[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14678-14679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6038]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2010-0004]


Communications Unit Leader Prerequisite and Evaluation

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: 30-day notice and request for comments; New Information 
Collection Request: 1670--NEW.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection 
and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Cybersecurity and Communications 
(CS&C), Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) will submit the 
following information collection request 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). 
DHS is soliciting comments concerning New Information Collection 
Request, Communications Unit Leader (COML) Prerequisite and Evaluation. 
DHS previously published this information collection request in the 
Federal Register on February 3, 2010, at 75 FR 5608-5609, for a 60-day 
public comment period. DHS received no comments. The purpose of this 
notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until April 18, 
2011. 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 OMB Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs. Comments should be addressed to the OMB Desk 
Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Office of Civil Rights and 
Civil Liberties. 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.
     Fax: (202) 395-5806
    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.
    OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
    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

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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: DHS/NPPD/CS&C/OEC, Richard Reed, (202) 343-1666, 
[email protected].

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 Communications Unit Leader (COML) 
training course for state, regional, local, and tribal 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 the 
evaluation form to identify course attendees, verify satisfaction of 
course prerequisites, and to 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.
    The information provided in the ``Analysis'' section of the 60-day 
notice dated February 3, 2010, at 75 FR 5608-5609, has been updated 
below to reflect the correct burden hours/costs per instrument versus 
the total burden hours/costs for the entire information collection 
request with the Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining) for the 
entire collection increasing from the initial reported cost of $48,840 
to $49,084.

Analysis

    Agency: Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and 
Programs Directorate.
    Title: COML Prerequisite and Evaluation.
    OMB Number: 1670--NEW.

COML Prerequisites Verification

    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 750 annual burden hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $18,315.

COML Train the Trainer Prerequisites Verification

    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 750 annual burden hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $18,315.

Type III Communications Unit Leader (COML) Course Evaluation

    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 510 annual burden hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $12,454.

    Dated: March 3, 2011.
David Epperson,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
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