National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies Cybersecurity Training and Education Catalog Collection, 8496-8497 [2018-03948]

Download as PDF 8496 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 39 / Tuesday, February 27, 2018 / Notices daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Program update, a certification program acknowledging that a collegiate emergency services degree meets the minimum standards of excellence established by FESHE development committees and the Academy; • The National Professional Development Summit to be held on June 13–16, 2018, an annual event which brings national training and education audiences together for their conference and support initiatives; • The Managing Officer Program progress report including application selection results, a multiyear curriculum that introduces emerging emergency services leaders to personal and professional skills in change management, risk reduction, and adaptive leadership; • The Executive Fire Officer (EFO) Program Symposium to be held April 6– 8, 2018, an annual event for alumni which recognizes outstanding applied research completed by present EFO Program participants, recognizes recent EFO Program graduates, provides highquality presentations offered by private and public sector representatives, facilitates networking between EFO Program graduates, promotes further dialog between EFO Program graduates and U.S. Fire Administrator and National Fire Academy faculty and staff; • Curriculum development and revision updates for Academy courses; • Discussion on the approval process for state-specific courses; • Distance learning program update (mediated and self-study); • State training delivery update; • NFA Technology Workgroup Initiative, discuss initiating a forum to address current issues and initiate a plan for NFA’s future technology needs; • Staffing update. 4. The Board will receive activity reports on the National Fire Incident Reporting System Subcommittee, the Professional Development Initiative Subcommittee, and four EFO Program Review Subcommittees: Admissions, Curriculum, Delivery and Design, and Evaluations and Outcomes. Meeting materials will be posted no later than March 9, 2018 at https:// www.usfa.fema.gov/training/nfa/about/ bov.html. Dated: February 15, 2018. Tonya L. Hoover, Superintendent, National Fire Academy, United States Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. 2018–03956 Filed 2–26–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–45–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:49 Feb 26, 2018 Jkt 244001 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies Cybersecurity Training and Education Catalog Collection National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; Revised Information Collection Request: 1670–0030. AGENCY: The DHS NPPD Office of Cybersecurity & Communications (CS&C), Cybersecurity Education & Awareness Office (CE&A), National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) 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. NPPD previously published this ICR in the Federal Register on Monday, November 20, 2017 at 82 FR 55110 for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received by NPPD. 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 29, 2018. 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, 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– 0030. Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available to the public through relevant websites. 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. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Shannon Nguyen at 703–705–6246 or at niccs@ hq.dhs.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The cyberspecific authorities to receive information support the Department’s general authority to receive information from any federal or non-federal entity in support of the mission responsibilities of the Department. Section 201 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 authorizes the Secretary ‘‘[t]o access, receive, and analyze law enforcement information, intelligence information, and other information from agencies of the Federal Government, State and local government agencies (including law enforcement agencies), and private sector entities, and to integrate such information, in support of the mission responsibilities of the Department.’’ Sec. 201, Public Law 107–296; 6 U.S.C. 121(d)(1); see also 6 U.S.C. 121(d)(12). The following authorities also permit DHS to collect this information: Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA), 44 U.S.C. 3546; Presidential Policy Directive (PPD)–21, Critical Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection (2003); and National Security Presidential Directive (NSPD)–54/Homeland Security Policy Directive (HSPD)–23, Cybersecurity Policy (2009). The NICCS Portal is a national online resource for cybersecurity awareness, education, talent management, and professional development and training. NICCS Portal is an implementation tool for the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE). Its mission is to provide comprehensive cybersecurity resources to the public. To promote cybersecurity education, and to provide a comprehensive resource for the Nation, NICE developed the Cybersecurity Training and Education Catalog. The Cybersecurity Training and Education Catalog will be hosted on the NICCS Portal. Training course and certification information will be included in the Training/Workforce Development Catalog. Any information received from the public in support of the NICCS Portal and Cybersecurity Training and Education Catalog is completely voluntary. Organizations and individuals who do not provide information can still utilize the NICCS Portal and Cybersecurity Training and Education Catalog without restriction or penalty. An organization or individual who wants their information removed from the NICCS Portal and/or Cybersecurity Training and Education SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\27FEN1.SGM 27FEN1 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 39 / Tuesday, February 27, 2018 / Notices Catalog can email the NICCS Supervisory Office. CE&A uses the collected information from the NICCS Cybersecurity Training Course Form and the NICCS Cybersecurity Certification Form and displays it on a publicly accessible website called the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Portal (https://niccs.us-cert.gov/ ). Collected information from these two forms will be included in the Cybersecurity Training and Education Catalog that is hosted on the NICCS Portal. The DHS CE&A NICCS Supervisory Office will use information collected from the NICCS Vendor Vetting Form to primarily manage communications with the training/workforce development providers; this collected information will not be shared with the public and is intended for internal use only. Additionally, this information will be used to validate training providers before uploading their training and certification information to the Training Catalog. The DHS CE&A NICCS Supervisory Office will use information collected from the NICCS Mapping Tool Form to provide an end user with information of how their position or job title aligns to the new Cybersecurity Framework 1.1. This collected information will not be shared with the public and is intended for internal use only. The information will be collected via fully electronic web forms or partially electronic via email. Collection will be coordinated between the public and DHS CE&A via email (niccs@ hq.dhs.gov). The revisions to the collection include: The addition of the NICCS Mapping Tool, the updates to the Training Course Form, Changing a form name from Vetting Criteria Form to Vendor Vetting Form, Course Certification Form has been updated to be collected via email as a CSV file. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:49 Feb 26, 2018 Jkt 244001 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 of Collection: National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies Cybersecurity Training and Education Catalog Collection. OMB Control Number: 1670–0030. Frequency: Occassionally. Affected Public: Educational Institutes (Privately Owned, and State/Local Government Owned). Number of Respondents: 1,350 respondents. Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 minutes. Total Burden Hours: 1,688 annual burden hours. Total Burden Cost: $0. Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0. 8497 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and associated response time, must be directed to the OMB USCIS Desk Officer via email at dhsdeskofficer@ omb.eop.gov. All submissions received must include the agency name and the OMB Control Number [1615–0101] in the subject line. You may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal information that you provide in any voluntary submission you make. For additional information please read the Privacy Act notice that is available via the link in the footer of https://www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division, Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20529–2140, Telephone number (202) 272–8377 (This is not a toll-free number; comments are not accepted via telephone message.). Please note contact information provided here is solely for questions regarding this notice. It is not for individual case status inquiries. Applicants seeking information about the status of their individual cases can check Case Status Online, available at the USCIS website at https:// www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at (800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [OMB Control Number 1615–0101] Comments Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Verification Request and Supplement The information collection notice was previously published in the Federal Register on November 24, 2017, at 82 FR 55852, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did receive one comment in connection with the 60-day notice. You may access the information collection instrument with instructions, or additional information by visiting the Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: https://www.regulations.gov and enter USCIS–2008–0008 in the search box. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies should address one or more of the following four points: (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 David Epperson, Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2018–03948 Filed 2–26–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: 30-Day notice. AGENCY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting 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. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. DATES: The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until March 29, 2018. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27FEN1.SGM 27FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8496-8497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03948]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies 
Cybersecurity Training and Education Catalog Collection

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Department 
of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; Revised Information 
Collection Request: 1670-0030.

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SUMMARY: The DHS NPPD Office of Cybersecurity & Communications (CS&C), 
Cybersecurity Education & Awareness Office (CE&A), National Initiative 
for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) 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. NPPD previously published this ICR in the 
Federal Register on Monday, November 20, 2017 at 82 FR 55110 for a 60-
day public comment period. No comments were received by NPPD. 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 29, 
2018.

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, Department of Homeland Security and sent via electronic mail 
to [email protected]. All submissions must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the OMB Control Number 1670-
0030.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available 
to the public through relevant websites. 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 Shannon Nguyen at 703-705-6246 or 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The cyber-specific authorities to receive 
information support the Department's general authority to receive 
information from any federal or non-federal entity in support of the 
mission responsibilities of the Department. Section 201 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 authorizes the Secretary ``[t]o access, receive, 
and analyze law enforcement information, intelligence information, and 
other information from agencies of the Federal Government, State and 
local government agencies (including law enforcement agencies), and 
private sector entities, and to integrate such information, in support 
of the mission responsibilities of the Department.'' Sec. 201, Public 
Law 107-296; 6 U.S.C. 121(d)(1); see also 6 U.S.C. 121(d)(12). The 
following authorities also permit DHS to collect this information: 
Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA), 44 U.S.C. 
3546; Presidential Policy Directive (PPD)-21, Critical Infrastructure 
Identification, Prioritization, and Protection (2003); and National 
Security Presidential Directive (NSPD)-54/Homeland Security Policy 
Directive (HSPD)-23, Cybersecurity Policy (2009).
    The NICCS Portal is a national online resource for cybersecurity 
awareness, education, talent management, and professional development 
and training. NICCS Portal is an implementation tool for the National 
Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE). Its mission is to 
provide comprehensive cybersecurity resources to the public.
    To promote cybersecurity education, and to provide a comprehensive 
resource for the Nation, NICE developed the Cybersecurity Training and 
Education Catalog. The Cybersecurity Training and Education Catalog 
will be hosted on the NICCS Portal. Training course and certification 
information will be included in the Training/Workforce Development 
Catalog.
    Any information received from the public in support of the NICCS 
Portal and Cybersecurity Training and Education Catalog is completely 
voluntary. Organizations and individuals who do not provide information 
can still utilize the NICCS Portal and Cybersecurity Training and 
Education Catalog without restriction or penalty. An organization or 
individual who wants their information removed from the NICCS Portal 
and/or Cybersecurity Training and Education

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Catalog can email the NICCS Supervisory Office.
    CE&A uses the collected information from the NICCS Cybersecurity 
Training Course Form and the NICCS Cybersecurity Certification Form and 
displays it on a publicly accessible website called the National 
Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Portal (https://niccs.us-cert.gov/). Collected information from these two forms will 
be included in the Cybersecurity Training and Education Catalog that is 
hosted on the NICCS Portal.
    The DHS CE&A NICCS Supervisory Office will use information 
collected from the NICCS Vendor Vetting Form to primarily manage 
communications with the training/workforce development providers; this 
collected information will not be shared with the public and is 
intended for internal use only. Additionally, this information will be 
used to validate training providers before uploading their training and 
certification information to the Training Catalog.
    The DHS CE&A NICCS Supervisory Office will use information 
collected from the NICCS Mapping Tool Form to provide an end user with 
information of how their position or job title aligns to the new 
Cybersecurity Framework 1.1. This collected information will not be 
shared with the public and is intended for internal use only.
    The information will be collected via fully electronic web forms or 
partially electronic via email. Collection will be coordinated between 
the public and DHS CE&A via email ([email protected]).
    The revisions to the collection include: The addition of the NICCS 
Mapping Tool, the updates to the Training Course Form, Changing a form 
name from Vetting Criteria Form to Vendor Vetting Form, Course 
Certification Form has been updated to be collected via email as a CSV 
file.
    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 of Collection: National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers 
and Studies Cybersecurity Training and Education Catalog Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1670-0030.
    Frequency: Occassionally.
    Affected Public: Educational Institutes (Privately Owned, and 
State/Local Government Owned).
    Number of Respondents: 1,350 respondents.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,688 annual burden hours.
    Total Burden Cost: $0.
    Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.

David Epperson,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-03948 Filed 2-26-18; 8:45 am]
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