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Comments must be submitted in writing 

and received by the Department of 

Homeland Security no later than 12:00 

p.m. on September 12, 2018, in order to 

be considered by the Council in its 

meeting. The comments must be 

identified by docket number DHS– 

2018–0040, and may be submitted by 

any one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting written 

comments. 

• Email: NIAC@hq.dhs.gov. Include 

docket number DHS–2018–0018 in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Fax: (703) 235–9707, ATTN: Ginger 

Norris. 

• Mail: Ginger Norris, National 

Protection and Programs Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security, 245 

Murray Lane SW, Mail Stop 0612, 

Washington, DC 20598–0607. 

Instructions: All written submissions 

must include the words ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security’’ and docket number 

DHS–2018–0040. Written comments 

will be posted without alteration at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket or to 

read background documents or 

comments received by the NIAC, go to 

www.regulations.gov. Enter ‘‘NIAC’’ in 

the search line and the website will list 

all relevant documents for your review. 

Members of the public will have an 

opportunity to provide oral comments 

on the topics on the meeting agenda 

below, and on any previous studies 

issued by the NIAC. We request that 

comments be limited to the issues and 

studies listed in the meeting agenda and 

previous NIAC studies. All previous 

NIAC studies can be located at 

www.dhs.gov/NIAC. Public comments 

may be submitted in writing or 

presented in person for the Council to 

consider. Written comments for 

discussion during the NIAC meeting 

must be received by 12:00 p.m. on 

Wednesday, September 12, 2018. 

Comments received after the deadline 

will be added to the subsuquent meeting 

minutes, if received before meeting 

minutes are finalized. In-person 

presentations will be limited to three 

minutes per speaker, with no more than 

15 minutes for all speakers. Parties 

interested in making in-person 

comments should register on the Public 

Comment Registration list available at 

the entrance to the meeting location 

prior to the beginning of the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ginger Norris, NIAC Designated Federal 

Officer, Department of Homeland 

Security, 202–441–5885, ginger.norris@

hq.dhs.gov. You may also consult the 

NIAC website, www.dhs.gov/NIAC, or 

contact the NIAC Secretariat by phone 

at (703) 235–2888 or by email at NIAC@

hq.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 

Appendix. The NIAC shall provide the 

President, through the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, with advice on the 

security and resilience of the Nation’s 

critical infrastructure sectors. The NIAC 

will meet to discuss issues relevant to 

critical infrastructure security and 

resilience, as directed by the President. 

The Council will discuss future taskings 

and host a cross-sector panel discussion 

about various risks facing critical 

infrastructure. All slide presentations 

will be posted prior to the meeting on 

the Council’s public web page, 

www.dhs.gov/NIAC. 

Agenda 

I. Opening of Meeting 

II. Roll Call of Members 

III. Opening Remarks and Introductions 

IV. Approval of June 2018 Meeting 

Minutes 

V. Catastrophic Power Outage Study 

Update 

VI. Public Comment 

VII. Discussion of New NIAC Business 

VIII. Closing Remarks 

IX. Adjournment 

Deirdre Gallop-Anderson, 

Alternate Designated Federal Officer for the 

National Infrastructure Advisory Council. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17716 Filed 8–15–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2018–0041] 

National Counter-Improvised Explosive 

Device Capabilities Analysis Database 

AGENCY: Office of Infrastructure 

Protection (IP), National Protection and 

Programs Directorate (NPPD), 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS). 

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for 

comments; new collection, 1670—NEW. 

SUMMARY: DHS NPPD IP 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. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until October 15, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number DHS– 

2018–0041, by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Please follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: JENNY.MARGAROS@

HQ.DHS.GOV. Please include docket 

number DHS–2018–0041 in the subject 

line of the message. 

• Mail: Written comments and 

questions about this Information 

Collection Request should be forwarded 

to DHS/NPPD/IP, ATTN: 1670—NEW, 

245 Murray Lane SW, Mail Stop 0612, 

Jenny Margaros, Arlington, VA 20528. 

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. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice may be made available to the 

public through relevant websites. For 

this reason, please do not include in 

your comments information of a 

confidential nature, such as sensitive 

personal information or proprietary 

information. If you send an email 

comment, your email address will be 

automatically captured and included as 

part of the comment that is placed in the 

public docket and made available on the 

internet. Please note that responses to 

this public comment request containing 

any routine notice about the 

confidentiality of the communication 

will be treated as public comments that 

may be made available to the public 

notwithstanding the inclusion of the 

routine notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Jenny Margaros 

at 703–235–9381 or at 

JENNY.MARGAROS@HQ.DHS.GOV. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Homeland Security Presidential 

Directive-19: Combating Terrorist Use of 

Explosives in the United States, DHS 

was mandated to have a regularly 

updated assessment of domestic 

explosives-related capabilities. It 

required DHS to expand its National 

Capabilities Analysis Database, which is 

now known as the National CounterImprovised Explosive Device 

Capabilities Analysis Database 

(NCCAD). Currently, 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 


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threats involving improvised explosive 

devices (IEDs). 

The NCCAD provides State, local, 

tribal and territorial law enforcement 

stakeholders a method to identify their 

level of capability to prevent, protect, 

mitigate, and respond to an IED threat. 

It also provides Federal stakeholders an 

overarching view of the Nation’s 

collective counter-IED capabilities. 

Information is collected by Office for 

Bombing Prevention (OBP) personnel 

and contractors. These individuals 

travel to locations across the Nation to 

gather the requisite information. OBP 

personnel and contractors facilitate 

initial baseline assessments either faceto-face or via webinar in order to get 

stakeholders familiar with the NCCAD 

system, provide clarifying information, 

and answer questions. Federal, State, 

local, tribal, and territorial law 

enforcement personnel with a counterIED mission assist NCCAD personnel to 

coordinate a training location for 

personnel from the four disciplines 

(bomb squads, explosives detection 

canine, special weapons and tactics 

teams (SWAT), and dive units) to take 

their respective assessment. The OBP 

facilitator begins by conducting a short 

brief on the reasons for NCCAD and 

how it can help them as units. 

The NCCAD assessments consists of a 

total of 56 tasks bundled into specific 

question sets spread across the four (4) 

disciplines representing specific tasks 

encompassing personnel, training, and 

equipment. The OBP and the NCCAD 

team used federal requirements (FEMA 

Resource Typing) to create the 

overarching list of questions in the 

question sets. Where there were no 

requirements, OBP and NCCAD worked 

with subject matter experts to identify 

best practices to create the assessments. 

Subject matter experts and Federal, 

State, local agency representatives 

collaborated to rank and stack each 

question and question set in order of 

importance and priority. At that time, 

weights were assigned to the questions, 

which provide the capability calculation 

for the whole question set. 

The first group of questions in the 

assessment focus on the profile of the 

unit, i.e., the number of technicians/ 

handlers; primary assignment versus 

collateral duty assignment; number of 

IED responses in the past twelve (12) 

months; number of special events in the 

past twelve (12) months. The rest of 

question sets are delineated by task: 

Implement Intelligence/Information 

Gathering and Dissemination; 

Implement Bombing Incident 

Prevention and Response Plans; 

Incident Analysis; Incident Mitigation; 

Access Threat Area; Contain or Mitigate 

Hazards; Conduct Scene Investigations; 

and Maintain Readiness. 

Each discipline’s questionnaire only 

includes question sets specific to that 

discipline. This means that while 

multiple disciplines may have the same 

question set title, the questions may not 

be the same. For example, the SWAT 

and canine questionnaires both have the 

question set, Maintain Readiness, 

however, only the canine questionnaire 

includes specific questions about 

leashes, water bowls, and kennels, as 

equipment needed to maintain 

readiness. This tailoring allows for a 

large question pool, while ensuring 

specificity depending on the discipline 

being assessed. 

The information from each individual 

unit is collected into the database. Upon 

completion of inputting the unit 

information, the program, using the 

appropriate algorithms, creates a 

capabilities analysis report for the unit 

commander. The report identifies 

current capabilities, existing gaps, and 

makes recommendations for closing 

those gaps. Additionally, the NCCAD 

allows the unit commander to identify 

the most efficient and effective 

purchases of resources to close those 

gaps. At the State, regional, and 

National-levels, the data is aggregated 

within the selected discipline and 

provides a snapshot of the counter-IED 

capabilities across the discipline. OBP 

also intends to identify the lowest, 

highest, median, and average capability 

levels across units, States, regions, 

disciplines, and the Nation. This data 

will be used to provide snapshots of the 

C–IED capabilities and gaps to inform 

decision-makers on policy decisions, 

resource allocation for capability 

enhancement, and crisis management. 

Data collected will be used in readiness 

planning, as well as steady-state and 

crisis decision support during threats or 

incidents. NCCAD data will assist 

operational decision-makers and 

resource providers in developing 

investment justifications that support 

State homeland security strategies and 

national priorities. 

The National Incident Management 

System (NIMS) Resource Typing 

assessment is a subset of the NCCAD 

assessment questions which identify the 

number and type of bomb response 

teams that a unit has based on its 

composition. There are seven tasks with 

a total of 32 questions. Resource Typing 

Definitions are used to categorize, by 

capability, the resources requested, 

deployed, and used in incidents. 

Measurable standards identifying 

resource capabilities and performance 

levels serve as the basis for this 

categorization. National NIMS resource 

types support a common language for 

the mobilization of resources 

(equipment, teams, units, and 

personnel) prior to, during, and after 

major incidents. Resource users at all 

levels use these definitions as a 

consistent basis when identifying and 

inventorying their resources for 

capability estimation, planning and for 

mobilization during mutual aid efforts. 

National NIMS resource types represent 

the minimum criteria for the associated 

component and capability. 

All responses are collected via 

electronic means via the virtual 

assessment program. While the actual 

data collection is done through the 

NCCAD database through IP Gateway, 

OBP personnel facilitate the collection 

of the data by assisting users via a faceto-face discussion or webinar. This is 

particularly useful for first time users to 

understand the nuances of the NCCAD 

system and how they can use their 

assessment to help justify resource 

requests and help with steady-state and 

threat-initiated decision-making. It is 

NCCAD policy to not accept the 

questionnaires in paper format. If there 

is a power outage at the event site or if 

the website is down due to technical 

reasons, facilitators have copies of the 

paper format for stakeholders to 

continue filling out. Facilitators do not 

collect these hard copies. Stakeholders 

keep them to update the electronic 

assessment when they next access it. 

OBP is cutting down this possibility 

even more by beginning the utilization 

of tablets and hotspots for those 

individuals who do not have laptops or 

internet access. 

This is a new information collection. 

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. 


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Title of Collection: National CounterImprovised Explosive Device 

Capabilities Analysis Database. 

OMB Control Number: 1670—NEW. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: State, Local, Tribal, 

and Territorial Governments. 

Number of Respondents: 2,717. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 

hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 3,735 hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $0. 

David Epperson, 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17717 Filed 8–15–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7005–N–14] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Owner’s Certification With 

HUD Tenant Eligibility and Rent 

Procedures 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing 

Commissioner, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for the information collection 

described below. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is 

requesting comment from all interested 

parties on the proposed collection of 

information. The purpose of this notice 

is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 15, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number and should be sent to: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 

20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400 

(this is not a toll-free number) or email 

at colette.pollard@hud.gov for a copy of 

the proposed forms or other available 

information. Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lanier M. Hylton, Housing Program 

Manager, Office of Program Systems 

Management, Office of Multifamily 

Housing Programs, Department of 

Housing and Urban Development, 451 

7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, 

telephone (202) 402–2510, (this is not a 

toll-free number) for copies of the 

proposed forms and other available 

information. Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339. 

Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Pollard. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that HUD is 

seeking approval from OMB for the 

information collection described in 

Section A. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: Owner 

Certification with HUD’s Tenant 

Eligibility and Rent Procedures. 

OMB Approval Number: 2502–0204. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement, with 

change, of previously approved 

collection for which approval has 

expired. (OMB Expiration Date: June 30, 

2018.) 

Form Number: HUD–50059, HUD– 

50059–A, HUD–9887/9887–A, HUD– 

27061–H, HUD–90100, HUD–90101, 

HUD–90102, HUD–90103, HUD–90104, 

HUD–90105–a, HUD–90105–b, HUD– 

90105–c, HUD–90105–d, HUD–90106, 

HUD–91066, HUD–91067, HUD–90011, 

HUD–90012, Resident Rights and 

Responsibilities Brochure, EIV and You, 

and the HUD Fact Sheet For HUD 

Assisted Residents 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and Proposed Use: The 

Department needs to collect this 

information in order to establish an 

applicant’s eligibility for admittance to 

subsidized housing, specify which 

eligible applicants may be given priority 

over others, and prohibit racial 

discrimination in conjunction with 

selection of tenants and unit 

assignments. The Department must 

specify tenant eligibility requirements 

as well as how tenants’ incomes, rents 

and assistance must be verified and 

computed so as to prevent the 

Department from making improper 

payments to owners on behalf of 

assisted tenants. The Department also 

must provide annual reports to Congress 

and the public on the race/ethnicity and 

gender composition of subsidy program 

beneficiaries. This information is 

essential to maintain a standard of fair 

practices in assigning tenants to HUD 

Multifamily properties. 

Respondents (i.e., affected public): 

Individuals or households, Business or 

other for-profit, Not-for-profit 

institutions, Federal Government and 

State, Local or Tribal Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,170,713. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

4,127,179. 

Frequency of Response: 1. 

Average Hours per Response: 2.58. 

Total Estimated Burden: 1,536,684. 

B. Solicitation of Public Comment 

This notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

parties concerning the collection of 

information described in Section A on 

the following: 

(1) 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) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond; including through 

the use of appropriate automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

HUD encourages interested parties to 

submit comment in response to these 

questions. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. 

Dated: July 25, 2018. 

Vance T. Morris, 

Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary 

for Housing, Federal Housing Commissioner, 

H. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7005–N–13] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Multifamily Financial 

Management Template 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing 

Commissioner, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for the information collection 

described below. In accordance with the 


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