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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
I&A Request Customer Survey
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AGENCY: Department of Homeland
Security, Office of Intelligence and
Analysis.
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for
comments; New Information Collection
Request.
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
Security, Office of Intelligence and
Analysis, 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 24,
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 Office of Intelligence and Analysis,
Attn.: Jason Clark, 202–447–3140.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Implementing Recommendations of the
9/11 Commission act of 2007 (Pub. L.
110–53) identifies the U/SIA as having
the primary Federal responsibility for
outreach and sharing threat related
information and intelligence with State,
local and tribal officials (S&L). Section
511 of the 9/11 Act with regards to
consumer feedback requires I&A to
create a voluntary mechanism for any
State, local, tribal law enforcement
officer or other emergency response
provider who is a consumer of the
intelligence or other information
products of I&A to provide feedback to
the Department on quality and utility of
such intelligence products. This is new
collection for a pilot program. I&A
Managers will use the survey results to
establish exactly who within our S&L
target audience our products are
reaching and to generally gauge and
make improvements to intelligence
products that increase customer
satisfaction and program effectiveness.
The results of the customer satisfaction
surveys will be shared with DHS HQ,
I&A, and as mandated by section 511 of
the 9/11 act presented to the Committee
on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and
the Committee on Homeland Security of
the House of Representatives.
The Office of Management and Budget
is particularly interested in comments
which:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
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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, Office of Intelligence and
Analysis.
Title: I&A Customer Survey.
Form: DHS Form 6001.
OMB Number: 1601–NEW.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 144.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 25.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 120 annual
burden hours.
Margaret H. Graves,
Acting Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
National Protection and Programs
Directorate; Chemical Security
Assessment Tool Revision
AGENCY: National Protection and
Programs Directorate, Office of
Infrastructure Protection Infrastructure
Security Compliance Division, DHS.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for
comments: Revision of information
collection request 1670–0007.
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate, Office of
Infrastructure Protection, Infrastructure
Security Compliance Division (ISCD)
will be submitting the following
information collection request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in
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accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The information
collection is a revision to information
collection 1670–0007. A 60-day public
notice for comments was previously
published in the Federal Register on
July 1, 2009 at 74 FR 31459. No
comments were received. The purpose
of this notice is to solicit comments
during a 30-day public comment period
prior to the submission of this collection
to OMB. The submission describes the
nature of the information collection, the
categories of respondents, the estimated
burden and cost.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until October 26, 2009.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.8.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments on the
proposed information collection
through Federal Rulemaking Portal at
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Comments must be identified by docket
number DHS–2009–0033.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained through Federal Rulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
550 of Public Law 109–295 provides the
Department of Homeland Security with
the authority to regulate the security of
high-risk chemical facilities. Before the
enactment of section 550, the Federal
government did not have the authority
to regulate the security of most of our
nation’s chemical facilities. On April 9,
2007, the Department issued an Interim
Final Rule (IFR), implementing this
statutory mandate at 72 FR 17688.
Section 550 requires a risk-based
approach to security.
The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards (CFATS), 6 CFR part 27, are
the Department’s regulations under
section 550 governing security at highrisk chemical facilities. CFATS
represents a national-level effort to
minimize terrorism risk to such
facilities. Its design and implementation
balance maintaining economic vitality
with securing facilities and their
surrounding communities. The
regulations were designed, in
collaboration with the private sector and
other stakeholders, to take advantage of
protective measures already in place
and to allow facilities to employ a wide
range of tailored measures to satisfy the
regulations’ Risk-Based Performance
Standards (RBPS).
CFATS also establishes, in 6 CFR
27.400, the requirements that covered
persons must follow to safeguard certain
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documents and other information
developed under the regulations. This
information is identified as ‘‘Chemicalterrorism Vulnerability Information’’
(CVI) and by law receives protection
from public disclosure and misuse.
The Department collects the primary
core regulatory data electronically
through the Chemical Security
Assessment Tool (CSAT).
Solicitation of Comments
No comments were received in
response to the 60-day public comment
period. However, the department has
adjusted the cost estimates based on
improved cost information.
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: Chemical Security Assessment
Tool.
OMB Number: 1670–0007.
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CFATS Helpdesk
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 25,000.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 0.25
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 6,250 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.00.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $525,000.
Chemical-Terrorism Vulnerability
Information Authorization
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 8,073.
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Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1
hour.
Total Burden Hours: 8,073 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.00.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $678,132.
CSAT User Registration
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 4,167.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1
hour.
Total Burden Hours: 4,167 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.00.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $350,028.
CSAT Top Screen
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 4,167.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 30.3
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 189,390 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.00.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $15,908,772.
Security Vulnerability Assessment and
Alternative Security Program
Submitted in Lieu of the Security
Vulnerability Assessment
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 825.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 250
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 309,375 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.00.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $25,987,500.
Site Security Plan (SSP) and
Alternative Security Program
Submitted in Lieu of the Site Security
Plan
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 825.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 200
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 247,500 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.00.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $20,790,000.
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
Chemical-Terrorism Vulnerability
Information (CVI)
AGENCY: National Protection and
Programs Directorate, Office of
Infrastructure Protection, Infrastructure
Security Compliance Division, DHS.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for
comments: New information collection
request 1670–NEW.
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate, Office of
Infrastructure Protection, Infrastructure
Security Compliance Division (ISCD)
will be submitting 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. The information
collection is a new information
collection. A 60-day public notice for
comments was previously published in
the Federal Register on July 1, 2009 at
74 FR 31460. No comments were
received. The purpose of this notice is
to solicit comments during a 30-day
public comment period prior to the
submission of this collection to OMB.
The submission describes the nature of
the information collection, the
categories of respondents, the estimated
burden and cost.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until October 26, 2009.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.8.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments on the
proposed information collection
through Federal Rulemaking Portal at
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Comments must be identified by docket
number DHS–2009–0034.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained through Federal Rulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards (CFATS), 6 CFR part 27, are
the Department’s regulations under
section 550 governing security at highrisk chemical facilities. CFATS
represents a national-level effort to
minimize terrorism risk to such
facilities. Its design and implementation
balance maintaining economic vitality
with securing facilities and their
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
National Protection and Programs Directorate; Chemical Security
Assessment Tool Revision
AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, Office of
Infrastructure Protection Infrastructure Security Compliance Division,
DHS.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for comments: Revision of information
collection request 1670-0007.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate, Office of Infrastructure Protection,
Infrastructure Security Compliance Division (ISCD) will be submitting
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. The information collection is a
revision to information collection 1670-0007. A 60-day public notice
for comments was previously published in the Federal Register on July
1, 2009 at 74 FR 31459. No comments were received. The purpose of this
notice is to solicit comments during a 30-day public comment period
prior to the submission of this collection to OMB. The submission
describes the nature of the information collection, the categories of
respondents, the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until October 26,
2009. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.8.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on the
proposed information collection through Federal Rulemaking Portal at
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments. Comments must be identified by docket number DHS-2009-0033.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be obtained through Federal Rulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 550 of Public Law 109-295 provides
the Department of Homeland Security with the authority to regulate the
security of high-risk chemical facilities. Before the enactment of
section 550, the Federal government did not have the authority to
regulate the security of most of our nation's chemical facilities. On
April 9, 2007, the Department issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR),
implementing this statutory mandate at 72 FR 17688. Section 550
requires a risk-based approach to security.
The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS), 6 CFR part
27, are the Department's regulations under section 550 governing
security at high-risk chemical facilities. CFATS represents a national-
level effort to minimize terrorism risk to such facilities. Its design
and implementation balance maintaining economic vitality with securing
facilities and their surrounding communities. The regulations were
designed, in collaboration with the private sector and other
stakeholders, to take advantage of protective measures already in place
and to allow facilities to employ a wide range of tailored measures to
satisfy the regulations' Risk-Based Performance Standards (RBPS).
CFATS also establishes, in 6 CFR 27.400, the requirements that
covered persons must follow to safeguard certain
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documents and other information developed under the regulations. This
information is identified as ``Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability
Information'' (CVI) and by law receives protection from public
disclosure and misuse.
The Department collects the primary core regulatory data
electronically through the Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT).
Solicitation of Comments
No comments were received in response to the 60-day public comment
period. However, the department has adjusted the cost estimates based
on improved cost information.
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: Chemical Security Assessment Tool.
OMB Number: 1670-0007.
CFATS Helpdesk
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 25,000.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 0.25 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 6,250 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.00.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $525,000.
Chemical-Terrorism Vulnerability Information Authorization
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 8,073.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1 hour.
Total Burden Hours: 8,073 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.00.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $678,132.
CSAT User Registration
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 4,167.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1 hour.
Total Burden Hours: 4,167 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.00.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $350,028.
CSAT Top Screen
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 4,167.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 30.3 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 189,390 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.00.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $15,908,772.
Security Vulnerability Assessment and Alternative Security Program
Submitted in Lieu of the Security Vulnerability Assessment
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 825.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 250 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 309,375 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.00.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $25,987,500.
Site Security Plan (SSP) and Alternative Security Program Submitted in
Lieu of the Site Security Plan
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 825.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 200 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 247,500 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.00.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $20,790,000.
Thomas Chase Garwood, III,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
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