2700 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 10 / Friday, January 14, 2011 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2010–0081] 

National Protection and Programs 

Directorate; National Emergency 

Communications Plan (NECP) Goal 2 

Performance Report 

AGENCY: National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-day notice and request for 

comments; New Information Collection 

Request: 1670–NEW. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS)/National Protection and 

Programs Directorate (NPPD)/Office of 

Cybersecurity and Communications 

(CS&C)/Office of Emergency 

Communications (OEC) will submit the 

following Information Collection 

Request to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

clearance in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). NPPD 

is soliciting comments concerning the 

NECP Goal 2 Performance Report. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until March 15, 2011. 

This process is conducted in accordance 

with 5 CFR Part 1320. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

questions about this Information 

Collection Request should be forwarded 

to NPPD/CS&C/OEC, Attn.: Ryan 

Oremland, Ryan.Oremland@dhs.gov. 

Written comments should reach the 

contact person listed no later than 

March 15, 2011. Comments must be 

identified by ‘‘DHS–2010–0081’’ and 

may be submitted by one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

• E-mail: Ryan.Oremland@dhs.gov. 

Include the docket number in the 

subject line of the message. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the words ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security’’ and the docket 

number for this action. Comments 

received will be posted without 

alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ryan Oremland, NPPD/CS&C/OEC, 

Ryan.Oremland@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OEC, 

formed under Title XVIII of the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 

U.S.C. 101 et seq., is required to develop 

the NECP, including identification of 

goals, timeframes, and appropriate 

measures to achieve interoperable 

communications capabilities. The NECP 

Performance Report is designed to meet 

these statutory requirements. 

OEC will use the information gained 

through the reports to track progress 

that states are making in implementing 

milestones and demonstrating goals of 

the NECP. Information regarding 

demonstration of the NECP will 

measure the ability of counties or 

county-equivalents to demonstrate 

response-level emergency 

communications within one hour for 

routine events involving multiple 

jurisdictions. 

Statewide Interoperability 

Coordinators or Statewide 

Communications Interoperability 

Planning points of contact (police, fire, 

emergency medical services, emergency 

managers, dispatchers, radio operators, 

government workers, etc.) will be 

responsible for collecting this 

information from their respective 

counties or county equivalents within 

their states. The report will be 

submitted electronically via e-mail. 

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; 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, National Protection and 

Programs Directorate. 

Title: NECP Goal 2 Performance 

Report. 

From: Not Applicable. 

OMB Number: 1670–XXXX. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: State and local 

governments. 

Number of Respondents: 56. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 

hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,680 annual 

burden hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $0. 

Dated: January 5, 2011. 

David Epperson, 

Chief Information Officer, National Protection 

and Programs Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2011–695 Filed 1–13–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5480–N–04] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB; 

American Housing Survey 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

has been submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The Department is 

soliciting public comments on the 

subject proposal. 

The American Housing Survey (AHS) 

provides a periodic measure of the size 

and composition of the country’s 

housing inventory. Title 12, United 

States Code, Sections 1701Z–1, 1701Z– 

2(g), and 1710Z–10a mandate the 

collection of this information. 

Like the previous surveys, the 2011 

AHS collects data on subjects such as 

the amount and types of changes in the 

inventory, the physical condition of the 

inventory, the characteristics of the 

occupants, housing costs, the persons 

eligible for and beneficiaries of assisted 

housing, and the number and 

characteristics of vacancies. The 2011 

AHS will collect additional data on 

potential health and safety hazards in 

the home and modifications made to 

assist occupants living with disabilities. 

Selected neighborhood and journey to 

work questions will not be collected in 

the 2011 survey and the mortgage 

questions will be redesigned. There is 

no AHS–Metropolitan Sample in the 

2011 survey. But, a supplemental 

sample of housing units will be selected 

for 30 metropolitan areas. The 

supplemental sample will be combined 

with existing sample in these areas in 

order to produce metropolitan estimates 

using the National data. 

Policy analysts, program managers, 

budget analysts, and Congressional staff 

use AHS data to advise executive and 

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