[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66370-66371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29740]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2009-0152]


Infrastructure Protection (IP) Data Call Survey

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for comments; new information 
collection request: 1670-NEW.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and 
Programs Directorate, has submitted the following information 
collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The National Protection 
and Programs Directorate is soliciting comments concerning new 
information collection request, Infrastructure Protection (IP) Data 
Call Survey. DHS previously published this information collection 
request (ICR) in the Federal Register on September 14, 2009, 74 FR 
47012, for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received by 
DHS. The purpose of this notice is to allow additional 30 days for 
public comments.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until January 14, 
2010. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

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 OMB Desk Officer, Department of Homeland Security and sent 
via electronic mail to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 
395-5806.
    The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in 
comments which:
    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;

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    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If additional information is required 
contact: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), NPPD/IP/IICD, 
Attn.: Mary Matheny-Rushdan, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security
    (DHS) is the lead coordinator in the national effort to identify 
and prioritize the country's critical infrastructure and key resources 
(CIKR). At DHS, this responsibility is managed by the Office of 
Infrastructure Protection (IP) in the National Protection and Programs 
Directorate (NPPD). In FY2006, IP engaged in the annual development of 
a list of CIKR assets and systems to improve IP's CIKR prioritization 
efforts. This list is called the Critical Infrastructure List. The 
Critical Infrastructure List includes assets and systems that, if 
destroyed, damaged or otherwise compromised, could result in 
significant consequences on a regional or national scale. The IP Data 
Call is administered out of the Infrastructure Information Collection 
Division (IICD) in the Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP). The IP 
Data Call provides opportunities for States and territories to 
collaborate with DHS and its Federal partners in CIKR protection. DHS, 
State and territorial Homeland Security Advisors (HSA), Sector Specific 
Agencies (SSA), and territories build their CIKR data using the IP Data 
Call application. To ensure that HSAs, SSAs and territories are able to 
achieve this mission, IP requests opinions and information in a survey 
from IP Data Call participants regarding the IP Data Call process and 
the Web-based application used to collect the CIKR data. The survey 
data collected is for internal IICD and IP use only. IICD and IP will 
use the results of the IP Data Call Survey to determine levels of 
customer satisfaction with the IP Data Call process and the IP Data 
Call application and prioritize future improvements. The results will 
also allow IP to appropriate funds cost-effectively based on user need, 
and improve the process and application.

Analysis

    Agency: Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and 
Programs Directorate.
    Title: IP Data Call Survey.
    OMB Number: 1670-NEW.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 138.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 276.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $25,513.

    Signed: December 8, 2009.
Thomas Chase Garwood, III,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
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