[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 134 (Friday, July 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32567-32568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14869]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-1640-0036]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for Review; 
Information Collection Request for the Department of Homeland Security, 
Science and Technology, Research and Development Partnerships Group, 
Office of Public-Private Partnerships

AGENCY: Science and Technology Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: 60-day notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science & 
Technology (S&T) Directorate invites the general public to comment on 
the DHS S&T Industry Outreach Information data collection forms for the 
Public-Private Partnerships (P3) who resides within the Research and 
Development Partnerships Group (RDP). S&T/RPD/P3 is responsible for 
coordinating the collection of Industry Information,. This authority 
charges the P3 Office with the collection of relevant information of 
companies, including their contact and product information. Any and all 
information provided by companies is completely voluntary; companies 
are not required to submit any requested information.
    The DHS/S&T/RDP/P3 invites interested persons to comment on the 
following form and instructions for the S&T/RDP/PPP: DHS S&T Industry 
Outreach Information Form. Interested persons may receive a copy of the 
Forms by contacting the DHS S&T PRA Coordinator. This notice and 
request for comments is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until September 12, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments, 
identified by docket number DHS-1640-NEW, by one of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Please follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Please include docket number 
DHS-1640-0036 in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 254-6171. (Not a toll-free number).
     Mail: Science and Technology Directorate, ATTN: Chief 
Information Office--Mary Cantey, 245 Murray Drive, Mail Stop 0202, 
Washington, DC 20528.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S&T/RDP/PPP System Owner: Melanie 
Cummings (202) 254-5616 (Not a toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected in this form is 
used by both DHS S&T RDP/P3 and R&D program managers in support of 
technology scouting and commercialization efforts, program formulation 
and planning, and investment decision making. Prior to making any 
investment decisions regarding R&D funding, DHS S&T conducts planning 
activities to not only determine the need for an R&D investment but 
also ensures awareness of all possible solutions to the operational 
challenge that requires the investment. Technology scouting and 
commercialization inform these planning activities by providing 
information on current industry capabilities. This information is 
gathered from a number of sources, including the information provided 
by companies on the Industry Outreach Form. P3, which operates under 
the authority in Title 6 of the U.S. Code, sec. 193, shares the 
information received from companies with R&D program managers, who may 
be able to apply a company's technical capabilities or technologies to 
their specific project or program.
    The first page of the form requests basic contact information on a 
company, including business name; mailing address; point of contact 
name, title, and contact information; company Web site address; and the 
company classification (size, NAICS code, etc.). The form also requests 
information to help S&T assess and inform its industry outreach 
efforts, including how and where a company heard about S&T and any 
previous experiences working with S&T. The second page of the form 
requests information about the technical capabilities (technology or 
service) a company offers, including the current stage of the 
technology, its current technology and/or manufacturing readiness 
level, and why the capability is unique and valuable to DHS. All 
information requested in the form is

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necessary for determining to which R&D programs the company or product 
may be of interest, alignment to current and future needs of S&T and 
its customers in the homeland security enterprise, and how best to 
partner with the company.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: New information collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: DHS S&T Industry Outreach 
Information Form.
    (3) Agency Form Number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Department 
of Homeland Security, Science & Technology Directorate--DHS S&T 
Industry Outreach Information Form (DHS Form 026-01)).
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Private sector companies who are making 
significant investments in innovative technology development with whom 
S&T seeks to leverage those investments to meet the needs of the 
homeland security enterprise.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:
    a. Estimate of the total number of respondents: 312.
    b. An estimate of the time for an average respondent to respond: 
.050 burden hours.
    c. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 156 burden hours.

    Dated: July 7, 2017.
Rick Stevens,
Chief Information Officer, Science and Technology Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2017-14869 Filed 7-13-17; 8:45 am]
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