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• 3052.223–70 Removal or disposal of
hazardous substances—applicable
licenses and permits. (Required in
solicitations and contracts involving the
removal or disposal of hazardous waste
material.) Contractors will have to
provide evidence of licenses and
permits to perform hazardous substance
removal.
• 3052.223–90 Accident and Fire
Reporting (USCG). (Included in
solicitations and contracts involving the
removal of hazardous waste material.)
Contractor must report incidents
involving fire or accidents at a worksite.
Contractors may provide this
information using a state, private
insurance carrier, or Contractor accident
report form.
• 3052.228–91 Loss of or Damage to
Leased Aircraft (USCG). (Included in
any contract for the lease of an aircraft.)
In the event of loss of or damage to an
aircraft, the Government shall be
subrogated to all rights of recovery by
the Contractor against third parties for
such loss or damage and the Contractor
must promptly assign such rights in
writing to the Government.
• 3052.228–93 Risk and Indemnities
(USCG). (Included in any contract for
the lease of an aircraft.) Requires the
contractor to provide the Government
with evidence of insurance.
• 3052.235.70 Dissemination of
Information-Educational Institutions.
(Included in contracts with educational
institutions for research that are not
sensitive or classified.) Contractors must
provide advanced electronic copies of
articles to the Government covering the
results of research it plans to publish.
The information requested is used by
the Government’s contracting officers
and other acquisition personnel,
including technical and legal staff, for
various reasons such as determining the
suitability of contractor personnel
accessing DHS facilities; to ensure no
organizational conflicts of interest exist
during the performance of contracts; to
ensure the contractor maintains
applicable licenses and permits for the
removal and disposal of hazardous
materials; and to otherwise ensure firms
are performing in the Government’s best
interest. Failure to collect this
information would adversely affect the
quality of products and services DHS
receives from contractors. For example,
potentially, contractors who are lead
system integrators could acquire direct
financial interests in major systems the
contractors are contracted to procure,
which would compromise the integrity
of acquisitions for the Department. In
addition, contractors who own, control
or operate a business providing
protective guard services could possess
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felony convictions during the
performance of contracts, putting the
Department at risk. Furthermore,
contractors could change key personnel
during the performance of contracts and
use less experienced or less qualified
personnel to reduce costs, which would
adversely affect DHS’s fulfillment of its
mission requirements.
Many sources of the requested
information use automated word
processing systems, databases,
spreadsheets, project management and
other commercial software to facilitate
preparation of material to be submitted.
With Government-wide implementation
of e-Government initiatives, it is
commonplace within many of DHS’s
Components for submissions to be
electronic.
Disclosure/non-disclosure of
information is handled in accordance
with the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA), other disclosure statutes, and
Federal and agency acquisition
regulations.
The burden estimates are based upon
definitive contract award data reported
by DHS and its Components to the
Federal Procurement Data System
(FPDS) for Fiscal Year 2016. No program
changes occurred, however the burden
was adjusted to reflect an increase in the
number of respondents within DHS for
Fiscal Year 2016, as well as an increase
in the average hourly wage rate. The
decrease in the previously reported
average burden per response (from 14
hours to 6.2 hours) is as a result of the
addition of clauses to the burden hour
analysis with relatively low burden
hours.
This is an extension of a currently
approved collection, 1600–0003. OMB
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.
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Analysis
Agency: Office of the Chief
Procurement Officer, DHS.
Title: Agency Information Collection
Activities: Homeland Security
Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) PostAward Contract Information.
OMB Number: 1600–0003.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Number of Respondents: 12,627.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 6.2
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 234,862.
Dated: March 26, 2018.
Melissa Bruce,
Executive Director, Enterprise Business
Management Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[DHS–2018–0015]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery
Department of Homeland
Security (DHS).
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for
comments; extension without change of
a currently approved collection, 1601–
0014.
AGENCY:
DHS 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. The information collection
activity will garner qualitative customer
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until June 4, 2018. This
process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number DHS–
2018–0015, at:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Please follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket number DHS–2018–0015. All
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
SUMMARY:
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Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deneal Fisher-McGowans, (202) 306–
1168, Deneal.Fisher-McGowans@
hq.dhs.gov.
The
information collection activity will
garner qualitative customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data
that can be generalized to the overall
population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
will not be used for quantitative
information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require
more rigorous designs that address: The
target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential
nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
This is an extension of a currently
approved collection, 1601–0014. OMB
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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: The Department of Homeland
Security.
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Number: 1601–0014.
Frequency: One per Request.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 215,100.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 10
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 34,732 Hours.
Dated: March 26, 2018.
Melissa Bruce,
Executive Director, Enterprise Business
Management Office.
[FR Doc. 2018–06791 Filed 4–3–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
[Docket No. TSA–2003–14610]
Intent To Request Extension From
OMB of One Current Public Collection
of Information: Security Threat
Assessment for Individuals Applying
for a Hazardous Materials
Endorsement for a Commercial
Driver’s License
Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
AGENCY:
The Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) invites public
SUMMARY:
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comment on one currently approved
Information Collection Request (ICR),
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number 1652–0027,
abstracted below that we will submit to
OMB for extension in compliance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).
The ICR describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected
burden. The collection involves
applicant’s voluntary submission of
biometric and biographic information
for TSA’s security threat assessment
(STA) in order to obtain the hazardous
materials endorsement (HME) on a
commercial drivers license (CDL) issued
by States and the District of Columbia.
DATES: Send your comments by June 4,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed
to TSAPRA@dhs.gov or delivered to the
TSA PRA Officer, Office of Information
Technology (OIT), TSA–11,
Transportation Security Administration,
601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA
20598–6011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christina A. Walsh at the above address,
or by telephone (571) 227–2062.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), an agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a valid OMB control
number. The ICR documentation will be
available at https://www.reginfo.gov
upon its submission to OMB. Therefore,
in preparation for OMB review and
approval of the following information
collection, TSA is inviting comments
to—
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
information requirement 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;
(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 using
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Consistent with the requirements of
Executive Order (E.O.) 13771, Reducing
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
Costs, and E.O. 13777, Enforcing the
Regulatory Reform Agenda, TSA is also
requesting comments on the extent to
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[FR Doc No: 2018-06791]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[DHS-2018-0015]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Generic Clearance for
the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments; extension without
change of a currently approved collection, 1601-0014.
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SUMMARY: DHS 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. The
information collection activity will garner qualitative customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with
the Administration's commitment to improving service delivery.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until June 4, 2018.
This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS-
2018-0015, at:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Please follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number DHS-2018-0015. All comments received will be posted
without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided.
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Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deneal Fisher-McGowans, (202) 306-
1168, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collection activity will
garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the Administration's commitment to
improving service delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean information
that provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not
statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study. This feedback will provide
insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and
expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or focus
attention on areas where communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of products or services. These
collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable
communications between the Agency and its customers and stakeholders.
It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement
of program management. Feedback collected under this generic clearance
will provide useful information, but it will not yield data that can be
generalized to the overall population. This type of generic clearance
for qualitative information will not be used for quantitative
information collections that are designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require more rigorous designs that address:
The target population to which generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design (including stratification and
clustering), the precision requirements or power calculations that
justify the proposed sample size, the expected response rate, methods
for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures that were or will be undertaken
prior fielding the study. Depending on the degree of influence the
results are likely to have, such collections may still be eligible for
submission for other generic mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
This is an extension of a currently approved collection, 1601-0014.
OMB 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: The Department of Homeland Security.
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Number: 1601-0014.
Frequency: One per Request.
Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 215,100.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 34,732 Hours.
Dated: March 26, 2018.
Melissa Bruce,
Executive Director, Enterprise Business Management Office.
[FR Doc. 2018-06791 Filed 4-3-18; 8:45 am]
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