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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32980-32981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13953]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2011-0043]

Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) System

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments; Extension, without 
change, of a currently approved collection: 1670-0005.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection 
and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of Cybersecurity and 
Communications (CS&C), National Communications System (NCS), 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 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35).

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until August 8, 
2011. 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 DHS/NPPD/CS&C/NCS, 245 Murray 
Lane, Mail Stop 0615, Arlington, VA 20598-0615. E-mailed requests 
should go to Deborah Bea, deborah.bea@dhs.gov. Comments must be 
identified by DHS-2011-0043 and may also be submitted by one of the 
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
     E-mail: deborah.bea@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 purpose of the TSP System is to provide 
a legal basis for telecommunications vendors to provide priority 
provisioning and restoration of telecommunications services supporting 
national security and emergency preparedness functions. The information 
gathered via the TSP System forms is the minimum necessary for the NCS 
to effectively manage the TSP System. OMB is particularly interested in 
comments that:
    1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary

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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, Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, 
National Communications System.
    Title: Telecommunications Service Priority System.
    OMB Number: 1670-0005.
    Frequency: On occasion. Information is required on particular 
occasions when an organization decides they want TSP priority on their 
critical circuits. It is occasional/situational--the program office is 
not able to determine when this will occur.
    Affected Public: Businesses and state, local, territorial or tribal 
governments.
    Number of Respondents: 28,161 respondents.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 3 hours, 17 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 7,727.42 annual burden hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $251,141.15.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.00.

    Dated: May 24, 2011.
David Epperson,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2011-13953 Filed 6-6-11; 8:45 am]
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