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Request should be forwarded to 

(Amanda Norman, Program Analyst, 

DHS/NPPD/IP/IICD) 

Amanda.norman@hq.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In order to 

identify and assess the vulnerabilities 

and risks pertaining to a specific public 

assembly venue, such as a stadium or 

arena, owner-operators and/or security 

managers often volunteer to conduct an 

R–SAT assessment. The requested 

questionnaire information is necessary 

in order to facilitate electronic 

execution of the Commercial Facilities 

Sector’s risk assessment to focus 

protection resources and activities on 

those assets, systems, networks, and 

functions with the highest risk profiles. 

Currently, there is no known data 

collection that includes multiple 

facilities within the Commercial 

Facilities Sector. 

After the user logs into the R–SAT 

system the user will be prompted with 

the R–SAT Assessment questionnaire 

and will answer various questions to 

input the data. Once the user begins the 

assessment, the only information 

required to be submitted to (and shared 

with) the U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) before completing the 

assessment is venue identification 

information (e.g., Point-of-Contact 

information, address, latitude/longitude, 

venue type, capacity, etc.). A user can 

elect to share their entire completed 

assessment with DHS, which will 

protect the information as Protected 

Critical Infrastructure Information 

(PCII). The information from the 

assessment will be used to assess the 

risk of the evaluated entity (e.g., 

calculate a vulnerability score by threat, 

evaluate protective/mitigation measures 

relative to vulnerability, calculate a risk 

score, report threats presenting highest 

risks, etc.). The information will also be 

combined with data from other 

respondents to provide an overall sector 

perspective (e.g., report additional 

relevant protective/mitigation measures 

for consideration, etc.). 

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. 

Analysis 

Agency: Department of Homeland 

Security, National Protection and 

Programs Directorate. 

Title: Assessment Questionnaire— 

Risk Self Assessment Tool (R–SAT). 

DHS Form: Not Applicable. 

OMB Number: 1670—NEW. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 200. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 40 

hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 8,000 annual 

burden hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0.00. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $0.00. 

Thomas Chase Garwood, III, 

Chief Information Officer, National Protection 

and Programs Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E9–22054 Filed 9–11–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

National Protection and Programs 

Directorate; Assessment 

Questionnaire—Voluntary Chemical 

Assessment Tool (VCAT) 

AGENCY: National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for 

comments; new information collection 

request, 1670–NEW. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security, National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, 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). 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until November 13, 

2009. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and questions 

about this Information Collection 

Request should be forwarded to 

Amanda Norman, Program Analyst, 

DHS/NPPD/IP/IICD, 

Amanda.norman@hq.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism 

Standards (CFATS), issued by the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) in April 2007, mandates that 

chemical facilities conduct a security 

vulnerability assessment (SVA) and 

then develop a site security plan (SSP) 

to implement security measures that 

adhere to standards specified by the 

Department. All facilities complete a 

top-screen process that determines 

whether or not completion of an SVA is 

required. Those facilities that do not 

meet the threshold do not conduct an 

SVA, however there is no means by 

which they can assess the risks and/or 

vulnerabilities of their facility. To fill 

this gap, the Methodology Technical 

Implementation (MTI) office, within the 

Infrastructure Information Collection 

Division (IICD), in the Office of 

Infrastructure Protection (IP), National 

Protection and Program Directorate 

(NPPD), supports the automation of 

sector-approved risk and vulnerability 

assessment methodologies that are 

compliant with the criteria outlined in 

the National Infrastructure Protection 

Plan (NIPP). The method is to provide 

a Web-based, automated assessment tool 

to the Chemical Sector for voluntary use 

by chemical facilities that allow owners/ 

operators to identify their current 

vulnerability and risk levels through an 

all-hazards approach. The application, 

titled Voluntary Chemical Assessment 

Tool (VCAT), will enable owners/ 

operators to evaluate the theoretical 

vulnerability and risk associated with 

the effects of the selected threats, thus 

allowing the Chemical Sector to more 

thoroughly understand, prioritize and 

analyze its assets or systems. This 

application will facilitate cost benefit 

analysis, allowing owners/operators to 

select the best combination of physical 

security countermeasures and 

mitigation strategies to reduce overall 

risk. Collection of this information is 

directed and supported by Homeland 

Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 

7, ‘‘Critical Infrastructure Identification, 

Prioritization, and Protection,’’ 

December 17, 2003. 

After Chemical sector specific agency 

(SSA) and private sector partners access 

the VCAT system (see supporting 

statement for VCAT User Accounts), the 

user will be prompted with the VCAT 

Assessment questionnaire and will 

answer various questions to input the 

data. This information will be used to 

supplement existing CIKR protection 


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activities conducted by DHS NPPD. 

More specifically, the information will 

be used to address facility assessments, 

response planning, and risk mitigation 

execution and related CIKR protection 

and incident management activities. 

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. 

Analysis 

Agency: Department of Homeland 

Security, National Protection and 

Programs Directorate. 

Title: Assessment Questionnaire— 

Voluntary Chemical Assessment Tool 

(VCAT). 

DHS Form: Not Applicable. 

OMB Number: 1670—NEW. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Federal Government. 

Number of Respondents: 50. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 8 

hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 400 annual 

burden hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0.00. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $0.00. 

Thomas Chase Garwood, III, 

Chief Information Officer, National Protection 

and Programs Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E9–22056 Filed 9–11–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

National Protection and Programs 

Directorate; Infrastructure Protection 

Data Call Survey 

AGENCY: National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for 

comments; new information collection 

request: 1670–NEW. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security, National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, 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). 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until November 13, 

2009. 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 NPPD/IP/IICD, Attn.: Mary MathenyRushdan, mary.mathenyrushdan@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) is the lead coordinator in the 

national effort to identify and prioritize 

the country’s critical infrastructure and 

key resources (CIKR). At DHS, this 

responsibility is managed by the Office 

of Infrastructure Protection (IP) in the 

National Protection and Programs 

Directorate (NPPD). In FY2006, IP 

engaged in the annual development of a 

list of CIKR assets and systems to 

improve IP’s CIKR prioritization efforts; 

this list is called the Critical 

Infrastructure List. The Critical 

Infrastructure List includes assets and 

systems that, if destroyed, damaged or 

otherwise compromised, could result in 

significant consequences on a regional 

or national scale. 

The IP Data Call is administered out 

of the Infrastructure Information 

Collection Division (IICD) in the Office 

of Infrastructure Protection (IP). The IP 

Data Call provides opportunities for 

States and territories to collaborate with 

DHS and its Federal partners in CIKR 

protection. DHS, State and territorial 

Homeland Security Advisors (HSA), 

Sector Specific Agencies (SSA), and 

territories build their CIKR data using 

the IP Data Call application. To ensure 

that HSAs, SSAs and territories are able 

to achieve this mission, IP requests 

opinions and information in a survey 

from IP Data Call participants regarding 

the IP Data Call process and the Webbased application used to collect the 

CIKR data. The survey data collected is 

for internal IICD and IP use only. 

IICD and IP will use the results of the 

IP Data Call Survey to determine levels 

of customer satisfaction with the IP Data 

Call process and the IP Data Call 

application and prioritize future 

improvements. The results will also 

allow IP to appropriate funds costeffectively based on user need, and 

improve the process and application. 

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. 

Analysis 

Agency: Department of Homeland 

Security, National Protection and 

Programs Directorate. 

Title: IP Data Call Survey. 

Form: Not Applicable. 

OMB Number: 1670—NEW. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 138. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 

hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 276. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $25,513. 

Thomas Chase Garwood, III, 

Chief Information Officer, National Protection 

and Programs Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E9–22052 Filed 9–11–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

National Protection and Programs 

Directorate; User Account Creation— 

Risk Self Assessment Tool (R–SAT) 

AGENCY: National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for 

comments; new information collection 

request, 1670–NEW. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security, National Protection and 


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