[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37906-37907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15953]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


30-Day Notice and Request for Comments; New Collection, 1670-NEW: 
Communications Assets Survey and Mapping Tool

AGENCY: Emergency Communications Division (ECD), Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security 
(DHS).

ACTION: Information collection; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: DHS CISA ECD 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. 
DHS previously published this information collection request (ICR) for 
a 60-day public comment period. 0 comments were received by DHS. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public 
comments.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until September 3, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be 
addressed to OMB Desk Officer, Department of Homeland Security and sent 
via electronic mail to [email protected]. All submissions must 
include the words ``Department of Homeland Security'' and the OMB 
Control Number 1670-NEW--Communications Assets Survey and Mapping Tool.
    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: Kendall Carpenter at 703.705.6376 or 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CISA ECD, formed under Title XVIII of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 U.S.C. 571 et seq., as amended, is 
required to develop and maintain the Nationwide Emergency 
Communications Plan (NECP). The vision of the NECP is to ensure 
emergency response personnel can communicate as needed, on demand, and 
as authorized. To achieve this vision, ECD provides the Communications 
Assets and Survey Mapping (CASM) Tool. The CASM Tool is the primary 
resource nationwide for the emergency communications community to 
inventory and share asset and training information for the purpose of 
planning public safety communications operability and interoperability.
    DHS provides the CASM Tool as a secure and free nationwide database 
to contain communications capabilities for use by Federal, State, 
Local, Territorial, and Tribal (SLTT) emergency personnel. CASM allows 
Federal employees and SLTT Statewide Interoperability Coordinators 
(SWIC) to inventory emergency communication equipment and resources. 
The information entered is voluntary and used by SWIC to support 
tactical planning and coordination during emergencies. DHS does not 
utilize the information entered into CASM. DHS only provides, 
maintains, and stores the information entered in the CASM database and 
only has administrative access to the information entered. All 
information is collected via electronic means. The CASM registration 
and database tool is available online via https://casm.dhs.gov/. Users 
can also access and enter information via the CASM Resource Finder 
mobile app.
    This is a new 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

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other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.
    Title of Collection: Communications Assets Survey and Mapping Tool.
    OMB Control Number: 1670-NEW.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments.
    Number of Annualized Respondents: 56.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.08 or 0.5 hours.
    Total Annualized Burden Hours: 341 hours.
    Total Annualized Respondent Opportunity Cost: $14,161.
    Total Annualized Respondent Out-of-Pocket Cost: $0.
    Total Annualized Government Cost: $2,200,000.

David Epperson,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-15953 Filed 8-1-19; 8:45 am]
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