[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 194 (Monday, October 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53452-53454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21757]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2019-0019; 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 and request for comments.

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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 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 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 December 6, 2019.

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-2019-0019. 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,

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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 Information Management Division for copies of the proposed 
collection of information at email address: FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@fema.dhs.gov.

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, 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 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, 
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, 121 Stat. 386, 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 CDP; 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 
planning levels, and facilitate the delivery of training by the 
training partners of the Department.
    5. Under the authorities of Executive Orders 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, replaces 119-25-1, General 
Admissions Application; FEMA Form 119-25-0-6, Training Registration 
Form; FEMA Form 119-25-3, Student Stipend Agreement; FEMA Form 119-25-
4, Student Stipend Agreement (Amendment); and FEMA Form 119-25-5, 
National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program Application 
Admission.
    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: 214,300.
    Number of Responses: 214,300.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 24,400.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $929,163.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: None.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: None.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $2,570,012.

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,

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e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

William H. Holzerland,
Sr. Director for Information Management, Mission Support,Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2019-21757 Filed 10-4-19; 8:45 am]
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