53464 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 168 / Thursday, August 29, 2013 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2012–0013] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for Review; 

Information Collection Extension 

Request for the Department of 

Homeland Security Science and 

Technology First Responders 

Community of Practice Program 

AGENCY: Science and Technology 

Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-day notice and request for 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) invites the general 

public to comment on the data 

collection form for the DHS Science & 

Technology (S&T) First Responders 

Community of Practice (FRCoP): User 

Registration Page (DHS Form 10059 (9/ 

09)). The FRCoP web based tool collects 

profile information from first responders 

and select authorized non-first 

responder users to facilitate networking 

and formation of online communities. 

All users are required to authenticate 

prior to entering the site. In addition, 

the tool provides members the 

capability to create wikis, discussion 

threads, blogs, documents, etc., allowing 

them to enter and upload content in 

accordance with the site’s Rules of 

Behavior. Members are able to 

participate in threaded discussions and 

comment on other member’s content. 

The DHS S&T FRCoP program is 

responsible for providing a collaborative 

environment for the first responder 

community to share information, best 

practices, and lessons learned. Section 

313 of the Homeland Security Act of 

2002 established this requirement. This 

notice and request for comments is 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until October 28, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments, identified 

by docket number DHS–2012–0013, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Please follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: Kathy.Higgins@hq.dhs.gov. 

Please include docket number DHS– 

2012–0013 in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Fax: (202) 254–6171. (Not a toll-free 

number). 

• Mail: Science and Technology 

Directorate, ATTN: Chief Information 

Officer—Rick Stevens, 1120 Vermont 

Ave., Mail Stop 0202, Washington, DC 

20005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DHS 

FRCoP Contact Kathy Higgins (202) 

254–2293 (Not a toll free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS S&T 

currently has approval to collect 

information utilizing the User 

Registration Form until September 30, 

2013 with OMB approval number 1640– 

0016. The User Registration Form will 

be available on the First Responders 

Community of Practice Web site found 

at [https://communities.firstresponder.

gov/]. The user will complete the form 

online and submit it through the Web 

site. 

The Department is committed to 

improving its information collection 

and urges all interested parties to 

suggest how these materials can further 

reduce burden while seeking necessary 

information under the Act. 

DHS 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) Suggest ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

(4) Suggest ways to 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. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Renewal of Information Collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: First 

Responders Community of Practice: 

User Registration Form. 

(3) Agency Form Number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: DHS Science 

& Technology Directorate, R-Tech 

(RTD), DHS Form 10059 (09/09). 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Individuals; the data will be 

gathered from individual first 

responders who wish to participate in 

the First Responders Community of 

Practice. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 

a. Estimate of the total number of 

respondents: 2000. 

b. An estimate of the time for an 

average respondent to respond: 0.5 

burden hours. 

c. An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 1000 burden hours. 

Dated: August 1, 2013. 

Rick Stevens, 

Chief Information Officer for Science and 

Technology. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–9F–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID: FEMA–2013–0017; OMB No. 

1660–0086] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) will 

submit the information collection 

abstracted below to the Office of 

Management and Budget for review and 

clearance in accordance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. The submission 

will describe the nature of the 

information collection, the categories of 

respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., 

the time, effort and resources used by 

respondents to respond) and cost, and 

the actual data collection instruments 

FEMA will use. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before September 30, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the proposed information collection 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget. Comments 

should be addressed to the Desk Officer 

for the Department of Homeland 

Security, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, and sent via 

electronic mail to oira.submission@

omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

should be made to Director, Records 

Management Division, 1800 South Bell 

Street, Arlington, VA 20598–3005, 


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