[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 9607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4346]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2010-0010]


National Protection and Programs Directorate; Guidance Document 
Request and Evaluation

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments; new information 
collection request: 1670-NEW.

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SUMMARY: The 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 May 3, 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 NPPD/CS&C/OEC, Attn.: 
Jonathan Clinton, [email protected] Written comments should 
reach the contact person listed no later than May 3, 2010. Comments 
must be identified by ``DHS-2010-0010'' 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 was formed under Title XVIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 U.S.C. 101 et seq., as amended, and 
requires OEC to foster the development of interoperable emergency 
communications capabilities and to facilitate the sharing of 
information on best practices for achieving, maintaining, and enhancing 
interoperable emergency communications capabilities. OEC meets these 
requirements, in part, by developing and disseminating guidance 
documents on interoperable emergency communications issues. The 
guidance document request form and the guidance document evaluation 
form will help OEC stakeholders to, first, request the guidance 
documents and, second, to assess the effectiveness of the guidance 
documents. OEC will use the request form to track the request for and 
dissemination of the guidance documents to stakeholders. OEC will use 
the evaluation information for continuous improvement to its documents. 
Guidance document request forms and evaluation forms will primarily be 
submitted electronically. They may also be submitted in paper form at 
conferences, meetings, and other events. 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: Guidance Document Request and Evaluation.
    Form: Not Applicable.
    OMB Number: 1670-NEW.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 5,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,667 annual burden hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $40,708.14.

    Signed: February 19, 2010.
Thomas Chase Garwood, III,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
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