[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7752-7753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03577]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2018-0009; OMB No. 1660-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Transcript Request Form

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

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and respondent burden, invites the general public to take this 
opportunity to comment on a new information collection. In accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments 
concerning the student transcript requests for FEMA courses and 
programs that are delivered on-campus at FEMA's National Emergency 
Training Center (NETC) and its training facilities throughout the 
Nation, in coordination with State and local training officials and 
organizations and local colleges and universities.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 23, 2018.

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-2018-0009. 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: Clarence (Smiley) White, Chief, 
Operations and Support Branch, United States Fire Administration, 301-
447-1055 or by email at [email protected]. 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 by the National Fire Academy (NFA) and the Emergency 
Management Institute (EMI) at the National Emergency Training Center 
(NETC) in Emmitsburg, MD, the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in 
Anniston, AL, and throughout the Nation in coordination with State and 
local training officials and local colleges and universities to carry 
out the authorities listed below:
    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 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).
    To facilitate meeting these requirements, FEMA collects information 
necessary to apply and be accepted for courses and for the student 
stipend 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.

Collection of Information

    Title: Transcript Request Form.
    Type of Information Collection: New information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-NEW.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 064-0-0-12, Transcript Request Form.
    Abstract: FEMA provides training to advance the professional 
development of personnel engaged in fire prevention and control and 
emergency management activities through its Center for Domestic 
Preparedness (CDP), Emergency Management Institute (EMI), National Fire 
Academy (NFA), National Training and Education Division, National 
Domestic Preparedness Consortium, and Rural Domestic Preparedness 
Consortium. FEMA collects information from students who have completed 
courses at the National Fire Academy (NFA) and the Emergency Management 
Institute (EMI) for the purpose of fulfilling the student's request to 
provide a copy of their transcript for their personal records and/or 
for transmittal to an institution of higher education that delivers 
training and education also in support of the FEMA mission.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,500.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 4,500.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 225 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $7,978.50.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $28,899.24.

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: February 14, 2018.
William H. Holzerland,
Senior Director for Information Management, Office of the Chief 
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2018-03577 Filed 2-21-18; 8:45 am]
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