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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS–2009–0156]
National Protection and Programs
Directorate; Assessment
Questionnaire—Voluntary Chemical
Assessment Tool (VCAT)
AGENCY: National Protection and
Programs Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security.
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 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). The National
Protection and Programs Directorate is
soliciting comments concerning new
collection request, Assessment
Questionnaire—Voluntary Chemical
Assessment Tool (VCAT). DHS
previously published this information
collection request (ICR) in the Federal
Register on September 14, 2009, at 74
FR 47010, for a 60-day public comment
period. No comments were received by
DHS. The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until March 1, 2010.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.10.
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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 OMB Desk Officer, Department of
Homeland Security and sent via
electronic mail to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed
to (202) 395–5806.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
additional information is required
contact: The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), Amanda Norman,
Program Analyst, DHS/NPPD/IP/IICD,
Amanda.Norman@dhs.gov.
ADDRESSES:
The DHS
Sector Specific Agency (SSA) for the
Chemical Sector partnered with 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), which 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), to develop a
Web-based, automated assessment tool
for voluntary use by chemical facilities.
This application, titled Voluntary
Chemical Assessment Tool (VCAT),
allows owners/operators to identify
their current vulnerability and risk
levels through an all-hazards approach.
The application enables owners/
operators to evaluate the theoretical
vulnerability and risk associated with
the effects of the selected threats, thus
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allowing the Chemical Sector to more
thoroughly understand, prioritize and
analyze its assets or systems. VCAT
facilitates 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 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 critical infrastructure and key
resources (CIKR) protection 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.
Analysis
Agency: Department of Homeland
Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate.
Title: Assessment Questionnaire—
Voluntary Chemical Assessment Tool
(VCAT).
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.
Signed: January 21, 2010.
Thomas Chase Garwood, III,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection
and Programs Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS-2009-0156]
National Protection and Programs Directorate; Assessment
Questionnaire--Voluntary Chemical Assessment Tool (VCAT)
AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-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). The National Protection and
Programs Directorate is soliciting comments concerning new collection
request, Assessment Questionnaire--Voluntary Chemical Assessment Tool
(VCAT). DHS previously published this information collection request
(ICR) in the Federal Register on September 14, 2009, at 74 FR 47010,
for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received by DHS.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public
comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until March 1,
2010. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
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ADDRESSES: 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 OMB Desk Officer, Department of Homeland Security and sent
via electronic mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202)
395-5806.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If additional information is required
contact: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Amanda Norman,
Program Analyst, DHS/NPPD/IP/IICD, Amanda.Norman@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DHS Sector Specific Agency (SSA) for the
Chemical Sector partnered with 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), which 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), to develop a Web-based,
automated assessment tool for voluntary use by chemical facilities.
This application, titled Voluntary Chemical Assessment Tool (VCAT),
allows owners/operators to identify their current vulnerability and
risk levels through an all-hazards approach. The application enables
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. VCAT facilitates 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 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 critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR)
protection 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.
Analysis
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate.
Title: Assessment Questionnaire--Voluntary Chemical Assessment Tool
(VCAT).
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.
Signed: January 21, 2010.
Thomas Chase Garwood, III,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
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