Notice2022-26766
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Version 5.0
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Published
December 9, 2022
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Homeland Security DepartmentFederal Emergency Management Agency
Abstract
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 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Version 5.0. The program provides a well-established mechanism, using standardized reporting methods, to collect and analyze fire incident data at the Federal, State, and local levels with a myriad of life and property saving uses and benefits. This revision involves the reduction in burden hours associated with this collection due to modernization of NFIRS Version 5.0.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 236 (Friday, December 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75642-75643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26766]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2022-0052; OMB No. 1660-0069]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)
Version 5.0
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
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approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the
National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Version 5.0. The
program provides a well-established mechanism, using standardized
reporting methods, to collect and analyze fire incident data at the
Federal, State, and local levels with a myriad of life and property
saving uses and benefits. This revision involves the reduction in
burden hours associated with this collection due to modernization of
NFIRS Version 5.0.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 7, 2023.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit
comments at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> under Docket ID FEMA-2022-0052. 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 of
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Millstein, Branch Chief National
Fire Data Center, at (301) 447-1841 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cbafaabda2afe5a6a2a7a7b8bfaea2a58badaea6aae5afa3b8e5aca4bd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8eeaeff8e7eaa0e3e7e2e2fdfaebe7e0cee8ebe3efa0eae6fda0e9e1f8">[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#b1f7f4fcf09cf8dfd7dec3dcd0c5d8dedf9cf2deddddd4d2c5d8dedfc29cfcd0dfd0d6d4dcd4dfc5f1d7d4dcd09fd5d9c29fd6dec7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5412111915791d3a323b263935203d3b3a79173b38383137203d3b3a277919353a35333139313a2014323139357a303c277a333b22">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Commission on Fire Prevention
and Control conducted a comprehensive study of the Nation's fire
problem and recommended to Congress actions to mitigate the fire
problem, reduce loss of life and property, and educate the public on
fire protection and prevention. As a result of the study, Congress
enacted Public Law 93-498, Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of
1974, which establishes the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) to
administer fire prevention and control programs, supplement existing
programs of research, training, and education, and encourage new and
improved programs and activities by state and local governments.
Section 9(a) of the Act authorizes the USFA Administrator to operate
directly or through contracts or grants an integrated, comprehensive
method to select, analyze, publish, and disseminate information related
to prevention, occurrence, control, and results of fires of all types.
The National Fire Incident Reporting Systems (NFIRS) was established in
the mid-1970s and is mandated by the Federal Fire Prevention and
Control Act of 1974 which authorizes the National Fire Data Center to
gather and analyze information such as (1) the frequency, causes,
spread, and extinguishment of fires; (2) injuries and deaths resulting
from fires; (3) information on injuries sustained by a firefighter; and
(4) information on firefighting activities. The act further authorizes
USFA to develop uniform data reporting methods, and to encourage and
assist Federal, state, local and other agencies in developing and
reporting information. NFIRS is a reporting standard that fire
departments use to uniformly report on the full range of their
activities, from fire to emergency medical services to severe weather
and natural disasters. This reporting allows fire departments, as well
as many other government and non-government agencies, to quantify their
actions and identify incident and response trends. Recent modernization
to the data collection improved and therefore reduced the burden hours
for reporting data to NFIRS. FEMA is requesting a revision of this
information collection.
Collection of Information
Title: National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Version 5.0.
Type of Information Collection: Extension, with change, of a
currently approved information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0069.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-USFA-FY-21-109, National Fire Incident
Reporting System (NFIRS) Version 5.0.
Abstract: The purpose of this revision is to provide the reduction
of burden hours recently achieved by modernizing and improving the
application's interface. NFIRS is the USFA's system authorized under
Public Law 93-498 to collect fire related data to identify and define
the fire problem in the U.S., and to reduce fire related casualties and
losses. Operating since 1999, the system provides an electronic, web-
based application for users to input their incident response
information in a uniform manner.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; State, local or Tribal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 23,500.
Estimated Number of Responses: 28,059,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,820,650.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $420,225,614.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $1,974,000.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $1,128,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $3,386,107.
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. 2022-26766 Filed 12-8-22; 8:45 am]
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