Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection for the State, Local, Tribal and Private Sector (SLTPS) Clearance Program, 15426-15427 [2023-05004]

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(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.392, Cancer Construction; 93.393, Cancer Cause and Prevention Research; 93.394, Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research; 93.395, Cancer Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers Support; 93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399, Cancer Control, National Institutes of Health, HHS) The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) 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. CISA previously published this information collection request (ICR) in the Federal Register on Novemebr 21, 2022 for a 60-day public comment period. Zero comments were received by CISA. The purpose of this notice is to allow additional 30-days for public comments. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted April 12, 2023. 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, 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 1670–0013—replace 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: If additional information is required contact: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Quintin Whitaker, 202– 805–4959 PSCP@hq.dhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Partnerships between the U.S. Government and the state, local, tribal and private sector at times necessitate the sharing of classified information. The State, Local, Tribal and Private Dated: March 8, 2023. Melanie J. Pantoja, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2023–05083 Filed 3–10–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 [Docket No. CISA–2022–0015] Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection for the State, Local, Tribal and Private Sector (SLTPS) Clearance Program Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:32 Mar 10, 2023 Jkt 259001 30-Day notice and request for comments; reinstatment and revision of information collection request: 1670– 0013. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Sector (SLTPS) Clearance Request Form facilitates this sharing by sponsoring security clearances for certain members of each sector based on either their membership on a Sector Coordinating Council (SCC)/association or their infrastructure protection job-related duties and their need-to-know. The SLTPS is designed to sponsor security clearances for state, local, tribal and private sector officials involved in the infrastructure protection mission. These partners are subject matter experts within specific industries and have specialized knowledge not available within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other Federal Departments or Agencies. Private citizens do not receive monetary compensation for their time. CISA created this program to sponsor clearances for these individuals who are not employed by or contracted with another Federal agency (the traditional means of obtaining a clearance) and must have clearances. The Cyber Information Sharing and Collaboration Agreement (CISCA) and Classified Critical Infrastructure Protection Program (CCIPP) nominees will also use the form in the same manner as the SLTPS. The form updates will include adding State and Local, CISCA and CCIPP to the drop-down capabilities. Type of submission will have a dropdown capability added. Subsectors will be added to some of the Sectors. A generic approving signature title will be added. CISA collects necessary information through 1670–0013 to facilitate security clearances needed for sharing classified information with the vetted SLTPS Stakeholders. The U.S. Government is authorized to ask for this information under sections 201 and 229 of the Homeland Security Act (Pub. L. 107–296, 6 U.S.C. 121, 150), and Executive Orders 12968, 13526, 13549, 13636, and 13691 which authorize the collection of this information. In order to begin this process of adjudicating a nominee to participate in the clearance program, Federal nominators will complete the DHS Form 9014, State, Local, Tribal and Private Sector Clearance Request Form, excluding their date of birth, place of birth and social security number. The Federal nominator will sign the form and have it approved by a senior-level official from the corresponding Federal Department or Agency. Before being submitted to the CISA Office of the Chief Security Officer (OCSO) SLTPS Administrator via the CISA Action Task Tracker (CATT), the nominee would have been deemed to have a CISA E:\FR\FM\13MRN1.SGM 13MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 48 / Monday, March 13, 2023 / Notices mission and meet the requirements and criteria as outlined in Executive Order (E.O.) 13549, the Department of Homeland Security, Classified National Security Information Program for SLTPS Implementing Directive and E.O. 13691, Sec. 4(c), and 32 CFR part 117, Sec. 117.22 of the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). The SLTPS Administrator will extract the application from the electronic tracking system and will capture first and last name, clearance level being requested, sector or subsector they are involved in, company, job title, city and state the company is located, work and personal email and work phone number. This information is entered into a SharePoint system in order to track the clearance process and to provide a real-time status of a nominee [and Stakeholders] to Federal nominators and DHS employees who have a need to know. The OCSO Security Specialist is informed that the nominee is ready to start the clearance process and the Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is requested and input into the Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing (e-QIP) system, the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) secure portal for investigation processing. Once the data is entered into e-QIP, the nominee is provided a password and can access the system and complete the online security questionnaire. This information is only available to Security Specialists within OCSO working on the program and is maintained in the Integrated Security Management System (ISMS), which is ‘‘owned’’ by the OCSO. The two-part PII request process helps minimize the collection of sensitive PII for only those nominees who meet the threshold and are sponsored by CISA. Total Annual Burden To estimate the total annual burden, CISA multiplied the annual burden of 24,879 hours by the average loaded hourly wage rate computer and information systems managers of $110.66 1 per hour. Therefore, the total annual burden cost for the collection is $10,144 (91.67 hours × $110.66). For the three-year period for which this collection will be approved, the total cost burden would be $6,603,456 ($2,201,152 annual cost multiplied by 3 years). This is a revised information collection. 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. 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. Estimated Time per Response CISA is choosing to retain the estimate of 10 minutes (0.1667 hours) per response in the current information collection. Analysis Agency: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Title: State, Local, Tribal and Private Sector (SLTPS) Clearance Request Program. OMB Number: CISA–1670–0013. Instrument: DHS Form 9014: State, Local, Tribal and Private Sector (SLTPS) Clearance Request Form. Frequency: ‘‘Other’’. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. Number of Respondents: 550 respondents. Annual Burden Hours In the current information collection, the estimated annual burden is 110 hours. To estimate the annual burden hours for this collection, the CISA multiplied the number of annual respondents by the estimated time burden of 0.1667 hours (10 minutes), for an estimated annual burden of 91.67 1 The above Average Hourly Wage Rate is the May 2021 Bureau of Labor Statistics average wage for Computer and Information Systems Managers (11–3021) of $78.33 times the wage rate benefit multiplier of 1.4127 (to account for fringe benefits) equaling $110.66. The benefits multiplier is estimated by dividing total compensation of $37.24 by salaries and wages of $26.36, based on Employer Cost for Employee Compensation, September 2021, released December 16, 2021 (https://www.bls.gov/ news.release/archives/ecec_12162021.pdf). Number of Respondents The current estimate of annual respondents is 660, however, based on recent program data, CISA is revising the estimate to 550. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 hours (i.e., 0.1667 hours multiplied by 550 annual respondents). VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:32 Mar 10, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15427 Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.1667 hours (10 minutes). Total Burden Hours: 91.67 annual burden hours. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0. Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0. Total Burden Cost: $10,144. Robert J. Costello, Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. 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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. CISA-2022-0015]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection 
for the State, Local, Tribal and Private Sector (SLTPS) Clearance 
Program

AGENCY: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; reinstatment and 
revision of information collection request: 1670-0013.

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SUMMARY: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) 
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. CISA previously 
published this information collection request (ICR) in the Federal 
Register on Novemebr 21, 2022 for a 60-day public comment period. Zero 
comments were received by CISA. The purpose of this notice is to allow 
additional 30-days for public comments.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted April 12, 2023. 
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, Office of Management and Budget. 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 1670-0013--replace 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: If additional information is required 
contact: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Quintin Whitaker, 
202-805-4959 [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Partnerships between the U.S. Government and 
the state, local, tribal and private sector at times necessitate the 
sharing of classified information. The State, Local, Tribal and Private 
Sector (SLTPS) Clearance Request Form facilitates this sharing by 
sponsoring security clearances for certain members of each sector based 
on either their membership on a Sector Coordinating Council (SCC)/
association or their infrastructure protection job-related duties and 
their need-to-know. The SLTPS is designed to sponsor security 
clearances for state, local, tribal and private sector officials 
involved in the infrastructure protection mission. These partners are 
subject matter experts within specific industries and have specialized 
knowledge not available within the Department of Homeland Security 
(DHS) and other Federal Departments or Agencies. Private citizens do 
not receive monetary compensation for their time. CISA created this 
program to sponsor clearances for these individuals who are not 
employed by or contracted with another Federal agency (the traditional 
means of obtaining a clearance) and must have clearances.
    The Cyber Information Sharing and Collaboration Agreement (CISCA) 
and Classified Critical Infrastructure Protection Program (CCIPP) 
nominees will also use the form in the same manner as the SLTPS. The 
form updates will include adding State and Local, CISCA and CCIPP to 
the drop-down capabilities. Type of submission will have a dropdown 
capability added. Subsectors will be added to some of the Sectors. A 
generic approving signature title will be added.
    CISA collects necessary information through 1670-0013 to facilitate 
security clearances needed for sharing classified information with the 
vetted SLTPS Stakeholders.
    The U.S. Government is authorized to ask for this information under 
sections 201 and 229 of the Homeland Security Act (Pub. L. 107-296, 6 
U.S.C. 121, 150), and Executive Orders 12968, 13526, 13549, 13636, and 
13691 which authorize the collection of this information.
    In order to begin this process of adjudicating a nominee to 
participate in the clearance program, Federal nominators will complete 
the DHS Form 9014, State, Local, Tribal and Private Sector Clearance 
Request Form, excluding their date of birth, place of birth and social 
security number. The Federal nominator will sign the form and have it 
approved by a senior-level official from the corresponding Federal 
Department or Agency. Before being submitted to the CISA Office of the 
Chief Security Officer (OCSO) SLTPS Administrator via the CISA Action 
Task Tracker (CATT), the nominee would have been deemed to have a CISA

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mission and meet the requirements and criteria as outlined in Executive 
Order (E.O.) 13549, the Department of Homeland Security, Classified 
National Security Information Program for SLTPS Implementing Directive 
and E.O. 13691, Sec. 4(c), and 32 CFR part 117, Sec. 117.22 of the 
National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). The 
SLTPS Administrator will extract the application from the electronic 
tracking system and will capture first and last name, clearance level 
being requested, sector or subsector they are involved in, company, job 
title, city and state the company is located, work and personal email 
and work phone number. This information is entered into a SharePoint 
system in order to track the clearance process and to provide a real-
time status of a nominee [and Stakeholders] to Federal nominators and 
DHS employees who have a need to know. The OCSO Security Specialist is 
informed that the nominee is ready to start the clearance process and 
the Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is requested and input 
into the Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing (e-
QIP) system, the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) secure portal 
for investigation processing. Once the data is entered into e-QIP, the 
nominee is provided a password and can access the system and complete 
the online security questionnaire.
    This information is only available to Security Specialists within 
OCSO working on the program and is maintained in the Integrated 
Security Management System (ISMS), which is ``owned'' by the OCSO. The 
two-part PII request process helps minimize the collection of sensitive 
PII for only those nominees who meet the threshold and are sponsored by 
CISA.

Number of Respondents

    The current estimate of annual respondents is 660, however, based 
on recent program data, CISA is revising the estimate to 550.

Estimated Time per Response

    CISA is choosing to retain the estimate of 10 minutes (0.1667 
hours) per response in the current information collection.

Annual Burden Hours

    In the current information collection, the estimated annual burden 
is 110 hours. To estimate the annual burden hours for this collection, 
the CISA multiplied the number of annual respondents by the estimated 
time burden of 0.1667 hours (10 minutes), for an estimated annual 
burden of 91.67 hours (i.e., 0.1667 hours multiplied by 550 annual 
respondents).

Total Annual Burden

    To estimate the total annual burden, CISA multiplied the annual 
burden of 24,879 hours by the average loaded hourly wage rate computer 
and information systems managers of $110.66 \1\ per hour. Therefore, 
the total annual burden cost for the collection is $10,144 (91.67 hours 
x $110.66). For the three-year period for which this collection will be 
approved, the total cost burden would be $6,603,456 ($2,201,152 annual 
cost multiplied by 3 years). This is a revised information collection. 
OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
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    \1\ The above Average Hourly Wage Rate is the May 2021 Bureau of 
Labor Statistics average wage for Computer and Information Systems 
Managers (11-3021) of $78.33 times the wage rate benefit multiplier 
of 1.4127 (to account for fringe benefits) equaling $110.66. The 
benefits multiplier is estimated by dividing total compensation of 
$37.24 by salaries and wages of $26.36, based on Employer Cost for 
Employee Compensation, September 2021, released December 16, 2021 
(https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ecec_12162021.pdf).
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    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.
    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: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
    Title: State, Local, Tribal and Private Sector (SLTPS) Clearance 
Request Program.
    OMB Number: CISA-1670-0013.
    Instrument: DHS Form 9014: State, Local, Tribal and Private Sector 
(SLTPS) Clearance Request Form.
    Frequency: ``Other''.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 550 respondents.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.1667 hours (10 minutes).
    Total Burden Hours: 91.67 annual burden hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
    Total Burden Cost: $10,144.

Robert J. Costello,
Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security, 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
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