[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47348-47349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20315]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2018-0023; OMB No. 1660-0070]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; National Fire Department Registry

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the 
information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and 
Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission will describe the 
nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, 
the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources used by 
respondents to respond) and cost, and the actual data collection 
instruments FEMA will use.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 19, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the proposed information 
collection

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to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the Desk Officer 
for the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, and sent via electronic mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be made to Director, 
Information Management Division, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, 
email address [email protected] or 
Gayle Kelch, Statistician, FEMA, United States Fire Administration, 
National Fire Data Center at (301) 447-1154 or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection 
previously published in the Federal Register on May 22, 2018 at 83 FR 
23702 with a 60 day public comment period. No comments were received. 
The purpose of this notice is to notify the public that FEMA will 
submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review and clearance.

Collection of Information

    Title: National Fire Department Registry.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0070.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 070-0-0-1, National Fire Department Registry.
    Abstract: This collection seeks to identify fire departments in the 
United States to compile a database related to their demographics, 
capabilities, and activities. The database is used to guide 
programmatic decisions and provide information to the public and the 
fire service.
    Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,223.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 8,223.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,067 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $11,558.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $91,847.

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.

Rachel Frier,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2018-20315 Filed 9-18-18; 8:45 am]
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