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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 149 / Monday, August 4, 2014 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request. National Fire
Academy Long-Term Evaluation Form
for Supervisors and National Fire
Academy Long-Term Evaluation for
Students/Trainees.
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and
request for comments; revision of a
previously approved information
collection; OMB No. 1660–0039; FEMA
Form 078–0–2A, National Fire Academy
Long-Term Evaluation Student/Trainee;
FEMA Form 078–0–2, National Fire
Academy Long-Term Evaluation
Supervisors.
AGENCY:

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 revision of a currently
approved information collection. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks
comments concerning the long-term
evaluation forms used to evaluate all
National Fire Academy resident
training.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before October 3, 2014.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate
submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to
submit comments:
SUMMARY:

(1) Online. Submit comments at
www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
FEMA–2014–0018. 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 8NE, Washington, DC
20472–3100.
(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to
(703) 483–2999.
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:
Dawn Long, Statistician, (301) 447–
1488, for additional information. You
may contact the Records Management
Division for copies of the proposed
collection of information at facsimile
number (202) 212–4701 or email
address: FEMA-Information-CollectionsManagement@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFA
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
Number of
respondents

Data collection activity/instrument
NFA Long Term Evaluation Students/Trainees/FEMA
Form 078–0–2A ................................................................
NFA Long Term Evaluation Supervisors/FEMA Form 078–
0–2 ....................................................................................
Total ..............................................................................

Estimated Cost: There is no annual
start-up or capital costs.

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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

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Collection of Information
Title: National Fire Academy LongTerm Evaluation Form for Supervisors
and National Fire Academy Long-Term
Evaluation for Students/Trainees.
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
FEMA Forms: OMB No. 1660–0039;
FEMA Form 078–0–2A, National Fire
Academy Long-Term Evaluation
Student/Trainee; FEMA Form 078–0–2,
National Fire Academy Long-Term
Evaluation Supervisors.
Abstract: The National Fire Academy
Long-Term Evaluation Forms will be
used to evaluate all National Fire
Academy (NFA) on-campus resident
training courses. Course graduates and
their supervisors will be asked to
evaluate the impact of the training on
both individual job performance and the
performance of the fire and emergency
response department where the student
works. The data provided by students
and supervisors is used to update
existing NFA course materials and to
develop new courses that reflect the
emerging issues/needs of the Nation’s
fire service.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal
government.
Number of Respondents: Estimated
3,000 total annual respondents.
Number of Responses: Estimated
3,000 total annual responses.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 405 burden hours.
Hour burden
per response

Annual
responses

Total annual
burden hours

1,500

1

.17

1,500

255

1,500

1

.1

1,500

150

3,000

........................

........................

3,000

405

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

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these training programs, it is critical that
courses be evaluated after students have
had the opportunity to apply the
knowledge and skills gained from their
training.

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other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Dated: July 10, 2014.
Loretta Cassatt,
Branch Chief, Records, Mission Support
Bureau, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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