The Department of Homeland Security, Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, US-CERT.gov Collection, 51288-51289 [2017-24006]

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• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 212 (Friday, November 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51288-51289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24006]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


The Department of Homeland Security, Office of Cybersecurity and 
Communications, US-CERT.gov Collection

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection 
and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of Cybersecurity and 
Communications (CS&C), National Cybersecurity and Communications 
Integration Center (NCCIC), United States Computer Emergency Readiness 
Team (US-CERT) 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. DHS previously 
published this information collection request (ICR) in the Federal 
Register on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 82 FR 32858 for a 60-day public 
comment period. Zero (0) comment was 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 December 4, 
2017. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.

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 dhsdeskofficer@omb.eop.gov. All submissions must 
include the words ``Department of Homeland Security'' and the OMB 
Control Number 1670--NEW (US-CERT.gov).
    Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available 
to the public through relevant Web sites. For this reason, please do 
not include in your comments information of a confidential nature, such 
as sensitive personal information or proprietary information. If you 
send an email comment, your email address will be automatically 
captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the 
public docket and made available on the Internet. Please note that 
responses to this public comment request containing any routine notice 
about the confidentiality of the communication will be treated as 
public comments that may be made available to the public 
notwithstanding the inclusion of the routine notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Bonnie Limmer at 1-888-282-0870 
or at cert.gov">info@us-cert.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: US-CERT is responsible for performing, 
coordinating, and supporting response to information security 
incidents, which may originate outside the Federal community and affect 
users within it, or originate within the Federal community and affect 
users outside of it. Often, therefore, the effective handling of 
security incidents relies on information sharing among individual 
users, industry, state and local governments, and the Federal 
Government, which may be facilitated by and through US-CERT.
    US-CERT fulfills the role of the Federal information security 
incident center for the United States Federal Government as defined in 
the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014. Each 
Federal agency is required to notify and consult with US-CERT regarding 
information security incidents involving the information and 
information systems (managed by a Federal agency, contractor, or other 
source) that support the operations and assets of the agency. 
Additional entities report incident information to US-CERT voluntarily.
    Per the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014, as 
codified in subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 44 of the United 
States Code, US-CERT must inform operators of agency information 
systems about current and potential information security threats and 
vulnerabilities. Per the Homeland Security Act, as amended, the NCCIC, 
of which US-CERT and ICS-CERT are a part, is required to be the Federal 
civilian interface for sharing cybersecurity risks, incidents, 
analysis, and warnings for federal and non-Federal entities.
    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.
    Title: Clearance for the Collection of Routine Feedback through US-CERT.gov.
    OMB Number: 1670--NEW.
    Frequency: Ongoing.
    Affected Public: Voluntary respondents.
    Number of Respondents: 126,325 respondents (estimate).
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 3 minutes.

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    Total Burden Hours: 6,140 annual burden hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.

David Epperson,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-24006 Filed 11-2-17; 8:45 am]
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