Federal Emergency Management Agency January 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has submitted the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The submission describes the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources used by respondents to respond) and cost, and includes the actual data collection instruments FEMA will use. Title: Emergency Management Institute Follow-up Evaluation Survey. OMB Number: 1660-0044. Abstract: FEMA Form 95-56 is a continuous self-assessment qualitative tool used to identify trainees' 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. Number of Respondents: 2,300. Estimated Time Per Respondent: FEMA Form 95-56, 15 minutes; Students participating in pilot testing for electronic version of FEMA Form 95-56, 30 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 600. Frequency of Response: One per course.

This notice amends the notice of an emergency declaration for the State of Indiana (FEMA-3197-EM), dated January 11, 2005, and related determinations.

In accordance with section 10 (a) (2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, FEMA announces the following committee meeting:

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 proposed new information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), this notice seeks comments concerning a study of the effectiveness of the National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) FloodSmart, a multimedia marketing campaign, aimed at measuring homeowners' awareness, attitudes, and purchasing of flood insurance.

FEMA gives notice of the requirements for the Cooperating Technical Partners Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005.