Allocation of Resources for Fire Service and Emergency Medical Service

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Introductory-Letter-Chief.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-06-18	Available
SS PartB-5-14-09.doc	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2009-05-14	Available
0693.0047.SupportingStatment.102609.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2009-10-27	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
46631	Allocation of Resources for Fire Service and Emergency Medical Service	Other-Survey	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0693-0047	ICR Reference No: 200905-0693-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200610-0693-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NIST	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Allocation of Resources for Fire Service and Emergency Medical Service
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 10/27/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/10/2009
Terms of Clearance: This collection is cleared based on the revised materials provided by the agency.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2011	18 Months From Approved	10/31/2009
Responses	33,200	0	50,000
Time Burden (Hours)	4,427	0	4,167
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This information collection will be conducted by the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL), a part of the National Institution of Standards and Technology (NIST), to establish a technical basis for optimal allocation of fire service and emergency medical service (EMS) resources. Presently, no scientifically-based method exists with which a fire chief or local administrator may evaluate the capacity of the fire and emergency medical services to respond to risks which are or may be present within the community served. Additionally, there is no validated capability to quantitatively evaluate alternative levels of hazard mitigation or services. This project will provide the technical foundation to model the existing community hazards and response capacity, as well as explore the impact of changes to the service capacity.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 9387	05/04/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 32530	07/08/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Allocation of Resources for Fire Service and Emergency Medical Service

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	33,200	50,000	0	-16,800	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,427	4,167	0	260	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This submission is a refinement of the previous submission, is based on feedback from industry experts, the questions were modified or deleted to minimize input burden to respondents. The number of respondents was decreased, and a slight increase of burden hours is requested due acknowledgement of the level of effort required to report some responses to the modified questions.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $100,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 07/10/2009

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