[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66495-66496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21067]


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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: 30-day notice and request for comments.

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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. CISA previously 
published this information collection request (ICR) in the Federal 
Register on June 6, 2023 for a 60-day public comment period. No 
comments were received by CISA. This is a revision and reinstatement of 
the existing collection. The purpose of this notice is to allow an 
additional 30-days for public comments.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until October 27, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kendall Carpenter, 202.744.1580, 
[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. 
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 Communications 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 
that expired on 7/31/2023. There are no substantial changes to the

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current approval. TA services by category type (NAME) have been added 
or removed throughout the form lifecycle.

Analysis

    Agency: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), 
Department of Homeland Security.
    Title of Collection: Technical Assistance Request and Evaluation.
    OMB Number: 1670-0023.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local, Tribal, and Territorial governments.
    Number of Respondents: 175.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.5 Hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 50 Hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
    Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
    Total Annual Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $2,372.50.

Robert J. Costello,
Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security, 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
[FR Doc. 2023-21067 Filed 9-26-23; 8:45 am]
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