[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 81517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33231]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2011-0074]


Submission for Review and Comment: ``The Menlo Report: Ethical 
Principles Guiding Information and Communication Technology Research'' 
(``Menlo Report'') for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), 
Science and Technology, Cyber Security Division (CSD), Protected 
Repository for the Defense of Infrastructure Against Cyber Threats 
(PREDICT)

AGENCY: Science and Technology Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: 60-day Notice and request for comment.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: DHS invites the public to comment on the Menlo Report in 
support of PREDICT, DHS S&T sponsored work on ethics in Information and 
Communication Technology Research (ICTR). This notice is to elicit 
feedback from the public.

DATES: Submit comments on or before February 27, 2012.

ADDRESSES: The Menlo Report may be found at: http://www.cyber.st.dhs.gov/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/MenloPrinciplesCORE-20110915-r560.pdf Interested persons are invited to submit comments, 
identified by docket number DHS-2011-0074, by accessing Federal 
eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Please follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DHS S&T CSD, Email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DHS S&T, CSD is interested in comments 
applicable to privacy issues and applicability of ethics with respect 
to human subjects in ICTR.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Feedback comments.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Science and Technology, ``The 
Menlo Report: Ethical Principles Guiding Information and Communication 
Technology Research'' (``Menlo Report'') review and comments.
    (3) Agency Form Number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: N/A
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Individuals, consisting of federal, state and 
local law enforcement, private sector and academia practitioners.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:
    a. Estimate of the total number of respondents: N/A.
    b. An estimate of the time for an average respondent to respond: N/
A.
    c. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: N/A.

    Dated: December 14, 2011.
Tara O'Toole,
Under Secretary for Science and Technology.
[FR Doc. 2011-33231 Filed 12-27-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-9F-P