[Federal Register: December 19, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 242)]
[Notices]
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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: thomas.cody@dhs.gov. 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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