[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46554-46556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19022]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. CISA-2019-0013]
CISA Reporting Forms
AGENCY: Cybersecurity Division (CSD), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments; revision, 1670-0037.
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SUMMARY: DHS CISA CSD 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 November 4,
2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number CISA-
2019-0013, 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 CISA-2019-0013 in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Written comments and questions about this
Information Collection Request should be forwarded to DHS/CISA/CSD,
ATTN: 1670-0037, 245 Murray Lane SW, Mail Stop 0613, Washington, DC
20598-0613.
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.
Docket: For access to the docket and comments received, please go
to www.regulations.gov and enter docket number CISA-2019-0013.
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: Lisa Barr at 703.705.6078 or at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act,
as amended, established a national cybersecurity and communications
integration center to function as ``a Federal civilian interface for
the multi-directional and cross-sector sharing of information related
to cyber threat indicators, defensive measures, cybersecurity risks,
incidents, analysis, and warnings for Federal and non-Federal
entities.'' 6 U.S.C. 659(c)(1). The Federal Information Security
Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) establishes a federal information
security incident center, and requires the Department to operate it. 44
U.S.C. 3556(a).
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
operates the federal information security incident center. Through this
center, FISMA requires the Department to provide technical assistance
and guidance on detecting and handling security incidents, compile and
analyze incident information that threatens information security,
inform agencies of current and potential threats and vulnerabilities,
and provide intelligence or other information about cyber threats,
vulnerabilities, and incidents to agencies. 44 U.S.C. 3556(a). FISMA
also requires agencies to report information security incidents, major
incidents, and data breaches to the federal information security
incident center. 44 U.S.C. 3556(b) (information security incidents), 44
U.S.C. 3554(b)(7)(C)(iii)(III) (major incidents); Public Law 113-283,
2(d) (2014) (codified at 44 U.S.C. 3553, note (Breaches)). The
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 2015) requires DHS,
in consultation with interagency partners, to establish the Federal
Government's capability and process for receiving cyber threat
indicators and defensive measures, and directs DHS to further share
cyber threat indicators and defensive measures it receives with certain
federal entities in an automated and real-time manner. 6 U.S.C.
1504(c).
CISA is responsible for performing, coordinating, and supporting
response to information security incidents, which may originate outside
the Federal community and affect users within it, or originate within
the Federal community and affect users outside of it. Often, therefore,
the effective handling of security incidents relies on information
sharing among individual users, industry, and the Federal Government,
which may be facilitated by and through CISA.
Per the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014,
CISA operates the Federal information security incident center for the
United States federal government. Each federal agency is required to
notify and consult with CISA regarding information security incidents
involving the information and information systems (managed by a federal
agency, contractor, or other source) that support the operations and
assets of the agency. Additional entities report incident information
to CISA voluntarily.
CISA's website (at US-CERT.gov) is a primary tool used by
constituents to report incident information, access information sharing
products and services, and interact with CISA. Constituents, which may
include anyone or any entity in the public, use forms located on the
website to complete these activities.
By accepting incident reports and feedback, and interacting among
federal agencies, industry, the research community, state and local
governments, and others to disseminate reasoned and actionable cyber
security information to the public, CISA has provided a way for
citizens, businesses, and other institutions to communicate and
coordinate directly with the Federal Government about cybersecurity.
The information is collected via the following forms:
1. The Incident Reporting Form, DHS Cyber Threat Indicator and
Defensive Measure Submission System and Malware Analysis Submission
Form enable end users to report incidents and indicators as well as
submit malware artifacts associated with incidents to CISA. This
information is used by DHS to conduct analyses and provide warnings of
system threats and vulnerabilities, and to develop mitigation
strategies as appropriate. The primary purpose for the collection of
this information is to allow DHS to contact requestors regarding their
request.
2. The Mail Lists Form enables end users to subscribe to the
National Cyber Awareness System's mailing lists, which deliver the
content of and links to CISA's information sharing products. The user
must provide an email address in order to subscribe or unsubscribe,
though both of these actions are optional. The primary purpose for the
collection of this information is to allow DHS to contact requestors
regarding their request.
3. The Cyber Security Evaluation Tool (CSET) Download Form, which
requests the name, email address, organization, infrastructure sector,
country, and intended use of those seeking to download the CSET. All
requested fields are optional. The primary purpose for the collection
of this information is to allow DHS to contact requestors regarding
their request.
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In order to be responsive to an ever-changing cybersecurity
environment, the forms may change to collect data related to current
capabilities or vulnerabilities. Standards, guidelines, and
requirements of the CISA are perpetually adapting to the volatile
cybersecurity environment. We must retain the ability to update these
forms as required, or we will be unable to collect critical incident
data in support of our mission. Without the necessary tools and methods
to collect this information, we will be unable to effectively satisfy
mission requirements and support our stakeholders through information
collection, analysis, and exchange. The general scope and purpose of
the forms will remain the same.
Incident reports are primarily submitted using CISA's Automated
Indicator Sharing program. Alternately, information may be collected
through web-based electronic forms, email, or telephone. Web form
submission is also used as the collection method for the other forms
listed. These methods enable individuals, private sector entities,
personnel working at other federal or state agencies, and international
entities, including individuals, companies and other nations'
governments to submit information.
This is a revision to an existing form. The changes to the
collection since the previous OMB approval include: Updating the name
of the Agency from NPPD to CISA, updating the Incident Reporting Form,
removing the ICSJWG FORM, and updating the burden and cost estimates.
The Incident Reporting Form was updated to add reporting options;
and updated to improve user-friendliness by having the form be
directional. The changes include: Adding structured, distinct options
for reporting incidents, major incidents, breaches, and events under
investigation; and adding fields to collect expanded information on
topics including attack vectors, indicators of compromise,
communications from compromised systems, critical infrastructure
sectors, memory captures, system and network logs, and unattributed
cyber intrusions.
This is a revised 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: CISA Reporting Forms.
OMB Control Number: 1670-0037.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments,
Private Sector, and Academia.
Number of Annualized Respondents: 139,125.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.3333 hours, 0.1667 hours, or
0.0167 hours.
Total Annualized Burden Hours: 13,852 hours.
Total Annualized Respondent Opportunity Cost: $504,494.
Total Annualized Respondent Out-of-Pocket Cost: $0.
Total Annualized Government Cost: $2,100,032.
Scott Libby,
Deputy Chief Information Officer.
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