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[Federal Register: April 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 77)]
[Notices]               
[Page 21011]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2010-0021]

 
National Protection and Programs Directorate; Statewide 
Communication Interoperability Plan Implementation Report

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for comments; New Information 
Collection Request: 1670-NEW.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and 
Programs Directorate/Cybersecurity and Communications/Office of 
Emergency Communications, has submitted 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 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The National Protection 
and Programs Directorate is soliciting comments concerning New 
Information Collection Request, Statewide Communication 
Interoperability Plan Implementation Report. DHS previously published 
this information collection request (ICR) in the Federal Register on 
January 5, 2010, at 75 FR 417, for a 60-day public comment period. DHS 
received no comments. The purpose of this notice is to allow an 
additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until May 24, 2010. 
This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be 
addressed to OMB Desk Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Office 
of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Comments must be identified by 
DHS-2010-0021 and may be submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
     E-mail: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Include the docket 
number in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 395-5806.
    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.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If additional information is required 
contact: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection 
and Programs Directorate/Cybersecurity and Communications/Office of 
Emergency Communications, Jonathan Clinton, 202-343-1609, 
Jonathan.Clinton@dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Emergency Communications 
(OEC), formed under Title XVIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 
U.S.C. 101 et seq., is responsible for ensuring that activities funded 
by the Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program (IECGP) (6 
U.S.C. 579) comply with the Statewide Communication Interoperability 
Plan (SCIP) for that State required by section 7303(f) of the 
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 
194(f)). Further, under the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 579(m)), a State that receives a grant 
under the IECGP must annually submit to the Director of OEC a report on 
the progress of the State in implementing its SCIP and on achieving 
interoperability at the city, county, regional, State, and interstate 
levels. OEC is then required to make these reports publicly available 
(6 U.S.C 579(m)). The SCIP Implementation Report Form is designed to 
meet these statutory requirements. SCIP Implementation Reports will be 
submitted electronically.

Analysis

    Agency: Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and 
Programs Directorate.
    Title: Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan Implementation 
Report.
    Form: Not Applicable.
    OMB Number: 1670-NEW.
    Frequency: Yearly.
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 56.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 6 Hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 336 annual burden hours.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $8,205.12.

    Signed: April 14, 2010.
Thomas Chase Garwood, III,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2010-9320 Filed 4-21-10; 8:45 am]
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