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###### Department of Homeland Security

          - [Docket No. DHS-2011-0012]

# 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), National Cyber Security Division (NCSD), Cyber Security Evaluation Program (CSEP), 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).

# DATES:

Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until June 20, 2011. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.

# ADDRESSES:

                        Written comments and questions about this Information Collection Request should be forwarded to DHS/NPPD/CS&C/NCSD/CSEP, 245 Murray Lane, SW., Mail Stop 0640, Arlington,VA 20598-0640. E-mailed requests should go to Michael Leking,                         *michael.leking@dhs.gov.*                         Written comments should reach the contact person listed no later than June 20, 2011. Comments must be identified by “DHS-2011-0012”and may be submitted by                         *one*                         of the following methods:                    
      -  Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
      -  E-mail:                          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.                    

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Per the House Report 111-298 and Senate Report 111-31, NPPD, in cooperation with FEMA and relevant stakeholders, shall develop the necessary tools for all levels of government to complete a cyber network security assessment so that a full measure of gaps and capabilities can be completed. The NCSR will be conducted via the US-CERT Secure Portal. The assessment stakeholders will be states and large urban areas. The NCSR is a voluntary self-assessment designed to measure cybersecurity preparedness and resilience. Through the NCSR, CSEP will examine relationships, interactions, and processes governing IT management and the ability to effectively manage operational risk.

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, Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, National Cyber Security Division, Cyber Security Evaluation Program.                

*Title:*                     Nationwide Cyber Security Review (NCSR) Assessment.                

*OMB Number:*                     1670-NEW.                

*Frequency:*                     Annually.                

*Affected Public:*                     Chief Information Officers, Chief Information Security Officers, Chief Technology Officers, and IT security personnel within states and major urban areas.                

*Number of Respondents:*                     750 respondents (estimate).                

*Estimated Time per Respondent:*                     2 hours.                

*Total Burden Hours:*                     1,500 annual burden hours.                

*Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):*                     $0.                

*Total Recordkeeping Burden:*                     $0.                

*Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining):*                     $36,630.                

Dated: April 12, 2011.

David Epperson,

Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 2011-9631 Filed 4-20-11; 8:45 am]

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