[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 221 (Friday, November 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80326-80327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25446]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket Number DHS-2023-0017]
Agency Information Collection Activities: USSS Citizens Academy
Application, Electronic Form
AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security 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 January 16,
2024. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number Docket
# DHS-2023-0017, 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 # DHS-2023-0017. All comments received will be
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
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Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agency has initiated a Citizens Academy
to inform the public about its mission, focused on participation from
local community leaders. The academy will take place in local Agency
field offices. Prior to participating, applicants will need to provide
information as their community leadership role and provide PII so that
a background investigation can be conducted to check for criminal
history, open warrants, etc. The application allows for the Agency to
gather the information necessary for each applicant to determine if
they are eligible for participation. Authority to collect the
information sought on this form is derived from title 28 U.S.C. 599A,
28 CFR 0.130, and 18 U.S.C. 3056.
This will be a new collection of information. The Agency has
initiated a Citizens Academy for local community members, who will need
to fill out an application to express interest and to provide PII for
the Agency to initiate a background investigation for the applicants
prior to participating in the USSS Citizens Academy. The information
will be gathered by electronic submission of the USSS Citizens Academy
Application to local Agency Field Offices. Applicant information will
also be used to contact any applicants placed on a wait list to join
future USSS Citizens Academies.
All information collected will be via electronic submission. The
applicant will receive a PDF form via email to complete and submit to
the agency. All respondents are individuals, not small businesses/
entities.
The collection will only occur one time per year upon initial
application to the Agency requesting to participate in the USSS
Citizens Academy. There would be no way to reduce the frequency or else
community members would not be able to apply for the USSS Citizens
Academy. There is no change in the burden as this is a new collection.
While the Agency does not provide any assurance of confidentiality,
information provided by the respondents will be protected from
disclosure to the extent appropriate under the applicable provisions of
the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974. Personally
identifying information will be collected and transmitted in accordance
with the Privacy Act. However, to the extent that the information
collected is Sensitive Security Information (SSI) as defined in 49 CFR
part 1520, Protection of Sensitive Security Information, such
information is protected from public disclosure.
The application provides a Privacy Act Statement and requests
signed Consent to collect the information. Further, this collection is
covered under DHS/ALL-023--Department of Homeland Security Personnel
Security Management, which is the baseline system for personnel
security activities to ensure that all DHS components follow the same
privacy rules for collecting and handling personnel security management
records (74 FR 3084, January 16, 2009).
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: Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Title: USSS Citizens Academy Application.
OMB Number: 1620-New.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Number of Respondents: 80.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15 Minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 20 Hours.
Laura Chavez,
Deputy Division Chief, Enterprise Policy Division, Office of Strategic
Planning and Policy.
[FR Doc. 2023-25446 Filed 11-16-23; 8:45 am]
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