[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 218 (Thursday, November 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69975-69976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28679]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2015-0070]


Infrastructure Protection Gateway Facility Surveys

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: 60-day notice and request for comments; Existing collection in 
use without an OMB Control Number: 1670--NEW.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection 
and

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Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP), 
Infrastructure Information Collection Division (IICD), Infrastructure 
Protection Gateway Program 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 January 11, 
2016. 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/IICD, 245 Murray 
Lane SW., Mail Stop 0602, Arlington, VA 20598-0602. Emailed requests 
should go to Kimberly Sass, [email protected]. Written comments 
should reach the contact person listed no later than January 11, 2016. 
Comments must be identified by ``DHS-2015-0070''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: Under the direction of Homeland Security 
Presidential Directive-7 (HSPD-7) (2003), DHS/NPPD/IP has developed the 
IP Gateway--a centrally managed repository of infrastructure 
capabilities allowing the Critical Infrastructure (CI) community to 
work in conjunction with each other toward the same goals. This 
collection involves the standardized recording, via a series of web-
based forms, of a significant amount of information assembled during 
voluntary physical facility review surveys. The survey is used to 
analyze risks and vulnerabilities to a facility and how they can 
mitigate risks and vulnerabilities. Questions focus on whether specific 
sets of controls and operational best practices are planned, defined, 
implemented, measured, managed, and assessed on a regular basis across 
all aspects of facility use and operation. Surveys are usually 
completed by government personnel, but can be performed by individual 
site owners as well. 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, 
Infrastructure Information Collection Division, Infrastructure 
Protection Gateway Program.
    Title: Infrastructure Protection (IP) Gateway Facility Surveys.
    OMB Number: 1670--NEW.
    Frequency: Annually, quarterly, and monthly.
    Affected Public: Chief Information Officers, Chief Information 
Security Officers, Chief Technology Officers, and Federal and State, 
Local, Tribal and Territorial communities involved in the protection of 
CI.
    Number of Respondents: 2,915 respondents (estimate).
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 7.5 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 21,863 annual burden hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $1,168,795.98 
(estimate).

    Dated: October 30, 2015.
Scott Libby,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2015-28679 Filed 11-10-15; 8:45 am]
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