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orders, and regulations, and specifies
the type and extent of Federal assistance
to be provided. The Agreement is an

annual agreement applicable only for
the calendar year in which it is signed.
Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal
Government.

Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 631.5 Hours.

ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS

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Project/activity (survey, form(s), focus group, etc.)

FEMA-State Agreement and Amendment .......................
State Administrative Plan for Fire Management Assistance ..............................................................................
FEMA Form 90–58, Request for Fire Management Assistance Declaration .....................................................
FEMA Form 90–133, Request for Fire Management Assistance Subgrant (Locals Only) ..................................
FEMA Form 90–32, Principal Advisor’s Report ...............
Appeals ............................................................................
Duplication of Benefits .....................................................
Training Sessions ............................................................
Total ..........................................................................

Estimated Cost: The estimated
annualized cost to respondents based on
wage rate categories is $16, 949.46. The
estimated annual cost to the Federal
Government is $387,795.32.
Comments: Written 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
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. Comments must be
submitted on or before June 27, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons should
submit written comments to Office of
Management, Records Management
Division, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, Mail Drop Room
301, 1800 S. Bell Street, Arlington, VA
22202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Clifford Brown, Program
Specialist, Public Assistance Division,
(202) 646–4136 for additional
information. You may contact the
Records Management Branch for copies
of the proposed collection of
information at facsimile number (202)

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Number of
respondents

Frequency of
responses

Burden hours
per respondent

Annual
responses

Total annual
burden hours

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D) = (A × B)

(C × D)

18

1

0.083

18

18

1

8

18

144

18

4

1

72

72

18
18
18
18
18

4
4
4
4
1

0.167
0.333
1
1
13

72
72
72
72
18

12
24
72
72
234

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

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

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

414

646–3347 or e-mail address: [email protected].
Dated: April 21, 2008.
John A. Sharetts-Sullivan,
Director, Records Management Division,
Office of Management, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E8–9223 Filed 4–25–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.

AGENCY:

Notice; 60-day notice and
request for comments; revision of a
currently approved collection, OMB No.
1660–0044, FEMA Form 95–56.

ACTION:

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), 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 proposed
continuing information collection. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks
comments concerning the need to
conduct a continuous evaluation of
emergency management training
programs as it relates to the knowledge

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and skills gained by participants
through various courses.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 44
CFR part 360 implements the
Emergency Management Training
Program, designed to increase States’
emergency management capabilities
through training of personnel with
responsibilities over preparedness,
response, and recovery from all types of
disasters. The Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (Pub. L. 93–288) as
amended, authorizes training programs
for emergency preparedness for State,
local and tribal government personnel.
In response to the Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA),
the information obtained from the
Emergency Management Institute
‘‘Follow-up Evaluation Survey,’’ will be
a follow-up tool used to evaluate the
knowledge and/or skills participants
obtained at EMI during training courses,
and to improve Emergency Management
Institute courses. The information is
critical to determine if the Emergency
Management Institute is meeting
strategic goals and objectives
established by FEMA in order to fulfill
its mission.
Collection of Information
Title: Emergency Management
Institute Follow-up Evaluation Survey.
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0044.
Form Numbers: FEMA Form 95–56,
Follow-Up Evaluation Survey.
Abstract: FEMA Form 95–56 is a
continuous self-assessment qualitative
tool used to identify trainees’

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knowledge and skills gained through
emergency management-related courses
and the extent to which they have been
beneficial and applicable in the conduct
of their official positions. The
information collected is primarily used

to review course content and offerings
for program planning and management
purposes. Results are combined with
other program metrics to document
performance per GPRA mandates.

Affected Public: Individuals or
households, State, local or tribal
governments.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 950 burden hours.

ANNUAL HOUR BURDEN
Number of
respondents
(A)

Data collection activity/instrument

Hour burden per
response
(C)

Annual
responses
(D) = (A × B)

Total annual
burden hours
(C × D)

FF 95–56 ..........................................................

3800

1

.25

3800

950

Total ..........................................................

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

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

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

3800

950

Estimated Cost: The estimated
annualized cost to respondents based on
wage rate categories is estimated to be
$22,344 annually. The estimated annual
cost to the Federal Government is
$26,480.
Comments: Written 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
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. Comments must be
submitted on or before June 27, 2008.
Interested persons should
submit written comments to Office of
Management, Records Management
Division, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, Mail Drop Room
301, 1800 S. Bell Street, Arlington, VA
22202.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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Frequency of
responses
(B)

Contact Jennifer Ogle, Training
Specialist, Emergency Management
Institute, (301) 447–1585 for additional
information. You may contact the
Records Management Branch for copies
of the proposed collection of
information at facsimile number (202)
646–3347 or e-mail address: [email protected].

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Dated: April 21, 2008.
John A. Sharetts-Sullivan,
Director, Records Management Division,
Office of Management, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E8–9238 Filed 4–25–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[FEMA–1751–DR]

Arkansas; Amendment No. 4 to Notice
of a Major Disaster Declaration
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of Arkansas (FEMA–1751–DR),
dated March 26, 2008, and related
determinations.
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 21, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance
Directorate, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of Arkansas is hereby amended to
include the following areas among those
areas determined to have been adversely
affected by the catastrophe declared a
major disaster by the President in his
declaration of March 26, 2008.

Conway, Garland, and Newton Counties for
Individual Assistance (already designated for
Public Assistance.)
Hot Spring and Washington Counties for
Individual Assistance (already designated for
emergency protective measures [Category B],
limited to direct Federal assistance, under
the Public Assistance program.)
Arkansas County for Public Assistance.

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Pulaski County for Public Assistance
(already designated for Individual
Assistance.)
(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
Individuals and Households In Presidential
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidential
Declared Disaster Assistance—Disaster
Housing Operations for Individuals and
Households; 97.050 Presidential Declared
Disaster Assistance to Individuals and
Households—Other Needs, 97.036, Disaster
Grants—Public Assistance (Presidentially
Declared Disasters); 97.039, Hazard
Mitigation Grant.)
R. David Paulison,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. E8–9228 Filed 4–25–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[FEMA–3285–EM]

Wisconsin; Amendment No. 1 to Notice
of an Emergency Declaration
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice
of an emergency declaration for the
State of Wisconsin (FEMA–3285-EM),
dated March 19, 2008, and related
determinations.
EFFECTIVE DATE:

April 18, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance
Directorate, Federal Emergency

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