[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 242 (Monday, December 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 75207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-24180]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[DHS-2005-0051]


Science and Technology Directorate, Office of Systems Engineering 
and Development; SAFECOM Interoperability Baseline Survey

AGENCY: Office of Systems Engineering and Development, DHS.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is soliciting public 
comment on the Office of Systems Engineering and Development SAFECOM 
Interoperability Baseline Survey.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until February 17, 
2006. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS-
2005-0051, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include docket number DHS-
2005-0051 in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Science and Technology Directorate, Office of 
Systems Engineering and Development (SED), 1120 Vermont Avenue NW. 
8-104, Washington, DC 20528.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Cody 202-254-6084 (this is not 
a toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondents' burden, invites the general public to 
take this opportunity to comment on this proposed information 
collection as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public 
Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). The collection is the ``SAFECOM 
Interoperability Baseline Survey.''
    Description: SAFECOM was established as the overarching umbrella 
program within the Federal government that oversees all initiatives and 
projects pertaining to public safety communications and 
interoperability. The SAFECOM Interoperability Baseline Survey is an 
essential step in a mission to provide public safety communications 
interoperability nationwide.
    In developing SAFECOM, DHS has worked extensively with the public 
safety community to create a descriptive and measurable definition of 
public safety interoperability that takes into account issues of 
governance, procedure, technology, training, and usage. The SAFECOM 
Interoperability Baseline Survey, which was developed from this 
definition, will allow DHS to measure the current state of public 
safety communications interoperability among state and local public 
safety practitioners. This will provide a baseline against which to 
track the future impact of Federal programs and provide a basis for 
identifying and executing specific projects to improve communications 
interoperability.

Public Participation

    Interested persons are invited to participate in this Information 
Collection Request by submitting written data, views, or arguments on 
all aspects of the proposed Information Collection Request. DHS also 
invites comments that relate to the economic, environmental, or 
federalism affects that might result from this Information Collection 
Request. Comments that will provide the most assistance to DHS in 
developing these procedures will reference a specific portion of the 
Information Collection Request, explain the reason for any recommended 
change, and include data, information, or authority that support such 
recommended change.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and DHS-2005-0051 for this Information Collection Request. All comments 
received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, 
including any personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

Analysis

    Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology 
Directorate, Office of Systems Engineering and Development.
    Title: SAFECOM Interoperability Baseline Survey.
    OMB Control Number: NEW.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 18,375.
    Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes per response.
    Total Burden Hours: 6,125.
    Total Cost Burden: None.

    Dated: December 12, 2005.
Scott Charbo,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-24180 Filed 12-16-05; 8:45 am]
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