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Request should be forwarded to
(Amanda Norman, Program Analyst,
DHS/NPPD/IP/IICD)
Amanda.norman@hq.dhs.gov.
In order to
identify and assess the vulnerabilities
and risks pertaining to a specific public
assembly venue, such as a stadium or
arena, owner-operators and/or security
managers often volunteer to conduct an
R–SAT assessment. The requested
questionnaire information is necessary
in order to facilitate electronic
execution of the Commercial Facilities
Sector’s risk assessment to focus
protection resources and activities on
those assets, systems, networks, and
functions with the highest risk profiles.
Currently, there is no known data
collection that includes multiple
facilities within the Commercial
Facilities Sector.
After the user logs into the R–SAT
system the user will be prompted with
the R–SAT Assessment questionnaire
and will answer various questions to
input the data. Once the user begins the
assessment, the only information
required to be submitted to (and shared
with) the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) before completing the
assessment is venue identification
information (e.g., Point-of-Contact
information, address, latitude/longitude,
venue type, capacity, etc.). A user can
elect to share their entire completed
assessment with DHS, which will
protect the information as Protected
Critical Infrastructure Information
(PCII). The information from the
assessment will be used to assess the
risk of the evaluated entity (e.g.,
calculate a vulnerability score by threat,
evaluate protective/mitigation measures
relative to vulnerability, calculate a risk
score, report threats presenting highest
risks, etc.). The information will also be
combined with data from other
respondents to provide an overall sector
perspective (e.g., report additional
relevant protective/mitigation measures
for consideration, etc.).
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;
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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
Programs Directorate.
Title: Assessment Questionnaire—
Risk Self Assessment Tool (R–SAT).
DHS Form: Not Applicable.
OMB Number: 1670—NEW.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 200.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 40
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 8,000 annual
burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.00.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $0.00.
Thomas Chase Garwood, III,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection
and Programs Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
National Protection and Programs
Directorate; Assessment
Questionnaire—Voluntary Chemical
Assessment Tool (VCAT)
AGENCY: National Protection and
Programs Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for
comments; new information collection
request, 1670–NEW.
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate, has submitted 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 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until November 13,
2009. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: Comments and questions
about this Information Collection
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Request should be forwarded to
Amanda Norman, Program Analyst,
DHS/NPPD/IP/IICD,
Amanda.norman@hq.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards (CFATS), issued by the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) in April 2007, mandates that
chemical facilities conduct a security
vulnerability assessment (SVA) and
then develop a site security plan (SSP)
to implement security measures that
adhere to standards specified by the
Department. All facilities complete a
top-screen process that determines
whether or not completion of an SVA is
required. Those facilities that do not
meet the threshold do not conduct an
SVA, however there is no means by
which they can assess the risks and/or
vulnerabilities of their facility. To fill
this gap, the Methodology Technical
Implementation (MTI) office, within the
Infrastructure Information Collection
Division (IICD), in the Office of
Infrastructure Protection (IP), National
Protection and Program Directorate
(NPPD), supports the automation of
sector-approved risk and vulnerability
assessment methodologies that are
compliant with the criteria outlined in
the National Infrastructure Protection
Plan (NIPP). The method is to provide
a Web-based, automated assessment tool
to the Chemical Sector for voluntary use
by chemical facilities that allow owners/
operators to identify their current
vulnerability and risk levels through an
all-hazards approach. The application,
titled Voluntary Chemical Assessment
Tool (VCAT), will enable owners/
operators to evaluate the theoretical
vulnerability and risk associated with
the effects of the selected threats, thus
allowing the Chemical Sector to more
thoroughly understand, prioritize and
analyze its assets or systems. This
application will facilitate cost benefit
analysis, allowing owners/operators to
select the best combination of physical
security countermeasures and
mitigation strategies to reduce overall
risk. Collection of this information is
directed and supported by Homeland
Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)
7, ‘‘Critical Infrastructure Identification,
Prioritization, and Protection,’’
December 17, 2003.
After Chemical sector specific agency
(SSA) and private sector partners access
the VCAT system (see supporting
statement for VCAT User Accounts), the
user will be prompted with the VCAT
Assessment questionnaire and will
answer various questions to input the
data. This information will be used to
supplement existing CIKR protection
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activities conducted by DHS NPPD.
More specifically, the information will
be used to address facility assessments,
response planning, and risk mitigation
execution and related CIKR protection
and incident management activities.
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, National Protection and
Programs Directorate.
Title: Assessment Questionnaire—
Voluntary Chemical Assessment Tool
(VCAT).
DHS Form: Not Applicable.
OMB Number: 1670—NEW.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 50.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 8
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 400 annual
burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.00.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $0.00.
Thomas Chase Garwood, III,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection
and Programs Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
National Protection and Programs
Directorate; Infrastructure Protection
Data Call Survey
AGENCY: National Protection and
Programs Directorate, DHS.
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ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for
comments; new information collection
request: 1670–NEW.
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate, has submitted 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 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35).
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until November 13,
2009. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
questions about this Information
Collection Request should be forwarded
to NPPD/IP/IICD, Attn.: Mary MathenyRushdan, mary.mathenyrushdan@dhs.gov.
The U.S.
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) is the lead coordinator in the
national effort to identify and prioritize
the country’s critical infrastructure and
key resources (CIKR). At DHS, this
responsibility is managed by the Office
of Infrastructure Protection (IP) in the
National Protection and Programs
Directorate (NPPD). In FY2006, IP
engaged in the annual development of a
list of CIKR assets and systems to
improve IP’s CIKR prioritization efforts;
this list is called the Critical
Infrastructure List. The Critical
Infrastructure List includes assets and
systems that, if destroyed, damaged or
otherwise compromised, could result in
significant consequences on a regional
or national scale.
The IP Data Call is administered out
of the Infrastructure Information
Collection Division (IICD) in the Office
of Infrastructure Protection (IP). The IP
Data Call provides opportunities for
States and territories to collaborate with
DHS and its Federal partners in CIKR
protection. DHS, State and territorial
Homeland Security Advisors (HSA),
Sector Specific Agencies (SSA), and
territories build their CIKR data using
the IP Data Call application. To ensure
that HSAs, SSAs and territories are able
to achieve this mission, IP requests
opinions and information in a survey
from IP Data Call participants regarding
the IP Data Call process and the Webbased application used to collect the
CIKR data. The survey data collected is
for internal IICD and IP use only.
IICD and IP will use the results of the
IP Data Call Survey to determine levels
of customer satisfaction with the IP Data
Call process and the IP Data Call
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application and prioritize future
improvements. The results will also
allow IP to appropriate funds costeffectively based on user need, and
improve the process and application.
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, National Protection and
Programs Directorate.
Title: IP Data Call Survey.
Form: Not Applicable.
OMB Number: 1670—NEW.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 138.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 276.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $25,513.
Thomas Chase Garwood, III,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection
and Programs Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security.
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SECURITY
National Protection and Programs
Directorate; User Account Creation—
Risk Self Assessment Tool (R–SAT)
AGENCY: National Protection and
Programs Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for
comments; new information collection
request, 1670–NEW.
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
Security, National Protection and
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
National Protection and Programs Directorate; Assessment
Questionnaire--Voluntary Chemical Assessment Tool (VCAT)
AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments; new information
collection request, 1670-NEW.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate, has submitted 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 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until November 13,
2009. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: Comments and questions about this Information Collection
Request should be forwarded to Amanda Norman, Program Analyst, DHS/
NPPD/IP/IICD, Amanda.norman@hq.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards (CFATS), issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
in April 2007, mandates that chemical facilities conduct a security
vulnerability assessment (SVA) and then develop a site security plan
(SSP) to implement security measures that adhere to standards specified
by the Department. All facilities complete a top-screen process that
determines whether or not completion of an SVA is required. Those
facilities that do not meet the threshold do not conduct an SVA,
however there is no means by which they can assess the risks and/or
vulnerabilities of their facility. To fill this gap, the Methodology
Technical Implementation (MTI) office, within the Infrastructure
Information Collection Division (IICD), in the Office of Infrastructure
Protection (IP), National Protection and Program Directorate (NPPD),
supports the automation of sector-approved risk and vulnerability
assessment methodologies that are compliant with the criteria outlined
in the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP). The method is to
provide a Web-based, automated assessment tool to the Chemical Sector
for voluntary use by chemical facilities that allow owners/operators to
identify their current vulnerability and risk levels through an all-
hazards approach. The application, titled Voluntary Chemical Assessment
Tool (VCAT), will enable owners/operators to evaluate the theoretical
vulnerability and risk associated with the effects of the selected
threats, thus allowing the Chemical Sector to more thoroughly
understand, prioritize and analyze its assets or systems. This
application will facilitate cost benefit analysis, allowing owners/
operators to select the best combination of physical security
countermeasures and mitigation strategies to reduce overall risk.
Collection of this information is directed and supported by Homeland
Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 7, ``Critical Infrastructure
Identification, Prioritization, and Protection,'' December 17, 2003.
After Chemical sector specific agency (SSA) and private sector
partners access the VCAT system (see supporting statement for VCAT User
Accounts), the user will be prompted with the VCAT Assessment
questionnaire and will answer various questions to input the data. This
information will be used to supplement existing CIKR protection
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activities conducted by DHS NPPD. More specifically, the information
will be used to address facility assessments, response planning, and
risk mitigation execution and related CIKR protection and incident
management activities.
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, National Protection and
Programs Directorate.
Title: Assessment Questionnaire--Voluntary Chemical Assessment Tool
(VCAT).
DHS Form: Not Applicable.
OMB Number: 1670--NEW.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 50.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 8 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 400 annual burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.00.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.00.
Thomas Chase Garwood, III,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E9-22056 Filed 9-11-09; 8:45 am]
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