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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 159 (Friday, August 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50075-50076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20025]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2013-0023]

Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan Template and Annual 
Progress Report

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: 60-day notice and request for comments; New Information 
Collection Request: 1670-0017.

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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

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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 October 15, 
2013. 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/OEC, 245 Murray 
Lane SW., Mail Stop 0640, Arlington, VA 20598-0640. Emailed requests 
should go to Serena Maxey, serena.maxey@hq.dhs.gov. Written comments 
should reach the contact person listed no later than October 15, 2013. 
Comments must be identified by ``DHS-2013-0023'' and may be submitted 
by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
     Email: 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: The Department of Homeland Security, Office 
of Emergency Communications (OEC), formed under Title XVIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 U.S.C. 571 et seq., is required, 
pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 572, to develop the National Emergency 
Communications Plan (NECP), which includes identification of goals, 
timeframes, and appropriate measures to achieve interoperable 
communications capabilities. In 2010, the Statewide Communication 
Interoperability Plan (SCIP) Implementation Report was cleared in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and will expire in 
September of 2013. The SCIP Template and Annual Progress Report will 
replace the previous SCIP Template and SCIP Implementation Report. 
These updated documents (SCIP Template and Annual Progress Report) 
streamline the information collected by OEC to track the progress 
states are making in implementing milestones and demonstrating goals of 
the NECP. The process for completing the SCIP Template and Annual 
Progress Report will not change.
    The SCIP Template and Annual Progress Report will assist states in 
their strategic planning for interoperable and emergency communications 
while demonstrating each state's achievements and challenges in 
accomplishing optimal interoperability for emergency responders. In 
addition, certain government grants may require states to update their 
SCIP Templates and Annual Progress Reports to include broadband efforts 
in order to receive funding for interoperable and emergency 
communications. Statewide Interoperability Coordinators (SWICs) will be 
responsible for the development and incorporation of input from their 
respective stakeholders and governance bodies into their SCIP Template 
and Annual Progress Report. SWICs will complete and submit the reports 
directly to OEC through unclassified electronic submission.
    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, 
Office of Emergency Communications.
    Title: Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan Template and 
Annual Progress Report.
    OMB Number: 1670-0017.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Statewide Interoperability Coordinators.
    Number of Respondents: 56 respondents.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 560 annual burden hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $28,918.40.

    Dated: August 12, 2013.
Scott Libby,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2013-20025 Filed 8-15-13; 8:45 am]
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