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Frequency: Once. 

Affected Public: Federal, State, Local, 

Tribal. 

Number of Respondents: 150. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 12 

minutes. 

Total Burden Hours: 30 hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

None. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): None. 

Description: The C/ACAMS program 

uses the CAPTAP Train the Trainer 

survey to assess participant satisfaction 

with the training. The survey supports 

data-based decision-making by 

identifying actionable training data to 

reallocate resources to address it. The 

Train the Trainer survey collects data 

about participants satisfaction with the 

instructors, materials, course 

curriculum, activities and applicability 

to effect cost savings by prioritizing 

training improvements. 

Dated: July 25, 2008. 

Matt Coose, 

Acting Chief Information Officer, National 

Protection and Programs Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E8–17644 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2008–0075] 

Science and Technology Directorate; 

Submission for Review; Information 

Collection Request for the DHS S&T 

Tech Clearinghouse Program 

AGENCY: Science and Technology 

Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: 30-day Notice and request for 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) invites the general 

public to comment on new data 

collection forms for the Tech 

Clearinghouse program: Consent Form, 

Entrance Form, Structured Assessment 

Case #1, Structured Assessment Case #2, 

Structured Assessment Case #3, 

Structured Assessment Case #4, and 

Exit Form. The Homeland Security Act 

of 2002 requires the Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) Science and 

Technology Directorate (S&T) to 

establish a Technology Clearinghouse to 

encourage and support innovative 

technical solutions to enhance 

homeland security and the mission of 

the Department (Pub. L. 107–296, 

Section 313). This requirement responds 

to long-standing requests by the first 

responder community to create a 

resource for information and technology 

that would assist them in support of 

their mission. In order to assess the 

current version of the DHS Tech 

Clearinghouse, a National Online 

Electronic Assessment (NOEA) will be 

administered. This notice and request 

for comments is required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). 

Previously, a 60-day Notice for public 

comment was published on May 19, 

2008. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until September 2, 

2008. 

Comments: Interested persons are 

invited to 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 Desk Officer for the Department of 

Homeland Security, Science & 

Technology Directorate, and sent via 

electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974. Please include 

docket number [DHS–2008–0075] in the 

subject line of the message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Bowerbank (202) 254–6895 

(this is not a toll free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Tech 

Clearinghouse National On-line 

Assessment (NOEA) will collect 

information via a secure Web site. The 

data will be used by DHS S&T to: (1) 

Assess the overall usability of the Tech 

Clearinghouse, (2) Assess the specific 

functions of the Tech Clearinghouse, (3) 

Assess the relevancy and usefulness of 

the content of the Tech Clearinghouse to 

first responders, (4) Assess the ease with 

which users navigate the Tech 

Clearinghouse, and (5) Provide general 

feedback on the Tech Clearinghouse. 

Information technology will be used 

in the collection of this information to 

reduce the data gathering and records 

management burden. The National 

Online Electronic Assessment will be 

conducted with approximately 100 

currently employed or recently retired 

individuals from the first responder 

disciplines. An invitation to participate 

in the National Online Electronic 

Assessment will be distributed through 

sources such as the First Responder 

Technologies (R-Tech) User Working 

Group (UWG), the R-Tech Newsletter, 

and national and state-level associations 

representing all first responder 

disciplines. The sources will announce 

the opportunity for participation in the 

NOEA. 

The assessment will be completely 

Web-based. DHS S&T will provide a 

secure Web site, through which 

individuals can participate in the 

assessment. DHS has opted to conduct 

this collection electronically in order to 

minimize the burden on participants. 

Individuals that choose to participate 

will take part in the assessment over a 

4-week period, at locations of their 

choice where an Internet connection is 

available. The assessment will require a 

total of two and a half (2.5) hours of the 

respondent’s time, thus presenting a 

minimal burden to each respondent. 

Participants will be asked to read and 

sign an electronic consent form granting 

their consent to participate in the 

assessment. Participants will then 

complete an online Entrance Form, 

which addresses their familiarity with 

computers, computer use in 

employment and leisure, common Web 

sites they visit and/or use, and 

expectations of the Tech Clearinghouse. 

They will then utilize and assess the 

Tech Clearinghouse by conducting 

specified and general searches and 

providing feedback through online 

assessment instruments (Structured 

Assessment Cases). After completing the 

Structured Assessment Cases, 

participants will complete an online 

Exit Form, which addresses the 

participant’s satisfaction with and the 

overall usability of the Tech 

Clearinghouse and specific functions 

included in the Tech Clearinghouse. 

The electronic data collection forms will 

standardize the collection of 

information that is both necessary and 

sufficient for assessing the Tech 

Clearinghouse. All online assessment 

instruments were created using 

mrInterviewTM 4.0 software, which 

works in conjunction with the 

Statistical Package for the Social 

Sciences (SPSSTM). Data collected from 

online assessment instruments will be 

analyzed using SPSSTM 15.0. Data will 

be stored in password-protected 

computers accessible only to authorized 

personnel, and no data will be 

associated in any way with personally 

identifiable information (PII). 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

New information collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Tech 

Clearinghouse. 

Agency Form Number, if any, and the 

applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: DHS Science 

& Technology Directorate. 

(3) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Individuals; the data will be 

gathered from individuals who receive 

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an invitation to participate in the 

National Online Electronic Assessment 

through sources such as the First 

Responder Technologies (R-Tech) User 

Working Group (UWG), the R-Tech 

Newsletter, and national and state-level 

associations representing all first 

responder disciplines. 

(4) 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: 100. 

b. An estimate of the time for an 

average respondent to respond: 2.5 

burden hours. 

Dated: July 18, 2008. 

Kenneth D. Rogers, 

Chief Information Officer, Science and 

Technology Directorate. 

[FR Doc. E8–17617 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1771–DR] 

Illinois; Amendment No. 5 to Notice of 

a Major Disaster Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Illinois (FEMA–1771–DR), 

dated June 24, 2008, and related 

determinations. 

DATES: Effective Date: July 22, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance 

Directorate, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3886. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the incident period for 

this disaster is closed effective July 22, 

2008. 

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 

97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 

97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 

97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to 

Individuals and Households In Presidential 

Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidential 

Declared Disaster Assistance—Disaster 

Housing Operations for Individuals and 

Households; 97.050, Presidential Declared 

Disaster Assistance to Individuals and 

Households—Other Needs; 97.036, Disaster 

Grants—Public Assistance (Presidentially 

Declared Disasters); 97.039, Hazard 

Mitigation Grant.) 

R. David Paulison, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. E8–17685 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1773–DR] 

Missouri; Amendment No. 7 to Notice 

of a Major Disaster Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Missouri (FEMA–1773–DR), 

dated June 25, 2008, and related 

determinations. 

DATES: Effective Date: July 25, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance 

Directorate, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3886. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Missouri is hereby amended to 

include the following areas among those 

areas determined to have been adversely 

affected by the catastrophe declared a 

major disaster by the President in his 

declaration of June 25, 2008. 

Audrain, Carroll, Chariton, Christian, 

Howard, Macon, Miller, Morgan, Pettis, Ray, 

Shelby, and Sullivan Counties for Public 

Assistance. Linn, Stone, Taney, and Vernon 

Counties for Public Assistance (already 

designated for Individual Assistance.) 

Nodaway County for Public Assistance 

(already designated for Individual Assistance 

and emergency protective measures [Category 

B], limited direct Federal assistance, under 

the Public Assistance program.) 

Cape Girardeau County for Public 

Assistance (already designated for emergency 

protective measures [Category B], limited 

direct Federal assistance, under the Public 

Assistance program.) 

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 

97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 

97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 

97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to 

Individuals and Households In Presidential 

Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidential 

Declared Disaster Assistance—Disaster 

Housing Operations for Individuals and 

Households; 97.050 Presidential Declared 

Disaster Assistance to Individuals and 

Households—Other Needs, 97.036, Disaster 

Grants—Public Assistance (Presidentially 

Declared Disasters); 97.039, Hazard 

Mitigation Grant.) 

R. David Paulison, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. E8–17691 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1773–DR] 

Missouri; Amendment No. 6 to Notice 

of a Major Disaster Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Missouri (FEMA–1773–DR), 

dated June 25, 2008, and related 

determinations. 

DATES: Effective Date: July 18, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance 

Directorate, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3886. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the incident period for 

this disaster is closed effective July 18, 

2008. 

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 

97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 

97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 

97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to 

Individuals and Households In Presidential 

Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidential 

Declared Disaster Assistance—Disaster 

Housing Operations for Individuals and 

Households; 97.050, Presidential Declared 

Disaster Assistance to Individuals and 

Households—Other Needs; 97.036, Disaster 

Grants—Public Assistance (Presidentially 

Declared Disasters); 97.039, Hazard 

Mitigation Grant.) 

R. David Paulison, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. E8–17692 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] 

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