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Seafarers (STCW), International 

Convention. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0079. 

Summary: This information is 

necessary to ensure compliance with the 

international requirements of the STCW 

Convention, and to maintain an 

acceptable level of quality in activities 

associated with training and assessment 

of merchant mariners. 

Need: 46 U.S.C. chapter 71 authorizes 

the Coast Guard to issue regulations 

related to licensing of merchant 

mariners. These regulations are 

contained in 46 CFR chapter I, 

subchapter B. 

Forms: None. 

Respondents: Owners and operators 

of vessels, training institutions, and 

mariners. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated 

burden has decreased from 29,234 hours 

to 23,200 hours a year, due to a decrease 

in the estimated annual number of 

respondents. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. et seq., chapter 

35, as amended. 

Dated: August 3, 2023. 

Kathleen Claffie, 

Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S. 

Coast Guard. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID: FEMA–2023–0012; OMB No. 

1660–0113] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review, Comment Request; FEMA 

Preparedness Grants: Tribal Homeland 

Security Grant Program (THSGP) 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice of renewal and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) will 

submit 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 

seeks comments concerning the FEMA 

Preparedness Grants: Tribal Homeland 

Security Grant Program (THSGP). The 

THSGP investment justification allows 

Indian Tribes to apply for Federal 

funding to support efforts to achieve 

target capabilities related to preventing, 

preparing for, protecting against, or 

responding to acts of terrorism. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before September 28, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

should be made to Director, Information 

Management Division, 500 C St. SW, 

Washington, DC 20472, email address: 

FEMA-Information-CollectionsManagement@fema.dhs.gov or 

Cornelius Jackson, Preparedness Officer, 

FEMA Grant Programs Directorate, at 

(202) 786–9508 or Cornelius.Jackson@

fema.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the THSGP is to make grants 

available to Federally-recognized 

‘‘directly eligible tribes’’, as defined by 

the Homeland Security Act, and to 

provide Tribes with the ability to 

develop and deliver core capabilities 

using the combined efforts of the whole 

community, rather than the exclusive 

effort of any single organization or level 

of government. The THSGP’s allowable 

costs support efforts of Tribes to build 

and sustain core capabilities to prepare 

for, prevent, protect against, and 

respond to acts of terrorism. The THSGP 

also plays an important role in the 

implementation of the National 

Preparedness System by supporting the 

building, sustainment, and delivery of 

core capabilities essential to achieving 

FEMA’s National Preparedness Goal of 

a secure and resilient Nation. Federallyrecognized Tribes are those Tribes 

appearing on the list published by the 

Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the 

Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List 

Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103–454) (25 U.S.C. 

5131). ‘‘Directly eligible tribes’’ are 

defined in Section 2001 of the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 

amended (Pub. L. 107–296) (6 U.S.C. 

601). 

This proposed information collection 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on May 23, 2023, at 88 FR 

33626 with a 60-day public comment 

period. No comments were received. 

The purpose of this notice is to notify 

the public that FEMA will submit the 

information collection abstracted below 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

for review and clearance. 

Collection of Information 

Title: Tribal Homeland Security Grant 

Program (THSGP) Investment 

Justification Template. 

Type of Information Collection: 

Extension, without change, of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

OMB Number: 1660–0113. 

FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF–207– 

FY–22–118 (formerly 089–22), Tribal 

Homeland Security Grant Program 

(THSGP) Investment Justification 

Template. 

Abstract: This information is being 

collected for the primary purpose of 

facilitating correspondence between the 

grant applicant and FEMA and for 

determining eligibility and 

administration of FEMA Preparedness 

Grant Programs, specifically the Tribal 

Homeland Security Grant Program. The 

THSGP provides supplemental funding 

to directly eligible Tribes to help 

strengthen the nation against risks 

associated with potential terrorist 

attacks. This program provides funds to 

build capabilities at the State, Local, 

Territorial and Tribal levels and 

implement goals and objectives 

included in state homeland security 

strategies. 

Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal 

government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

120. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 120. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 18,010. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Cost: $962,454. 

Estimated Respondents’ Operation 

and Maintenance Costs: $0. 

Estimated Respondents’ Capital and 

Start-Up Costs: $0. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to the 

Federal Government: $482,186. 

Comments 

Comments may be submitted as 

indicated in the ADDRESSES caption 

above. Comments are solicited to (a) 

evaluate whether the proposed data 

collection is necessary for the proper 

performance of the Agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) 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; 

(c) enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) minimize the burden 

of the collection of information on those 


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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 submission of 

responses. 

Maile Rasco-Arthur, 

Deputy Director for Information Management, 

Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, 

Mission Support, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18586 Filed 8–28–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. CISA–2023–0021] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Gratuitous Services 

Agreement, Volunteer Release and 

Hold Harmless, and OBP Interest SignUp Sheet 

AGENCY: Cybersecurity and 

Infrastructure Security Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for 

comments; Extension without changes, 

1670–0031. 

SUMMARY: The Office for Bombing 

Prevention (OBP) within Cybersecurity 

and Infrastructure Security Agency 

(CISA) 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. The following 

forms of information collection to 

include the Voluntary Participation 

Release of Liability Agreement, the 

Gratuitous Services Agreement and the 

OBP interest sign-up sheet are renewals 

of an existing collection and no changes 

were made to the collection 

instruments. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until October 30, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number Docket # 

CISA–2023–0021, at: 

Æ Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Please 

follow the instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number Docket # CISA–2023– 

0021. All comments received will be 

posted without change to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to https://

www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Homeland Security Presidential 

Directive-19: Combating Terrorist Use of 

Explosives in the United States, the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) was mandated to educate private 

sector security providers about IED 

threats, including tactics, techniques, 

and procedures relevant to their usage, 

so they are knowledgeable about 

terrorist use of explosives and 

contribute to a layered security 

approach. 

The President’s Policy Directive-17: 

Countering Improvised Explosive 

Devices (PPD–17) reaffirms the 2007 

Strategy for Combating Terrorist Use of 

Explosives in the United States. It 

provides guidance to update and gives 

momentum to our ability to counter 

threats involving impro-vised explosive 

devices (IEDs). DHS was mandated to 

deliver standardized IED awareness and 

familiarization training for federal, state 

and local responders and public safety 

personnel. 

Over the past 10 years, incidents 

involving IEDs has increased 

worldwide. This highlights the existing 

threat of IED attacks by terrorists, 

transnational criminal organizations, 

and individuals domestically that have 

radical political, environmental, or 

international viewpoints. IEDs have 

been used in the theater of war, mass 

transit systems overseas (London, 

Spain), in global aviation plots 

(December 2009), assignation attempts 

against political leaders, and other 

attempts here within the United States 

(Portland, Times Square, Boston 

Marathon 2013). They have also been 

used to threaten our ability in the secure 

movement of goods in accordance with 

the National Strategy for Global Supply 

Chain Security (print cartridge). 

The Office for Bombing Prevention 

(OBP) must collect this information to 

effectively deliver training without 

concern that an individual who acts as 

a volunteer role player in support of 

official OBP training sustains an injury 

or death during the performance of his 

or her supporting role. Additionally, 

OBP must collect conference attendee 

information to properly identify key 

stakeholder segments and to ensure 

ongoing engagement and dissemination 

of OBP products to those who desire 

them. 

The purpose of the Volunteer 

Participant Release of Liability 

Agreement is to collect necessary 

information in case an individual who 

acts as a volunteer role player in 

support of official OBP training sustains 

an injury or death during the 

performance of his or her supporting 

role. If legal action is taken, this 

information can serve as a ‘‘hold 

harmless’’ statement/agreement by the 

Government. In the unlikely event that 

an injury or death is sustained in the 

performance of support for training, this 

information will be used by CISA/IP/ 

PSCD/OBP to protect against legal 

action by the volunteer or their family. 

If legal action is taken, this information 

can serve as a ‘‘hold harmless’’ 

statement/agreement by the 

Government. 

The purpose of the Gratuitous 

Services Agreement is to establish that 

no monies, favors or other 

compensation will be given or received 

by either party involved. The 

information from the Gratuitous 

Services Agreement will be used by 

CISA/IP/PSCD/OBP in the event that 

questions arise regarding remuneration 

or payment for volunteer participation 

in training events. 

The purpose of the OBP interest signup sheet is to collect basic contact 

information, on a voluntary basis, of 

those who attend the OBP conference 

booth and desire further engagement or 

additional products from OBP. The 

information is used by OBP to followup with the individuals who provide 

their contact information. 

Additional considerations for these 

forms: 

• The two training forms are best 

delivered as hard copies to volunteer 

participants that attend the courses to 

ensure the right audiences are targeted 

in an environment where last-minute 

changes to the participant list are 

common. However, it is feasible that 

these forms will transition to a Learning 

Management System (LMS) enabling 

participants to complete online. 

• The OBP interest sheet is a hard 

copy form laid on OBP’s booth table for 

attendees to provide their contact 

information. There has been some 

consideration to shifting this to an 

electronic format, but current booth 

technology does not fully support this 

transition. 

• These forms do not negatively affect 

small businesses. 

• Failure to collect this information 

could result in questions of liability 

and/or remuneration for volunteers in 

IP/OBP and reluctance to seek volunteer 

involvement as a result. This would 

negatively affect the overall quality of 

the program in delivering these 

trainings to private sector security 

providers, federal, state and local 

responders, and public safety personnel. 

• Failure to collect contact 

information from those who visit the 


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