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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Dated: December 8, 2014.
Melanie J. Gray,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
[Docket No. DHS–2014–0007]
[FR Doc. 2014–29161 Filed 12–11–14; 8:45 am]
AGENCY:
Critical Infrastructure Private Sector
Clearance Program Request (CI PSCP)
National Protection and
Programs Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: 30-day notice and request for
comments; new information collection
request: 1670–0013.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), National Protection and
Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of
Infrastructure Protection (IP) will
submit the following Information
Collection Request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35). DHS previously published this
Information Collection Request (ICR) in
the Federal Register on September 24,
2014, for a 60-day public comment
period. DHS received no comments. The
purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until January 12, 2015.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
questions about this ICR should be
forwarded to DHS/NPPD/IP/Attn:
Cheryl Fenoli, 245 Murray Lane SW.,
Mail Stop 0607, Arlington, VA 20598–
0609. Email requests should go to
Cheryl Fenoli, Cheryl.Fenoli@
hq.dhs.gov. Written comments should
reach the contact person listed no later
than January 12, 2015. Comments must
be identified by ‘‘DHS–2014–0007’’and
may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
• Email: Include the docket number
in the subject line of the message.
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 https://www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
provided.
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The CI
PSCP sponsors clearances for privatesector partners who are responsible for
critical infrastructure protection in
accordance with Executive Order 13549.
The PSCP requires individuals to
complete a clearance request form that
initiates the clearance process. Sector
Specific Agencies (SSAs), NPPD/IP
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Protective Security Advisors, Sector
Liaisons, the National Infrastructure
Coordinating Center, and other federal
officials designated by NPPD/IP are
authorized to submit nominations to the
central PSCP point of contact, the PSCP
Administrator. The clearance request
form is signed by both the federal
official who nominated the applicant
and by the Assistant Secretary for IP
prior to initiating the clearance process.
Upon approval by the Assistant
Secretary for IP, IP Security Office will
contact the nominee to obtain the social
security number, date and place of birth,
and will then enter this data into eQIP—Office of Personnel Management’s
secure portal for investigation
processing. Once the data is entered in
e-QIP, the applicant can complete the
online security questionnaire. An
alternate mailing address is an optional
field on the form and may be provided
if the nominee chooses to have
correspondences sent to a mailing
address other than the company mailing
address. The IP Security Office
maintains all applicants’ information in
the Master Roster, which contains all
the information found on the clearance
request form in addition to their
clearance information (date granted,
level of clearance, date non-disclosure
agreements signed, and type/date of
investigation). The Administrator of the
Master Roster maintains the information
so as to track clearance processing and
investigation information and to have
the most current contact information for
the participants from each sector.
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.
Analysis
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Security, National Protection and
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Programs Directorate, Office of
Infrastructure Protection.
Title: Critical Infrastructure Private
Sector Clearance Program Request.
OMB Number: 1670–0013.
Frequency: Once.
Affected Public: Designated private
sector employees of critical
infrastructure entities or organizations.
Number of Respondents: 500
respondents (estimate).
Estimated Time per Respondent: 10
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 83.35.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $0.
Dated: December 8, 2014.
David Epperson,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection
and Programs Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2014–1020]
Guidance on Maritime Cybersecurity
Standards
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of public meeting and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Coast Guard
announces a public meeting to be held
in Washington, DC, to receive comments
on the development of cybersecurity
assessment methods for vessels and
facilities regulated by the Coast Guard.
This meeting will provide an
opportunity for the public to comment
on development of security assessment
methods that assist vessel and facility
owners and operators identify and
address cybersecurity vulnerabilities
that could cause or contribute to a
Transportation Security Incident. The
Coast Guard will consider these public
comments in developing relevant
guidance, which may include standards,
guidelines, and best practices to protect
maritime critical infrastructure.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, January 15, 2015 from 9:00
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The deadline to
reserve a seat is Monday, January 5,
2015. All written comments and related
material must either be submitted to the
online docket via https://
www.regulations.gov on or before
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January 29, 2015 or reach the Docket
Management Facility by that date.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held at the Department of
Transportation Headquarters, Oklahoma
Room, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590; the building
telephone number is 202–366–1035.
The building is accessible by taxi,
public transit, and privately-owned
conveyance. However, public parking in
the vicinity of the building is extremely
limited. Meeting participants are
encouraged to use mass transit.
Seating is limited, so please reserve a
seat as soon as possible, but no later
than January 5, 2015. To reserve a seat,
please email Josephine.A.Long@uscg.mil
with the participant’s first and last name
for all U.S. Citizens, and additionally,
official title, date of birth, country of
citizenship, and passport number with
expiration date for non-U.S. Citizens. To
gain entrance to the Department of
Transportation Headquarters building,
all meeting participants must present
government-issued photo identification
(e.g., state-issued driver’s license). If a
visitor does not have a photo ID, that
person will not be permitted to enter the
facility. All visitors and any items
brought into the facility will be required
to go through security screening each
time they enter the building.
The Coast Guard will provide a live
video feed of the meeting. To access the
video feed, email a request to LT
Josephine Long at Josephine.A.Long@
uscg.mil no later than January 13, 2015.
The docket for this notice is available
for inspection or copying at the Docket
Management Facility (M–30, U.S.
Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. You may also
find this docket on the Internet by going
to https://www.regulations.gov, entering
USCG–2014–1020 in the search box and
following the instructions.
Written comments may also be
submitted in response to this notice. All
written comments and related material
submitted before or after the meeting
must either be submitted to the online
docket via https://www.regulations.gov
on or before January 29, 2015 or reach
the Docket Management Facility by that
date. You may submit written comments
identified by docket number USCG–
2014–1020 before or after the meeting
using any one of the following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Fax: 202–372–1990.
(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility
(M–30), U.S. Department of
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Transportation, West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590–
0001.
(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail
address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. The telephone number
is 202–366–9329.
To avoid duplication, please use only
one of these four methods.
The Coast Guard will post a video
recording and written summary of the
meeting to the docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
there are questions concerning this
meeting, please call or email LT
Josephine Long, Coast Guard at 202–
372–1109 or via email at
Josephine.A.Long@uscg.mil or LCDR
Joshua Rose, Coast Guard; at 202–372–
1106 or via email at Joshua.D.Rose@
uscg.mil. If there are questions on
viewing or submitting material to the
docket, call Ms. Cheryl Collins, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone
202–366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Purpose
On February 12, 2013, the President
signed Executive Order (E.O.) 13636
‘‘Improving Critical Infrastructure
Cybersecurity.’’ The E.O. provided the
national approach to protecting critical
infrastructure cybersecurity and
directed federal agencies to assess cyber
risk to critical infrastructure. Pursuant
to E.O. 13636, the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST)
developed a voluntary Preliminary
Cybersecurity Framework,1 followed by
the February 12, 2014 publication of a
Framework for Improving Critical
Infrastructure Cybersecurity 2
(Cybersecurity Framework). The
Cybersecurity Framework serves to help
industry stakeholders reduce their cyber
risk and vulnerabilities. The Coast
Guard encourages vessel and facility
owners and operators to adopt the
Cybersecurity Framework voluntarily to
achieve a minimum standard of
cybersecurity protection.
Section 7(d) of E.O. 13636 states that
in developing the Cybersecurity
Framework, the Director of NIST ‘‘shall
engage in an open public review and
comment process’’ and consult with
stakeholders including owners and
operators of critical infrastructure.
1 The Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework is
available for viewing online at https://www.nist.gov/
itl/upload/preliminary-cybersecurityframework.pdf.
2 The Framework for Improving Critical
Infrastructure Cybersecurity is available for viewing
online at https://www.nist.gov/cyberframework/
upload/cybersecurity-framework-021214.pdf.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS-2014-0007]
Critical Infrastructure Private Sector Clearance Program Request
(CI PSCP)
AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: 30-day notice and request for comments; new information
collection request: 1670-0013.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection
and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of Infrastructure Protection
(IP) will submit the following Information Collection Request to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44
U.S.C. Chapter 35). DHS previously published this Information
Collection Request (ICR) in the Federal Register on September 24, 2014,
for a 60-day public comment period. DHS received no comments. The
purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public
comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until January 12,
2015. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and questions about this ICR should be
forwarded to DHS/NPPD/IP/Attn: Cheryl Fenoli, 245 Murray Lane SW., Mail
Stop 0607, Arlington, VA 20598-0609. Email requests should go to Cheryl
Fenoli, Cheryl.Fenoli@hq.dhs.gov. Written comments should reach the
contact person listed no later than January 12, 2015. Comments must be
identified by ``DHS-2014-0007''and may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Email: Include the docket number in the subject line of
the message.
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 https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CI PSCP sponsors clearances for private-
sector partners who are responsible for critical infrastructure
protection in accordance with Executive Order 13549. The PSCP requires
individuals to complete a clearance request form that initiates the
clearance process. Sector Specific Agencies (SSAs), NPPD/IP Protective
Security Advisors, Sector Liaisons, the National Infrastructure
Coordinating Center, and other federal officials designated by NPPD/IP
are authorized to submit nominations to the central PSCP point of
contact, the PSCP Administrator. The clearance request form is signed
by both the federal official who nominated the applicant and by the
Assistant Secretary for IP prior to initiating the clearance process.
Upon approval by the Assistant Secretary for IP, IP Security Office
will contact the nominee to obtain the social security number, date and
place of birth, and will then enter this data into e-QIP--Office of
Personnel Management's secure portal for investigation processing. Once
the data is entered in e-QIP, the applicant can complete the online
security questionnaire. An alternate mailing address is an optional
field on the form and may be provided if the nominee chooses to have
correspondences sent to a mailing address other than the company
mailing address. The IP Security Office maintains all applicants'
information in the Master Roster, which contains all the information
found on the clearance request form in addition to their clearance
information (date granted, level of clearance, date non-disclosure
agreements signed, and type/date of investigation). The Administrator
of the Master Roster maintains the information so as to track clearance
processing and investigation information and to have the most current
contact information for the participants from each sector.
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.
Analysis
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and
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Programs Directorate, Office of Infrastructure Protection.
Title: Critical Infrastructure Private Sector Clearance Program
Request.
OMB Number: 1670-0013.
Frequency: Once.
Affected Public: Designated private sector employees of critical
infrastructure entities or organizations.
Number of Respondents: 500 respondents (estimate).
Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 83.35.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
Dated: December 8, 2014.
David Epperson,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2014-29175 Filed 12-11-14; 8:45 am]
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