[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 138 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38733-38734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15612]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2021-0019; OMB No. 1660-0068]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Federal Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Declaration Form

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: Notice of renewal and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites 
the general public to take this opportunity to comment on an extension 
without change of a currently approved information collection. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks 
comments concerning a list of hotels, motels, and similar places of 
public accommodations meeting minimum fire-safety requirements. The 
information collected is voluntary and if approved for listing, the 
lodging establishment may be used by Federal employees on government 
related travel and for Federal agency conferences. As the list is open 
to use by the public, non-government travelers may use the list to 
identify lodging meeting minimum life-safety criteria from fire.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 20, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-
2021-0019. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

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    All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket ID 
and 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 on the homepage of www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teressa Kaas, Fire Program Specialist, 
FEMA/U.S. Fire Administration, [email protected] or 301-447-
1263 for additional information. You may contact the Information 
Management Division for copies of the proposed collection of 
information at email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990 
(Pub. L. 101-391) requires FEMA to establish and maintain a list of 
hotels, motels, and similar places of public accommodation meeting 
minimum requirements for protection of life from fire. This list is 
known as the National Master List (NML). This law resulted from a 
series of deadly fires in hotels and motels, occurring in the late 70's 
and 80's, with high loss of life. The legislative intent of this public 
law is to provide all travelers the assurance of fire-safety in 
accommodations identified on the NML. Public Law 101-391 further 
stipulates that Federal employees on official travel stay in properties 
approved by the authority having jurisdiction and listed on the current 
NML. For statutory reference see 15 U.S.C. 2224-26.

Collection of Information

    Title: Federal Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Declaration Form.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0068.
    FEMA Form: FEMA Form 516-0-1, Federal Hotel and Motel Fire Safety 
Declaration Form.
    Abstract: FEMA Form 516-0-1 collects basic information on life-
safety systems related directly to fire-safety in hotels, motels, and 
similar places of accommodations applying for inclusion on the National 
Master List in compliance with the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 
1990 (Pub. L. 101-391). Information is published in the National Master 
List and is publicly available.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; State, Local or 
Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,532.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 3,141.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 836 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $38,864
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $89,668.

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.

Millicent L. Brown,
Senior Manager, Records Management Branch, Office of the Chief 
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2021-15612 Filed 7-21-21; 8:45 am]
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