[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 226 (Friday, November 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72495-72496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25742]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2022-0041 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, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: 60-Day notice of revision 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, 
with change, 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 
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 January 24, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket 
ID FEMA-2022-0041. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    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, at 
[email protected] or 301-447-1055. You may contact the 
Information Management Division for copies of the proposed collection 
of information at email address: [email protected].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA offers courses and programs that are 
delivered at National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg, 
Maryland, 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 FEMA that deliver training and 
education in support of the FEMA mission.
    1. Section 7 of Public Law 93-498, the Federal Fire Prevention and 
Control Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. 2206, 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 Public Law 93-288, the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), as 
amended, 42 U.S.C. 5196(f), authorizes FEMA to conduct or arrange, by 
contract or otherwise, 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 and per 
diem allowances for these purposes, 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, 
Public Law 104-201, 110 Stat. 2432; Title I of the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act of 1998, Public Law 105-119, 111 Stat. 2440; 
Sections 403 and 430 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 
107-296, 116 Stat. 2135; and Section 611 of the Post-Katrina Emergency 
Management Reform Act of 2006, Public Law 109-295, 120 Stat. 1355, all 
authorize 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. Public Law 110-53, the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007, 6 U.S.C. 1102, established a National Domestic 
Preparedness Consortium within the Department of Homeland Security. The 
Consortium is mandated to identify, test, and deliver training to 
state, local, and tribal emergency response providers, provide on-site 
and mobile training at the performance, management, and planning 
levels, and facilitate the delivery of training by the training 
partners of the Department.
    5. US Code Title I, consistent with requirements under Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Appendix C Respirator Medical 
Evaluation Questionnaire (29 CFR 1910.134, Respiratory Protection), in 
any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of 
the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the 
employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection 
program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated 
as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that 
affect respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the 
following provisions of this section, as applicable: 1910.134(c)(1)(ii) 
Medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators.
    FEMA is revising this collection to add a new instrument, FEMA Form 
FF-008-FY-22-125, Respiratory Medical Evaluation Questionnaire For 
Students, to comply with OSHA's requirements under 29 CFR 1910.134.

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 FF-USFA-FY-21-101 (formerly 119-25-0-1), 
General Admissions Application; FEMA Form FF-USFA-FY-21-102 (formerly 
119-25-0-6), Training Registration Form; FEMA Form FF-USFA-FY-21-103 
(formerly 119-25-3), Student Stipend Agreement; FEMA Form FF-USFA-FY-
21-104 (formerly 119-25-4), Student Stipend Agreement (Amendment); FEMA 
Form FF-USFA-FY-21-105 (formerly 119-25-5), National Fire Academy 
Executive Fire Officer Program Application Admission; and FEMA Form FF-
008-FY-22-125, Respiratory Medical Evaluation Questionnaire For 
Students.
    Abstract: FEMA provides training to advance the professional 
development of personnel engaged in fire prevention and control and 
emergency management activities through CDP, Emergency Management 
Institute, NFA, National Training and Education Division, National 
Domestic Preparedness Consortium, and Rural Domestic Preparedness 
Consortium.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, Federal Government, and State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 223,300.
    Number of Responses: 223,300.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 21,644.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $1,204,641.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $238,912.

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 Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2022-25742 Filed 11-23-22; 8:45 am]
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