[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83033-83034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23757]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket Number DHS-2024-0035]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Securing the Cities 
Field Operator Stakeholder Feedback Survey

AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security 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 December 16, 
2024. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number Docket 
# DHS-2024-0035, at:
    [cir] Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Please follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number Docket # DHS-2024-0035. All comments received will be 
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this survey is to collect 
qualitative stakeholder feedback information from current law 
enforcement personnel regarding their experience supporting the 
Securing the Cities (STC) program, specifically the

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use of personal radiation detectors (PRDs). This survey is anonymous 
and voluntary, and the information collected will be used to improve 
future STC products or services. Responses to the survey will be used 
as a key component to the STC PRD Post Implementation Report (PIR). The 
PIR is conducted after an acquisition capability has been fielded long 
enough to gather sufficient feedback from the end user on whether the 
system is meeting performance objectives and operating satisfactorily.
    STC is a program supported by the Department of Homeland Security 
(DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) office. The STC 
program helps State and local agencies in several regions detect 
radiological and nuclear materials that could be used in a terrorist 
attack. STC funds, for example, provide for the purchase of wearable 
radiation detectors for police officers. Having deployed thousands of 
radiation detection devices to STC sites, CWMD seeks customer feedback 
as to the integration of these devices into local law enforcement 
operations and any potential challenges related to the devices or the 
training that can be addressed to improve mission operations locally 
and across all STC regions.
    This collection of information is necessary to enable CWMD to 
garner stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in 
accordance with DHS's commitment to improving service delivery, by 
which we mean systematic review of the operation of a program compared 
to a set of explicit or implicit standards, as a means of contributing 
to the continuous improvement of the program. In this case, the STC 
program exists within DHS's CWMD Office. The information collected from 
STC stakeholders will help ensure that participants have an effective 
and efficient experience with this DHS CWMD program. Feedback will 
provide insights into STC stakeholder perceptions, experiences, and 
expectations, thus providing early indication of issues with program 
operations, or focus attention on areas where communication, training, 
technology, or changes in operations might improve local (within one 
STC region) or national (across all STC regions) program effectiveness. 
These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative, and actionable 
communications between DHS and its stakeholders. It will also allow 
feedback to contribute directly to the improvement of program 
management.
    Participants represent State and local agencies across 10 STC 
regions. All respondents have received training in the use of DHS-
funded radiation equipment (e.g., personal radiation detector (PRD)) 
and are, or have been, using that equipment consistent with the STC 
program goals and under provisions set forth in cooperative agreements 
between DHS and each respective STC region. The CWMD Office maintains 
distribution lists for its programs and participant jurisdictions/
entities and will coordinate with each STC region to ensure currency of 
contact information for prospective survey respondents.
    DHS estimates the hour burden cost to the local or State government 
law enforcement operating in an STC region by multiplying the hour 
burden times the fully loaded hourly compensation wage for 100 workers. 
DHS uses a fully loaded compensation wage of $60.56 to represent the 
respondents for purposes of this information collection request (ICR). 
The fully loaded compensation wage is based on data presented by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics (bls.gov) for State and local government 
workers. DHS estimates an annual hour burden cost of $504.46 (8.33 
hours x $60.56 compensation wage) to Local or State government law 
enforcement operating in an STC region for purposes of this ICR.
    The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in 
comments which:
    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 (DHS).
    Title: Securing the Cities Field Operator Stakeholder Feedback 
Survey.
    OMB Number: 1601-0014.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Local or State government law enforcement 
operating in a STC region.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 8.33.

Robert Dorr,
Executive Director, Business Management Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2024-23757 Filed 10-11-24; 8:45 am]
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