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Seafarers (STCW), International
Convention.
OMB Control Number: 1625–0079.
Summary: This information is
necessary to ensure compliance with the
international requirements of the STCW
Convention, and to maintain an
acceptable level of quality in activities
associated with training and assessment
of merchant mariners.
Need: 46 U.S.C. chapter 71 authorizes
the Coast Guard to issue regulations
related to licensing of merchant
mariners. These regulations are
contained in 46 CFR chapter I,
subchapter B.
Forms: None.
Respondents: Owners and operators
of vessels, training institutions, and
mariners.
Frequency: On occasion.
Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated
burden has decreased from 29,234 hours
to 23,200 hours a year, due to a decrease
in the estimated annual number of
respondents.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. et seq., chapter
35, as amended.
Dated: August 3, 2023.
Kathleen Claffie,
Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S.
Coast Guard.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2023–0012; OMB No.
1660–0113]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review, Comment Request; FEMA
Preparedness Grants: Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP)
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice of renewal and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) will
submit the information collection
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget for review and
clearance in accordance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The submission
seeks comments concerning the FEMA
Preparedness Grants: Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP). The
THSGP investment justification allows
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Indian Tribes to apply for Federal
funding to support efforts to achieve
target capabilities related to preventing,
preparing for, protecting against, or
responding to acts of terrorism.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before September 28, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
should be made to Director, Information
Management Division, 500 C St. SW,
Washington, DC 20472, email address:
FEMA-Information-CollectionsManagement@fema.dhs.gov or
Cornelius Jackson, Preparedness Officer,
FEMA Grant Programs Directorate, at
(202) 786–9508 or Cornelius.Jackson@
fema.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the THSGP is to make grants
available to Federally-recognized
‘‘directly eligible tribes’’, as defined by
the Homeland Security Act, and to
provide Tribes with the ability to
develop and deliver core capabilities
using the combined efforts of the whole
community, rather than the exclusive
effort of any single organization or level
of government. The THSGP’s allowable
costs support efforts of Tribes to build
and sustain core capabilities to prepare
for, prevent, protect against, and
respond to acts of terrorism. The THSGP
also plays an important role in the
implementation of the National
Preparedness System by supporting the
building, sustainment, and delivery of
core capabilities essential to achieving
FEMA’s National Preparedness Goal of
a secure and resilient Nation. Federallyrecognized Tribes are those Tribes
appearing on the list published by the
Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the
Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List
Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103–454) (25 U.S.C.
5131). ‘‘Directly eligible tribes’’ are
defined in Section 2001 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as
amended (Pub. L. 107–296) (6 U.S.C.
601).
This proposed information collection
previously published in the Federal
Register on May 23, 2023, at 88 FR
33626 with a 60-day public comment
period. No comments were received.
The purpose of this notice is to notify
the public that FEMA will submit the
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information collection abstracted below
to the Office of Management and Budget
for review and clearance.
Collection of Information
Title: Tribal Homeland Security Grant
Program (THSGP) Investment
Justification Template.
Type of Information Collection:
Extension, without change, of a
currently approved information
collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0113.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF–207–
FY–22–118 (formerly 089–22), Tribal
Homeland Security Grant Program
(THSGP) Investment Justification
Template.
Abstract: This information is being
collected for the primary purpose of
facilitating correspondence between the
grant applicant and FEMA and for
determining eligibility and
administration of FEMA Preparedness
Grant Programs, specifically the Tribal
Homeland Security Grant Program. The
THSGP provides supplemental funding
to directly eligible Tribes to help
strengthen the nation against risks
associated with potential terrorist
attacks. This program provides funds to
build capabilities at the State, Local,
Territorial and Tribal levels and
implement goals and objectives
included in state homeland security
strategies.
Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
120.
Estimated Number of Responses: 120.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 18,010.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost: $962,454.
Estimated Respondents’ Operation
and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Federal Government: $482,186.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as
indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a)
evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper
performance of the Agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) 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;
(c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those
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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 submission of
responses.
Maile Rasco-Arthur,
Deputy Director for Information Management,
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer,
Mission Support, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. CISA–2023–0021]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Gratuitous Services
Agreement, Volunteer Release and
Hold Harmless, and OBP Interest SignUp Sheet
Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for
comments; Extension without changes,
1670–0031.
AGENCY:
The Office for Bombing
Prevention (OBP) within 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. The following
forms of information collection to
include the Voluntary Participation
Release of Liability Agreement, the
Gratuitous Services Agreement and the
OBP interest sign-up sheet are renewals
of an existing collection and no changes
were made to the collection
instruments.
SUMMARY:
Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until October 30, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number Docket #
CISA–2023–0021, 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 # CISA–2023–
0021. 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
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comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov.
Under the
Homeland Security Presidential
Directive-19: Combating Terrorist Use of
Explosives in the United States, the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) was mandated to educate private
sector security providers about IED
threats, including tactics, techniques,
and procedures relevant to their usage,
so they are knowledgeable about
terrorist use of explosives and
contribute to a layered security
approach.
The President’s Policy Directive-17:
Countering Improvised Explosive
Devices (PPD–17) reaffirms the 2007
Strategy for Combating Terrorist Use of
Explosives in the United States. It
provides guidance to update and gives
momentum to our ability to counter
threats involving impro-vised explosive
devices (IEDs). DHS was mandated to
deliver standardized IED awareness and
familiarization training for federal, state
and local responders and public safety
personnel.
Over the past 10 years, incidents
involving IEDs has increased
worldwide. This highlights the existing
threat of IED attacks by terrorists,
transnational criminal organizations,
and individuals domestically that have
radical political, environmental, or
international viewpoints. IEDs have
been used in the theater of war, mass
transit systems overseas (London,
Spain), in global aviation plots
(December 2009), assignation attempts
against political leaders, and other
attempts here within the United States
(Portland, Times Square, Boston
Marathon 2013). They have also been
used to threaten our ability in the secure
movement of goods in accordance with
the National Strategy for Global Supply
Chain Security (print cartridge).
The Office for Bombing Prevention
(OBP) must collect this information to
effectively deliver training without
concern that an individual who acts as
a volunteer role player in support of
official OBP training sustains an injury
or death during the performance of his
or her supporting role. Additionally,
OBP must collect conference attendee
information to properly identify key
stakeholder segments and to ensure
ongoing engagement and dissemination
of OBP products to those who desire
them.
The purpose of the Volunteer
Participant Release of Liability
Agreement is to collect necessary
information in case an individual who
acts as a volunteer role player in
support of official OBP training sustains
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an injury or death during the
performance of his or her supporting
role. If legal action is taken, this
information can serve as a ‘‘hold
harmless’’ statement/agreement by the
Government. In the unlikely event that
an injury or death is sustained in the
performance of support for training, this
information will be used by CISA/IP/
PSCD/OBP to protect against legal
action by the volunteer or their family.
If legal action is taken, this information
can serve as a ‘‘hold harmless’’
statement/agreement by the
Government.
The purpose of the Gratuitous
Services Agreement is to establish that
no monies, favors or other
compensation will be given or received
by either party involved. The
information from the Gratuitous
Services Agreement will be used by
CISA/IP/PSCD/OBP in the event that
questions arise regarding remuneration
or payment for volunteer participation
in training events.
The purpose of the OBP interest signup sheet is to collect basic contact
information, on a voluntary basis, of
those who attend the OBP conference
booth and desire further engagement or
additional products from OBP. The
information is used by OBP to followup with the individuals who provide
their contact information.
Additional considerations for these
forms:
• The two training forms are best
delivered as hard copies to volunteer
participants that attend the courses to
ensure the right audiences are targeted
in an environment where last-minute
changes to the participant list are
common. However, it is feasible that
these forms will transition to a Learning
Management System (LMS) enabling
participants to complete online.
• The OBP interest sheet is a hard
copy form laid on OBP’s booth table for
attendees to provide their contact
information. There has been some
consideration to shifting this to an
electronic format, but current booth
technology does not fully support this
transition.
• These forms do not negatively affect
small businesses.
• Failure to collect this information
could result in questions of liability
and/or remuneration for volunteers in
IP/OBP and reluctance to seek volunteer
involvement as a result. This would
negatively affect the overall quality of
the program in delivering these
trainings to private sector security
providers, federal, state and local
responders, and public safety personnel.
• Failure to collect contact
information from those who visit the
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[FR Doc No: 2023-18586]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2023-0012; OMB No. 1660-0113]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review, Comment Request; FEMA Preparedness Grants: Tribal Homeland
Security Grant Program (THSGP)
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice of renewal and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the
information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and
Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission seeks comments
concerning the FEMA Preparedness Grants: Tribal Homeland Security Grant
Program (THSGP). The THSGP investment justification allows Indian
Tribes to apply for Federal funding to support efforts to achieve
target capabilities related to preventing, preparing for, protecting
against, or responding to acts of terrorism.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 28, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection should be made to Director,
Information Management Division, 500 C St. SW, Washington, DC 20472,
email address: [email protected] or
Cornelius Jackson, Preparedness Officer, FEMA Grant Programs
Directorate, at (202) 786-9508 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the THSGP is to make grants
available to Federally-recognized ``directly eligible tribes'', as
defined by the Homeland Security Act, and to provide Tribes with the
ability to develop and deliver core capabilities using the combined
efforts of the whole community, rather than the exclusive effort of any
single organization or level of government. The THSGP's allowable costs
support efforts of Tribes to build and sustain core capabilities to
prepare for, prevent, protect against, and respond to acts of
terrorism. The THSGP also plays an important role in the implementation
of the National Preparedness System by supporting the building,
sustainment, and delivery of core capabilities essential to achieving
FEMA's National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient Nation.
Federally-recognized Tribes are those Tribes appearing on the list
published by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the Federally
Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-454) (25 U.S.C.
5131). ``Directly eligible tribes'' are defined in Section 2001 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended (Pub. L. 107-296) (6 U.S.C.
601).
This proposed information collection previously published in the
Federal Register on May 23, 2023, at 88 FR 33626 with a 60-day public
comment period. No comments were received. The purpose of this notice
is to notify the public that FEMA will submit the information
collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for
review and clearance.
Collection of Information
Title: Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP) Investment
Justification Template.
Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a
currently approved information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0113.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-207-FY-22-118 (formerly 089-22), Tribal
Homeland Security Grant Program (THSGP) Investment Justification
Template.
Abstract: This information is being collected for the primary
purpose of facilitating correspondence between the grant applicant and
FEMA and for determining eligibility and administration of FEMA
Preparedness Grant Programs, specifically the Tribal Homeland Security
Grant Program. The THSGP provides supplemental funding to directly
eligible Tribes to help strengthen the nation against risks associated
with potential terrorist attacks. This program provides funds to build
capabilities at the State, Local, Territorial and Tribal levels and
implement goals and objectives included in state homeland security
strategies.
Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 120.
Estimated Number of Responses: 120.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 18,010.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $962,454.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $482,186.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a) evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the Agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b)
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; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those
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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
submission of responses.
Maile Rasco-Arthur,
Deputy Director for Information Management, Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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