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and Resources Research, National Institutes 

of Health, HHS) 

Dated: July 24, 2012. 

Jennifer S. Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2012–0001] 

Critical Infrastructure Private Sector 

Clearance Program Request 

AGENCY: National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: 30-day notice and request for 

comments; 

Reinstatement, with change, of a 

previously approved collection. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), National Protection and 

Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of 

Infrastructure Protection (IP) will 

submit 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). NPPD is soliciting comments 

concerning Reinstatement, with change, 

of a previously approved ICR for the 

Critical Infrastructure Private Sector 

Clearance Program (PSCP). DHS 

previously published this ICR in the 

Federal Register on April 12, 2012, 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 August 29, 2012. 

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, OMB. Comments should be 

addressed to OMB Desk Officer, DHS, 

Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. 

Comments must be identified by DHS– 

2012–0001 and may be submitted by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

• Email: 

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. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Monika Junker, DHS/NPPD/IP, 

monika.junker@dhs.gov, (703) 235– 

8229. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PSCP 

sponsors clearances for private sector 

partners who are responsible for critical 

infrastructure protection but would not 

otherwise be eligible for a clearance 

under Executive Order 12829. These 

partners are subject matter experts 

within specific industries and sectors. 

The PSCP requires individuals to 

complete a clearance request form that 

initiates the clearance process. DHS 

Sector Specialists or Protective Security 

Advisors email the form to the 

individual who then emails back the 

completed form, minus their date and 

place of birth and social security 

number. The clearance request form is 

signed by both the Federal official who 

nominated the applicant and the 

Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure 

Protection. Upon approval to process, 

the PSCP Administrator contacts the 

nominee to obtain the social security 

number, date and place of birth, and 

will then enter this data into e-QIP— 

Office of Personnel Management’s 

secure portal for investigation 

processing. Once the data is entered in 

e-QIP, the applicant can complete the 

online security questionnaire. The PSCP 

maintains all applicants’ information in 

the Master Roster, which contains all 

the information found on the clearance 

request form in addition to their 

clearance information (date granted, 

level of clearance, date non-disclosure 

agreements signed, and type/date of 

investigation). The Administrator of the 

Master Roster maintains the information 

to track clearance processing and 

investigation information and to have 

the most current contact information for 

the participants from each sector. 

Analysis 

Agency: Department of Homeland 

Security, National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, Office of 

Infrastructure Protection. 

Title: Critical Infrastructure Private 

Sector Clearance Program. 

OMB Number: 1670–0013. 

Frequency: Once. 

Affected Public: Designated private 

sector employees of critical 

infrastructure entities or organizations. 

Number of Respondents: 450 

(estimate). 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10 

minutes. 

Total Burden Hours: 75. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $0. 

Dated: July 24, 2012. 

Scott Libby, 

Acting Chief Information Officer, National 

Protection and Programs Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2012–0037] 

President’s National Security 

Telecommunications Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice 

of an Open Federal Advisory Committee 

Teleconference. 

SUMMARY: The President’s National 

Security Telecommunications Advisory 

Committee (NSTAC) will meet on 

Thursday, August 16, 2012, via a 

conference call. The meeting will be 

open to the public. 

DATES: The NSTAC will meet Thursday, 

August 16, 2012, from 2:00 p.m. to 

3:15 p.m. Please note that the meeting 

may close early if the committee has 

completed its business. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via a conference call. For access to the 

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conference bridge, contact Ms. Deirdre 

Gallop-Anderson by email at 

deirdre.gallop-anderson@dhs.gov by 

5:00 p.m. on August 9, 2012. 

To facilitate public participation, we 

are inviting public comment on the 

issues to be considered by the 

committee as listed in the 

‘‘Supplementary Information’’ section 

below. Documents associated with the 

issues to be discussed during the 

conference will be available at 

www.ncs.gov/nstac for review by August 

10, 2012. Written comments must be 

received by the NSTAC Designated 

Federal Officer no later than August 30, 

2012 and may be submitted by any one 

of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting written 

comments. 

• Email: NSTAC@hq.dhs.gov. Include 

the docket number in the subject line of 

the email message. 

• Fax: (703) 235–4981. 

• Mail: Alternate Designated Federal 

Officer, National Communications 

System, National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane, 

Mail Stop 0615, Arlington, VA 20598– 

0615. 

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 www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket, 

including all documents and comments 

received by the NSTAC, go to 

www.regulations.gov. 

A public comment period will be held 

during the meeting on August 16, 2012, 

from 2:55 p.m. to 3:10 p.m. Speakers 

who wish to participate in the public 

comment period must register in 

advance no later than 5:00 p.m. on 

August 9, 2012, by emailing Deirdre 

Gallop-Anderson at deirdre.gallopanderson@dhs.gov. Speakers are 

requested to limit their comments to 

three minutes and will speak in order of 

registration as time permits. Please note 

that the public comment period may 

end before the time indicated, following 

the last call for comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Allen F. Woodhouse, NSTAC Alternate 

Designated Federal Officer, Department 

of Homeland Security, telephone (703) 

235–4900. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

(Pub. L. 92–463). The NSTAC advises 

the President on matters related to 

national security and emergency 

preparedness telecommunications 

policy. 

Agenda: The NSTAC members will 

receive an update on progress made to 

date by the Nationwide Public Safety 

Broadband Network (NPSBN) Research 

Subcommittee. The NPSBN Research 

Subcommittee is focusing on what 

National Security Emergency 

Preparedness (NS/EP) policy changes 

should be considered in order to: (1) 

Facilitate priority access that may be 

required across the diverse community 

of potential NPSBN users, particularly 

during NS/EP situations; (2) support 

NPSBN access, interoperability, 

security, reliability, and resiliency; and 

(3) help ensure the deployment and 

evolution of the NPSBN is in such a 

manner that accounts for each state and 

local jurisdiction’s diverse capabilities, 

while helping to ensure scalability to 

the national level. 

Next, NSTAC members will discuss 

the findings of their review of the 

Department of Homeland Security’s 

(DHS) National Cybersecurity and 

Communications Integration Center 

(NCCIC). During the NSTAC meeting on 

May 15, 2012, the National Security 

Staff asked the NSTAC to conduct a 

review of the NCCIC to determine if it 

is operating in ways consistent with the 

NSTAC’s proposed Joint Collaboration 

Center that the NSTAC envisioned in its 

2009 Cybersecurity Collaboration 

Report. 

The NSTAC, in coordination with 

senior leaders from the White House 

and DHS, will also address potential 

NSTAC taskings such as the National 

Security Staff’s request for the NSTAC 

to examine how commercial off-theshelf technologies and private sector 

best practices can be used to secure 

unclassified communications between 

and among Federal civilian departments 

and agencies. 

Additionally, there will be a 

discussion regarding whether further 

study is warranted of the NSTAC’s 

recommendation to develop a separate 

‘‘out-of-band’’ data network supporting 

communications among carriers, 

Internet service providers, vendors, and 

additional critical infrastructure owners 

and operators during a severe cyber 

incident that renders the Internet 

unusable. 

Dated: July 23, 2012. 

Michael Echols, 

Alternate Designated Federal Officer for the 

NSTAC. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2012–0045] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Department of 

Homeland Security U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection-DHS/CBP–009 

Electronic System for Travel 

Authorization (ESTA) System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Privacy Office, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to 

update and reissue a current DHS 

system of records titled, ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security/U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection-DHS/CBP–009 

Electronic System for Travel 

Authorization (ESTA) System of 

Records.’’ This system collects and 

maintains a record of nonimmigrant 

aliens seeking to travel to the United 

States under the Visa Waiver Program. 

The system is used to determine 

whether the applicant is eligible to 

travel to the United States under the 

Visa Waiver Program by vetting the 

application information against selected 

security and law enforcement databases 

using U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) TECS and the 

Automated Targeting System (ATS). In 

addition, ATS retains a copy of ESTA 

application data to identify potential 

high-risk ESTA applicants. DHS/CBP is 

updating this system of records notice to 

clarify the categories of individuals and 

remove unnecessary language, add the 

Internet Protocol address associated 

with the submitted ESTA application as 

a category of records, provide more 

specific legal authorities, clarify the 

purposes to include the identification of 

high-risk applicants, include an 

additional routine use for judicial 

proceedings and update and clarify 

other routine uses, clarify the retention 

of records in ESTA and the 

Nonimmigrant Information System 

(DHS/CBP–016—Nonimmigrant 

Information System December 19, 2008 

73 FR 77739), update the notification 

procedures to explain the extension of 

access procedures to international 

travelers, allow limited direct access 

and amendment of ESTA application 

data, and add the CPB access request 

address; eliminate unnecessary language 

from the record source categories, and 

clarify which exemptions will be used 

for which provisions of the Privacy Act. 

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