[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50675-50676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21795]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2018-0056]


Technical Assistance Request and Evaluation

AGENCY: Office of Cybersecurity and Communications (CS&C), National 
Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Department of Homeland 
Security (DHS).

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments; extension.

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SUMMARY: DHS NPPD CS&C 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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until December 10, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS-
2018-0056, 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-2018-0056 in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Written comments and questions about this 
Information Collection Request should be forwarded to DHS/NPPD/CS&C/
NCSD/CSEP, ATTN: 1670-0023, 245 Murray Lane SW, Mail Stop 0640, Kendall 
Carpenter, Arlington, VA 20528.
    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.

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    Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available 
to the public through relevant websites. For this reason, please do not 
include in your comments information of a confidential nature, such as 
sensitive personal information or proprietary information. If you send 
an email comment, your email address will be automatically captured and 
included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and 
made available on the internet. Please note that responses to this 
public comment request containing any routine notice about the 
confidentiality of the communication will be treated as public comments 
that may be made available to the public notwithstanding the inclusion 
of the routine notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Kendall Carpenter at 703.705.6376 
or at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Emergency Communications 
(OEC), formed under Title XVIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 
U.S.C. 571 et seq., as amended, provides emergency communications-
related technical assistance at no charge to State, regional, local, 
and tribal government officials. To receive this technical assistance, 
stakeholders must submit a request form identifying their priorities. 
In order for OEC to assess the value of the services it provides 
through technical assistance, an evaluation form is also requested of 
those receiving technical assistance.
    OEC uses the Technical Assistance Request Form (DHS Form 9043) to 
identify the number and type of technical assistance services needed by 
the State, territory, local, and tribal agencies. This information 
enables OEC to plan and align resources accordingly. OEC considers each 
request based on the priority indicated by the State, as well as the 
anticipated impact of the service offering on the implementation of the 
Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan (SCIP) and the 
applicability to National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP). The 
evaluation form (DHS Form 9042) is completed by stakeholders at the 
completion of OEC technical assistance services and enables OEC to 
assess the quality of technical assistance services provided and, in a 
holistic fashion, measure the value of the services. The information 
collected through these evaluations is used by OEC for continued 
improvement planning.
    Approximately 100 percent of request and evaluation forms are 
submitted electronically by logging into the portal at https://www.dhs.gov/ictapscip-resources. From the website, users are able to 
select the appropriate form, either the Technical Assistance Requests 
(DHS Form 9043) and/or the TA Evaluation forms (DHS Form 9042), to 
complete as a fillable PDF. Each form is then submitted by email to 
either [email protected] or [email protected], respectively.
    The changes to the collection since the previous OMB approval 
include: Updating the web address, decreasing the estimated number of 
responses, decreasing the burden time, and increasing the cost 
estimates.
    This is a renewal of an information collection.
    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.
    Title of Collection: Technical Assistance Request and Evaluation.
    OMB Control Number: 1670-0023.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments.
    Number of Respondents: 175.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.25 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 50 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.

Scott Libby,
Deputy Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-21795 Filed 10-5-18; 8:45 am]
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