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and Resources Research, National Institutes
of Health, HHS)
Dated: July 24, 2012.
Jennifer S. Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS–2012–0001]
Critical Infrastructure Private Sector
Clearance Program Request
National Protection and
Programs Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: 30-day notice and request for
comments;
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AGENCY:
Reinstatement, with change, of a
previously approved collection.
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 (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). NPPD is soliciting comments
concerning Reinstatement, with change,
of a previously approved ICR for the
Critical Infrastructure Private Sector
Clearance Program (PSCP). DHS
previously published this ICR in the
Federal Register on April 12, 2012, 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 August 29, 2012.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, OMB. Comments should be
addressed to OMB Desk Officer, DHS,
Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
Comments must be identified by DHS–
2012–0001 and may be submitted by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
• Email:
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Include
the docket number in the subject line of
the message.
• Fax: (202) 395–5806.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the words ‘‘Department of
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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.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Monika Junker, DHS/NPPD/IP,
monika.junker@dhs.gov, (703) 235–
8229.
PSCP
sponsors clearances for private sector
partners who are responsible for critical
infrastructure protection but would not
otherwise be eligible for a clearance
under Executive Order 12829. These
partners are subject matter experts
within specific industries and sectors.
The PSCP requires individuals to
complete a clearance request form that
initiates the clearance process. DHS
Sector Specialists or Protective Security
Advisors email the form to the
individual who then emails back the
completed form, minus their date and
place of birth and social security
number. The clearance request form is
signed by both the Federal official who
nominated the applicant and the
Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure
Protection. Upon approval to process,
the PSCP Administrator contacts 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. The PSCP
maintains all applicants’ information in
the Master Roster, which contains all
the information found on the clearance
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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
to track clearance processing and
investigation information and to have
the most current contact information for
the participants from each sector.
Analysis
Agency: Department of Homeland
Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate, Office of
Infrastructure Protection.
Title: Critical Infrastructure Private
Sector Clearance Program.
OMB Number: 1670–0013.
Frequency: Once.
Affected Public: Designated private
sector employees of critical
infrastructure entities or organizations.
Number of Respondents: 450
(estimate).
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 75.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $0.
Dated: July 24, 2012.
Scott Libby,
Acting Chief Information Officer, National
Protection and Programs Directorate,
Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS–2012–0037]
President’s National Security
Telecommunications Advisory
Committee
National Protection and
Programs Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: Committee Management; Notice
of an Open Federal Advisory Committee
Teleconference.
AGENCY:
The President’s National
Security Telecommunications Advisory
Committee (NSTAC) will meet on
Thursday, August 16, 2012, via a
conference call. The meeting will be
open to the public.
DATES: The NSTAC will meet Thursday,
August 16, 2012, from 2:00 p.m. to
3:15 p.m. Please note that the meeting
may close early if the committee has
completed its business.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via a conference call. For access to the
SUMMARY:
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conference bridge, contact Ms. Deirdre
Gallop-Anderson by email at
deirdre.gallop-anderson@dhs.gov by
5:00 p.m. on August 9, 2012.
To facilitate public participation, we
are inviting public comment on the
issues to be considered by the
committee as listed in the
‘‘Supplementary Information’’ section
below. Documents associated with the
issues to be discussed during the
conference will be available at
www.ncs.gov/nstac for review by August
10, 2012. Written comments must be
received by the NSTAC Designated
Federal Officer no later than August 30,
2012 and may be submitted by any one
of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting written
comments.
• Email: NSTAC@hq.dhs.gov. Include
the docket number in the subject line of
the email message.
• Fax: (703) 235–4981.
• Mail: Alternate Designated Federal
Officer, National Communications
System, National Protection and
Programs Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane,
Mail Stop 0615, Arlington, VA 20598–
0615.
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 www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
provided.
Docket: For access to the docket,
including all documents and comments
received by the NSTAC, go to
www.regulations.gov.
A public comment period will be held
during the meeting on August 16, 2012,
from 2:55 p.m. to 3:10 p.m. Speakers
who wish to participate in the public
comment period must register in
advance no later than 5:00 p.m. on
August 9, 2012, by emailing Deirdre
Gallop-Anderson at deirdre.gallopanderson@dhs.gov. Speakers are
requested to limit their comments to
three minutes and will speak in order of
registration as time permits. Please note
that the public comment period may
end before the time indicated, following
the last call for comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Allen F. Woodhouse, NSTAC Alternate
Designated Federal Officer, Department
of Homeland Security, telephone (703)
235–4900.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of
this meeting is given under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
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(Pub. L. 92–463). The NSTAC advises
the President on matters related to
national security and emergency
preparedness telecommunications
policy.
Agenda: The NSTAC members will
receive an update on progress made to
date by the Nationwide Public Safety
Broadband Network (NPSBN) Research
Subcommittee. The NPSBN Research
Subcommittee is focusing on what
National Security Emergency
Preparedness (NS/EP) policy changes
should be considered in order to: (1)
Facilitate priority access that may be
required across the diverse community
of potential NPSBN users, particularly
during NS/EP situations; (2) support
NPSBN access, interoperability,
security, reliability, and resiliency; and
(3) help ensure the deployment and
evolution of the NPSBN is in such a
manner that accounts for each state and
local jurisdiction’s diverse capabilities,
while helping to ensure scalability to
the national level.
Next, NSTAC members will discuss
the findings of their review of the
Department of Homeland Security’s
(DHS) National Cybersecurity and
Communications Integration Center
(NCCIC). During the NSTAC meeting on
May 15, 2012, the National Security
Staff asked the NSTAC to conduct a
review of the NCCIC to determine if it
is operating in ways consistent with the
NSTAC’s proposed Joint Collaboration
Center that the NSTAC envisioned in its
2009 Cybersecurity Collaboration
Report.
The NSTAC, in coordination with
senior leaders from the White House
and DHS, will also address potential
NSTAC taskings such as the National
Security Staff’s request for the NSTAC
to examine how commercial off-theshelf technologies and private sector
best practices can be used to secure
unclassified communications between
and among Federal civilian departments
and agencies.
Additionally, there will be a
discussion regarding whether further
study is warranted of the NSTAC’s
recommendation to develop a separate
‘‘out-of-band’’ data network supporting
communications among carriers,
Internet service providers, vendors, and
additional critical infrastructure owners
and operators during a severe cyber
incident that renders the Internet
unusable.
Dated: July 23, 2012.
Michael Echols,
Alternate Designated Federal Officer for the
NSTAC.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DHS–2012–0045]
Privacy Act of 1974; Department of
Homeland Security U.S. Customs and
Border Protection-DHS/CBP–009
Electronic System for Travel
Authorization (ESTA) System of
Records
Privacy Office, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act system of
records.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to
update and reissue a current DHS
system of records titled, ‘‘Department of
Homeland Security/U.S. Customs and
Border Protection-DHS/CBP–009
Electronic System for Travel
Authorization (ESTA) System of
Records.’’ This system collects and
maintains a record of nonimmigrant
aliens seeking to travel to the United
States under the Visa Waiver Program.
The system is used to determine
whether the applicant is eligible to
travel to the United States under the
Visa Waiver Program by vetting the
application information against selected
security and law enforcement databases
using U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) TECS and the
Automated Targeting System (ATS). In
addition, ATS retains a copy of ESTA
application data to identify potential
high-risk ESTA applicants. DHS/CBP is
updating this system of records notice to
clarify the categories of individuals and
remove unnecessary language, add the
Internet Protocol address associated
with the submitted ESTA application as
a category of records, provide more
specific legal authorities, clarify the
purposes to include the identification of
high-risk applicants, include an
additional routine use for judicial
proceedings and update and clarify
other routine uses, clarify the retention
of records in ESTA and the
Nonimmigrant Information System
(DHS/CBP–016—Nonimmigrant
Information System December 19, 2008
73 FR 77739), update the notification
procedures to explain the extension of
access procedures to international
travelers, allow limited direct access
and amendment of ESTA application
data, and add the CPB access request
address; eliminate unnecessary language
from the record source categories, and
clarify which exemptions will be used
for which provisions of the Privacy Act.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS-2012-0037]
President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory
Committee
AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of an Open Federal Advisory
Committee Teleconference.
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SUMMARY: The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory
Committee (NSTAC) will meet on Thursday, August 16, 2012, via a
conference call. The meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: The NSTAC will meet Thursday, August 16, 2012, from 2:00 p.m. to
3:15 p.m. Please note that the meeting may close early if the committee
has completed its business.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via a conference call. For access
to the
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conference bridge, contact Ms. Deirdre Gallop-Anderson by email at
deirdre.gallop-anderson@dhs.gov by 5:00 p.m. on August 9, 2012.
To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment
on the issues to be considered by the committee as listed in the
``Supplementary Information'' section below. Documents associated with
the issues to be discussed during the conference will be available at
www.ncs.gov/nstac for review by August 10, 2012. Written comments must
be received by the NSTAC Designated Federal Officer no later than
August 30, 2012 and may be submitted by any one of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting written comments.
Email: NSTAC@hq.dhs.gov. Include the docket number in the
subject line of the email message.
Fax: (703) 235-4981.
Mail: Alternate Designated Federal Officer, National
Communications System, National Protection and Programs Directorate,
Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane, Mail Stop 0615,
Arlington, VA 20598-0615.
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
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
Docket: For access to the docket, including all documents and
comments received by the NSTAC, go to www.regulations.gov.
A public comment period will be held during the meeting on August
16, 2012, from 2:55 p.m. to 3:10 p.m. Speakers who wish to participate
in the public comment period must register in advance no later than
5:00 p.m. on August 9, 2012, by emailing Deirdre Gallop-Anderson at
deirdre.gallop-anderson@dhs.gov. Speakers are requested to limit their
comments to three minutes and will speak in order of registration as
time permits. Please note that the public comment period may end before
the time indicated, following the last call for comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allen F. Woodhouse, NSTAC Alternate
Designated Federal Officer, Department of Homeland Security, telephone
(703) 235-4900.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). The
NSTAC advises the President on matters related to national security and
emergency preparedness telecommunications policy.
Agenda: The NSTAC members will receive an update on progress made
to date by the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN)
Research Subcommittee. The NPSBN Research Subcommittee is focusing on
what National Security Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP) policy changes
should be considered in order to: (1) Facilitate priority access that
may be required across the diverse community of potential NPSBN users,
particularly during NS/EP situations; (2) support NPSBN access,
interoperability, security, reliability, and resiliency; and (3) help
ensure the deployment and evolution of the NPSBN is in such a manner
that accounts for each state and local jurisdiction's diverse
capabilities, while helping to ensure scalability to the national
level.
Next, NSTAC members will discuss the findings of their review of
the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) National Cybersecurity and
Communications Integration Center (NCCIC). During the NSTAC meeting on
May 15, 2012, the National Security Staff asked the NSTAC to conduct a
review of the NCCIC to determine if it is operating in ways consistent
with the NSTAC's proposed Joint Collaboration Center that the NSTAC
envisioned in its 2009 Cybersecurity Collaboration Report.
The NSTAC, in coordination with senior leaders from the White House
and DHS, will also address potential NSTAC taskings such as the
National Security Staff's request for the NSTAC to examine how
commercial off-the-shelf technologies and private sector best practices
can be used to secure unclassified communications between and among
Federal civilian departments and agencies.
Additionally, there will be a discussion regarding whether further
study is warranted of the NSTAC's recommendation to develop a separate
``out-of-band'' data network supporting communications among carriers,
Internet service providers, vendors, and additional critical
infrastructure owners and operators during a severe cyber incident that
renders the Internet unusable.
Dated: July 23, 2012.
Michael Echols,
Alternate Designated Federal Officer for the NSTAC.
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