Notice2022-22260
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Fire Department Registry
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Published
October 13, 2022
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentFederal Emergency Management Agency
Abstract
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 use of a form to collect data for the development and continuation of the National Fire Department Registry.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62112-62113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22260]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2022-0030; OMB No. 1660-0070]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; National Fire Department Registry
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, 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 use of a form to collect data for the development and continuation
of the National Fire Department Registry.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 12, 2022.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to submit comments at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> under Docket ID FEMA-2022-0030. 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy and
Security Notice that is available via a link on the homepage.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gayle Kelch, Statistician, FEMA,
United States Fire Administration, National Fire Data Center at (301)
447-1154 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5631372f3a33783d333a353e1630333b3778323e2578313920"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="abcccad2c7ce85c0cec7c8c3ebcdcec6ca85cfc3d885ccc4dd">[email protected]</span></a>. You may contact the
Information Management Division for copies of the proposed collection
of information at email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4c0a09010d6105222a233e212d38252322610f232020292f382523223f61012d222d2b29212922380c2a29212d6228243f622b233a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dc9a99919df195b2bab3aeb1bda8b5b3b2f19fb3b0b0b9bfa8b5b3b2aff191bdb2bdbbb9b1b9b2a89cbab9b1bdf2b8b4aff2bbb3aa">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act
of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-498), as enacted in 15 U.S.C. chapter 49, provides
for the gathering and analyzing of data as deemed useful and applicable
for fire departments. The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) receives many
requests from fire service organizations and the general public for
information related to fire departments, including total number of
departments, number of stations per department, population protected,
and number of firefighters. The USFA also has a need for this
information to guide programmatic decisions and produce mailing lists
for USFA publications.
Recommendations for the creation of the fire department census
database came out of a Blue Ribbon Panel's review of the USFA. The
report included a review of the structure, mission, and funding of the
USFA, future policies, programmatic needs, course development and
delivery, and the role of the USFA to reflect changes in the fire
service. As a result of those recommendations, the USFA is working to
identify all fire departments in the United States to develop a
database that will include information related to demographics,
capabilities, and activities of fire departments Nationwide. In the
fall of 2016, the USFA renamed the census to the National Fire
Department Registry. In the fall of 2001, information was collected
from 16,000 fire departments. Since the first year of the collection,
an additional 11,182 departments have registered for a total of 27,182
fire departments. This leaves an estimated 2,818 departments still to
respond. Additionally, about 5,436 current registered departments are
contacted by USFA each year and are asked to provide updates to any
previously submitted information.
Collection of Information
Title: National Fire Department Registry.
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Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0070.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-USFA-FY-21-100--Paper Version (formerly
070-0-0-1); FEMA Form FF-USFA-FY-21-110--Online Version (formerly the
screenshots of FEMA Form 070-0-0-1).
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: 6,375.
Estimated Number of Responses: 6,375.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,219.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $9,371.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $100,058.
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. 2022-22260 Filed 10-12-22; 8:45 am]
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