FEMA Form 516-0-1 collects information
on hotels and motels to ensure compliance with fire prevention and
control guidelines per the Fire and Prevention Act of 1974.
Applicants complete and submit the Hotel-Motel Declaration Form
online through the USFA website
(http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/applications/hotel/) or they may request a
paper-based version. Applications submitted through the website are
reviewed and, if approved, the applicant will receive a FEMA ID
Number for their facility. Online submission is the preferred
method selected by the majority applicants. Paper-based forms
returned by traditional methods (USPS mail, special delivery, or
facsimile) receive the same review process as those submitted
online. Lodging establishments must meet a certain level of
life-safety from fire, as defined in Public Law 101-391, to become
eligible for listing on the NML. Federal employees use the NML to
select lodging while traveling on government-related business, but
the list is also accessible to the general public.
There are no changes to the
information being collected. However, the burden hours have
decreased based on the estimated number of respondents and
responses from the last OMB submission. The current annual hour
burden is 696 hours, the new hours burden is 523 for a decrease of
173 annual hour burden.
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:
(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;
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.