Agency Information Collection Activities: Telecommunications Service Priority System, 75301-75302 [2023-24215]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 211 (Thursday, November 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75301-75302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24215]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


Agency Information Collection Activities: Telecommunications 
Service Priority System

AGENCY: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; Reinstatement, 1670-
0005.

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SUMMARY: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, (CISA), 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) invites the general public and 
other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on approved 
information collection request (ICR) OMB 1670-0005, Telecommunications 
Service Priority (TSP) System. CISA is soliciting comments for the 
approved information collection request.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until December 4, 
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: Deborah Bea, 703-217-4118, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) is 
authorized by E.O. 12472, E.O. 13618 and 47 CFR part 64. The Emergency 
Communications Division (ECD) of the Department of Homeland Security 
(DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), uses the 
TSP Program to authorize national security and emergency preparedness 
organizations to receive priority treatment for vital voice and data 
circuits or other telecommunications service, under National Security 
or Emergency Preparedness telecommunications (NS/EP). The TSP Program 
provides service vendors a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 
mandate to prioritize requests by identifying those services critical 
to national security and emergency preparedness. A TSP assignment 
ensures that it will receive priority attention by the service vendor 
before any non-TSP service.
    Four broad categories serve as guidelines for determining whether a 
circuit or telecommunications service is eligible for priority 
provisioning or restoration. TSP service user organizations may be in 
the Federal, State, local, or tribal government, critical 
infrastructure sectors in industry, non-profit organizations that 
perform critical NS/EP functions, or foreign governments. Typical TSP 
service users are responsible for the command-and-control functions 
critical to management of and response to NS/EP situations, 
particularly during the first 24 to 72 hours following an event.
    Information to request a priority, to obtain a sponsor for 
requesting a priority, and for other administrative requirements of the 
program is required from any person or organization having an NS/EP 
service for which they wish priority restoration from the vendor 
providing the service. Information is also required to allow immediate 
installation of a new service to support NS/EP requirements. 
Information is required from vendors to allow the ECD to track and 
identify the telecommunications services that are being provided 
priority treatment.
    The forms used are the SF314 (Revalidation for Service Users), 
SF315 (TSP Request for Service Users), SF317 (TSP Action Appeal for 
Service Users), SF318 (TSP Service Confirmation for Service Vendors), 
and the SF319 (TSP Service Reconciliation for Service Vendors).
    The SF314 is for users to request that their existing TSP codes be 
revalidated for three more years.
    The SF315 is used to request restoration and/or provisioning for an 
organization's critical circuits.
    The SF317 is for organizations to appeal the denial of TSP 
restoration and/or provisioning.
    The SF318 is for service vendors to provide circuit ID information 
associated with TSP codes they've been given by their customers.
    The SF319 is for service vendors to provide data to the program 
office in order to reconcile their TSP data with the TSP database.
    Participants request TSP priorities via email in order to reduce 
the use of the paper forms. The paper forms will also be available for 
download via the CISA website.
    There have been no changes to the information being collected. The 
annual government cost has increased due to increased wage rates/
compensation factors and IT system security requirements.
    This is a reinstatement of an approved information collection that 
was

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approved on 7/31/2020. The initial 60-Day Notice and request for 
comments was published on 4/10/2023. No comments were received.

Analysis

    Agency: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
    Title: Telecommunications Service Priority System.
    OMB Number: 1670-0005.
    Frequency: Information is required when an organization decides 
they want TSP priority on their critical circuits. These requests are 
situational and made at the discretion of the telecommunications user 
therefore the program office is not able to determine when or how often 
such requests will occur.
    Affected Public: State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments 
and Private Sector.
    Number of Respondents: 25,911.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.28 hours.
    Total Annualized Burden Hours: 7,165 hours.
    Total Annualized Respondent Opportunity Cost: $372,408.
    Total Annualized Government Cost: $1,145,896.

Robert J. Costello,
Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security, 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
[FR Doc. 2023-24215 Filed 11-1-23; 8:45 am]
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