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Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that, in a letter dated
February 14, 2021, the President issued
an emergency declaration under the
authority of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5207
(the Stafford Act), as follows:
97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
Individuals and Households In Presidentially
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.
I have determined that the emergency
conditions in the State of Texas resulting
from a severe winter storm beginning on
February 11, 2021, and continuing, are of
sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant
an emergency declaration under the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (‘‘the
Stafford Act’’). Therefore, I declare that such
an emergency exists in the State of Texas.
You are authorized to provide appropriate
assistance for required emergency measures,
authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act,
to save lives and to protect property and
public health and safety, and to lessen or
avert the threat of a catastrophe in the
designated areas. Specifically, you are
authorized to provide assistance for
emergency protective measures (Category B)
for mass care and sheltering and direct
federal assistance under the Public
Assistance program.
Consistent with the requirement that
federal assistance be supplemental, any
federal funds provided under the Stafford
Act for Public Assistance will be limited to
75 percent of the total eligible costs. In order
to provide federal assistance, you are hereby
authorized to allocate from funds available
for these purposes such amounts as you find
necessary for federal emergency assistance
and administrative expenses.
Further, you are authorized to make
changes to this declaration for the approved
assistance to the extent allowable under the
Stafford Act.
Robert J. Fenton,
Senior Official Performing the Duties of the
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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The Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that
pursuant to the authority vested in the
Administrator, Department of Homeland
Security, under Executive Order 12148,
as amended, Jerry S. Thomas, of FEMA
is appointed to act as the Federal
Coordinating Officer for this declared
emergency.
The following areas of the State of
Texas have been designated as adversely
affected by this declared emergency:
Emergency protective measures (Category
B) for mass care and sheltering and direct
federal assistance under the Public
Assistance program at 75 percent federal
funding for all 254 counties in the State of
Texas.
The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
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Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.
Robert J. Fenton,
Senior Official Performing the Duties of the
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket Number DHS–2021–0009]
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4493–
DR; Docket ID FEMA–2021–0001]
Puerto Rico; Amendment No. 4 to
Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice amends the notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (FEMA–
4493–DR), dated March 27, 2020, and
related determinations.
DATES: This change occurred on
February 27, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) hereby gives notice that
pursuant to the authority vested in the
Administrator, under Executive Order
12148, as amended, Thomas J. Fargione,
of FEMA is appointed to act as the
Federal Coordinating Officer for this
disaster.
This action terminates the
appointment of David I. Maurstad as
Federal Coordinating Officer for this
disaster.
The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
Individuals and Households In Presidentially
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
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Department of Homeland
Security (DHS).
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for
comments; extension without change of
a currently approved collection, 1601–
0028
AGENCY:
The Department of Homeland
Security, 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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until May 18, 2021.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.1
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number Docket #
DHS–2021–0009, at:
Æ 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 Docket # DHS–2021–
0009. All comments received will be
posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
ww.regulations.gov.
SUMMARY:
SUMMARY:
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Vulnerability Discovery
Program, 1601–0028
Security
vulnerabilities, defined in section
102(17) of the Cybersecurity Information
Sharing Act of 2015, are any attribute of
hardware, software, process, or
procedure that could enable or facilitate
the defeat of a security control. Security
vulnerability mitigation is a process
starting with discovery of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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vulnerability leading to applying some
solution to resolve the vulnerability.
There is constantly a search for security
vulnerabilities within information
systems, from individuals or nation
states wishing to bypass security
controls to gain invaluable information,
to researchers seeking knowledge in the
field of cyber security. Bypassing such
security controls in the DHS and other
Federal Agencies information systems
can cause catastrophic damage
including but not limited to loss in
Personally Identifiable Information (PII),
sensitive information gathering, and
data manipulation.
Pursuant to section 101 of the
Strengthening and Enhancing Cybercapabilities by Utilizing Risk Exposure
Technology Act, (commonly known as
the SECURE Technologies Act)
individuals, organizations, and/or
companies may submit any discovered
security vulnerabilities found associated
with the information system of any
Federal agency. This collection would
be used by these individuals,
organizations, and/or companies who
choose to submit a discovered
vulnerability found associated with the
information system of any Federal
agency.
Specifically, DHS and Federal
cybersecurity agencies are working to
address the recently discovered
SolarWinds hack on Federal agencies
and organizations around the world.
While DHS had previously obtained
approval to collect this information on
its own behalf, recent cyber attacks
exploiting vulnerabilities have
exemplified the need to have this
capability government-wide. In 2020, a
major cyberattack, nicknamed the
SolarWinds cyberattack, by a group
backed by a foreign government
penetrated thousands of organizations
globally including multiple parts of the
United States federal government,
leading to a series of data breaches. The
cyberattack and data breach were
reported to be among the worst cyberespionage incidents ever suffered by the
U.S., due to the sensitivity and high
profile of the targets and the long
duration (eight to nine months) in
which the hackers had access. Affected
organizations worldwide included
NATO, the U.K. government, the
European Parliament, Microsoft and
others
Public Law 116–283, Sec. 1705
(which amended 44 U.S.C. 3553)
permits extensive sharing of information
regarding cybersecurity and the
protection of information and
information systems from cybersecurity
risks between Federal Agencies covered
by the Federal Information Security
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Modernization Act and the Department
of Homeland Security. This unique
authority makes DHS well positioned to
host the approval of this information
collection on behalf of other Federal
agencies
DHS is requesting pursuant to 44 US
Code 3509, that the information
collection be designated for any Federal
agencies ability to utilize the
standardized DHS online form to collect
their own agency’s vulnerability
information and post the information on
their own agency websites.
The form will include the following
essential information:
• Vulnerable host(s)
• Necessary information for
reproducing the security vulnerability
• Remediation or suggestions for
remediation of the vulnerability
• Potential impact on host, if not
remediated
This form will allow Federal agencies
to complete the following actions; (1)
allow the individuals, organizations,
and/or companies who discover
vulnerabilities in the information
systems to report their findings to the
agency, and (2) provide the agencies
initial insight into any newly discovered
vulnerabilities, as well as zero-day
vulnerabilities in order to mitigate the
security issues prior to malicious actors
acting upon the vulnerability for
malicious intent.
The form will also benefit researchers
and will provide a safe and lawful
method to practice and discover new
cyber methods to discover the
vulnerabilities. It will provide the same
benefit to Federal agencies and will
promote the enhancement of Federal
information system security policies.
Respondents will be able to submit
their information directly to the agency
in which they would like to report a
vulnerability. Federal Agencies will
provide the form electronically via their
agencies website.
The information collected does not
have an impact on small business or
other small entities.
The collection of this information
related to the discovery of security
vulnerabilities by individuals,
organizations, and/or companies is
needed to fulfill the congressional
mandate in Section 101 of the SECURE
Technologies Act related to creating
Vulnerability Disclosure Policies. In
addition, without the ability to collect
information on newly discovered
security vulnerabilities associated with
Federal agency information systems,
Federal agencies will rely solely on the
internal security personnel and/or the
discovery through a post occurrence
breach of security controls.
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There are no assurances of
confidentiality provide. Any PII that is
collected will be for the sole purpose of
feedback and dialogue. Federal
Agencies will ensure the collection of
information is covered by a Systems of
Record Notice and will display a
Privacy Notice to the respondents.
There are no changes to the
information being collected.
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.
Analysis:
Agency: Department of Homeland
Security, (DHS)
Title: Vulnerability Discovery
Program
OMB Number: 1601–0028
Frequency: On Occasion
Affected Public: State, Local and
Tribal Government
Number of Respondents: 3,000
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1
Hour
Total Burden Hours: 3,000
Robert Dorr,
Executive Director, Business Management
Directorate.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket Number DHS-2021-0009]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Vulnerability Discovery
Program, 1601-0028
AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments; extension without
change of a currently approved collection, 1601-0028
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, 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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until May 18, 2021.
This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number Docket
# DHS-2021-0009, at:
[cir] 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 Docket # DHS-2021-0009. All comments received will be
posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://ww.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Security vulnerabilities, defined in section
102(17) of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, are any
attribute of hardware, software, process, or procedure that could
enable or facilitate the defeat of a security control. Security
vulnerability mitigation is a process starting with discovery of the
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vulnerability leading to applying some solution to resolve the
vulnerability. There is constantly a search for security
vulnerabilities within information systems, from individuals or nation
states wishing to bypass security controls to gain invaluable
information, to researchers seeking knowledge in the field of cyber
security. Bypassing such security controls in the DHS and other Federal
Agencies information systems can cause catastrophic damage including
but not limited to loss in Personally Identifiable Information (PII),
sensitive information gathering, and data manipulation.
Pursuant to section 101 of the Strengthening and Enhancing Cyber-
capabilities by Utilizing Risk Exposure Technology Act, (commonly known
as the SECURE Technologies Act) individuals, organizations, and/or
companies may submit any discovered security vulnerabilities found
associated with the information system of any Federal agency. This
collection would be used by these individuals, organizations, and/or
companies who choose to submit a discovered vulnerability found
associated with the information system of any Federal agency.
Specifically, DHS and Federal cybersecurity agencies are working to
address the recently discovered SolarWinds hack on Federal agencies and
organizations around the world. While DHS had previously obtained
approval to collect this information on its own behalf, recent cyber
attacks exploiting vulnerabilities have exemplified the need to have
this capability government-wide. In 2020, a major cyberattack,
nicknamed the SolarWinds cyberattack, by a group backed by a foreign
government penetrated thousands of organizations globally including
multiple parts of the United States federal government, leading to a
series of data breaches. The cyberattack and data breach were reported
to be among the worst cyber-espionage incidents ever suffered by the
U.S., due to the sensitivity and high profile of the targets and the
long duration (eight to nine months) in which the hackers had access.
Affected organizations worldwide included NATO, the U.K. government,
the European Parliament, Microsoft and others
Public Law 116-283, Sec. 1705 (which amended 44 U.S.C. 3553)
permits extensive sharing of information regarding cybersecurity and
the protection of information and information systems from
cybersecurity risks between Federal Agencies covered by the Federal
Information Security Modernization Act and the Department of Homeland
Security. This unique authority makes DHS well positioned to host the
approval of this information collection on behalf of other Federal
agencies
DHS is requesting pursuant to 44 US Code 3509, that the information
collection be designated for any Federal agencies ability to utilize
the standardized DHS online form to collect their own agency's
vulnerability information and post the information on their own agency
websites.
The form will include the following essential information:
Vulnerable host(s)
Necessary information for reproducing the security
vulnerability
Remediation or suggestions for remediation of the
vulnerability
Potential impact on host, if not remediated
This form will allow Federal agencies to complete the following
actions; (1) allow the individuals, organizations, and/or companies who
discover vulnerabilities in the information systems to report their
findings to the agency, and (2) provide the agencies initial insight
into any newly discovered vulnerabilities, as well as zero-day
vulnerabilities in order to mitigate the security issues prior to
malicious actors acting upon the vulnerability for malicious intent.
The form will also benefit researchers and will provide a safe and
lawful method to practice and discover new cyber methods to discover
the vulnerabilities. It will provide the same benefit to Federal
agencies and will promote the enhancement of Federal information system
security policies.
Respondents will be able to submit their information directly to
the agency in which they would like to report a vulnerability. Federal
Agencies will provide the form electronically via their agencies
website.
The information collected does not have an impact on small business
or other small entities.
The collection of this information related to the discovery of
security vulnerabilities by individuals, organizations, and/or
companies is needed to fulfill the congressional mandate in Section 101
of the SECURE Technologies Act related to creating Vulnerability
Disclosure Policies. In addition, without the ability to collect
information on newly discovered security vulnerabilities associated
with Federal agency information systems, Federal agencies will rely
solely on the internal security personnel and/or the discovery through
a post occurrence breach of security controls.
There are no assurances of confidentiality provide. Any PII that is
collected will be for the sole purpose of feedback and dialogue.
Federal Agencies will ensure the collection of information is covered
by a Systems of Record Notice and will display a Privacy Notice to the
respondents.
There are no changes to the information being collected.
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.
Analysis:
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, (DHS)
Title: Vulnerability Discovery Program
OMB Number: 1601-0028
Frequency: On Occasion
Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government
Number of Respondents: 3,000
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 Hour
Total Burden Hours: 3,000
Robert Dorr,
Executive Director, Business Management Directorate.
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