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Dated: January 6, 2012. 

F.J. Sturm, 

Deputy Director of Commercial Regulations 

and Standards. 

[FR Doc. 2012–399 Filed 1–11–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2011–0041; OMB No. 

1660–0070] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request, National Fire 

Department Census 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on a proposed 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 Census. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before March 12, 2012. 

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–2011–0041. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

(2) Mail. Submit written comments to 

Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of 

Chief Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street 

SW., Room 835, Washington, DC 20472– 

3100. 

(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to 

(703) 483–2999. 

(4) Email. Submit comments to 

FEMA-POLICY@dhs.gov. Include Docket 

ID FEMA–2011–0041 in the subject line. 

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: 

Gayle Kelch, Statistician, United States 

Fire Administration, National Fire Data 

Center, (301) 447–1154 for additional 

information. You may contact the 

Records Management Division for 

copies of the proposed collection of 

information at facsimile number (202) 

646–3347 or email address: FEMAInformation-CollectionsManagement@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 

Law 93–498 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 first year of this effort, 

information was collected from 16,000 

fire departments. Since the first year of 

the collection, an additional 10,500 

departments have registered with the 

census for a total of 26,500 fire 

departments. This leaves an estimated 

3,500 departments still to respond. 

Additionally, about 5,300 current 

census 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 

Census. 

Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

OMB Number: 1660–0070. 

Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA 

Form 070–0–0–1, National Fire 

Department Census. 

Abstract: This collection seeks to 

identify fire departments in the United 

States to compile and update 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 Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,342 hours. 

Type of respondent Form name/Form 

number 

Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Avg. burden per response 

(in hours) 

Total annual 

burden 

(in hours) 

State, Local, or Tribal 

(career).

National Fire Department Census/ 

FEMA Form 070– 

0–0–1.

490 1 490 .4167 hours (25 minutes) ... 204 


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Type of respondent Form name/Form 

number 

Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Avg. burden per response 

(in hours) 

Total annual 

burden 

(in hours) 

State, Local, or Tribal 

(volunteer).

National Fire Department Census/ 

FEMA Form 070– 

0–0–1.

3,010 1 3,010 .4167 hours (25 minutes) ... 1,254 

State, Local, or Tribal 

(career).

National Fire Department Census/ 

FEMA Form 070– 

0–0–1 (update).

742 1 742 .1667 hours (10 minutes) ... 124 

State, Local, or Tribal 

(volunteer).

National Fire Department Census/ 

FEMA Form 070– 

0–0–1 (update).

4,558 1 4,558 .1667 hours (10 minutes) ... 760 

Total .................. .................................. 8,800 ........................ 8,800 ............................................. 2,342 

Estimated Cost: The estimated annual 

cost to respondents for the hour burden 

is $10,539. The estimated annual cost to 

respondents operations and 

maintenance costs for technical services 

is $0. There are no annual start-up or 

capital costs. The cost to the Federal 

government is $85,770. 

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. 

John G. Jenkins, Jr., 

Acting Director, Records Management 

Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, Department 

of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2012–484 Filed 1–11–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–45–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2011–0027; OMB No. 

1660–0107] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request, Public 

Assistance Customer Satisfaction 

Survey 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 February 13, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the proposed information collection 

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 

oira.submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–5806. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

should be made to Director, Records 

Management Division, 1800 South Bell 

Street, Arlington, VA 20598–3005, 

facsimile number (202) 646–3347, or 

email address FEMA-InformationCollections-Management@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Collection of Information 

Title: Public Assistance Customer 

Satisfaction Survey. 

Type of information collection: 

Revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

OMB Number: 1660–0107. 

Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA 

Form 519–0–1 T, Public Assistance 

Customer Satisfaction Survey 

(Telephone); FEMA Form 519–0–1 INT, 

Public Assistance Customer Satisfaction 

Survey (Web); FEMA Form 519–0–1, 

Public Assistance Customer Satisfaction 

Survey (Fill-able). 

Abstract: This collection of 

information enables the Agency to 

garner customer and stakeholder 

feedback in an efficient, timely manner, 

in accordance with our commitment to 

improving service delivery. The 

information collected from customers 

and stakeholders will help ensure that 

users have an effective, efficient, and 

satisfying experience with the Agency’s 

programs. This feedback will provide 

insights into customer or stakeholder 

perceptions, experiences and 

expectations, provide an early warning 

of issues with service, or focus attention 

on areas where communication, training 

or changes in operations might improve 

delivery of products or services. These 

collections will allow for ongoing, 

collaborative and actionable 

communications between the Agency 

and its customers and stakeholders. It 

will also allow feedback to contribute 

directly to the improvement of program 

management. 


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