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CDC Director on infectious disease 

issues; (2) assists the CDC Director in 

formulating and communicating 

strategic initiatives and policies; (3) 

informs the CDC Director about key 

infectious disease issues; (4) represents 

the CDC Director externally on 

infectious disease issues; (5) provides 

strategic leadership to CDC’s infectious 

disease national centers; (6) develops 

overall strategic directions, sets 

priorities, and promotes science, 

policies, and programs related to 

infectious diseases; (7) ensures that 

agency-wide decisions on resource 

allocation are aligned with infectious 

disease priorities; (8) works with 

infectious disease national centers, 

other CDC centers and offices, and 

public health partners to develop and 

implement infectious disease goals and 

objectives; (9) identifies infectious 

disease issues of public health 

importance and launches strategic 

initiatives to address them, including 

developing shared goals and monitoring 

progress and accomplishments; (10) 

recruits and supports an efficient, 

effective, and vibrant work force, and 

fosters a safe and healthy work 

environment; (11) enhances 

cooperation, collaboration, and 

partnerships across multiple sectors, 

domestically and globally; (12) ensures 

integrity, transparency, and excellence 

in public health science and practice; 

(13) conducts ongoing evaluation and 

adjustment of infectious disease 

activities to ensure optimal effectiveness 

and efficiency; (14) promotes an 

environment that increases synergies 

and efficiencies and reduces duplication 

within CDC’s infectious disease 

programs; and (15) provides direction 

and leadership for external and internal 

program reviews of the infectious 

disease national centers’ initiatives, 

performance, and achievements. 

Influenza Coordination Unit (CVA4). 

The mission of the Influenza 

Coordination Unit (ICU) is to 

synchronize all aspects of CDC’s 

pandemic influenza preparedness and 

response from strategy through 

implementation and evaluation. In 

carrying out its mission, the ICU: (1) 

Serves as the principal advisor to the 

CDC Director and Deputy Director for 

Infectious Diseases on pandemic 

influenza preparedness and response 

activities, assisting the Director and 

Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases 

in formulating and communicating 

strategic pandemic initiatives and 

policies; (2) provides strategic 

leadership for CDC in the areas of 

pandemic preparedness and response, 

including setting priorities and 

promoting science, policies, and 

programs related to pandemic influenza; 

(3) strategically manages a $150+ 

million budget and allocates funds 

across the agency to ensure appropriate 

resources for high priority areas; and (4) 

conducts ongoing evaluation and 

adjustment of pandemic preparedness 

and response activities, in coordination 

with the National Response Framework 

and other emergency preparedness 

guidance, to ensure optimal public 

health effectiveness and efficient use of 

human and fiscal resources. 

Dated: February 23, 2010. 

William P. Nichols, 

Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4391 Filed 3–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–18–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

[Docket No. TSA–2009–0018] 

Extension of Agency Information 

Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 

Certified Cargo Screening Program 

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration, DHS. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

the Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA) has forwarded the 

Information Collection Request (ICR), 

OMB control number 1652–0053, 

abstracted below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

renewal in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR 

describes the nature of the information 

collection and its expected burden. TSA 

published a Federal Register notice, 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments, of the following collection of 

information on November 16, 2009, 74 

FR 58967. TSA has received no 

comments. The collections include: (1) 

Applications from entities that wish to 

become Certified Cargo Screening 

Facilities (CCSF) or operate as a TSAapproved validation firm; (2) personal 

information to allow TSA to conduct 

security threat assessments on key 

individuals employed by the CCSFs and 

validation firms; (3) implementation of 

a standard security program or 

submission of a proposed modified 

security program; (4) information on the 

amount of cargo screened; (5) 

recordkeeping requirements for CCSFs 

and validation firms; and (6) submission 

of validation reports to TSA. TSA is 

seeking the renewal of the ICR for the 

continuation of the program in order to 

secure passenger aircraft carrying cargo 

by the deadlines set out in the 

Implementing Recommendations of the 

9/11 Commission Act of 2007. 

DATES: Send your comments by April 5, 

2010. A comment to OMB is most 

effective if OMB receives it within 30 

days of publication. 

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 Desk Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security/TSA, and sent via 

electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joanna Johnson,, TSA Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) Officer, Office of 

Information Technology (OIT), TSA–11, 

Transportation Security Administration, 

601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 

20598–6011; telephone (571) 227–3651; 

e-mail TSAPRA@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.), an agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a valid OMB control 

number. The ICR documentation is 

available at http://www.reginfo.gov. 

Therefore, in preparation for OMB 

review and approval of the following 

information collection, TSA is soliciting 

comments to— 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

information requirement 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; 

(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 using 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Information Collection Requirement 

Title: Certified Cargo Screening 

Program. 

Type of Request: Renewal of one 

currently approved collection. 

OMB Control Number: 1652–0053. 

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Form(s): The forms used for this 

collection of information include the 

CCSF Facility Profile Application (TSA 

Form 419B), CCSF Principal Attestation 

(TSA Form 419D), Security Profile (TSA 

Form 419E), Security Threat Assessment 

Application (TSA Form 419F), TSA 

Approved Validation Firms Application 

(TSA Form 419G), Aviation Security 

Known Shipper Verification (TSA Form 

419H), CCSF Indirect Air Carrier 

Reporting Template, CCSF Shipper 

Reporting Template, and the CCSF 

Independent Cargo Screening Facility 

Reporting Template. 

Affected Public: The collections of 

information that make up this ICR 

involve entities other than aircraft 

operators located off-airport and 

includes facilties upstream in the air 

cargo supply chain, such as shippers, 

manufacturers, warehousing entities, 

distributors, third party logistics 

companies and Indirect Air Carriers 

located in the United States. 

Abstract: TSA is seeking the approval 

from OMB for the collections of 

information contained in the ICR. 

Congress identified specific 

requirements for TSA in the area of air 

cargo security in the Aviation and 

Transportation Security Act (ATSA), 

Public Law 107–71: (1) To provide for 

screening of all property, including U.S. 

mail, cargo, carry-on and checked 

baggage, and other articles, that will be 

carried aboard a passenger aircraft; and 

(2) to establish a system to screen, 

inspect, report, or otherwise ensure the 

security of all cargo that is to be 

transported on passenger aircraft as 

soon as practicable. In the Implementing 

Recommendations of the 9/11 

Commission Act of 2007, Public Law 

110–53, Congress requires that 50 

percent of cargo transported on 

passenger aircraft is screened by 

February 2009, and 100 percent of such 

cargo is screened by August 2010. 

TSA must proceed with the ICR for 

this program in order to meet the 

Congressional mandates, and current 

and new regulations (49 CFR 1522, 

1542.209, 1544.205, 1546.205, 1548, and 

1549) that enable them to accept, screen, 

and transport air cargo. The 

uninterrupted collection of this 

information will allow TSA to continue 

to ensure implementation of these vital 

security measures for the protection of 

the traveling public. 

TSA will certify qualified facilities as 

CCSFs. Companies seeking to become 

CCSFs are required to submit an 

application to TSA at least 90 days 

before the intended date of operation. 

TSA will allow the regulated entity to 

operate as a CCSF in accordance with a 

TSA-approved security program. Prior 

to certification, the CCSF must also 

submit to an assessment by a TSAapproved validator. The regulated 

entities must also collect personal 

information and submit such 

information to TSA so that TSA may 

conduct security threat assessments 

(STA) for individuals with unescorted 

access to cargo, and who have 

responsibility for screening cargo under 

49 CFR parts 1544, 1546, or 1548. CCSF 

facilities must provide information on 

the amount of cargo screened and other 

cargo screening metrics at an approved 

facility. CCSFs must also maintain 

screening, training, and other securityrelated records of compliance. A firm 

interested in operating as a TSAapproved validation firm must also 

apply for TSA approval. Validation 

firms will need to provide the following 

information: (1) Applications from 

entities seeking to become TSAapproved validation firms; (2) personal 

information so individuals performing, 

assisting or supervising validation 

assessments, and security coordinators 

can undergo STAs; (3) implementation 

of a standard security program provided 

by TSA or submission of a proposed 

modified security program; (4) 

recordkeeping requirements, including 

that validation firms maintain 

assessment reports; and (5) submission 

of validation reports conducted by 

validators. 

Number of Respondents: 5,663. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An 

estimated 718,481 hours. 

Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on February 

26, 2010. 

Joanna Johnson, 

TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office 

of Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4441 Filed 3–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID: FEMA–2009–0001] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request, OMB No. 

1660–NEW; FEMA Preparedness 

Grants: Emergency Management 

Performance Grant (EMPG) 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice; 30-day notice and 

request for comments; new information; 

OMB No. 1660–NEW; FEMA Form— 

None. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) has 

submitted the information collection 

abstracted below to the Office of 

Management and Budget for review and 

clearance in accordance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. The submission 

describes the nature of the information 

collection, the categories of 

respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., 

the time, effort and resources used by 

respondents to respond) and cost, and 

the actual data collection instruments 

FEMA will use. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before April 5, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: 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 the Desk Officer 

for the Department of Homeland 

Security, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, and sent via 

electronic mail to 

oira.submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–5806. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

should be made to Director, Office of 

Records Management, 1800 South Bell 

Street, Arlington, VA 20598–3005, 

facsimile number (202) 646–3347, or 

e-mail address FEMA-InformationCollections@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Collection of Information 

Title: FEMA Preparedness Grants: 

Emergency Management Performance 

Grant (EMPG). The title has changed 

since publication of the 60-Day Federal 

Register Notice at 74 FR 59237, Nov. 17, 

2009. 

Type of information collection: New 

information collection. 

OMB Number: 1660–NEW. 

Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA 

Form—None. 

Abstract: The Emergency 

Management Performance Grants 

(EMPG) assist State and local 

governments in enhancing and 

sustaining all-hazards emergency 

management capabilities. The EMPG 

Work Plan narrative must demonstrate 

how proposed projects address gaps, 

deficiencies, and capabilities in current 

programs and the ability to provide 

enhancements consistent with the 

purpose of the program and guidance 

provided by FEMA. FEMA uses the 

information to provide details, 

timelines, and milestones on proposed 

projects. 

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