Agency Information Collection Activities: Technical Assistance Request and Evaluation, 66495-66496 [2023-21067]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 186 / Wednesday, September 27, 2023 / Notices resulting from flooding during the period of April 10 to April 26, 2023, is of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant a major disaster 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 a major disaster exists in the State of Montana. 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 disaster assistance and administrative expenses. You are authorized to provide Public Assistance in the designated areas and Hazard Mitigation throughout the State. Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance be supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible costs. Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration for the approved assistance to the extent allowable under the Stafford Act. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, under Executive Order 12148, as amended, Jon K. Huss, of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this major disaster. The following areas of the State of Montana have been designated as adversely affected by this major disaster: Blaine, Daniels, Hill, Park, Roosevelt, Sheridan, and Valley Counties and the Fort Peck Tribes for Public Assistance. All areas within the State of Montana are eligible for assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. 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, 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. Deanne Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. 2023–21025 Filed 9–26–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–23–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:44 Sep 26, 2023 Jkt 259001 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY [Docket No. CISA–2023–0016] Agency Information Collection Activities: Technical Assistance Request and Evaluation Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ACTION: 30-day notice and request for comments. AGENCY: The Emergency Communications Division (ECD) 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. CISA previously published this information collection request (ICR) in the Federal Register on June 6, 2023 for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received by CISA. This is a revision and reinstatement of the existing collection. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30-days for public comments. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until October 27, 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. 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. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00135 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 66495 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kendall Carpenter, 202.744.1580, Kendall.Carpenter@cisa.dhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Emergency Communications Division, formed under title XVIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 U.S.C. 571 et seq., as amended, provides emergency communications-related technical assistance at no charge to State, regional, local, and tribal government officials. To receive this technical assistance, stakeholders must submit a request form identifying their priorities. For ECD to assess the value of the services it provides through technical assistance; an evaluation form is also requested of those receiving technical assistance. ECD uses the Technical Assistance Request Form (DHS Form 9043) to identify the number and type of technical assistance services needed by the State, Territory, local, and Tribal agencies. This information enables ECD to plan and align resources accordingly. ECD considers each request based on the priority indicated by the State, as well as the anticipated impact of the service offering on the implementation of the Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan (SCIP) and the applicability to National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP). The evaluation form (DHS Form 9042) is completed by stakeholders at the completion of ECD technical assistance services and enables ECD to assess the quality of technical assistance services provided and, in a holistic fashion, measure the value of the services. The information collected through these evaluations is used by ECD for continued improvement planning. Approximately 100 percent of request and evaluation forms are submitted electronically by logging into the portal at https://www.cisa.cisa.gov/safecom/ ictapscip-resources. From the website, users are able to select the appropriate form, either the Technical Assistance Requests (DHS Form 9043) and/or the TA Evaluation forms (DHS Form 9042), to complete as a fillable PDF. Each form is then submitted by email to either TARequest@cisa.dhs.gov or TAevaluations@cisa.dhs.gov, respectively. The changes to the collection since the previous OMB approval include: Updating the web address, decreasing the estimated number of responses, decreasing the burden time, and increasing the cost estimates. This is a renewal of the existing information collection that expired on 7/31/2023. There are no substantial changes to the E:\FR\FM\27SEN1.SGM 27SEN1 66496 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 186 / Wednesday, September 27, 2023 / Notices current approval. TA services by category type (NAME) have been added or removed throughout the form lifecycle. Analysis Agency: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security. Title of Collection: Technical Assistance Request and Evaluation. OMB Number: 1670–0023. Frequency: Annually. Affected Public: State, local, Tribal, and Territorial governments. Number of Respondents: 175. Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.5 Hours. Total Burden Hours: 50 Hours. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0. Total Burden Cost (operating/ maintaining): $0. Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0. Total Annual Burden Cost (operating/ maintaining): $2,372.50. Robert J. Costello, Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. [FR Doc. 2023–21067 Filed 9–26–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Notice Regarding the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as the Chair of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), announces the publication and availability of the updated Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, a consolidated register of the four lists required to be developed and maintained pursuant to section 2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA, on the DHS UFLPA website. The updated UFLPA Entity List is also published as an appendix to this notice. This update adds three entities to the section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii) list of the UFLPA, which identifies entities working with the government of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to recruit, transport, transfer, harbor or receive forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted groups out of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Details related to the process for revising the UFLPA ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:44 Sep 26, 2023 Jkt 259001 Entity List are included in this Federal Register notice. This notice announces the publication and availability of the UFLPA Entity List updated as of September 27, 2023, included as an appendix to this notice. DATES: Persons seeking additional information on the UFLPA Entity List should email the FLETF at FLETF.UFLPA.EntityList@hq.dhs.gov. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Echeverria, Director of Trade Policy, Trade and Economic Security, Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, DHS. Phone: (202) 938–6365, Email: FLETF.UFLPA.EntityList@hq.dhs.gov. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), on behalf of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), is announcing the publication of the updated UFLPA Entity List, a consolidated register of the four lists required to be developed and maintained pursuant to section 2(d)(2)(B) of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (Pub. L. 117–78) (UFLPA), to https://www.dhs.gov/uflpaentity-list. The UFLPA Entity List is available as an appendix to this notice. This update adds three entities to the section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii) list of the UFLPA, which identifies entities working with the government of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to recruit, transport, transfer, harbor or receive forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted groups out of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Future revisions to the UFLPA Entity List, which may include additions, removals or technical corrections, will be published to https:// www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entitylist and in the appendices of future Federal Register notices. See Appendix 1. Beginning on June 21, 2022, the UFLPA requires the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to apply a rebuttable presumption that goods mined, produced, or manufactured by entities on the UFLPA Entity List are made with forced labor, and therefore, prohibited from importation into the United States under 19 U.S.C. 1307. See section 3(a) of the UFLPA. As the FLETF revises the UFLPA Entity List, including by making additions, removals, or technical corrections, DHS, on its behalf, will post such revisions to the DHS UFLPA website (https://www.dhs.gov/uflpaentity-list) and also publish the revised UFLPA Entity List as an appendix to a Federal Register notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00136 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Background A. The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force Section 741 of the United StatesMexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act established the FLETF to monitor United States enforcement of the prohibition under section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1307). See 19 U.S.C. 4681. Pursuant to DHS Delegation Order No. 23034, the DHS Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans serves as Chair of the FLETF, an interagency task force that includes the Department of Homeland Security, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and the Departments of Labor, State, Justice, the Treasury, and Commerce (member agencies).1 See 19 U.S.C. 4681; Executive Order 13923 (May 15, 2020). In addition, the FLETF includes six observer agencies: the Departments of Energy and Agriculture, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the National Security Council, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations. B. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act: Preventing Goods Made With Forced Labor in the People’s Republic of China From Being Imported Into the United States The UFLPA requires, among other things, that the FLETF, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of National Intelligence, develop a strategy (UFLPA section 2(c)) for supporting enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, to prevent the importation into the United States of goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor in the People’s Republic of China. As required by the UFLPA, the Strategy to Prevent the Importation of Goods Mined, Produced, or Manufactured with Forced Labor in the People’s Republic of China, which was published on the DHS website on June 17, 2022 (see https:// www.dhs.gov/uflpa-strategy), includes the initial UFLPA Entity List, a consolidated register of the four lists required to be developed and maintained pursuant to the UFLPA. See UFLPA section 2(d)(2)(B). 1 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, as the FLETF Chair, has the authority to invite representatives from other executive departments and agencies, as appropriate. See Executive Order 13923 (May 15, 2020). The U.S. Department of Commerce is a member of the FLETF as invited by the Chair. E:\FR\FM\27SEN1.SGM 27SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66495-66496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21067]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. CISA-2023-0016]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Technical Assistance 
Request and Evaluation

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

ACTION: 30-day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Emergency Communications Division (ECD) 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. CISA previously 
published this information collection request (ICR) in the Federal 
Register on June 6, 2023 for a 60-day public comment period. No 
comments were received by CISA. This is a revision and reinstatement of 
the existing collection. The purpose of this notice is to allow an 
additional 30-days for public comments.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until October 27, 
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.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kendall Carpenter, 202.744.1580, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Emergency Communications Division, 
formed under title XVIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 U.S.C. 
571 et seq., as amended, provides emergency communications-related 
technical assistance at no charge to State, regional, local, and tribal 
government officials. To receive this technical assistance, 
stakeholders must submit a request form identifying their priorities. 
For ECD to assess the value of the services it provides through 
technical assistance; an evaluation form is also requested of those 
receiving technical assistance.
    ECD uses the Technical Assistance Request Form (DHS Form 9043) to 
identify the number and type of technical assistance services needed by 
the State, Territory, local, and Tribal agencies. This information 
enables ECD to plan and align resources accordingly. ECD considers each 
request based on the priority indicated by the State, as well as the 
anticipated impact of the service offering on the implementation of the 
Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan (SCIP) and the 
applicability to National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP).
    The evaluation form (DHS Form 9042) is completed by stakeholders at 
the completion of ECD technical assistance services and enables ECD to 
assess the quality of technical assistance services provided and, in a 
holistic fashion, measure the value of the services. The information 
collected through these evaluations is used by ECD for continued 
improvement planning.
    Approximately 100 percent of request and evaluation forms are 
submitted electronically by logging into the portal at https://www.cisa.cisa.gov/safecom/ictapscip-resources.
    From the website, users are able to select the appropriate form, 
either the Technical Assistance Requests (DHS Form 9043) and/or the TA 
Evaluation forms (DHS Form 9042), to complete as a fillable PDF. Each 
form is then submitted by email to either [email protected] or 
[email protected], respectively.
    The changes to the collection since the previous OMB approval 
include: Updating the web address, decreasing the estimated number of 
responses, decreasing the burden time, and increasing the cost 
estimates. This is a renewal of the existing information collection 
that expired on 7/31/2023. There are no substantial changes to the

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current approval. TA services by category type (NAME) have been added 
or removed throughout the form lifecycle.

Analysis

    Agency: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), 
Department of Homeland Security.
    Title of Collection: Technical Assistance Request and Evaluation.
    OMB Number: 1670-0023.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local, Tribal, and Territorial governments.
    Number of Respondents: 175.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.5 Hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 50 Hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
    Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
    Total Annual Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $2,372.50.

Robert J. Costello,
Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security, 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
[FR Doc. 2023-21067 Filed 9-26-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-9P-P
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