24180 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 84 / Friday, May 1, 1998 / Notices

general public and other Federal

agencies to take this opportunity to

comment on proposed and/or

continuing information collections, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

Currently, the FDIC is soliciting

comments concerning an information

collection titled ‘‘Acquisition Services

Information Requirements.’’

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before June 30, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are

invited to submit written comments to

Tamara R. Manly, Management Analyst

(Regulatory Analysis), (202) 898–7453,

Office of the Executive Secretary, Room

4022, Attention: Comments/OES,

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,

550 17th Street NW, Washington, DC

20429. All comments should refer to

‘‘Acquisition Services Information

Requirements.’’ Comments may be

hand-delivered to the guard station at

the rear of the 17th Street Building

(located on F Street), on business days

between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. [FAX

number (202) 898–3838; Internet

address: comments@fdic.gov].

A copy of the comments may also be

submitted to the OMB desk officer for

the FDIC: Alexander Hunt, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Room 3208,

Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tamara R. Manly, at the address

identified above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposal

to renew the following currently

approved collection of information:

Title: Acquisition Services

Information Requirements.

OMB Number: 3064–0072.

Frequency of Response: Occasional.

Affected Public: Contractors and

vendors who wish to do business with

the FDIC.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

16,840.

Estimated Time per Response: varies

from 0.25 hours to one hour.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

9,316 hours.

General Description of Collection: The

collection involves the submission of

information on various forms by

contractors who wish to do business,

have done business, or are currently

under contract with the FDIC. The

information is used to enter contractors

on the FDIC’s nationwide contractor

database (the National Contractor

System); ensure compliance with

established contractors ethics

regulations (12 CFR 366); obtain

information on a contractor’s past

performance for proposal evaluation

purposes; and review a potential lessor’s

fitness and integrity prior to entering

into a lease transaction.

Request for Comment

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of

the FDIC’s functions, including whether

the information has practical utility; (b)

the accuracy of the estimates of the

burden of the information collection,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the information collection on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

At the end of the comment period, the

comments and recommendations

received will be analyzed to determine

the extent to which the collection

should be modified prior to submission

to OMB for review and approval.

Comments submitted in response to this

notice also will be summarized or

included in the FDIC’s requests to OMB

for renewal of this collection. All

comments will become a matter of

public record.

Dated at Washington, D.C., this 27th day of

April, 1998.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Robert E. Feldman,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11534 Filed 4–30–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6714–01–M

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

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 proposed continuing

information collections. In accordance

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), this

notice seeks comments concerning the

end-of-course evaluation form used for

National Fire Academy field courses.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Fire Academy (NFA) is

mandated under the Fire Prevention and

Control Act of 1974, Public Law 93–498,

to provide training and education to the

nation’s fire service and emergency

service personnel. The programs offered

by the Academy service as models of

excellence. To maintain the quality of

these programs, it is necessary to

evaluate them on an on-going basis. The

National fire Academy Field Course

Evaluation form provides one means

maintaining quality assurance for NFA

field (off-campus) or State Weekend

Program courses. This form is used for

courses delivered throughout the

Nation.

Collection of Information

Title: National Fire Academy Field

Course Evaluation Form.

Type of Information Collection:

Extension of existing collection.

OMB Number: 3067–0233.

Form Numbers. FEMA Form 95–45.

Abstract: The National Fire Academy

Field Course Evaluation Form is used in

all field deliveries of NFA courses. The

form is primarily used to assess the

effectiveness of the course materials and

instructor delivery. The Demographic

information is used in developing needs

assessments and identifying the student

population’s representation. There are

no changes to the information collected

using FEMA Form 95–45 or the method

used to collect the information.

Affected Public: Individuals and

households.

Number of Respondents: 25,000.

Estimated Hours Per Response: 15

minutes.

Frequency of Response: One-Time.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 6,250 hours.

Estimated Cost: $5,000 per year.

COMMENTS: Written 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.
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Comments should be received on or

before June 30, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should

submit written comments to Muriel B.

Anderson, FEMA Information

Collections Officer, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW,

Room 316, Washington, DC 20472.

Telephone number (202) 646–2625.

FAX number (202) 646–3524.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions concerning the collection of

information should be directed to Ms.

Polly Birdsall at (301) 447–1228.

Contact Ms. Anderson at (202) 646–2625

for copies of the proposed collection of

information.

Dated: April 27, 1998.

Reginald Trujillo,

Director, Program Services Division,

Operations Support Directorate.

[FR Doc. 98–11637 Filed 4–30–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6718–01–P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

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 proposed extension of a

currently approved information

collection. In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), this notice seeks

comments concerning State plans for

the administration of the Individual and

Family Grant program.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The State

Administrative Plans for the Individual

and Family Grant Program is required

under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster

Relief and Emergency Assistance Act,

P.L. 93–288 as amended, Section 411(a),

and its implementing federal regulation

44 CFR 206–131. The plan forms an

agreement between State and the

Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA) to administer Individual Family

Grants (IFG) according to national

criteria, standards, and procedures for

determination of disaster victims’

eligibility. The IFG program is intended

to provide funds to individuals or

families with disaster-related necessary

expenses or serious needs, who are

unable to meet such expenses or needs

through other means.

Collection of Information

Title: State Administrative Plans for

the Individual and Family Grant

Program.

Type of Information Collection:

Extension of a currently approved

collection.

OMB Number: 3067–0146.

Abstract: The Governor is required by

law to administer the IFG Program and

FEMA is required to publish regulations

and procedures governing

administration of the program. FEMA

carries out its role by requiring a State

plan that conforms to the regulations

while allowing individual State

procedural variations. There are 56

States that have State Administrative

Plans already in place. Each State must

update their plan annually to reflect

policy changes. Specific requirements

for the State Administrative Plan are

contained in federal regulation 44 CFR

206.131(e).

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 168 hours.

Number of Respondents: 56.

Hours Per Response: 3 hours per

respondent to prepare and submit

annual plan updates.

Estimated Cost. The average salary

level for State employees at a GS–9 to

update a State plan is estimated to be

$2,550.

COMMENTS: Written 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.

Comments should be received on or

before June 30, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should

submit written comments to Muriel B.

Anderson, FEMA Information

Collections Officer, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW,

Room 316, Washington, DC 20472.

Telephone number (202) 646–2625.

FAX number (202) 646–3524.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Sharon Hordesky, Emergency

Management Specialist, Response and

Recovery Directorate, Program Guidance

and Implementation Branch, (202) 646–

2778 for additional information. Contact

Ms. Anderson at (202) 646–2625 for

copies of the proposed collection of

information.

Dated: April 27, 1998.

Reginald Trujillo,

Director, Program Services Division,

Operations Support Directorate.

[FR Doc. 98–11638 Filed 4–30–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6718–01–P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency

Management Agency has submitted the

following proposed information

collection to the Office of Management

and Budget for emergency processing in

accordance with the requirements of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3507) and OMB regulation 5 CFR

1320.13.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

577 of the National Flood Insurance Act

Amendments of 1994, mandated the

Director, Federal Emergency

Management Agency submit a report to

Congress within 2 years after the date of

the enactment of the Act that:

(1) Lists all communities that are

likely to be identified as having erosion

hazard areas;

(2) Estimates the amount of flood

insurance claims under the national

flood insurance program that are

attributable to erosion;

(3) States the amount of flood

insurance claims under such program

that are attributable to claims under

section 1306(c) of the National Flood

Insurance Act of 1968;

(4) Assesses the full economic impact

of erosion on the National Flood

Insurance Fund; and

(5) Determines the costs and benefits

of expenditures necessary from the

National Flood Insurance Fund to

complete mapping of erosion hazards.

FEMA has contract with The Heinz

Center in October 1997 to conduct the

survey. The Center will be assisted by

teams of economists at the University of

Georgia and at George Washington