Document ID: FEMA-2010-0029-0001
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: U.S. Fire Administration's National Fire Academy Evaluation Collection
Posted Date: 2010-05-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register: May 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 102)]
[Notices]               
[Page 29777-29779]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2010--0029]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request, 1660-0032; U.S. Fire Administration's National Fire 
Academy Evaluation Collection

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and request for comments; revision of a 
currently approved information collection; OMB No. 1660-0032; FEMA Form 
064-0-4, NFA Distance Learning Course Evaluation Form; FEMA Form 064-0-
5, NFA End of Course Evaluation Form; FEMA Form 064-0-10, USFA 
Conference/Symposium Form.

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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 and other Federal

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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 
National Fire Academy (NFA) course evaluations and conference/symposia 
supporting programmatic initiatives.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 26, 2010.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please use 
only one of the following means to submit comments:
    (1) Online. Submit comments at http://www.regulations.gov under 
Docket ID FEMA-2010-0029. Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments.
    (2) Mail. Submit written comments to Office of Chief Counsel, 
Regulation and Policy Team, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street, SW., Room 835, 
Washington, DC 20472-3100.
    (3) Facsimile. Submit comments to (703) 483-2999.
    (4) E-mail. Submit comments to FEMA-POLICY@dhs.gov. Include Docket 
ID FEMA-2010-0029 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 http://
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Terry Gladhill, Program 
Analyst, United States Fire Administration, National Fire Academy, 
(301) 447-1239 for additional information. You may contact the Office 
of Records Management for copies of the proposed collection of 
information at facsimile number (202) 646-3347 or e-mail address: FEMA-
Information-Collections-Management@dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Fire Academy (NFA) of the 
United States Fire Administration (USFA) is mandated under the Fire 
Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-498) to provide training 
and education to the Nation's fire service and emergency service 
personnel. The state-of-the-art programs offered by the NFA serve as 
models of excellence and state and local fire service agencies rely 
heavily on the curriculum to train their personnel. To maintain the 
quality of these training programs, it is critical that courses be 
evaluated to determine student satisfaction and reaction to the course 
materials, instructional delivery, and the training environment.

Collection of Information

    Title: U.S. Fire Administration's National Fire Academy Evaluation 
Collection.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0032.
    Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 064-0-4, NFA Distance Learning 
Course Evaluation Form; FEMA Form 064-0-5, NFA End of Course Evaluation 
Form; FEMA Form 064-0-10, USFA Conference/Symposium Form.
    Abstract: The NFA End of Course Evaluation Form is used to evaluate 
all traditional classroom based course deliveries and conference/
symposia supporting programmatic initiatives. Data provided by students 
is used to determine the need for course improvements and the degree of 
student satisfaction with the training experience. Participant 
stakeholder data provides necessary information in consideration of 
program revision and development initiatives and evaluates if the 
information met their needs.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal government.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,590 burden hours.

                                                                   Annual Hour Burden
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                                                       Estimated annualized burden hours and costs
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                                                                         Number of    Average burden per   Total annual                    Total annual
       Type of respondent           Form name/form       Number of     responses per     response (in       burden (in    Average hourly    respondent
                                        number          respondents     respondent          hours)            hours)         wage rate         cost
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State, local or tribal            NFA Distance                40,000               1  6 minutes (.10               4,000          $22.28         $89,120
 government.                       Learning Course                                     hours).
                                   Evaluation Form/
                                   FEMA Form 064-0-4.
State, local or tribal            NFA End of Course           14,000               1  15 minutes (.25              3,500           22.28          77,980
 government.                       Evaluation Form/                                    hours).
                                   FEMA Form 064-0-5
                                   (Formerly FEMA
                                   Form 95-20).
State, local or tribal            USFA Conference/               600               1  9 minutes (.15                  90           22.28           2,005
 government.                       Symposium Form/                                     hours).
                                   FEMA Form 064-0-
                                   10.
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    Total.......................  ..................          54,600  ..............  ..................           7,590  ..............         169,105
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    Estimated Cost: There are no record keeping, capital, start-up or 
maintenance costs associated with this information collection.

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

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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.

    Dated: May 20, 2010.
Tammi Hines,
Acting Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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