25-0-1, General Admissions Application; 
FEMA Form 119-25-3, Student Stipend Agreement; FEMA Form 119-25-4, 
Student Stipend Agreement (Amendment); FEMA Form 119-25-5, National 
Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program Application Admission; FEMA 
Form 119-25-0-6, General Admissions Application Short Form.
    Abstract: FEMA Form 119-25-0-1 has an increase in the number of 
respondents from 25,000 to 52,000 (+27,000) because FEMA is replacing 
all existing General Admissions Application and Training Registration 
forms with a single FEMA-wide form which will be submitted as a paper 
version or using an on-line application process. There was also an 
adjustment increase for FEMA Form 119-25-0-1 from 3,750 hours to 7,800 
(+4,050) hours. The FEMA Form 119-25-0-6 has been created for those 
courses where less information is required from the respondent. It is 
expected that 154,500 respondents will used this form requiring 15,450 
burden hours. The FEMA Form 119-25-2 (reduction of 80,000 respondents 
and 8,000 burden hours) is being eliminated and being replaced by the 
FEMA Form 119-25-0-1.
    Affected Public: Business and other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 214,300.
    Number of Responses: 214,300.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 24,400.
    Estimated Cost: $2,063,978.

Comments

    Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption 
above. 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.

    Dated: January 20, 2016.
Richard W. Mattison,
Records Management Program Chief, Mission Support, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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