[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33101-33102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13101]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


National Protection and Programs Directorate; Submission for 
Review: US-CERT Incident Reporting 1670-NEW

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, National Cyber 
Security Division, DHS.

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) invites the general 
public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on new 
information collection request 1670-NEW, US-CERT Incident Reporting. As 
required by 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), DHS is soliciting comments for this collection.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until August 11, 
2008. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to Chief of Information Services, 
US-CERT Security Operations Center, Mail Stop 8500, 245 Murray Lane, 
SW., Building 410, Washington, DC 20528, Fax 703-235-5042, or e-mail 
cert.gov">info@us-cert.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chief of Information Services, US-CERT 
Security Operations Center, Mail Stop 8500, 245 Murray Lane, SW., 
Building 410, Washington, DC 20528, Fax 703-235-5042, or e-mail 
cert.gov">info@us-cert.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget 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 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, National Cyber Security Division.
    Title: US-CERT Incident Reporting.
    OMB Number: 1670-NEW.
    Frequency: Once.
    Affected Public: Federal, State, Local, Tribal, Private Sector.
    Number of Respondents: 6000 per year.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 2000 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): None.
    Description: The Federal Information Security Management Act of 
2002 requires all federal agencies to report security incidents to a 
federal incident response center, designated as the United States 
Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT). US-CERT has created a web-
based Incident Reporting Form for all federal agencies,

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organizations, private and commercial companies, and individuals to 
submit incidents to US-CERT's security operations center. In July of 
2006, OMB issued Memo M06-19 revising reporting procedures to require 
all federal agencies to report all incidents involving personally 
identifiable information (PII) to US-CERT within one hour of 
discovering the incident.

    Dated: June 3, 2008.
Matt Coose,
Acting Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
 [FR Doc. E8-13101 Filed 6-10-08; 8:45 am]
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