Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 210 / Wednesday, November 1, 2023 / Notices 74981 

Dated: October 27, 2023. 

Kimberly Damon-Randall, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24105 Filed 10–31–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Technical Information Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Extension of 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection; Comment Request; Limited 

Access Death Master File Systems 

Safeguards Attestation Forms 

AGENCY: National Technical Information 

Service, Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before January 2, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 

mail to Daniel Ramsey, Supervisory 

Program Manager, Office of Program 

Management, National Technical 

Information Service, Department of 

Commerce or by email to dramsey@

ntis.gov or PRAcomments@doc.gov. 

Please reference OMB Control Number 

0692–0016 in the subject line of your 

comments. Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Daniel 

Ramsey, Supervisory Program Manager, 

Office of Program Management, 

National Technical Information Service, 

Department of Commerce, 5301 

Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, 

email: dramsey@ntis.gov or telephone: 

703–605–6703. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Title of Information Collection 

(A) ‘‘Limited Access Death Master File 

(LADMF) Accredited Conformity 

Assessment Body Systems Safeguards 

Attestation Form’’ (ACAB Systems 

Safeguards Attestation Form) 

(B) ‘‘Limited Access Death Master File 

(LADMF) State or Local Government 

Auditor General (AG) or Inspector 

General (IG) Systems Safeguards 

Attestation Form’’ (AG or IG Systems 

Safeguards Attestation Form) 

This notice informs the public that 

the National Technical Information 

Service (NTIS) is requesting approval 

for extension of the above information 

collection for use in connection with the 

final rule for the ‘‘Certification Program 

for Access to the Death Master File.’’ 

The final rule was promulgated under 

section 203 of the Bipartisan Budget Act 

of 2013, Public Law 113–67 (Act) and 

published on June 1, 2016 (81 FR 

34882). The rule became effective on 

November 28, 2016 (15 CFR part 1110). 

No changes are being proposed to the 

currently approved information 

collection. 

The Act prohibits the Secretary of 

Commerce (Secretary) from disclosing 

DMF information during the three-year 

period following an individual’s death 

(Limited Access DMF), unless the 

person requesting the information has 

been certified to access the Limited 

Access DMF pursuant to certain criteria 

in a program that the Secretary 

establishes. The Secretary delegated the 

authority to carry out Section 203 to the 

Director of NTIS. 

To accommodate the requirements of 

the final rule, NTIS is using both the 

ACAB Systems Safeguards Attestation 

Form and the AG or IG Systems 

Safeguards Attestation Form. 

The ACAB Systems Safeguards 

Attestation Form requires an 

‘‘Accredited Conformity Assessment 

Body’’ (ACAB), as defined in the final 

rule, to attest that a Person seeking 

certification or a Certified Person 

seeking renewal of certification has 

information security systems, facilities 

and procedures in place to protect the 

security of the Limited Access DMF, as 

required under ection 1110.102(a)(2) of 

the final rule. The ACAB Systems 

Safeguards Attestation Form collects 

information based on an assessment by 

the ACAB conducted within three years 

prior to the date of the Person or 

Certified Person’s submission of a 

completed certification statement under 

Section 1110.101(a) of the final rule. 

This collection includes specific 

requirements of the final rule, which the 

ACAB must certify are satisfied, and the 

provision of specific information by the 

ACAB, such as the date of the 

assessment and the auditing standard(s) 

used for the assessment. 

Section 1110.501(a)(2) of the final rule 

provides that a state or local government 

office of AG or IG and a Person or 

Certified Person that is a department or 

agency of the same state or local 

government, respectively, are not 

considered to be owned by a common 

‘‘parent’’ entity under Section 

1110.501(a)(1)(ii) for the purpose of 

determining independence, and 

attestation by the AG or IG is possible. 

The AG or IG Systems Safeguards 

Attestation Form is for the use of a state 

or local government AG or IG to attest 

on behalf of a state or local government 

department or agency Person or 

Certified Person. The AG or IG Systems 

Safeguards Attestation Form requires 

the state or local government AG or IG 

to attest that a Person seeking 

certification or a Certified Person 

seeking renewal of certification has 

information security systems, facilities 

and procedures in place to protect the 

security of the Limited Access DMF, as 

required under Section 1110.102(a)(2) of 

the final rule. The AG or IG Systems 

Safeguards Attestation Form collects 

information based on an assessment by 

the state or local government AG or IG 

conducted within three years prior to 

the date of the Person or Certified 

Person’s submission of a completed 

certification statement under Section 

1110.101(a) of the final rule. This 

collection includes specific 

requirements of the final rule, which the 

state or local government AG or IG must 

certify are satisfied, and the provision of 

specific information by the state or local 

government AG or IG, such as the date 

of the assessment. 

II. Method of Collection 

The information will be collected by 

paper format, email, and mail. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0692–0016. 

Form Number(s): NTIS FM100A and 

NTIS FM100B. 

Type of Review: Regular submission: 

extension of a current information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Accredited 

Conformity Assessment Bodies and state 

or local government Auditors General or 

Inspectors General attesting that a 

Person seeking certification or a 

Certified Person seeking renewal of 

certification under the final rule for the 

‘‘Certification Program for Access to the 

Death Master File’’ has information 

security systems, facilities and 

procedures in place to protect the 


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security of the Limited Access DMF, as 

required by the final rule. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

ACAB Systems Safeguards Attestation 

Form: NTIS expects to receive 

approximately 240 ACAB Systems 

Safeguards Attestation Forms from 

Persons and Certified Persons annually. 

AG or IG Systems Safeguards 

Attestation Form: NTIS expects to 

receive approximately 20 AG or IG 

Systems Safeguards Attestation Forms 

from Persons and Certified Persons 

annually. 

Estimated Time per Response: ACAB 

Systems Safeguards Attestation Form: 3 

hours. AG or IG Systems Safeguards 

Attestation Form: 3 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: ACAB Systems Safeguards 

Attestation Form: 720 (240 × 3 hours = 

720 hours). AG or IG Systems 

Safeguards Attestation Form: 60 (20 × 3 

hours = 60 hours). 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: ACAB Systems Safeguards 

Attestation Form: NTIS expects to 

receive approximately 240 ACAB 

Systems Safeguards Attestation Forms 

annually at a fee of $247 per form, for 

a total cost of $59,280. This total annual 

cost reflects the cost to the Federal 

Government for the ACAB Systems 

Safeguards Attestation Forms, which 

consists of the expenses associated with 

NTIS personnel reviewing and 

processing these forms. NTIS estimates 

that it will take ACAB’s senior auditor 

three hours to complete the form at a 

rate of approximately $204 per hour, for 

a total additional cost to the public of 

$146,880 (720 burden hours × $204/ 

hour = $146,880). NTIS estimates the 

total annual cost to the public for the 

ACAB Systems Safeguards forms to be 

$206,160 ($59,280 in fees + $146,880 in 

staff time = $206,160). AG or IG Systems 

Safeguards Attestation Form: NTIS 

expects to receive approximately 20 AG 

or IG Systems Safeguards Attestation 

Forms annually at a fee of $247 per 

form, for a total cost of $4,940. This total 

annual cost reflects the cost to the 

Federal Government for the AG or IG 

Systems Safeguards Attestation Forms, 

which consists of the expenses 

associated with NTIS personnel 

reviewing and processing these forms. 

NTIS estimates that it will take an AG 

or IG senior auditor three hours to 

complete the form at a rate of 

approximately $204 per hour, for a total 

additional cost to the public of $12,240 

(60 burden hours × $204/hour = 

$12,240). NTIS estimates the total 

annual cost to the public for AG or IG 

Systems Safeguards Attestation Forms 

to be $17,180 ($4,940 in fees + $12,240 

in staff time = $17,180). 

NTIS estimates the total annual cost 

to the public for both the ACAB Systems 

Safeguards Attestation Forms and the 

AG or IG Systems Safeguards 

Attestation Forms to be $223,340 

($206,160 for ACAB Systems Safeguards 

Attestation Forms + $17,180 for AG or 

IG Systems Safeguards Attestation 

Forms). 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Section 203 of the 

Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, Public 

Law 113–67; 15 CFR part 1110. 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this Information 

Collection Review (ICR). Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary of Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

[Docket ID: USAF–2022–HQ–0010] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: 30-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: The DoD has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for clearance the following 

proposal for collection of information 

under the provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by December 1, 

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: 

Angela Duncan, 571–372–7574, whs.mcalex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Fire Emergency Services— 

Information Management System (FES– 

IMS) Personnel Information; OMB 

Control Number 0701–FESR. 

Type of Request: Existing collection in 

use without an OMB Control Number. 

Number of Respondents: 2,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 2,000. 

Average Burden per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 500. 

Needs and Uses: Information 

collection is necessary to establish user 

accounts for Fire and Emergency 

Services—Information Management 

System (FES–IMS) users. Users are Fire 

Department support personnel 

including Air Force Active Duty, Air 

National Guard, Air Force Reserve 

personnel, Air Force Department of 

Defense Civilians, and Air Force Civil 

Engineering contractors. Air Force DoD 

Civilians and Contracted employees at 

OCONUS locations may include foreign 

nationals employed at U.S. Military 

facilities. Data collected supports the 

daily operations of Air Force Fire 

Departments and Emergency Dispatch 

Centers for personnel tracking, shift 


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