[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 77 (Thursday, April 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 21011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9320]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS-2010-0021]
National Protection and Programs Directorate; Statewide
Communication Interoperability Plan Implementation Report
AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: 30-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/Cybersecurity and Communications/Office of
Emergency Communications, 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). The National Protection
and Programs Directorate is soliciting comments concerning New
Information Collection Request, Statewide Communication
Interoperability Plan Implementation Report. DHS previously published
this information collection request (ICR) in the Federal Register on
January 5, 2010, at 75 FR 417, for a 60-day public comment period. DHS
received no comments. The purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until May 24, 2010.
This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to 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 OMB Desk Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Office
of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Comments must be identified by
DHS-2010-0021 and may be submitted by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
E-mail: [email protected]. Include the docket
number in the subject line of the message.
Fax: (202) 395-5806.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the words
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this
action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If additional information is required
contact: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection
and Programs Directorate/Cybersecurity and Communications/Office of
Emergency Communications, Jonathan Clinton, 202-343-1609,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Emergency Communications
(OEC), formed under Title XVIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6
U.S.C. 101 et seq., is responsible for ensuring that activities funded
by the Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program (IECGP) (6
U.S.C. 579) comply with the Statewide Communication Interoperability
Plan (SCIP) for that State required by section 7303(f) of the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C.
194(f)). Further, under the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 579(m)), a State that receives a grant
under the IECGP must annually submit to the Director of OEC a report on
the progress of the State in implementing its SCIP and on achieving
interoperability at the city, county, regional, State, and interstate
levels. OEC is then required to make these reports publicly available
(6 U.S.C 579(m)). The SCIP Implementation Report Form is designed to
meet these statutory requirements. SCIP Implementation Reports will be
submitted electronically.
Analysis
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate.
Title: Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan Implementation
Report.
Form: Not Applicable.
OMB Number: 1670-NEW.
Frequency: Yearly.
Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 56.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 6 Hours.
Total Burden Hours: 336 annual burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $8,205.12.
Signed: April 14, 2010.
Thomas Chase Garwood, III,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
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