[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 213 (Friday, November 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66719-66720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23987]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. CISA-2022-0014]


Communications Assets Survey and Mapping (CASM) Tool

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

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments; extension without 
change of a currently approved collection request: 1670-0043.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: CISA is issuing a 60-day notice and request for comments to 
extend use of Information Collection Request (ICR) 1670-0043. CISA will 
submit the 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 January 3, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number CISA-
2022-0012, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Please follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: CISA strongly prefers comments to be submitted 
electronically. Written comments and questions about this Information 
Collection Request should be forwarded to DHS/CISA/ECD, ATTN: 1670-NEW, 
245 Murray Lane SW, Mail Stop 0640, Kendall Carpenter, Arlington VA 
20528.
    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.
    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: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Steven Singer at 202-499-0289 or 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CISA ECD, formed under Title XVIII of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 U.S.C. 571 et seq., as amended, is 
required to develop and maintain the Nationwide Emergency 
Communications Plan (NECP). The vision of the NECP is to ensure 
emergency response personnel can communicate as needed, on demand, and 
as authorized. To achieve this vision, ECD provides the Communications 
Assets and Survey Mapping (CASM) Tool. The CASM Tool is the primary 
resource nationwide for the emergency communications community to 
inventory and share asset and training information for the purpose of 
planning public safety communications operability and interoperability.
    ECD provides the CASM Tool as a secure and free nationwide database 
to contain communications capabilities for use by Federal, State, 
Local, Territorial, and Tribal (SLTT) emergency personnel. CASM allows 
Federal employees and SLTT Statewide Interoperability Coordinators 
(SWIC) to inventory emergency communication equipment and resources. 
The information entered is voluntary and used by SWIC to support 
tactical planning and coordination during emergencies. ECD does not 
utilize the information entered into CASM. ECD only provides, 
maintains, and stores the information entered in the CASM database and 
only has administrative access to the information entered. All 
information is collected via electronic means. The CASM registration 
and database tool is available online via https://casm.dhs.gov/. Users 
can also access and enter information via the CASM Resource Finder 
mobile app.
    This is an EXTENSION of a current approved information collection 
without change.
    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.

Analysis

    Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Agency.
    Title of Collection: Communications Assets Survey and Mapping Tool.
    OMB Control Number: 1670-0043.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments.
    Number of Annualized Respondents: 56.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 5 minutes (0.08 hours) per 
registration or 30 minutes (0.50 hours) for tool modules.
    Total Annualized Burden Hours: 341 hours.

[[Page 66720]]

    Total Annualized Respondent Opportunity Cost: $16,215.
    Total Annualized Respondent Out-of-Pocket Cost: $0.
    Total Annualized Government Cost: $3,000,000.

Robert Costello,
Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security, 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
[FR Doc. 2022-23987 Filed 11-3-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-9P-P