[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5921-5922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01780]


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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: 30-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. DHS Previously published this ICR in the Federal 
Register on Friday, November 17, 2023 for a 60-day public comment 
period. There was one comment received by DHS. The purpose of this 
notice is to allow additional 30-days for public comments

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until February 29, 
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: https://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 https://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to https://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

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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. 2024-01780 Filed 1-29-24; 8:45 am]
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