[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14678-14679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6038]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS-2010-0004]
Communications Unit Leader Prerequisite and Evaluation
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 (DHS), National Protection
and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Cybersecurity and Communications
(CS&C), Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) will submit the
following information collection request 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).
DHS is soliciting comments concerning New Information Collection
Request, Communications Unit Leader (COML) Prerequisite and Evaluation.
DHS previously published this information collection request in the
Federal Register on February 3, 2010, at 75 FR 5608-5609, 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 April 18,
2011. 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 OMB Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs. Comments should be addressed to the OMB Desk
Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Office of Civil Rights and
Civil Liberties. Comments must be identified by DHS-2010-0004 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.
OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
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
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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: DHS/NPPD/CS&C/OEC, Richard Reed, (202) 343-1666,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OEC, formed under Title XVIII of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 U.S.C. 101 et seq., as amended, is
responsible for conducting nationwide outreach and providing technical
assistance to foster the development of interoperable emergency
communications capabilities for state, regional, local, and tribal
governments. OEC is addressing these responsibilities, in part, by
offering an All Hazards Type III Communications Unit Leader (COML)
training course for state, regional, local, and tribal emergency
response stakeholders. Participation in these courses requires
satisfaction of several prerequisites, the completion of which will be
verified using a certification form. In addition, to evaluate course
delivery for quality assurance and improvement purposes, evaluation
data will be collected in an evaluation form. OEC will use the
evaluation form to identify course attendees, verify satisfaction of
course prerequisites, and to evaluate course delivery for quality and
improvement purposes. The collection of information is mostly
electronic, but can also be received in paper form, to facilitate ease
of registration and evaluation of OEC events. Evaluation forms will be
available in hard copy at each training session, and time will be
provided to complete the evaluation at the conclusion of the course.
The information provided in the ``Analysis'' section of the 60-day
notice dated February 3, 2010, at 75 FR 5608-5609, has been updated
below to reflect the correct burden hours/costs per instrument versus
the total burden hours/costs for the entire information collection
request with the Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining) for the
entire collection increasing from the initial reported cost of $48,840
to $49,084.
Analysis
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate.
Title: COML Prerequisite and Evaluation.
OMB Number: 1670--NEW.
COML Prerequisites Verification
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 3,000.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 750 annual burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $18,315.
COML Train the Trainer Prerequisites Verification
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 3,000.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 750 annual burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $18,315.
Type III Communications Unit Leader (COML) Course Evaluation
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 3,000.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 510 annual burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $12,454.
Dated: March 3, 2011.
David Epperson,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
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