[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 161 (Friday, August 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 42318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20077]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate

[Docket No. DHS-2009-0107]


Submission for Review; Information Collection Request for the DHS 
S&T SAFETY Act Program

AGENCY: Science and Technology Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: 30-day Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) invites the general 
public to comment on the following data collection forms for the DHS 
Science and Technology Directorate's Support Anti-Terrorism by 
Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act Program: Registration of 
a Seller of an Anti-Terrorism Technology (DHS Form 10010), Request for 
a Pre-Application Consultation (DHS Form 10009), Notice of License of 
Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology (DHS Form 10003), Application for 
Modification of SAFETY Act Benefits (DHS Form 10002), Request for 
Transfer of SAFETY Act Benefits (DHS Form 10001), Application for 
SAFETY Act Renewal (DHS FORM 10057), Application for SAFETY Act 
Developmental Testing and Evaluation (DT&E) Designation (DHS Form 
10006), Application for SAFETY Act Designation (DHS Form 10008), 
Application for SAFETY Act Certification (DHS Form 10007), Application 
for SAFETY Act Block Designation (DHS Form 10005), and Application for 
SAFETY Act Block Certification (DHS Form 10004).
    In 2002, The Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective 
Technologies (SAFETY) Act (6 CFR part 25) was enacted as part of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-296. The SAFETY Act 
program promotes the development and use of anti-terrorism technologies 
that will enhance the protection of the nation and provides risk 
management and litigation management protections for sellers of 
Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology (QATT) and others in the supply and 
distribution chain.
    The Department of Homeland Security, Science & Technology 
Directorate (DHS S&T) currently has approval to collect information for 
the implementation of the SAFETY Act program until January 31, 2010. 
With this notice, DHS S&T seeks approval to renew this information 
collection for continued use after this date. The SAFETY Act program 
requires the collection of this information in order to evaluate and 
qualify Anti-Terrorism Technologies, based on the economic and 
technical criteria contained in the SAFETY Act Final Rule, for 
protection in accordance with the Act, and therefore encourage the 
development and deployment of new and innovative anti-terrorism 
products and services.
    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 October 20, 
2009.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be 
addressed to Desk Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, 
Science & Technology Directorate, and sent via electronic mail to 
[email protected] or faxed to 202-395-5806. Please include 
docket number [DHS-2009-0107] in the subject line of the message.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Bowerbank, 202-254-6895.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS S&T provides a secure Web site, 
accessible through http://www.SAFETYAct.gov, through which the public 
can learn about the program, submit applications for SAFETY Act 
protections, submit questions to the Office of SAFETY Act 
Implementation (OSAI), and provide feedback. The data collection forms 
have standardized the collection of information that is both necessary 
and essential for the DHS OSAI.
    Overview of Information Collection:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: Existing information 
collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: SAFETY Act Program.
    (3) Agency Form Number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: DHS Science 
& Technology Directorate, DHS Forms 10001, 10002, 10003, 10004, 10005, 
10006, 10007, 10008, 10009, 10010, and 10057.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Business entities, Associations, and State, 
Local and Tribal Government entities. Applications are reviewed for 
benefits, technology/program evaluations, and regulatory compliance.
    (5) 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: 950.
    b. An estimate of the time for an average respondent to respond: 
18.2 burden hours.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 17,300 burden hours.

    Dated: August 15, 2009.
Gregg Piermarini,
Acting Chief Information Officer, Science and Technology Directorate, 
Department of Homeland Security.
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