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brief public comment period will take
place during the meeting. On February
11, 2016, the TMAC members will
continue to present and deliberate on
the draft content and potential
recommendations to be incorporated in
the two reports. In addition, the TMAC
members will identify and coordinate
on the TMAC’s next steps. A brief
public comment period will take place
during the meeting prior to any vote.
The full agenda and related briefing
materials will be posted for review by
February 5, 2016 at http://www.fema.
gov/TMAC.
Dated: January 20, 2016.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance
and Mitigation, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2016–01497 Filed 1–25–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2015–0024; OMB No.
1660–0100]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; General
Admissions Applications (Long and
Short) and Stipend Forms
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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 admission
applications and student stipend
agreements for FEMA courses and
programs that are delivered on-campus
at the FEMA National Emergency
Training Center (NETC) facility and
throughout the Nation, in coordination
with State and local training officials
and local colleges and universities.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before March 28, 2016.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate
submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to
submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments at
www.regulations.gov under Docket ID

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FEMA–2015–0024. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to
Docket Manager, Office of Chief
Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW.,
8NE, Washington, DC 20472–3100.
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:
Smiley White, Supervisory Program
Specialist, United States Fire
Administration, 301–447–1055. You
may contact the Records Management
Division for copies of the proposed
collection of information at email
address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA
offers courses and programs that are
delivered at National Emergency
Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg,
Maryland and the Center for Domestic
Preparedness (CDP) in Anniston,
Alabama and throughout the Nation in
coordination with State and local
training officials and local colleges and
universities to carry out the authorities
listed below. To facilitate meeting these
requirements, FEMA collects
information necessary to be accepted for
courses and for the student stipend or
travel reimbursement program for these
courses. There are several organizations
within the Federal Emergency
Management Agency that deliver
training and education in support of the
FEMA mission.
1. Section 7 of Public Law 93–498,
Federal Fire Prevention and Control
Act, as amended, established the
National Fire Academy (NFA) to
advance the professional development
of fire service personnel and of other
persons engaged in fire prevention and
control activities.
2. Section 611.f. of subchapter VI of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford
Act) as amended, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5207,
authorizes the Director to conduct or
arrange, by contract or otherwise, for the
training programs for the instruction of
emergency preparedness officials and
other persons in the organization,
operation, and techniques of emergency
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schools or classes, including the
payment of travel expenses, in
accordance with subchapter I of chapter
57 of title 5, United States Code, and the
Standardized Government Travel
Regulations, and per diem allowances,
in lieu of subsistence for trainees in
attendance or the furnishing of
subsistence and quarters for trainees
and instructors on terms prescribed by
the Director; and provide instructors
and training aids as deemed necessary.
This training is conducted through the
Emergency Management Institute (EMI).
3. Title XIV of the National Defense
Authorization Act of 1997, PL 104–201,
110 Stat. 2432; title I of the Departments
of Commerce, Justice, and State, the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act of 1998, PL 105–
119, 111 Stat. 2440; sections 403 and
430 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002, PL 107–296, 116 Stat. 2135; and
section 611 of the Post-Katrina
Emergency Management Reform Act of
2006, PL 109–295, 120 Stat. 1355, all
authorize the Center for Domestic
Preparedness (CDP) to serve as a
training facility for all relevant federally
supported training efforts that target
state and local law enforcement,
firefighters, emergency medical
personnel, and other key agencies such
as public works and state and local
emergency management. The focus of
the training is to prepare relevant state
and local officials to deal with chemical,
biological, or nuclear terrorist acts and
handle incidents dealing with
hazardous materials.
4. PL 110–53, State. 6 U.S.C. 1102
established a National Domestic
Preparedness Consortium within the
Department of Homeland Security.
According to the enacting legislation,
the members of the Consortium consist
of the Center for Domestic Preparedness;
the National Energetic Materials
Research and Testing Center, New
Mexico Institute of Mining and
Technology; the National Center for
Biomedical Research and Training,
Louisiana State University; the National
Emergency Response and Rescue
Training Center, Texas A&M University;
the National Exercise, Test, and
Training Center, Nevada Test Site; the
Transportation Technology Center,
Incorporated, in Pueblo, Colorado; and
the National Disaster Preparedness
Training Center, University of Hawaii.
Other organizations have been added to
the Consortium membership since the
passage of the enacting legislation. The
Consortium shall identify, test, and
deliver training to State, local, and tribal
emergency response providers, provide
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planning levels, and facilitate the
delivery of training by the training
partners of the Department.
5. Under the authorities of Exec.
Order Nos. 12127 and 12148, the
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, is responsible for
carrying out the mandates of the public
laws mentioned above.

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Collection of Information
Title: General Admissions
Applications (Long and Short) and
Stipend Forms.
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0100.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 119–25–0–
1, General Admissions Application;
FEMA Form 119–25–3, Student Stipend
Agreement; FEMA Form 119–25–4,
Student Stipend Agreement
(Amendment); FEMA Form 119–25–5,
National Fire Academy Executive Fire
Officer Program Application Admission;
FEMA Form 119–25–0–6, General
Admissions Application Short Form.
Abstract: FEMA Form 119–25–0–1
has an increase in the number of
respondents from 25,000 to 52,000
(+27,000) because FEMA is replacing all
existing General Admissions
Application and Training Registration
forms with a single FEMA-wide form
which will be submitted as a paper
version or using an on-line application
process. There was also an adjustment
increase for FEMA Form 119–25–0–1
from 3,750 hours to 7,800 (+4,050)
hours. The FEMA Form 119–25–0–6 has
been created for those courses where
less information is required from the
respondent. It is expected that 154,500
respondents will used this form
requiring 15,450 burden hours. The
FEMA Form 119–25–2 (reduction of
80,000 respondents and 8,000 burden
hours) is being eliminated and being
replaced by the FEMA Form 119–25–0–
1.
Affected Public: Business and other
for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions;
Federal Government; and State, Local,
or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 214,300.
Number of Responses: 214,300.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 24,400.
Estimated Cost: $2,063,978.
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
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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.
Dated: January 20, 2016.
Richard W. Mattison,
Records Management Program Chief, Mission
Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2016–01495 Filed 1–25–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DHS–2016–0004]

DHS Data Privacy and Integrity
Advisory Committee
Privacy Office, DHS.
Committee Management; Notice
of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The DHS Data Privacy and
Integrity Advisory Committee will meet
on February 8, 2016, in Washington, DC.
The meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: The DHS Data Privacy and
Integrity Advisory Committee will meet
on Monday, February 8, 2016, from 1:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please note that the
meeting may end early if the Committee
has completed its business.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
both in person in Washington, DC at 650
Massachusetts Avenue NW., 4th Floor,
and via online forum (URL will be
posted on the Privacy Office Web site in
advance of the meeting at www.dhs.gov/
privacy-advisory-committees). For
information on facilities or services for
individuals with disabilities, or to
request special assistance at the
meeting, contact Sandra Taylor,
Designated Federal Officer, DHS Data
Privacy and Integrity Advisory
Committee, as soon as possible.
To facilitate public participation, we
invite public comment on the issues to
be considered by the Committee as
listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section below. A public
comment period will be held during the
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meeting from 4:30 p.m.–4:50 p.m., and
speakers are requested to limit their
comments to three minutes. If you
would like to address the Committee at
the meeting, we request that you register
in advance by contacting Sandra Taylor
at the address provided below or sign
up at the registration desk on the day of
the meeting. The names and affiliations,
if any, of individuals who address the
Committee are included in the public
record of the meeting. Please note that
the public comment period may end
before the time indicated, following the
last call for comments. Written
comments should be sent to Sandra
Taylor, Designated Federal Officer, DHS
Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory
Committee, by January 27, 2016.
Persons who wish to submit comments
and who are not able to attend or speak
at the meeting may submit comments at
any time. All submissions must include
the Docket Number (DHS–2016–0004)
and may be submitted by any one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• E-mail: PrivacyCommittee@
hq.dhs.gov. Include the Docket Number
(DHS–2016–0004) in the subject line of
the message.
• Fax: (202) 343–4010.
• Mail: Sandra Taylor, Designated
Federal Officer, Data Privacy and
Integrity Advisory Committee,
Department of Homeland Security, 245
Murray Lane SW., Mail Stop 0655,
Washington, DC 20528.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the words ‘‘Department of
Homeland Security Data Privacy and
Integrity Advisory Committee’’ and the
Docket Number (DHS–2016–0004).
Comments received will be posted
without alteration at http://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
If you wish to attend the meeting,
please bring a government issued photo
I.D. and plan to arrive at 650
Massachusetts Avenue NW., 4th Floor,
Washington, DC no later than 12:50 p.m.
The DHS Privacy Office encourages you
to register for the meeting in advance by
contacting Sandra Taylor, Designated
Federal Officer, DHS Data Privacy and
Integrity Advisory Committee, at
[email protected].
Advance registration is voluntary. The
Privacy Act Statement below explains
how DHS uses the registration
information you may provide and how
you may access or correct information
retained by DHS, if any.
Docket: For access to the docket to
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