[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 166 (Friday, August 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52768-52769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21373]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2010-0071]


National Protection and Programs Directorate; Agency Information 
Collection Activities: Office of Infrastructure Protection; Chemical 
Security Awareness Training Program

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.

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    Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection: 1670-
0009.

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and 
Programs Directorate, Office of Infrastructure Protection, Sector-
Specific Agency Executive Management Office (NPPD/SSA EMO), submits 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 October 26, 
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 the Department of Homeland 
Security, NPPD/SSA EMO, Chemical Sector-Specific Agency, 245 Murray 
Lane, SW., Mail Stop 0608, Washington, DC 20528-0608. E-mailed requests 
should go to Amy Graydon at [email protected]. Written comments 
should reach the contact person listed no later than October 26, 2010. 
Comments must be identified by DHS-2010-0071 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: The Chemical Sector-Specific Agency, within 
the DHS NPPD/SSA EMO, provides an on-line voluntary training program to 
improve security in the chemical industry sector. Information is 
automatically collected in a computer database as a result of 
individuals engaging in the training. Explicit reporting or 
recordkeeping is not required. The training is designed for the general 
chemical facility employee. U.S. chemical industry direct employment is 
about 850,000 (2009 per the American Chemistry Council); approximately 
400,000 employees are estimated as potential participants. Estimated 
duration in the first year to complete the registration, training, and 
survey is 60 minutes, and less if individuals take refresher training 
in succeeding years. Minimal participation data is collected as 
trainees complete the online exercises. Upon completion,

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a Certificate of Completion is generated at the trainee's computer work 
station, printed, and optionally e-mailed to a facility supervisor. DHS 
will monitor program participation, success in training, and basic 
distribution variables submitted upon registration. Training 
information and survey responses gathered will be used for program 
review purposes only. Personally identifiable information, such as the 
trainee's name when optionally entered on the printable certificate, 
will not be stored in the system. In addition, e-mail addresses and 
other contact information are not requested to complete the training. 
To protect privacy, users will be asked to create a generic user ID, 
password, and password retrieval question and answer.
    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;
    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: Chemical Security Awareness Training Program (CSATP).
    OMB Number: 1670-0009.

CSATP Registration

    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Number of Respondents: 400,000.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: .17 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 68,000 annual burden hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $2,720,000.

CSATP Module

    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Number of Respondents: 400,000.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: .66 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 264,000.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $10,560,000.

CSATP Survey

    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Number of Respondents: 400,000.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: .17 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 68,000.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $2,720,000.

    Signed: August 18, 2010.
David Epperson,
Acting Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2010-21373 Filed 8-26-10; 8:45 am]
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