[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 25 (Monday, February 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6529-6530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02354]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2012-0022]


Technical Resource for Incident Prevention (TRIPwire) User 
Registration

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: 30-day notice and request for comments; Extension of previously 
approved collection: 1670-0028.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security Headquarters (DHS), 
National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of 
Infrastructure Protection (IP), Protective Security Coordination 
Division (PSCD), Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP) 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--Technical Resource for Incident Prevention (TRIPwire) User 
Registration. DHS previously published this ICR in the Federal Register 
on September 4, 2015, 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 March 9, 
2016. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

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, DHS, Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Comments must 
be identified by ``DHS-2012-0022'' 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: Dennis Malloy, DHS/NPPD/IP/PSCD/OBP, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TRIPWire is OBP's online, collaborative, 
information-sharing network for bomb squad, law enforcement, and other 
emergency services personnel to learn about current terrorist 
improvised explosive device (IED) tactics, techniques, and procedures, 
including

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design and emplacement considerations. TRIPwire was established as an 
IED information-sharing resource under Homeland Security Presidential 
Directive 19 (HSPD-19), which calls for a unified national policy for 
the prevention and detection of, protection against, and response to 
terrorist use of explosives in the United States. Users from Federal, 
State, local, and tribal government entities; as well as business and 
for-profit industries can register through the TRIPwire Secure Portal. 
The TRIPwire portal contains sensitive information related to terrorist 
use of explosives, and, therefore, user information is needed to verify 
eligibility and access to the system. TRIPwire applicants must provide 
their full name, assignment, citizenship, job title, employer name, 
professional address and contact information, as well as an Employment 
Verification Contact and their contact information. The system does not 
store sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) such as 
social security numbers. The collection of PII by TRIPwire to establish 
user accounts occurs in accordance with the DHS Privacy Impact 
Assessment PIA-015, ``DHS Web Portals,'' DHS/ALL-004--General 
Information Technology Access Account Records System (GITAARS) November 
27, 2012, 77 FR 70792, and DHS/ALL-002--Department of Homeland Security 
Mailing and Other Lists System November 25, 2008, 73 FR 71659. 
Participation in TRIPwire is voluntary. However, those who choose to 
participate are required to complete the registration process to obtain 
access. This requirement is designed to measure users' suitability to 
access the secure environment.
    The information collected during the TRIPwire user registration 
process is reviewed electronically by the TRIPwire team to vet the 
user's ``need to know,'' which determines their eligibility for and 
access to TRIPwire. Memberships are re-verified annually based on the 
information users provide upon registration or communication with the 
TRIPwire help desk analysts. The information collected is for internal 
TRIPwire and OBP use only.

Analysis

    Agency: Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and 
Programs Directorate, Office of Infrastructure Protection, Protective 
Security Coordination Division, Office for Bombing Prevention.
    Title: Technical Resource for Incident Prevention (TRIPwire) User 
Registration.
    OMB Number: 1670-0028.
    Frequency: Once.
    Affected Public: Federal, State, local, and tribal government 
entities, business, and for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 3,500 respondents (estimate).
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 595 annual burden hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0 (This assessment resides on the 
TRIPwire Portal, and there is no cost associated with the recordkeeping 
of TRIPwire-related information.)
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $16,006.

    Dated: February 1, 2016.
David Epperson,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
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