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(NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS) 

and to provide hands-on exercises that 

reinforce the lecture materials. CISA 

and FEMA Emergency Management 

Institute (EMI) offer this course jointly 

as ‘‘L0969, NIMS ICS All-Hazards 

Communications Unit Leader Course.’’ 

Under the NIMS ICS structure, a COML 

is the focal point within the 

Communications Unit. This course 

provides DHS-approved and NIMScompliant instruction to ensure that 

every state/territory has trained 

personnel capable of coordinating onscene emergency communications 

during a multi-jurisdictional response or 

planned event. 

The COMT course provides 

introductory and refresher training for 

the NIMS ICS COMT position. It 

introduces public safety professionals 

and support staff to various 

communications concepts and 

technologies including interoperable 

communications solutions, LMR 

communications, satellite, telephone, 

data, and computer technologies used in 

incident response and planned events. It 

is designed for state/territory, tribal, 

urban, and local emergency response 

professionals and support personnel in 

all disciplines who have a technical 

communications background. 

Participants develop the essential core 

competencies required for performing 

the duties of the COMT in an allhazards incident, including 

responsibilities while operating in a 

local, regional, or state-level AllHazards Incident Management Team. 

In 2018 and 2019, ICTAP introduced 

the ITSL course, and SAFECOM/ 

National Counsel of Statewide 

Interoperability Coordinators (NCSWIC) 

have coordinated with FEMA National 

Integration Center (NIC) and other 

organizations focused on public safety 

communications to establish the best 

way to integrate the ITSL into the ICS. 

The ITSL is needed to provide 

information management, cybersecurity, 

and application management for the 

many critical incident/event related 

functions to include: Incident/Unified 

Command Post, Incident 

Communications Centers, and various 

tactical operations centers, joint 

information center (JIC), staging areas, 

and field locations. The ITSL course 

targets Federal, state/territory, tribal, 

urban, local, and emergency response 

professionals, and support personnel in 

all disciplines with a communications 

background and an aptitude for and 

extensive experience in information 

technology. Specifically, the training 

course provides an overview of the ITSL 

components including 

Communications/IT Help Desk or 

Unified Help Desk, IT Infrastructure 

Manager, Network Manager. It covers 

their roles and responsibilities and 

provides an in-depth overview with 

exercises for the ITSL’s major functions, 

to include ensuring reliable and timely 

delivery of IT services to participating 

agencies and officials. 

The ICTAP Training Survey will not 

collect any personal identifiable 

information (PII) from respondents 

(emergency communications 

stakeholders) of the survey. In collecting 

feedback regarding the ITSL, COML, 

and COMT courses, the survey will 

collect what state the respondent lives, 

where they took the course, did the 

course provide the information needed, 

should the course curriculum be 

updated, and any comments to improve 

the course material. The survey will 

encompass 10 questions regarding the 

former student’s experience, anything 

that they liked, disliked, or something 

new that they would like to see 

incorporated into the refreshed class. It 

is estimated that it will take each 

participant 10 minutes to complete the 

training survey. For 300 respondents 

annually, the burden is 50 hours. To 

estimate the cost of this collection, CISA 

uses the mean hourly wage of ‘‘All 

Occupations’’ of $25.72. CISA then 

applies a load factor of 1.4597 to this 

average wage to obtain a fully loaded 

average hourly wage of $37.54. The total 

respondent cost burden for this 

collection is $1,877 (50 hours × $37.54). 

Analysis 

Agency: Cybersecurity and 

Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS). 

Title of Collection: Interoperable 

Communications and Technical 

Assistance Program (ICTAP) Training 

Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 1670–NEW. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: State, Local, Tribal, 

and Territorial Governments. 

Number of Annualized Respondents: 

300. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 

Minutes. 

Total Annualized Burden Hours: 50 

hours. 

Total Annualized Respondent 

Opportunity Cost: $1,877.16. 

Total Annualized Respondent Out-ofPocket: $0. 

Total Annualized Government Cost: 

$4,082.67. 

Samuel Vazquez, 

Acting Chief Information Officer, Department 

of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and 

Infrastructure Security Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13107 Filed 6–22–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. CISA–2020–0005] 

1670–NEW: SAFECOM Nationwide 

Surveys Generic Clearance 

AGENCY: Emergency Communications 

Division (ECD), Cybersecurity and 

Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS). 

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for 

comments; new Information Collection 

Request, 1670–NEW. 

SUMMARY: The Emergency 

Communications Division (ECD) within 

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 

Security Agency (CISA) 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. CISA previously published a 

notice about this ICR, in the Federal 

Register on February 19, 2021 for a 60- 

day public comment period. In 

response, there were no comment 

received. The purpose of this notice is 

to allow additional 30-days for public 

comments. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

information collection request 

published on February 17, 2021 at 86 FR 

9948. Comments are due by July 23, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

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 

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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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

Runnels, 703–705–6279, necp@

cisa.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2006, 

Congress passed Public Law 109–295, 

which included SEC. 671. EMERGENCY 

COMMUNICATIONS also known as the 

‘‘21st Century Emergency 

Communications Act of 2006’’. The 

legislation established the Department 

of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of 

Emergency Communications, which was 

re-designated in 2018 as the Emergency 

Communications Division (ECD) within 

the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 

Security Agency (CISA), to lead the 

development and implementation of a 

comprehensive approach to advancing 

national interoperable communications 

capabilities. 

The following responsibilities were 

established: 

6 U.S.C. 571(c) requires the DHS 

Secretary through the ECD Assistant 

Director to: 

(4) Conduct extensive, nationwide 

outreach to support and promote the 

ability of emergency response providers 

and relevant government officials to 

continue to communicate in the event of 

natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and 

other man-made disasters; 

(13) develop and update periodically, 

as appropriate, a National Emergency 

Communications Plan under section 572 

of this title; 

(14) perform such other duties of the 

Department necessary to support and 

promote the ability of emergency 

response providers and relevant 

government officials to continue to 

communicate in the event of natural 

disasters, acts of terrorism, and other 

man-made disasters; and 

(15) perform other duties of the 

Department necessary to achieve the 

goal of and maintain and enhance 

interoperable emergency 

communications capabilities. 

6 U.S.C. 572(a) requires the Secretary 

in cooperation with State, local, and 

tribal governments, Federal departments 

and agencies, emergency response 

providers, and the private sector, 

develop not later than 180 days after the 

completion of the baseline assessment 

under section 573 of this title, and 

periodically update, a National 

Emergency Communications Plan. 

Lastly, 6 U.S.C. 573 requires the DHS 

Secretary to conduct an assessment of 

Federal, State, local, and tribal 

governments that defines the range of 

capabilities needed by emergency 

response providers and relevant 

government officials, assesses the 

current available capabilities to meet 

such communications needs; identify 

the gaps between such current 

capabilities and defined requirements; 

at least every five years. 

These authorities in addition to DHS 

responsibilities through Executive Order 

13618 in the area of national security/ 

emergency providers’ communications 

require a continuous examination of 

nationwide emergency communications 

capabilities. 

The frequency and complexity of 

emergencies are on the rise during a 

time when technology is advancing at a 

faster pace than any other time in 

history. In order to perform these 

statutory regulations, it is important to 

understand the continuously changing 

requirements of emergency response 

providers and government officials at all 

levels of government, evolving risks, 

and the public safety community’s 

ability to integrate new technologies 

while also preparing for emergent 

technologies. As a result, CISA is 

seeking a PRA Generic Clearance to 

allow for flexibility in implementing 

surveys that are relevant to the current 

security environment. 

To meet the statutory requirements of 

6 U.S.C. 573, ECD conducts the 

SAFECOM Nationwide Survey every 5 

years to assess evolving capability needs 

and gaps and track progress against 

policy initiatives; status of strategic 

plans; and major industry or market 

shifts affecting the emergency 

communications capability. 

CISA ECD conducts a web-based 

survey entitled the SAFECOM 

Nationwide Survey, hereinafter referred 

to as the SNS. The purpose of the survey 

is to gather information to assess 

available emergency communications 

capabilities and identify gaps and needs 

for emergency response providers to 

effectively communicate during all 

types of natural or man-made hazards. 

CISA ECD uses the information 

collected to complete a statutorily 

mandated assessment and shares the 

data with all stakeholders that have a 

role in emergency communications. In 

order to ascertain this information, the 

SNS deploys four similar surveys across 

the nation to various emergency 

response disciplines at each level of 

government—federal, state, territorial, 

tribal, and local. The survey solicits 

responses regarding issues affecting the 

public safety community to determine a 

jurisdiction’s level of operability, 

interoperability and continuity and thus 

their overall emergency 

communications capability level. CISA 

ECD analyzes the data collected from 

this general survey to identify major 

gaps and themes affecting emergency 

communications across levels of 

government. Additionally, this analysis 

informs the development of 

supplemental surveys tailored to 

specific needs across the public safety 

community, as well as future iterations 

of the Nationwide Baseline 

Communications Assessment (NCBA) 

and National Emergency 

Communications Plan (NECP). 

The results from the most recent 

surveys led to major updates to the 

update of the NECP released in 

September 2019. The NECP sets 

strategic priorities for the entire Nation. 

Additionally, the current collection 

allowed CISA ECD to share reliable data 

with emergency communications 

partners at all levels of government 

which assists them with: (1) Statewide 

Communications Interoperability Plan 

(SCIP) development, (2) Threat and 

Hazard Identification Risk Analysis 

(THIRA) development, (3) state-level 

grant programs and guidance, (4) federal 

grant applications assistance, and (5) 

funding and resource sharing strategy 

development. 

CISA ECD conducts SAFECOM 

supplemental surveys. The surveys can 

be conducted as focus groups, in-person 

interviews, web- and paper-based. CISA 

ECD uses the information collected to 

complete statutorily mandated 

requirements (6 U.S.C. 571(c), 572(a), 

and 573) and shares the data with all 

stakeholders with a role in emergency 

communications. In order to ascertain 

this information, the SAFECOM 

supplemental surveys deploy topicspecific or targeted surveys across the 

nation to various emergency response 

disciplines at each level of government: 

Federal, state, territorial, tribal, and 

local. The surveys solicit responses 

regarding targeted issues affecting all 

public safety, emergency response 

communities and/or specific subsets of 

the SNS population. CISA ECD analyzes 

the data collected from these 

supplemental surveys to identify 

changing requirements, mitigate risks, 

and inform the data collected from the 

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1The Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities 

from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 (also known as 

the CFATS Act of 2014, Pub. L. 113–254) codified 

the CFATS program into the Homeland Security 

Act of 2002. See 6 U.S.C. 621 et seq., as amended 

by Public Law 116–136, Sec. 16007 (2020). 

2The initial notice of implementation was 

published on December 18, 2015 at 80 FR 79058 

and may be viewed at https://

www.federalregister.gov/d/2019-14591. 

3The notice of implementation at all high-risk 

chemical facilities was published on July 9, 2019 

at 84 FR 32768 and may be viewed at https://

www.federalregister.gov/d/2019-14591. 

ECD uses electronic submission to 

reduce the burden on respondents 

including web-based surveys and 

assessment tools, such as Survey 

Monkey. Its target audience—mainly 

first responders—is frequently 

interrupted, have variable schedules, 

and frequently work long hours. 

Electronic submission provides a more 

user-friendly interface, provides 

anonymity to the users, ensures the 

maximum response rate, eliminates 

paper, printing, and postage costs along 

with the need for data entry. 

We will also utilize alternative 

submission methods for both the SNS 

and the supplemental surveys. An 

Adobe PDF-fillable form which can be 

returned via email to sns@cisa.dhs.gov, 

direct emails with questionnaires 

attached, an in-person surveys, focusgroups, and a paper copy that will be 

mailed directly to the respondent(s) 

requesting a hard copy. The paper copy 

can be returned either via a prepaid 

envelope, scanned and emailed to sns@

cisa.dhs.gov, and/or faxed to CISA ECD. 

We anticipate that .5% of respondents 

will utilize these alternative submission 

methods. 

Analysis 

Agency: Cybersecurity and 

Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS). 

Title of Collection: SAFECOM 

Nationwide Surveys Generic Clearance. 

OMB Control Number: 1670–NEW. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: State, Local, Tribal, 

and Territorial Governments. 

Number of Annualized Respondents: 

8,398. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.5 

hours. 

Total Annualized Burden Hours: 

4,199 hours. 

Total Annualized Respondent 

Opportunity Cost: $168,298.74. 

Total Annualized Respondent Out-ofPocket Cost: $0. 

Total Annualized Government Cost: 

$235,863. 

Samuel Vazquez, 

Acting Chief Information Officer, Department 

of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and 

Infrastructure Security Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13111 Filed 6–22–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. CISA–2021–0009] 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection for the 

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism 

Standards (CFATS) Personnel Surety 

Program 

AGENCY: Cybersecurity and 

Infrastructure Security Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for 

comments; revision of information 

collection request: 1670–0029. 

Authority: 6 U.S.C. 621–629. 

SUMMARY: The Infrastructure Security 

Division (ISD) within the Cybersecurity 

and Infrastructure Security Agency 

(CISA) is issuing a 60-day notice and 

request for comments to revise 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

1670–0029. CISA will submit the 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 due August 23, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number CISA– 

2021–0009 through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal available at http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All comments received 

via https://www.regulations.gov will be 

posted to the public docket at https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Do not submit comments that include 

trade secrets, confidential commercial 

or financial information, Chemicalterrorism Vulnerability Information 

(CVI), Protected Critical Infrastructure 

Information (PCII), or Sensitive Security 

Information (SSI) directly to the public 

regulatory docket. Contact the 

individual listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section below 

with questions about comments 

containing such protected information. 

CISA will not place comments 

containing such protected information 

in the public docket and will handle 

them in accordance with applicable 

safeguards and restrictions on access. 

Additionally, CISA will hold them in a 

separate file to which the public does 

not have access and place a note in the 

public docket that CISA has received 

such protected materials from the 

commenter. If CISA receives a request to 

examine or copy this information, CISA 

will treat it as any other request under 

the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lona Saccomando, 202–579–0590, 

CISARegulations@cisa.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

CFATS Program identifies chemical 

facilities of interest and regulates the 

security of high-risk chemical facilities 

through a risk-based approach. The 

CFATS Program is authorized under the 

Protecting and Securing Chemical 

Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 

2014 1 or ‘‘CFATS Act of 2014’’. CISA 

collects necessary information through 

1670–0029 to implement the CFATS 

Personnel Surety Program. 

Program Description 

High-risk chemical facilities regulated 

by CISA under the CFATS Program 

must submit a Site Security Plan (SSP) 

or an Alternative Security Program 

(ASP) that describes how they will meet 

or exceed 18 risk-based performance 

standards (RBPS), including RBPS 12— 

Personnel Surety. Under RBPS 12, highrisk chemical facilities regulated under 

CFATS are required to account for the 

conduct of certain types of background 

checks in their Site Security Plans. 

Specifically, RBPS 12 requires high-risk 

chemical facilities to: 

Perform appropriate background checks on 

and ensure appropriate credentials for 

facility personnel, and as appropriate, for 

unescorted visitors with access to restricted 

areas or critical assets, including, (i) 

Measures designed to verify and validate 

identity; (ii) Measures designed to check 

criminal history; (iii) Measures designed to 

verify and validate legal authorization to 

work; and (iv) Measures designed to identify 

people with terrorist ties[.]6 CFR 

27.230(a)(12). 

The first three aspects of RBPS 12 

(checks for identity, criminal history, 

and legal authorization to work) are 

performed by the facility. The fourth 

aspect (i.e., the check for terrorist ties) 

was implemented in December 2016 at 

Tier 1 and Tier 2 facilities.2 In July of 

2019 the Department implemented the 

CFATS Personnel Surety Program for all 

tiers.3 A complete description of the 

CFATS Personnel Surety Program is 

provided in the July 2019 notice and 


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