[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 177 (Friday, September 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 53745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-23290]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary for Management, Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: Submission for OMB Emergency Review; comment request.

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DATES: September 8, 2003.

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has submitted the 
following (see below) information collection request (ICR), utilizing 
emergency review procedures, 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), as 
amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104-106). OMB approval has 
been requested by September 15, 2003. A copy of this ICR, with 
applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling the 
Department of Homeland Security, Theresa M. O'Malley (202.358.3571).
    Comments: Comments and questions about the ICR listed below should 
be forwarded to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: 
OMB Desk Officer for Homeland Security, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202.395.7316; 202.395.6974 = 
Fax).
    The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in 
comments which:
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    [sbull] 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, Under Secretary 
of Management, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
    Title: Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies 
Act of 2002 (SAFETY Act).
    OMB Number: 1640-new collection.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 20-400; average 120 per respondent.
    Total Burden Hours: 120,000.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): 0.
    Description: As part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public 
Law 107-296, Congress enacted several liability protections for the 
providers of anti-terrorism technologies. The SAFETY Act provides 
incentives for the development and deployment of anti-terrorism 
technologies by creating a system of risk management and litigation 
management. The purpose of the Act is to ensure that the threat of 
liability does not deter potential manufacturers of anti-terrorism 
technologies from developing and commercializing technologies that 
could significantly reduce the risks or mitigate the effect of large-
scale terrorist events.

Steven I. Cooper,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-23290 Filed 9-9-03; 3:22 pm]
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