[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 176 (Monday, September 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62750-62751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21852]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2013-0067]


Sector Outreach and Programs Division Online Meeting Registration 
Tool

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS

ACTION: 30-day notice and request for comments; Reinstatement of 
Information Collection Request: 1670-0019.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection 
and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of Infrastructure Protection 
(IP), Sector Outreach and Programs Division (SOPD), 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. NPPD is soliciting comments concerning 
Renewal Information Collection Request, Sector Outreach and Programs 
Division Online Meeting Registration Tool. DHS previously published 
this ICR in the Federal Register on June 01, 2016 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 October 12, 
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

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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-2013-0067 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: Michael Bowen DHS/NPPD/IP/SOPD/, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On behalf of DHS, NPPD/IP manages the 
Department's program to protect the Nation's 16 critical infrastructure 
sectors by implementing the National Infrastructure Protection Plan 
(NIPP) 2013 Partnering for Critical Infrastructure Security and 
Resilience. Under Presidential Policy Directive 21 on Critical 
Infrastructure Security and Resilience (February 2013), each sector is 
assigned a Sector Specific Agency (SSA) to oversee Federal interaction 
with the array of sector security partners, both public and private. 
SSAs are responsible for leading unified public-private sector efforts 
to develop, coordinate, and implement a comprehensive physical, human, 
and cybersecurity strategy for its assigned sector. The SOPD executes 
the SSA responsibilities for the six critical infrastructure sectors 
assigned to IP: Chemical; Commercial Facilities; Critical 
Manufacturing; Dams; Emergency Services; and Nuclear Reactors, 
Materials, and Waste.
    The mission of SOPD is to enhance the resiliency of the Nation by 
leading the unified public-private sector effort to ensure its assigned 
critical infrastructure are prepared, secure, and safe from terrorist 
attacks, natural disasters, and other incidents. To achieve this 
mission, SOPD leverages the resources and knowledge of its critical 
infrastructure sectors to develop and apply security initiatives that 
result in significant benefits to the Nation.
    Each SOPD branch builds sustainable partnerships with its public 
and private sector stakeholders to enable more effective sector 
coordination, information sharing, and program development and 
implementation. These partnerships are sustained through the Sector 
Partnership Model, described in the NIPP 2013, pages 10-12.
    Information sharing is a key component of the NIPP Partnership 
Model, and DHSsponsored conferences are one mechanism for information 
sharing. To facilitate conference planning and organization, SOPD 
established an event registration tool for use by all of its branches. 
The information collection is voluntary and is used by the SSAs within 
SOPD. The six SSAs within SOPD use this information to register public 
and private sector stakeholders for meetings hosted by the SSA. SOPD 
will use the information collected to reserve space at a meeting for 
the registrant, contact the registrant with a reminder about the event, 
develop meeting materials for attendees, determine key topics of 
interest, and efficiently generate attendee and speaker nametags. 
Additionally, it will allow SOPD to have a better understanding of the 
organizations participating in the critical infrastructure protection 
partnership events. By understanding who is participating, the SSA can 
identify portions of a sector that are underrepresented, and the SSA 
could then target that underrepresented sector element through outreach 
and awareness initiatives.

Analysis

    Agency: Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and 
Programs Directorate, Office of Infrastructure Protection, Sector 
Outreach and Programs Division.
    Title: Sector Outreach and Programs Division Online Meeting 
Registration Tool.
    OMB Number: 1670-0019.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial 
government personnel; private sector members.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000 respondents (estimate).
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 3 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 150 annual burden hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Recordkeeping Burden: $6,000.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $11,380.

    Dated: September 6, 2016.
David Epperson,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
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