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[Federal Register: March 3, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 41)]
[Notices]               
[Page 9608-9609]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2010-0006]

 
 National Protection and Programs Directorate; Technical 
Assistance Request and Evaluation

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: 60-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 (P.L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until May 3, 2010. 
This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1

ADDRESS:  Written comments and questions about this Information 
Collection Request should be forwarded to NPPD/CS&C/OEC, Attn.: 
Jonathan Clinton, Jonathan.Clinton@dhs.gov.
    Written comments should reach the contact person listed no later 
than May 3, 2010. Comments must be identified by DHS-2010-0006 and may 
be submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
     E-mail: Jonathan.Clinton@dhs.gov. 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 Office of Emergency Communications 
(OEC), formed under Title XVIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 
U.S.C. 101 et seq., as amended, is authorized to provide technical 
assistance at no charge to State, regional, local, and tribal 
government officials. OEC will use the Technical Assistance Request 
Form to identify the number and type of technical assistance requests 
from each State and territory. OEC will use the Technical Assistance 
Evaluation Form to support quality improvement of its technical 
assistance services. Registration forms will be submitted 
electronically. Evaluation forms may be submitted electronically or in 
paper form.
    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;

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    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 
Program Directorate.
    Title: Technical Assistance Request and Evaluation.
    Form: Not Applicable.
    OMB Number: 1670-NEW.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 350.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 175 annual burden hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $4,273.50.

    Signed: February 12, 2010.
Thomas Chase Garwood, III,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2010-4345 Filed 3-2-10; 8:45 am]
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