[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37259-37260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12150]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. CISA-2023-0016]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Technical Assistance 
Request and Evaluation

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

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments; extension/renewal.

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SUMMARY: The Emergency Communications Division (ECD) within 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) 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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until August 7, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number Docket 
# CISA-2023-0016, at:
    [cir] Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Please follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number Docket # CISA-2023-0016. All comments received will 
be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kendall Carpenter, 703-705-6376, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Emergency Communications Division, 
formed under title XVIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 U.S.C. 
571 et seq., as amended, provides emergency communications-related 
technical assistance at no charge to State, regional, local, and tribal 
government officials. To receive this technical assistance, 
stakeholders must submit a request form identifying their priorities. 
In order for ECD to assess the value of the services it provides 
through technical assistance; an evaluation form is also requested of 
those receiving technical assistance.
    ECD uses the Technical Assistance Request Form (DHS Form 9043) to 
identify the number and type of technical assistance services needed by 
the State, territory, local, and tribal agencies. This information 
enables ECD to plan and align resources accordingly. ECD considers each 
request based on the priority indicated by the State, as well as the 
anticipated impact of the service offering on the implementation of the 
Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan (SCIP) and the 
applicability to National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP). The 
evaluation form (DHS Form 9042) is completed by stakeholders at the 
completion of ECD technical assistance services and enables ECD to 
assess the quality of technical assistance services provided and, in a 
holistic fashion, measure the value of the services. The information 
collected through these evaluations is used by ECD for continued 
improvement planning.
    Approximately 100 percent of request and evaluation forms are 
submitted electronically by logging into the portal at https://www.cisa.cisa.gov/safecom/ictapscip-resources.
    From the website, users are able to select the appropriate form, 
either the Technical Assistance Requests (DHS Form 9043) and/or the TA 
Evaluation forms (DHS Form 9042), to complete as a fillable PDF. Each 
form is then submitted by email to either [email protected] or 
[email protected], respectively.
    The changes to the collection since the previous OMB approval 
include:
    Updating the web address, decreasing the estimated number of 
responses, decreasing the burden time, and increasing the cost 
estimates.
    This is a renewal of the existing information collection. There are 
no substantial changes to the current approval. TA services by category 
type (NAME) have been added or removed throughout the form lifecycle. 
The current approval is set to expire on 7/31/2023.
    The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in 
comments which:
    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: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
    Title: Technical Assistance Request and Evaluation.
    OMB Number: 1670-0023.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments 
and Private Sector Individuals.
    Number of Respondents: 175.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.25 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 50 hours.

Robert J. Costello,
Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security, 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
[FR Doc. 2023-12150 Filed 6-6-23; 8:45 am]
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