[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 176 (Monday, September 14, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 47010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22053]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
National Protection and Programs Directorate; Methodology
Technical Implementation Functional Survey
AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments; new information
collection request, 1670-NEW.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate, has submitted the following Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until November 13,
2009. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and questions about this Information
Collection Request should be forwarded to Lisa Hormann, Infrastructure
Information Collection Division, DHS/NPPD/IP/IICD,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Methodology Technical Implementation
(MTI) Project Office supports the 18 critical infrastructure and key
resource (CIKR) sectors by integrating risk and vulnerability
assessment methodologies into automated tools. MTI efforts address the
unique needs and requirements of each sector by working with sector
partners to develop tailored solutions that enable the identification,
analysis, and management of sector-specific security risks. The MTI
team collaborates with Sector-Specific Agencies (SSAs), Sector and
Government Coordinating Councils (SCCs and GCCs), and divisions within
the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Infrastructure
Protection. The MTI team also works with sector specialists, risk
analysts, private sector individuals, and Federal agency
representatives. Efficient and effective use of the MTI tools helps all
CIKR sectors nationwide reach their goal of making their sectors safer
and provides a way to comply with recommendations in the National
Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP). To ensure that interested
stakeholders achieve this mission, MTI requests opinions and
information from users of the tool regarding tool functions and
improvements.
The MTI Project Office is administered out of the Infrastructure
Information Collection Division (IICD) in the Office of Infrastructure
Protection (IP). The survey data collected is for internal MTI, IICD
and IP use only. The MTI Project Office will use the results of the
Functional Survey to determine levels of customer satisfaction with the
MTI tools and prioritize future improvements of key tool functions. The
results will also allow the program to appropriate funds cost-
effectively based on user need, and cost savings while improving the
tool.
The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in
comments which:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
Analysis
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate.
Title: MTI Functional Survey.
OMB Number: 1670-NEW.
Frequency: Annual.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
Number of Respondents: 5,500.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15 minutes (.25 hours).
Total Burden Hours: 1375 annual burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $20,520.
Thomas Chase Garwood, III,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E9-22053 Filed 9-11-09; 8:45 am]
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