[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 51 (Thursday, March 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13623-13624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3822]


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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. This proposed information collection 
was previously published in the Federal Register on December 19, 2005 
and allowed 60 days for public comment. One public comment was 
received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days 
for public comment.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until April 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: [email protected] Include docket number DHS-2005-
0051 in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Morgan Gallagher, Science and Technology 
Directorate, Office of Systems Engineering and Development (SED), 
Washington Navy Yard, 245 Murray Lane, SW., Bldg. 410, 
Washington, DC 20528.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Morgan Gallagher, 202-254-6635 (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)). This 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 
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

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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 docket number 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: 1640-NEW.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 18,411 (increased from 18,375 to 
include site visit interviews and reflect those people associated with 
the interviews).
    Estimated Time Per Response: 20 minutes per survey, one hour per 
interview (36 interviews altogether).
    Total Burden Hours: 6,161 (increased from 6,125 in the December 19, 
2005 notice in order to reflect the time involved in the interviews).
    Total Cost Burden: None.

    Dated: March 8, 2006.
Scott Charbo,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-3822 Filed 3-15-06; 8:45 am]
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