[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 516-518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28502]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


CISA Reporting Forms

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

ACTION: 30-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. 
CISA previously published this ICR for a 60-day public comment period. 
No comments were received by CISA. Following the 60-day notice, CISA 
refined the reporter information section of the CISA Incident Reporting 
Form to improve the clarity, accuracy, and effectiveness of the data 
being collected. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 
30 days for public comments.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until February 5, 
2020.

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-
0037.
    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

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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: Kenneth Lee at 703.705.6634 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) established a federal information 
security incident center and required 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 required 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 required 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 federal information systems. 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.
    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 CISA are perpetually adapting to the volatile 
cybersecurity environment. CISA must retain the ability to update these 
forms as required, or CISA will be unable to collect critical incident 
data in support of our mission. Without the necessary tools and methods 
to collect this information, CISA 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 incident 
auto-submission interface. 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.

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    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.

Larry L. Willis,
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-28502 Filed 1-3-20; 8:45 am]
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