[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 62 (Thursday, March 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17935-17936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7595]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2011-0018]


Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) Stakeholder 
Survey

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 Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection 
and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of Infrastructure Protection 
(IP) 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).

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until May 31, 2011. 
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 DHS/NPPD/IP, Attn: Emily R. 
Hickey ([email protected]). Written comments should reach the 
contact person listed no later than May 31, 2011. Comments must be 
identified by ``DHS-2011-0018'' 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 PCII Program was created by Congress 
under the Critical Infrastructure Information Act of 2002, (Sections 
211-215, Title II, Subtitle B of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
Pub. L. 107-296 (CII Act) to encourage voluntary information sharing by 
owners and operators of critical infrastructure and protected systems. 
The PCII Program is implemented by 6 CFR part 29, Procedures for 
Handling Critical Infrastructure Information; Final Rule (the 
Regulation), which was issued in 2006. PCII refers to validated and 
marked critical infrastructure information not customarily in the 
public domain and related to the security of critical infrastructure or 
protected systems, which is voluntarily submitted to DHS for homeland 
security purposes. The PCII Program offers protection from public 
disclosure through the Freedom of Information Act, state and local 
sunshine laws, and civil litigation. The PCII Program is administered 
by IP's Infrastructure Information Collection Division (IICD).
    The PCII Program helps government analysts, emergency responders, 
and other homeland security professionals access data about facilities 
and systems on which the Nation depends. The PCII Program is 
responsible for ensuring compliance with the regulation's uniform 
procedures for the handling, use, dissemination, and safeguarding of 
PCII. In this capacity, the PCII Program oversees a community of 
stakeholders, including submitters of CII, authorized users of PCII and 
accredited Federal, State and local entities with homeland security 
duties. This survey is designed to gather information from PCII 
Officers that can be used to improve these relationships and to 
maximize the value that the PCII Program is offering to its Federal, 
State, and local government users. Both the CII Act of 2002 and its 
implementing regulations stress the voluntary nature of the PCII 
Program, so collecting information that will assist in making the PCII 
Program attractive to its stakeholders will allow the PCII Program to 
better accomplish the statute's stated goals.
    The data collected in this survey will be used by the PCII Program 
to improve relationships with stakeholders and maximize the value of 
the program. The survey data collected is for internal PCII Program and 
IP use only. The PCII Program will use the results of the Stakeholder 
Survey to determine levels of satisfaction with the PCII Program and 
identify areas that require additional communication, identify areas 
for improvement with the PCII Management System (PCIIMS), and help 
determine the future direction of the Program.
    The survey is administered using a web-based survey tool, Vovici 
Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM). Automating the PCII Stakeholder 
Survey reduces the respondent burden of responding to a paper survey or 
a telephone interview. The staff burden of manually administering a 
survey and accurately collecting data is also reduced. Automation also 
captures participants' typed comments, eliminating time-consuming 
transcription and manual inaccuracies.
    The PCII Stakeholder Survey does not collect personally 
identifiable information. The survey instrument states that the survey 
is voluntary and the information will be kept private or anonymous to 
the extent allowable by law. Data collected is for internal PCII 
Program and IP use only.
    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 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, Office of Infrastructure Protection.
    Title: Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) 
Stakeholder Survey.
    OMB Number: 1670-NEW.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Federal, State, local, tribal or territorial 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 100 respondents.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: .1333 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 13.5 annual burden hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $8,316.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.


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    Dated: March 22, 2011.
David Epperson,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
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