Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 71 / Thursday, April 12, 2012 / Notices 21989 

Written comments should be received 

within 60 days of this notice. 

Summer King, 

Statistician. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8803 Filed 4–11–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2012–0001] 

Critical Infrastructure Private Sector 

Clearance Program Request 

AGENCY: National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-day notice and request for 

comments; Reinstatement, with change, 

of a previously approved collection. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), National Protection and 

Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of 

Infrastructure Protection (IP) will 

submit the following Information 

Collection Request 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 June 11, 2012. 

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/IP/Monika Junker, 245 

Murray Lane, SW., Mail Stop 0609, 

Arlington, VA 20598–0609. Emailed 

requests should go to Monika Junker, 

monika.junker@dhs.gov. Written 

comments should reach the contact 

person listed no later than June 11, 

2012. Comments must be identified by 

‘‘DHS–2012–0001’’and may be 

submitted by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

• Email: 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 

Critical Infrastructure Private Sector 

Clearance Program (PSCP) sponsors 

clearances for private sector partners 

who are responsible for critical 

infrastructure protection, but would not 

otherwise be eligible for a clearance 

under Executive Order 12829. These 

partners are subject matter experts 

within specific industries and sectors. 

The PSCP requires individuals to 

complete a clearance request form that 

initiates the clearance process. DHS 

Sector Specialists or Protective Security 

Advisors email the form to the 

individual who then emails back the 

completed form, minus their date and 

place of birth and social security 

number. The clearance request form is 

signed by both the Federal official who 

nominated the applicant and by the 

Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure 

Protection. Upon approval to process, 

the PSCP Administrator will contact the 

nominee to obtain the social security 

number, date and place of birth, and 

will then enter this data into e-QIP— 

Office of Personnel Management’s 

secure portal for investigation 

processing. Once the data is entered in 

e-QIP, the applicant can complete the 

online security questionnaire. The PSCP 

maintains all applicants’ information in 

the Master Roster, which contains all 

the information found on the clearance 

request form in addition to their 

clearance information (date granted, 

level of clearance, date non-disclosure 

agreements signed, and type/date of 

investigation). The Administrator of the 

Master Roster maintains the information 

so as to track clearance processing and 

investigation information and to have 

the most current contact information for 

the participants from each sector. 

OMB is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

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, Office of 

Infrastructure Protection. 

Title: Critical Infrastructure Private 

Sector Clearance Program Request. 

OMB Number: 1670–0013. 

Frequency: Once. 

Affected Public: Designated private 

sector employees of critical 

infrastructure entities or organizations. 

Number of Respondents: 450 

(estimate). 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 

minutes. 

Total Burden Hours: 75. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $0. 

Dated: April 4, 2012. 

David Epperson, 

Chief Information Officer, National Protection 

and Programs Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8738 Filed 4–11–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2012–0016] 

Collection of Information Under 

Review by Office of Management and 

Budget 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the 

U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding 

Information Collection Requests (ICRs), 

abstracted below, to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(OIRA), requesting approval of a 

revision to the following collection of 

information: 1625–0035, Title 46 CFR 

Subchapter Q: Lifesaving, Electrical, 

Engineering and Navigation Equipment, 

Construction and Materials & Marine 

Sanitation Devices (33 CFR part 159). 

Additionally, the U.S. Coast Guard 

requests an extension of its approval for 

the following collection of information: 

1625–0079, Standards of Training, 

Certification and Watchkeeping for 

Seafarers (STCW), 1995 and 1997 

Amendments to the International 

Convention. Our ICRs describe the 

information we seek to collect from the 

public. Review and comments by OIRA 

ensure we only impose paperwork 

burdens commensurate with our 

performance of duties. 

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