[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 197 (Thursday, October 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59641-59642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-23901]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2008-0062]


Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate; Submission for Review; 
Information Collection Request for the DHS S&T Project 25 (P25) 
Compliance Assessment Program (CAP)

AGENCY: Science and Technology Directorate, DHS.

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ACTION: 60-day Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) invites the general 
public to comment on a new data collection form for the DHS Science and 
Technology Directorate's Project 25 (P25) Compliance Assessment Program 
(CAP): Supplier's Declaration of Compliance (SDoC) (DHS Form 10044) and 
Summary Test Report. The attacks of September 11, 2001, and the 
destruction of Hurricane Katrina made apparent the need for emergency 
response radio systems that can interoperate, regardless of which 
organization manufactured the equipment. In response, and per 
congressional direction, DHS and the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology (NIST) developed the P25 CAP to improve the emergency 
response community's confidence in purchasing land mobile radio (LMR) 
equipment built to P25 LMR standards. The P25 CAP establishes a process 
for ensuring that equipment complies with P25 standards and is capable 
of interoperating across manufacturers.
    The Department of Homeland Security needs to be able to collect 
essential information from manufacturers on their products that have 
met P25 standards as demonstrated through the P25 CAP. Equipment 
suppliers will provide information to publicly attest to their 
products' compliance with a specific set of P25 standards. Accompanied 
by a Summary Test Report that substantiates this declaration, the SDoC 
constitutes a company's formal, public attestation of compliance with 
the standards for the equipment. In providing this information, 
companies will consent to making this information public. In turn, the 
emergency response community will use this information to identify P25-
compliant communications systems.
    The P25 CAP Program Manager will perform a simple administrative 
review to ensure the documentation is complete and accurate in 
accordance with the current P25 CAP processes. This notice and request 
for comments is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 
L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until December 8, 
2008. Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit written 
comments on the proposed information collection. Comments should be 
addressed to the PRA Coordinator for the Department of Homeland 
Security, Science & Technology Directorate, and sent via electronic 
mail to [email protected] or faxed to 202-254-6171. 
Please include docket number [DHS-2008-0062] in the subject line of the 
message.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Bowerbank, 202-254-6895 (Note: 
This is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SDoC and Summary Test Report forms will 
be posted on the SAFECOM Web site at http://www.safecomprogram.gov/SAFECOM/currentprojects/pro ject25cap/project25cap.htm. The forms will 
be available in Adobe PDF format. The supplier may complete the forms 
electronically or by hand. The completed forms may then be submitted 
via fax, e-mail, or mail to the Office for Interoperability and 
Compatibility P25 CAP Program Manager.
    Overview of Information Collection:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: New information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Project 25 Compliance Assessment 
Program Agency Form Number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: DHS Science 
& Technology Directorate, DHS Form 10044 (04/08).
    (3) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Businesses; the data will be gathered from 
manufacturers of radio systems who wish to declare that their products 
are compliant with P25 standards for radio systems.
    (4) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:
    a. Estimate of the total number of respondents: 10.
    b. An estimate of the time for an average respondent to respond: 
1.0 burden hour.

    Dated: September 18, 2008.
Kenneth D. Rogers,
Chief Information Officer, Science and Technology Directorate, 
Department of Homeland Security.
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