[Federal Register: November 10, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 217)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and 
Response Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted 
the following proposed information collection to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the 
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507).
    Title: General Admissions Application (Long and Short Forms) and 
Stipend Forms.
    Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0007.
    Abstract: Students use the following FEMA forms to apply to 
National Fire Academy and Emergency Management Institute courses:
    a. FEMA Form 75-5, General Admissions Application, to admit 
applicants to courses and programs offered at National Emergency 
Training Center (NETC), MWEOC and various locations throughout the 
United States. Applicants complete FEMA Form 75-5 and send it to the 
Office of Admissions. NETC personnel use the application to determine 
eligibility for courses and programs offered by NFA and EMI.
    b. FEMA Form 75-5a, General Admissions Application Short Form, to 
admit applicants to courses and programs offered at NETC, MWEOC, and 
various locations throughout the United States. Applicants use these 
forms only when NETC personnel do not need to determine eligibility for 
courses and programs offered by NFA and EMI. Both forms 75-5 and 75-5a 
are currently available electronically for downloading, filling out, 
and printing.
    c. FEMA Forms 75-3 and 75-3A Student Stipend Agreement and Student 
Stipend Agreement (Amendment), respectively, will also be available to 
students electronically since it constitutes a part of the application 
and admission process for which forms 75-5 and 75-5a will be used.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions, Federal Government, and State, 
local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 205,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: FEMA Form 75-5, 9 minutes for the 
paper version and 10 minutes for the automated version; FEMA Form 75-
5a, 6 minutes for the paper version and 8 minutes for the automated 
version; FEMA Form 75-3 and FEMA Form 75-3a, 2 minutes each.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 34,166 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
on the proposed information collection to FEMA's Desk Officer at the 
Office of Management and Budget at e-mail address: David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov within 30 days of the date of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Muriel B. Anderson, Chief, 
Records Management Branch at e-mail address: InformationCollections@dhs.gov to requests additional information or 
copies of the information collection.

    Dated: November 4, 2003.
Edward W. Kernan,
Division Director, Information Resources Management Division, 
Information Technology Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 03-28169 Filed 11-7-03; 8:45 am]

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