Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 49 / Monday, March 16, 2009 / Notices 11123 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID: FEMA–2009–0001] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice; 30-day notice and 

request for comments; revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection; OMB No. 1660–0069; The 

National Fire Incident Reporting System 

(NFIRS) v5.0. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) has 

submitted 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 

describes 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 

includes the actual data collection 

instruments FEMA will use. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before April 15, 2009. 

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) 395–6974. 

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 

e-mail address 

FEMA-Information-Collections@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Collection of Information 

Title: National Fire Incident Reporting 

System (NFIRS) v5.0. 

Type of information collection: 

Revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

OMB Number: 1660–0069. 

Form Titles and Numbers: National 

Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) 

v5.0. 

Abstract: NFIRS provides a 

mechanism using standardized 

reporting methods to collect and 

analyze fire incident data at the Federal, 

State, and local levels. Data analysis 

helps local fire departments and States 

to focus on current problems, predict 

future problems in their communities, 

and measure whether their programs are 

working. 

Affected Public: ‘‘State, Local or 

Tribal Government.’’ 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

22,890. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Average Hour Burden per 

Respondent: 470.50. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 10,769,720. 

Estimated Cost: $13,310,000. 

Larry Gray, 

Director, Records Management Division, 

Office of Management, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E9–5527 Filed 3–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–17–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: USCIS Case Status Online, 

Extension of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection; Comment 

Request 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: USCIS Case 

Status Online; OMB Control No. 1615– 

0080. 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) has 

submitted the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. The information collection was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on December 29, 2008, at 73 FR 

79502, allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. USCIS did not receive 

any comments for this information 

collection. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. Comments are encouraged 

and will be accepted until April 15, 

2009. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

Written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the item(s) contained in this 

notice, especially regarding the 

estimated public burden and associated 

response time, should be directed to the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), and to the Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), USCIS 

Desk Officer. Comments may be 

submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory 

Management Division, Clearance Office, 

111 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 3008, 

Washington, DC 20529–2210. 

Comments may also be submitted to 

DHS via facsimile to 202–272–8352 or 

via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov, and to the 

OMB USCIS Desk Officer via facsimile 

at 202–395–6974 or via e-mail at 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

When submitting comments by e-mail 

please make sure to add OMB Control 

Number 1615–0080 in the subject box. 

Written comments and suggestions from 

the public and affected agencies should 

address one or more of the following 

four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) 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. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Extension of an existing information 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

USCIS Case Status Online. 

(3) Agency Form Number, If Any, and 

the Applicable Component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

Sponsoring the Collection: No Form 

Number. U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services. 

(4) Affected Public Who Will Be Asked 

or Required to Respond, as well as a 

Brief Abstract: 

Primary: Individuals and Households. 

This is an online internet application 

that permits individuals and