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BILLING CODE 4140-01-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [Docket ID: FEMA-2012-0008; OMB No. 1660-0069] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, National Fire Incident Reporting System
(NFRS)v5.0 AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA)will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission will describe 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 the actual data collection instruments FEMA will use. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 13, 2012. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the Desk Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and sent via electronic mail to *oira.submission@omb.eop.gov* or faxed to
(202)395-5806. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection should be made to Director, Records Management Division, 1800 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 20598-3005, facsimile number
(202)646-3347, or email address *FEMA-Information-Collections-Management@dhs.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Collection of Information *Title:* National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) v5.0. *Type of Information Collection:* Revision of a currently approved information collection. *OMB Number:* OMB No. 1660-0069. *Form Titles and Numbers:* The National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) v5.0. *Abstract:* NFIRS provides a mechanism using standardized reporting methods to collect and analyze fire incident data at the Federal, State, and local levels. Data analysis helps local fire departments and States to focus on current problems, predict future problems in their communities, and measure whether their programs are working. *Affected Public:* State, Local or Tribal Government. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 23,890. Estimated Number of Responses: 29,970,120. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 13,704,900 hours. *Estimated Cost:* The estimated annual operations and maintenance costs to respondents or recordkeepers resulting from the collection of information is $13,775,850. The estimated annual cost to the Federal Government is $2,794,252. Dated: April 30, 2012. John J. Jenkins, Jr, Acting Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support Bureau, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2012-11527 Filed 5-11-12; 8:45 am]