[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5608-5609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2298]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2010-0004]


National Protection and Programs Directorate; Communications Unit 
Leader (COML) Prerequisite and Evaluation

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

ACTION: 60-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/Cybersecurity and Communications/Office of 
Emergency Communications (OEC), 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).

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until April 5, 
2010. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and questions about this Information 
Collection Request should be forwarded to OEC, Attn.: Jonathan Clinton, 
[email protected]. Written comments should reach the contact 
person listed no later than April 5, 2010. Comments must be identified 
by DHS-2010-0004 and may be submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include the docket 
number in the subject line of the message.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this 
action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OEC, formed under Title XVIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 U.S.C. 101 et seq., as amended, is 
responsible for conducting nationwide outreach and providing technical 
assistance to foster the development of interoperable emergency 
communications capabilities for State, regional, local, and tribal 
governments. OEC is addressing these responsibilities, in part, by 
offering an All Hazards Type III COML training course for State, 
regional, and local emergency response stakeholders. Participation in 
these courses requires satisfaction of several prerequisites, the 
completion of which will be verified using a certification form. In 
addition, to evaluate course delivery for quality assurance and 
improvement purposes, evaluation data will be collected in an 
evaluation form. OEC will use this information to identify course 
attendees, verify satisfaction of course prerequisites, and evaluate 
course delivery for quality and improvement purposes. The collection of 
information is mostly electronic but can also be received in paper form 
to facilitate ease of registration and evaluation of OEC events. 
Evaluation forms will be available in hard copy at each training 
session, and time will be provided to complete the evaluation at the 
conclusion of the course.
    OMB 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;
    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.
    Title: COML Prerequisite and Evaluation.
    Form: Not Applicable.
    OMB Number: 1670-NEW.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 2,000 annual burden hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $48,840.00.

    Dated: January 28, 2010.
Thomas Chase Garwood, III,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2010-2298 Filed 2-2-10; 8:45 am]
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