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c. An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 118 burden hours. 

Dated: June 3, 2010. 

Tara O’Toole, 

Under Secretary for Science and Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2010–14230 Filed 6–11–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9F–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2010–0040] 

Science and Technology (S&T) 

Directorate; Agency Information 

Collection Activities: Submission for 

Review; Information Collection 

Request for the Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) Science and 

Technology TechSolutions Program 

AGENCY: Science and Technology 

Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-day Notice and request for 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The TechSolutions Program 

was established by the Department of 

Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) Science 

and Technology (S&T) Directorate to 

provide information, resources and 

technology solutions that address 

mission capability gaps identified by the 

emergency response community. The 

goal of TechSolutions is to field 

technologies that meet 80% of the 

operational requirement, in a 12 to 15 

month time frame, at a cost 

commensurate with the proposal. Goals 

will be accomplished through rapid 

prototyping or the identification of 

existing technologies that satisfy 

identified requirements. Through the 

use of data collection forms, 

TechSolutions will collect submitter 

and capability gap information from 

First Responders (Federal, State, Local, 

and Tribal Police, Firefighters, and 

Emergency Medical Service) through the 

TechSolutions Web site. The 

information will be used to address 

reported capability gaps, leading to 

improved safety and productivity. The 

DHS invites interested persons to 

comment on the following forms and 

instructions (hereinafter ‘‘Forms 

Package’’) for the TechSolutions 

program: (1) Submit a Capability Gap 

(DHS Form 10011 (04/07)), (2) 

Information Request (DHS Form 10012 

(04/07)), and (3) Register (DHS Form 

10015 (04/07)). Section 313 of the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002 (PL 

107–296) established this requirement. 

This notice and request for comments 

is required by 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 August 13, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments, identified 

by docket number DHS–2010–0040, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Please follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: jeffery.harris@dhs.gov. 

Please include docket number DHS– 

2010–0040 in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Fax: (202) 254–6171. (Not a toll-free 

number.) 

• Mail: Science and Technology 

Directorate, Attn: OCIO—Jeffery Harris, 

245 Murray Drive, Mail Stop 0202, 

Washington, DC 20528. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffery Harris (202) 254–6015 (not a toll 

free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Please 

note that the Forms Package includes 

three forms for collecting submitter and 

capability gap information from first 

responders (federal, state, local, and 

tribal police, firefighters, and emergency 

medical service). As explained herein, 

these separate forms are intended to be 

flexible and permit DHS S&T to address 

reported capability gaps, leading to 

improved safety and productivity 

without undue bureaucratic burden. 

The Department is committed to 

improving its TechSolutions processes 

and urges all interested parties to 

suggest how these materials can further 

reduce burden while seeking necessary 

information under the Act. DHS 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) Suggest ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

(4) Suggest ways to 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. 

The Forms Package will be available on 

the Tech Solutions Web site found at 

(https://www.techsolutions.dhs.gov). 

The user will complete the forms online 

and submit them through the Web site. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Information Collection Revision. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

TechSolutions Submit a Capability Gap, 

Information Request, and Register. 

Agency Form Number, if any, and the 

applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: DHS Science 

and Technology Directorate, Submit a 

Capability Gap (DHS Form 10011 

(04/07), Information Request (DHS Form 

10012 (04/07), and Register (DHS Form 

10015 (04/07). 

(3) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Business or other for-profit, 

not-for-profit institutions, and state, 

local or tribal government; the data 

collected through the TechSolutions 

Forms Package will be used to address 

reported capability gaps, leading to 

improved safety and productivity for 

first responders. 

(4) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 

a. Estimate of the total number of 

respondents: 391. 

b. An estimate of the time for an 

average respondent to respond: .42 

burden hours. 

c. An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 39 burden hours. 

Dated: June 3, 2010. 

Tara O’Toole, 

Under Secretary for Science and Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2010–14231 Filed 6–11–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9F–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary: Sport Fishing 

and Boating Partnership Council 

Charter 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Renewal. 

SUMMARY: This notice is published in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Act). Following 

consultation with the General Services 

Administration, the Secretary of the 

Interior has renewed the Sport Fishing 

and Boating Partnership Council 

(Council) charter for 2 years. 


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