[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 111 (Tuesday, June 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35327-35328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12378]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2019-0057]


Understanding Public Perception and Acceptance of First 
Responders Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems

AGENCY: Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection; New request for 
comment, 1640-NEW.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and 
Technology Directorate (S&T) seeks to 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. The survey of Understanding Public Perception and Acceptance 
of First Responders Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) is the 
application of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to firefighting, law 
enforcement, and emergency medical missions. First responder 
organizations have used UAS to search for lost children, identify high 
risk areas in burning structures, facilitate relief operations 
following hurricanes, reduce risk and exposure for law enforcement 
officers in active-shooter events, and many other use cases. The 
primary purpose of this survey is to understand the public perception 
of and identify concerns with current and potential uses of UAS 
technology by first responders. The survey will ask respondents to 
report their demographic characteristics, their knowledge of unmanned 
aircraft systems (UAS), their knowledge of the use of UAS by first 
responders, their overall trust in the use of new technologies by the 
government and first responders, their general attitudes about such 
use, and their opinions about the use of drones by first responders for 
specific applications like search-and-rescue. The survey will also ask 
respondents to evaluate the effectiveness of different test messages 
that we have created to deliver information to the public about first 
responder drone applications.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and accepted until July 9, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
this proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments, 
identified by docket number DHS-2019-0057, should be submitted via the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. The comments 
submitted via this method are visible to the Office of Management and 
Budget and comply with the requirements of 5 CFR 1320.12(c). Please 
follow the instructions on the site for submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DHS/S&T/OSE/TCD Program Manager: 
Kathleen Deloughery, [email protected] or (202) 254-6189 
(Not a toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS, in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., provides the general 
public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed, 
revised, and continuing collections of information. DHS is soliciting 
comments on the proposed information collection request (ICR) that is 
described below. DHS is especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to 
the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be 
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden 
accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the 
Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, 
including through the use of information technology? Please note that 
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered 
public records.
    Title of Collection: Understanding Public Perception and Acceptance 
of First Responders Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
    Prior Federal Register Document: 85 FR 7570, Volume 85 No. 27, 
Dated Feb 10, 2020.
    Type of Review: New Information Collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Frequency of Collection: One per request.
    Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes or under.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,000.

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    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 660.

    Dated: May 11, 2020.
Gregg Piermarini,
Chief Information Officer, Science and Technology Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2020-12378 Filed 6-8-20; 8:45 am]
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