Document ID: FEMA-2009-0001-0027
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Posted Date: 2009-02-27T05:00Z

[Federal Register: February 27, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 38)]
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[Page 8979]
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-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 collection; OMB No. 1660-0068; FEMA Form 516-1, 
Federal Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Declaration Form.

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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 March 30, 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, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, 
facsimile number (202) 646-3347, or e-mail address FEMA-Information-
Collections@dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Collection of Information

    Title: Federal Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Declaration Form.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0068.
    Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 516-1, Federal Hotel and Motel 
Fire Safety Declaration Form.
    Abstract: FEMA will be collecting information from hotels and 
motels regarding the existence of smoke detectors and sprinkler systems 
in their buildings. FEMA is required to maintain a list of 
establishments that provide transient lodging with certification in 
place that they meet the requirements of the Hotel and Motel Fire 
Safety Act of 1990. This information is used to provide interested 
parties with a list of compliant hotels and motels, and it certifies 
that the business can be utilized by Federal government employees for 
work-related lodging.
    Affected Public: Business or other For-Profit, State, local or 
Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,027. The number of respondents 
has been increased since publication of the 60-day Federal Register 
Notice (see 73 FR 72496, November 28, 2008).
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Estimated Average Hour Burden per Respondent: .24 minutes (.39 
hours).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 797 hours. The number of 
Annual Burden Hours has been increased since publication of the 60-day 
Federal Register Notice (see 73 FR 72496, November 28, 2008).
    Estimated Cost: The estimated annualized cost to respondents based 
on wage rate categories is $19,706.48. The estimated annualized costs 
to respondents based on wage rate categories has been increased since 
publication of the 60-day Federal Register Notice (see 73 FR 72496, 
November 28, 2008). The estimated annual cost to the Federal Government 
is $57,000.

Larry Gray,
Director, Records Management Division, Office of Management, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
 [FR Doc. E9-4215 Filed 2-26-09; 8:45 am]

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