[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 125 (Friday, June 27, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 36540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14643]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2008-0049]


Science and Technology Directorate; Submission for Review; 
Information Collection Request for the DHS S&T Biodefense Knowledge 
Center Expert Database; Correction

AGENCY: Science and Technology Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: 30-day Notice and request for comment; Correction.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a document 
in the Federal Register on May 22, 2008, concerning a 30-day notice and 
request for comment on the Biodefense Knowledge Center Expert Database. 
The document contained the incorrect name of the Biodefense Knowledge 
Center, incorrectly written as Bio-Knowledge Center, as well as 
incorrect information in the summary, supplementary information, and 
overview of the information collection portion of the notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Shepherd, 202-254-5897.

Corrections

    In the Federal Register of May 22, 2008, in FR Doc. E8-11454, on 
page 29773, in the second column, correct the SUMMARY caption to read: 
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) invites the general public to 
comment on a new data collection form for the Biodefense Knowledge 
Center Expert Database: Subject Matter Expert (SME) Registration Form 
(DHS Form 10043). The Biodefense Knowledge Center Database will collect 
SME information in order to understand who can provide scientific 
expertise for peer review of classified life science programs. In 
addition, the directory will make it easier to identify scientific 
specialty areas for which there is a shortage of SMEs with appropriate 
security clearances. SME contact information, scientific expertise, and 
level of education will be collected electronically through a web 
portal currently being developed by DHS S&T. The SME information will 
be shared with U.S. Government program managers who have a legitimate 
need to identify life sciences SMEs. Cleared SMEs are necessary to 
accomplish scientific reviews and attend topical meetings. This notice 
and request for comments is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (Pub. Law 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Previously, a 60-day 
notice was published in the Federal Register on March 14, 2008.
    In the Federal Register of May 22, 2008, in FR Doc. E8-11454, on 
page 29773, in the third column, correct the first sentence of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION caption to read: The National 
Counterproliferation Center has identified the need for a comprehensive 
and readily available list of life science SMEs who have security 
clearance status.
    In the Federal Register of May 22, 2008, in FR Doc. E8-11454, on 
page 29774, in the first column, correct the last sentence of the third 
bullet under the ``Overview of this Information Collection'' caption to 
read: The SME information will be shared with U.S. Government program 
managers who have a legitimate need to identify life science SMEs.

    Dated: June 16, 2008.
Kenneth D. Rogers,
Chief Information Officer, Science and Technology Directorate.
[FR Doc. E8-14643 Filed 6-26-08; 8:45 am]
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