[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 239 (Friday, December 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73895-73896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29175]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2014-0007]


Critical Infrastructure Private Sector Clearance Program Request 
(CI PSCP)

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: 30-day notice and request for comments; new information 
collection request: 1670-0013.

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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). DHS previously published this Information 
Collection Request (ICR) in the Federal Register on September 24, 2014, 
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 January 12, 
2015. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and questions about this ICR should be 
forwarded to DHS/NPPD/IP/Attn: Cheryl Fenoli, 245 Murray Lane SW., Mail 
Stop 0607, Arlington, VA 20598-0609. Email requests should go to Cheryl 
Fenoli, [email protected]. Written comments should reach the 
contact person listed no later than January 12, 2015. Comments must be 
identified by ``DHS-2014-0007''and may be submitted by one of the 
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
     Email: 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 CI PSCP sponsors clearances for private-
sector partners who are responsible for critical infrastructure 
protection in accordance with Executive Order 13549. The PSCP requires 
individuals to complete a clearance request form that initiates the 
clearance process. Sector Specific Agencies (SSAs), NPPD/IP Protective 
Security Advisors, Sector Liaisons, the National Infrastructure 
Coordinating Center, and other federal officials designated by NPPD/IP 
are authorized to submit nominations to the central PSCP point of 
contact, the PSCP Administrator. The clearance request form is signed 
by both the federal official who nominated the applicant and by the 
Assistant Secretary for IP prior to initiating the clearance process. 
Upon approval by the Assistant Secretary for IP, IP Security Office 
will contact the nominee to obtain the social security number, date and 
place of birth, and will then enter this data into e-QIP--Office of 
Personnel Management's secure portal for investigation processing. Once 
the data is entered in e-QIP, the applicant can complete the online 
security questionnaire. An alternate mailing address is an optional 
field on the form and may be provided if the nominee chooses to have 
correspondences sent to a mailing address other than the company 
mailing address. The IP Security Office maintains all applicants' 
information in the Master Roster, which contains all the information 
found on the clearance request form in addition to their clearance 
information (date granted, level of clearance, date non-disclosure 
agreements signed, and type/date of investigation). The Administrator 
of the Master Roster maintains the information so as to track clearance 
processing and investigation information and to have the most current 
contact information for the participants from each sector.
    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

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Programs Directorate, Office of Infrastructure Protection.
    Title: Critical Infrastructure Private Sector Clearance Program 
Request.
    OMB Number: 1670-0013.
    Frequency: Once.
    Affected Public: Designated private sector employees of critical 
infrastructure entities or organizations.
    Number of Respondents: 500 respondents (estimate).
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 83.35.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.

    Dated: December 8, 2014.
David Epperson,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2014-29175 Filed 12-11-14; 8:45 am]
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