[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 97 (Monday, May 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29375-29376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11866]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS-2012-0046]
Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) Office Self-
Assessment Questionnaire
AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: 30-day notice and request for comments;
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New Information Collection Request: 1670-NEW.
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection
and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of Infrastructure Protection
(IP), Infrastructure Information Collection Division (IICD), Protected
Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) Program will submit 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). NPPD is soliciting comments concerning New Information Collection
Request, PCII Officer Questionnaire. DHS previously published this ICR
in the Federal Register on November 26, 2012, 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 30 days after
date of publication in the Federal Register. This process is conducted
in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
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ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB. Comments should be addressed to OMB Desk
Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Office of Civil Rights and
Civil Liberties. Comments must be identified by DHS-2012-0046 and may
be submitted by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Email: [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 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: Barbara Forrest DHS/NPPD/IP/PCII,
[email protected].
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 several protections for
information validated as PCII. The PCII Program is administered by DHS/
NPPD/IP/IICD. 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
critical infrastructure information, authorized users of PCII and
accredited Federal, state and local entities with homeland security
duties. The PCII Program is required by its authorizing regulation to
assist the Officers in overseeing their own accredited PCII programs at
the state and local level. See 6 CFR 29.4(d). This questionnaire is
designed to gather information from PCII Officers that can be used to
assess their programs, their compliance with PCII rules and
requirements, and the specific needs of their accredited programs. This
will help the DHS PCII Program to ensure that PCII is being properly
protected and avoid any improper disclosures, which would severely harm
the Program, given PCII's voluntary nature.
Analysis
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate, Office of Infrastructure Protection,
Infrastructure Information Collection Division, Protected Critical
Infrastructure Information Program.
Title: Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) Office
Self-Assessment Questionnaire.
OMB Number: 1670-NEW.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: PCII Officers.
Number of Respondents: 80 (estimate).
Estimated Time per Respondent: One hour.
Total Burden Hours: 80 annual burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0 (This assessment will reside on
existing PCII information storage systems).
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $8,316.
Dated: May 13, 2013.
Scott Libby,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
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