[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12690-12691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04076]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. CISA-2022-0012]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Communications Assets 
Survey and Mapping (CASM) Tool

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

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; reinstatement without 
change, OMB Control Number: DHS-1670-0043.

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SUMMARY: The Emergency Communications Division (ECD within the 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is issuing a 
30-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 March 30, 2023. 
This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be 
addressed to OMB Desk Officer, Department of Homeland Security and sent 
via electronic mail to [email protected].
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the OMB Control Number 1670-
0043--replace.
    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 Kendall Carpenter, 202-744-1580, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CISA previously published this information 
collection request (ICR) in the Federal Register on October 10, 2022 
for a 60-day public comment period. Zero comments were received by 
CISA. The purpose of this notice is to allow additional 30-days for 
public comments.
    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

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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 a renewal for an existing information collection not a new 
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.
    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: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
    Title: Communications Assets Survey and Mapping Tool.
    OMB Number: CISA-1670-0043.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial entities.
    Number of Respondents: 56.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 5 Minutes (0.08 hours) per 
registration or 30 minutes (0.50 hours) for tool modules.
    Total Burden Hours: 341.
    Total Annualized Respondent Opportunity Cost: $16,215.
    Total Annualized Respondent Out-of-Pocket Cost: $0.
    Total Annualized Government Cost: $3,000,000.

Robert J. Costello,
Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security, 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
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