[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 203 (Monday, October 21, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56198-56199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22818]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


IP Gateway User Registration

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

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; revision, 1670-0009.

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SUMMARY: DHS CISA ISD 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. 
CISA previously published this ICR for a 60-day public comment period. 
No comments were received by CISA. The purpose of this notice is to 
allow an additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: Comments are due by November 20, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, OMB. Comments should be addressed to the 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-
0009.
    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: Ricky Morgan, 866-844-8163, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Homeland Security Presidential 
Directive-7, Presidential Policy Directive-21, and the National 
Infrastructure Protection Plan highlight the need for a centrally 
managed repository of infrastructure attributes capable of assessing 
risks and facilitating data sharing. To support this mission need, the 
DHS CISA IDS has developed the IP Gateway. The IP Gateway contains 
several capabilities which support the homeland security mission in the 
area of critical infrastructure (CI) protection.
    The purpose of this collection is to gather the details pertaining 
to the users of the IP Gateway for the purpose of creating accounts to 
access the IP Gateway. This information is also used to verify a need 
to know to access the IP Gateway. After being vetted and granted 
access, users are prompted and required to take an online training

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course upon first logging into the system. After completing the 
training, users are permitted full access to the system. In addition, 
this collection will gather feedback from the users of the IP Gateway 
to determine any future system improvements.
    The information gathered will be used by the CISA IP Gateway 
Program Management Team to vet users for a need to know and grant 
access to the system. As part of the registration process, users are 
required to take a one-time online training course. When logging into 
the system for the first time, the system prompts users to take the 
training courses. Users cannot opt out of the training and are required 
to take the course in order to gain and maintain access to the system. 
When users complete the training, the system automatically logs that 
the training is complete and allows full access to the system.
    Additionally, CISA uses a Utilization Survey to assess the current 
functionality of the IP Gateway as well as identify any further 
capabilities to be developed. Through this process, the IP Gateway will 
remain a viable solution for the stakeholders. This survey is available 
to users as an ideal way to consolidate end user satisfaction feedback 
and gather undeveloped capabilities that would aid in the expansion and 
functionality of the IP Gateway.
    The collection of information uses automated electronic forms. 
During the online registration process, there is an electronic form 
used to create a user account and an online training course required to 
grant access.
    The survey is electronic and includes questions that measure the 
satisfaction of the user as well as a section to capture any 
improvements that the user would like to see added and/or corrected. 
This voluntary survey is available by clicking a link labeled ``User 
Survey'' on the IP Gateway landing page. By clicking on this link, the 
user is then provided the electronic form for them to complete and 
submit.
    The changes to the collection since the previous OMB approval 
include: Updating the title of the collection, decrease in burden 
estimates and decrease in costs. The total annual burden cost for the 
collection has decreased by $31,909, from $37,230 to $5,321 due to a 
decrease in registrations, as registration is a one-time burden. The 
total number of responses has decreased by 1,150 from 1,500 to 350 
since most users are already registered for the system as well as 
making updates for the number of survey responses received. The annual 
government cost for the collection has decreased by $95,188 from 
$107,857 to $12,668, due to removing the costs associated with 
designing the survey.
    This is a revision and 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: IP Gateway User Registration.
    OMB Control Number: 1670-0009.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments 
and Private Sector Individuals.
    Number of Annualized Respondents: 250.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 0.17 hours, 0.5 hours.
    Total Annualized Burden Hours: 92 hours.
    Total Annualized Respondent Opportunity Cost: $5,321.
    Total Annualized Respondent Out-of-Pocket Cost: $0.
    Total Annualized Government Cost: $12,668.

Scott Libby,
Deputy Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-22818 Filed 10-18-19; 8:45 am]
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