[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 213 (Monday, November 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59398-59399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24048]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


Office of Bombing Prevention Training and Conference Forms

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, 1670-0031.

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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 December 4, 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-
0031.
    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

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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: Doug DeLancey, 703-235-8207, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Homeland Security Presidential 
Directive-19, DHS was mandated to develop strategies and 
recommendations on how to deter, prevent, detect, protect against, and 
respond to IED explosive attacks. DHS thus educates private sector 
security providers about IED threats, including tactics, techniques, 
and procedures relevant to their usage, so private sector security 
providers are knowledgeable about terrorist use of explosives and 
contribute to a layered security approach.
    The Presidential Policy Directive-17 provides guidance to update 
and gives momentum to our ability to counter threats involving 
improvised explosive devices. DHS was mandated to deliver standardized 
IED awareness and familiarization training for federal, state and local 
responders and public safety personnel. The DHS CISA ISD Office for 
Bombing Prevention (OBP) must collect various information to 
effectively deliver this training. Additionally, OBP collects data to 
provide updated and awareness product information following conferences 
and other outreach events. OBP describes these collections below.
    The purpose of the Volunteer Participant Release of Liability 
Agreement is to collect necessary information in case an individual who 
acts as a volunteer role player in support of official OBP training 
sustains an injury or death during the performance of their supporting 
role. If legal action is taken, this information can serve as a hold 
harmless statement/agreement by the Government. In the unlikely event 
that an injury or death is sustained in the performance of support for 
training, this information will be used by OBP to protect against legal 
action by the volunteer or their family. If legal action is taken, this 
information can serve as a ``hold harmless'' statement/agreement by the 
Government.
    The purpose of the Gratuitous Services Agreement is to establish 
that no monies, favors or other compensation will be given or received 
by either party involved in volunteer training. The information from 
the Gratuitous Services Agreement will be used by OBP in the event that 
questions arise regarding remuneration or payment for volunteer 
participation in training events.
    The purpose of the OBP Interest Sign-up sheet is to collect an 
individual's contact information at the training events and 
conferences. This information is used by OBP in order to follow-up with 
an individual's questions and to provide the individual with updated or 
new awareness product information at the conclusion of conference 
season as well as establish an OBP point of contact for them.
    The changes to the collection since the previous OMB approval 
include: Updating the collection name to better reflect instruments in 
the collection, adding the collecting of contact information, an 
increase in burden estimates and costs.
    The addition of the Interest Sign-up Sheet has increased the annual 
burden estimate by 8 hours, which corresponds to an annual cost of 
$319. It has also increased the annual government burden estimate by 2 
hours at an annual cost of $247.
    The annual burden cost for the existing collections (i.e., the 
Volunteer Participant Release of Liability Agreement and the Gratuitous 
Services Agreement) has increased by $2,204, from $3,894 to $6,098, due 
to updated hourly compensation rates.
    The annual government cost for the existing collections (i.e., the 
Volunteer Participant Release of Liability Agreement and the Gratuitous 
Services Agreement) has increased by $11,695, from $6,831 to $18,526, 
due to updated hourly compensation rates.
    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: Office of Bombing Prevention Training and 
Conference Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 1670-0031.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments 
and Private Sector Individuals.
    Number of Annualized Respondents: 1,250.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.10 hours, 0.02 hours.
    Total Annualized Burden Hours: 158 hours.
    Total Annualized Respondent Opportunity Cost: $6,416.
    Total Annualized Respondent Out-of-Pocket Cost: $0.
    Total Annualized Government Cost: $18,773.

Scott Libby,
Deputy Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-24048 Filed 11-1-19; 8:45 am]
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