Privacy Act Statement for Participant Enrollment Application Form

1. AUTHORITY: The authority for collection of the information is 5 U.S.C. 2253, 2281 and E.O.9397.

2. PRINCIPAL PURPOSE(S): This information is collected for the purpose of providing self-directed study courses to citizens who cannot attend regular classroom courses and certify applicants who successfully complete the courses.

3. ROUTINE USES: Information may be provided to the FEMA Self-Directed Program Contractor to enter applicant into the self-directed study program and to release self-directed study materials to applicants and to forward certificates to applicants who successfully complete a course; to FEMA Computer Center in Olney, Maryland, to establish a printout including name, address, student number, numerical grade for each course unit, date of completion of each course unit, final grade and date of course completion for submission to the contractor and to FEMA Training and Education; to FEMA Training and Education to respond to student inquiries relating to completion dates, requests for military reserve credits and requests for certificates of completion that were awarded but did not arrive for the student; to FEMA Regional Offices to measure training progress in the region; to State Emergency Management Offices to schedule more advanced training for students who have completed basic emergency management instruction through self-directed study courses. In some cases, information contained in the self-directed study course program is used to update individual student records maintained by the FEMA Self-Directed Study Program.

4. MANDATORY OR VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE AND EFFECT ON INDIVIDUAL NOT PROVIDING INFORMATION: The disclosure of this information is voluntary, however, omission of the name and address would result in our inability to forward you copies of the self-directed study course and certificates of completion of courses. Information Regarding Disclosure of Your Social Security Number Under Public Law 93-579 Section 7(b)- The collection of your social security number is authorized by E.O. 9397 of November 22, 1943. The disclosure of your social security number is voluntary. You may take the self-directed study courses even if you do not provide the social security number; however, failure to provide such information may result in limited service which we will be able to provide to you regarding successful completion of courses and certifications.

Additional Information Pertaining to Internet Registration and Online Activities

FEMA stores this enrollment information temporarily on its servers before transmitting it via e-mail to the Independent Study Office.

FEMA does not share, sell, or rent personally identifiable information, including your email address, with outside third parties.

E-mail addresses are required in order to facilitate communication between the Independent Study Office and the enrolled person.

This website has security measures that protect the loss, misuse and alteration of information under our control.

FEMA constantly monitors systems for unauthorized use. Tools employed to minimize hacking attempts include firewall systems, periodic administrator password rotations, continuous review and implementation of third-party security updates, virtual private network solutions, point-to-point tunneling protocols, and log file analyses.