80 FR 47505 - Office for Interoperability and Compatibility Seeks Nominations for the Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program (P25 CAP) Advisory Panel
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 152 (Friday, August 7, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 47505-47506] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-19396] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY [Docket No. DHS-2015-0041] Office for Interoperability and Compatibility Seeks Nominations for the Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program (P25 CAP) Advisory Panel AGENCY: Science and Technology Directorate, DHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking nominations and expressions of interest for membership on the Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program Advisory Panel (P25 CAP AP). The activities of the P25 CAP AP are expected to commence in fall 2015. P25 is a standard which enables interoperability among digital two- way land mobile radio communications products created by and for public safety professionals. P25 CAP is a formal, independent process, created by DHS and operated in collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), for ensuring that communications equipment that is declared by the supplier to be P25 compliant, in fact, is tested against the standards with publicly published results. The P25 CAP AP would provide a resource by which DHS could gain insight into the collective interest of organizations that procure P25- compliant equipment and a resource in DHS's continuing to establish the policies of the P25 CAP along with assisting the DHS Office for Interoperability and Compatibility (OIC) in the administration of the Program. DATES: All responses must be received within 30 days from the date of this notice at the address listed below. ADDRESSES: Expressions of interest and nominations should be submitted to [email protected].Instructions: All submissions received must include the words ``Department of Homeland Security'' and DHS-2015-0041, the docket number for this action. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Merrill, Director, Office for Interoperability and Compatibility, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 202-254-5604 (O), [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background TIA-102/Project 25 (P25) is a standards development process for the design, manufacture, and evaluation of interoperable digital two-way land mobile radio communications products created by and for public safety professionals. The goal of P25 is to specify formal standards for interfaces and features between the various components of a land mobile radio system commonly used by public safety agencies in portable handheld and mobile vehicle-mounted devices. The P25 standard enables interoperability among different suppliers' products. P25 CAP was developed by DHS and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to test equipment designed to comply with P25 standards. The program provides public safety agencies with evidence that the communications equipment they are purchasing is tested against and complies with the P25 standards for performance, conformance, and interoperability. [[Page 47506]] P25 CAP is a voluntary system that provides a mechanism for the recognition of testing laboratories based on internationally accepted standards. It identifies competent P25 CAP testing laboratories for DHS-recognition through assessments by DHS-authorized accreditation bodies and promotes the acceptance of compliant test results from these laboratories. As a voluntary program, P25 CAP allows suppliers to publicly attest to their products' compliance with a selected group of requirements through Summary Test Report (STR) and Supplier's Declaration of Compliance (SDOC) documents based on the Detailed Test Report (DTR) from the DHS-recognized laboratory (ies) that performed the product testing. In turn, P25 CAP makes these documents available to the first response community to inform their purchasing decisions via the FirstResponder.gov/P25CAP Web site. Membership The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) of the DHS is forming the P25 CAP Advisory Panel to provide S&T with the views of active local, state, tribal, territorial and Federal government officials who use or whose offices use portable handheld and mobile vehicle-mounted radios. Those government officials selected to participate in the P25 CAP AP will be selected based on their experience with the management and procurement of land mobile radio systems or knowledge of conformity assessment programs and methods. OIC will select candidates in light of the desire to balance viewpoints required to effectively address P25 CAP issues under consideration. OIC is particularly interested in receiving nominations and expressions of interest from individuals in the following categories: State, tribal, territorial, or local government agencies and organizations with expertise in communications issues and technologies. Federal government agencies with expertise in communications or homeland security matters. While OIC can call for a meeting of the P25 CAP AP as it deems necessary and appropriate, for member commitment and planning purposes, it is anticipated that the P25 CAP AP will meet approximately 3-4 times annually in their role of providing guidance and support to the P25 CAP. Those selected to serve on the P25 CAP AP will be required to sign a gratuitous services agreement and will not be paid or reimbursed for their participation; however, DHS S&T will reimburse the travel expenses associated with the participation of non-Federal members in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations. OIC reserves the right to select primary and alternate members to the P25 CAP AP for terms appropriate for the accomplishment of the Board's mission. Members serve at the pleasure of the OIC Director. Registered lobbyists pursuant to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 are not eligible for membership on the P25 CAP AP and will not be considered. Roles and Responsibilities The duties of the P25 CAP AP will include providing recommendations of its individual members to OIC regarding actions and steps OIC could take to promote the P25 CAP. The duties of the P25 CAP AP may include but are not limited to its members reviewing, commenting on, and advising on: a. The laboratory component of the P25 CAP under established, documented laboratory recognition guidelines. b. Proposed Compliance Assessment Bulletins (CABs). c. Proposed updates to previously approved CABs, as Notices of Proposed CABs, to enable comment and input on the proposed CAB modifications. d. OIC updates to existing test documents or establishing new test documents for new types of P25 equipment. e. Best practices associated with improvement of the policies and procedures by which the P25 CAP operates. f. Existing test documents including but not limited to Supplier Declarations of Compliance (SDOCs) and Summary Test Reports (STRs) posted on the FirstResponder.gov/P25CAP Web site. g. Proposed P25 user input for improving functionality through the standards-making process. Nominations/Expressions of Interest Procedures and Deadline Nominations and expressions of interest shall be received by OIC no later than 30 days from the date of this notice at the address listed above ([email protected]). Nominations and expressions of interest received after this date shall not be considered. Each nomination and expression of interest must provide the following information as part of the submission: A cover letter that highlights a history of proven leadership within the public safety community including, if applicable, a description of prior experience with law enforcement, fire response, emergency medical services, emergency communications, National Guard, or other first responder roles and how the use of communications in those roles qualifies the nominee to participate on the P25 CAP AP. Name, title, and organization of the nominee. A resume summarizing the nominee's contact information (including the mailing address, phone number, facsimile number, and email address), qualifications, and expertise to explain why the nominee should be appointed to the P25 CAP AP. The resume must demonstrate a minimum of ten years (10) years of experience directly using P25 systems in an operational environment in support of established public safety communications or from a system implementer/administrator perspective; a bachelor's or associate degree with an emphasis in communications and engineering may be substituted for three (3) years, a master's/professional certification for seven (7) years, and a Ph.D. for ten (10) years of the requirement. The resume must discuss the nominee's familiarity with the current P25 CAP, including documents that are integral to the process such as the SDOCs, STRs, and CABs referenced in this notice. A letter from the nominee's supervisor indicating the nominee's agency's support for the nominee to participate on the P25 CAP AP. Disclosure of Federal boards, commissions, committees, task forces, or work groups on which the nominee currently serves or has served within the past 12 months. A statement confirming that the nominee is not registered as a lobbyist pursuant to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. Additional information can be found as follows: Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program and Compliance Assessment Bulletins http://www.firstresponder.gov/P25%20CAP%20Resources/Pages/P25CAPResources.aspx http://www.firstresponder.gov/P25%20CAP%20Resources/Pages/Policy.aspx Dated: July 31, 2015. Reginald Brothers, Under Secretary, DHS Science and Technology Directorate. [FR Doc. 2015-19396 Filed 8-6-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-9F-P
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Council (CIPAC) in a Federal Register membership includes critical land mobile radio communications
Notice (71 FR 14930–14933) dated infrastructure owners and/or operators products created by and for public
March 24, 2006, which identified the or their representative trade safety professionals. P25 CAP is a
purpose of CIPAC, as well as its associations. formal, independent process, created by
membership. This notice provides: (i) CIPAC Membership: CIPAC DHS and operated in collaboration with
quarterly CIPAC membership updates; Membership may include: the National Institute of Standards and
(ii) instructions on how the public can (i) Critical Infrastructure owner and Technology (NIST), for ensuring that
obtain the CIPAC membership roster operator members of a DHS-recognized communications equipment that is
and other information on the council; SCC, including their representative declared by the supplier to be P25
and (iii) information on recently trade associations or equivalent compliant, in fact, is tested against the
completed CIPAC meetings. organization members of a SCC as standards with publicly published
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: determined by the SCC. results. The P25 CAP AP would provide
Larry May, Alternate Designated Federal (ii) Federal, state, local, and tribal a resource by which DHS could gain
Officer, Critical Infrastructure governmental entities comprising the insight into the collective interest of
Partnership Advisory Council, Sector members of the GCC for each sector, organizations that procure P25-
Outreach and Programs Division, Office including their representative compliant equipment and a resource in
of Infrastructure Protection, National organizations; members of the State, DHS’s continuing to establish the
Protection and Programs Directorate, Local, Tribal, and Territorial policies of the P25 CAP along with
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Government Coordinating Council; and assisting the DHS Office for
245 Murray Lane, Mail Stop 0607, representatives of other federal agencies Interoperability and Compatibility (OIC)
Arlington, VA 20598–0607; telephone: with responsibility for critical in the administration of the Program.
(703) 603–5070; email: CIPAC@dhs.gov. infrastructure activities. DATES: All responses must be received
Responsible DHS Official: Larry May, CIPAC membership is organizational. within 30 days from the date of this
Alternate Designated Federal Officer for Multiple individuals may participate in notice at the address listed below.
the CIPAC. CIPAC activities on behalf of a member
ADDRESSES: Expressions of interest and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: organization.
CIPAC Membership Roster and nominations should be submitted to
Purpose and Activity: The CIPAC SandTFRG@hq.dhs.gov.
facilitates interaction between Council Information: The current roster
of CIPAC members is published on the • Instructions: All submissions
government officials and representatives received must include the words
of the community of owners and/or CIPAC Web site (http://www.dhs.gov/
cipac) and is updated as the CIPAC ‘‘Department of Homeland Security’’
operators for each of the critical and DHS–2015–0041, the docket
infrastructure sectors defined by membership changes. Members of the
public may visit the CIPAC Web site at number for this action.
Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) 21
and identified in National Infrastructure any time to view current CIPAC FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Protection Plan 2013: Partnering for membership, as well as the current and Merrill, Director, Office for
Critical Infrastructure Security and historic lists of CIPAC meetings and Interoperability and Compatibility,
Resilience. The activities covered by the agendas. Science and Technology Directorate,
CIPAC include: planning; coordinating Dated: July 31, 2015.
Department of Homeland Security, 202–
among government and critical 254–5604 (O), John.Merrill@hq.dhs.gov.
Larry May,
infrastructure owner and operator Alternate Designated Federal Officer for the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
partners; implementing security and CIPAC. Background
resilience program initiatives; [FR Doc. 2015–19393 Filed 8–6–15; 8:45 am]
conducting operational activities related TIA–102/Project 25 (P25) is a
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to critical infrastructure security and standards development process for the
resilience measures, incident response design, manufacture, and evaluation of
and recovery; reconstituting critical DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND interoperable digital two-way land
infrastructure assets and systems from SECURITY mobile radio communications products
manmade and naturally occurring created by and for public safety
events; sharing threat, vulnerability, risk [Docket No. DHS–2015–0041] professionals. The goal of P25 is to
mitigation, and business continuity specify formal standards for interfaces
Office for Interoperability and
information; and distributing best and features between the various
Compatibility Seeks Nominations for
practices and lessons learned at the components of a land mobile radio
the Project 25 Compliance Assessment
classified and unclassified levels. system commonly used by public safety
Program (P25 CAP) Advisory Panel
Organizational Structure: CIPAC agencies in portable handheld and
members are organized into 16 critical AGENCY: Science and Technology mobile vehicle-mounted devices. The
infrastructure sectors. These sectors Directorate, DHS. P25 standard enables interoperability
have a Government Coordinating ACTION: Notice. among different suppliers’ products.
Council (GCC) whose membership P25 CAP was developed by DHS and
includes: (i) a lead federal agency that SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland the National Institute of Standards and
is defined as the Sector-Specific Agency Security (DHS) is seeking nominations Technology (NIST) to test equipment
(SSA); (ii) all relevant federal, state, and expressions of interest for designed to comply with P25 standards.
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local, tribal, and/or territorial membership on the Project 25 The program provides public safety
government agencies (or their Compliance Assessment Program agencies with evidence that the
representative bodies) whose mission Advisory Panel (P25 CAP AP). The communications equipment they are
interests also involve the scope of the activities of the P25 CAP AP are purchasing is tested against and
CIPAC activities for that particular expected to commence in fall 2015. complies with the P25 standards for
sector; and (iii) a Sector Coordinating P25 is a standard which enables performance, conformance, and
Council (SCC), where applicable, whose interoperability among digital two-way interoperability.
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P25 CAP is a voluntary system that reimburse the travel expenses associated Guard, or other first responder roles and
provides a mechanism for the with the participation of non-Federal how the use of communications in those
recognition of testing laboratories based members in accordance with Federal roles qualifies the nominee to
on internationally accepted standards. It Travel Regulations. OIC reserves the participate on the P25 CAP AP.
identifies competent P25 CAP testing right to select primary and alternate • Name, title, and organization of the
laboratories for DHS-recognition members to the P25 CAP AP for terms nominee.
through assessments by DHS-authorized appropriate for the accomplishment of
accreditation bodies and promotes the the Board’s mission. Members serve at • A resume summarizing the
acceptance of compliant test results the pleasure of the OIC Director. nominee’s contact information
from these laboratories. Registered lobbyists pursuant to the (including the mailing address, phone
As a voluntary program, P25 CAP Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 are not number, facsimile number, and email
allows suppliers to publicly attest to eligible for membership on the P25 CAP address), qualifications, and expertise to
their products’ compliance with a AP and will not be considered. explain why the nominee should be
selected group of requirements through appointed to the P25 CAP AP.
Summary Test Report (STR) and Roles and Responsibilities
• The resume must demonstrate a
Supplier’s Declaration of Compliance The duties of the P25 CAP AP will minimum of ten years (10) years of
(SDOC) documents based on the include providing recommendations of experience directly using P25 systems
Detailed Test Report (DTR) from the its individual members to OIC regarding in an operational environment in
DHS-recognized laboratory (ies) that actions and steps OIC could take to support of established public safety
performed the product testing. In turn, promote the P25 CAP. The duties of the communications or from a system
P25 CAP makes these documents P25 CAP AP may include but are not implementer/administrator perspective;
available to the first response limited to its members reviewing, a bachelor’s or associate degree with an
community to inform their purchasing commenting on, and advising on: emphasis in communications and
decisions via the FirstResponder.gov/ a. The laboratory component of the engineering may be substituted for three
P25CAP Web site. P25 CAP under established, (3) years, a master’s/professional
documented laboratory recognition certification for seven (7) years, and a
Membership
guidelines. Ph.D. for ten (10) years of the
The Science and Technology b. Proposed Compliance Assessment requirement.
Directorate (S&T) of the DHS is forming Bulletins (CABs).
the P25 CAP Advisory Panel to provide c. Proposed updates to previously • The resume must discuss the
S&T with the views of active local, state, approved CABs, as Notices of Proposed nominee’s familiarity with the current
tribal, territorial and Federal CABs, to enable comment and input on P25 CAP, including documents that are
government officials who use or whose the proposed CAB modifications. integral to the process such as the
offices use portable handheld and d. OIC updates to existing test SDOCs, STRs, and CABs referenced in
mobile vehicle-mounted radios. Those documents or establishing new test this notice.
government officials selected to documents for new types of P25 • A letter from the nominee’s
participate in the P25 CAP AP will be equipment. supervisor indicating the nominee’s
selected based on their experience with e. Best practices associated with agency’s support for the nominee to
the management and procurement of improvement of the policies and participate on the P25 CAP AP.
land mobile radio systems or knowledge procedures by which the P25 CAP
• Disclosure of Federal boards,
of conformity assessment programs and operates.
f. Existing test documents including commissions, committees, task forces,
methods. OIC will select candidates in
but not limited to Supplier Declarations or work groups on which the nominee
light of the desire to balance viewpoints
of Compliance (SDOCs) and Summary currently serves or has served within
required to effectively address P25 CAP
Test Reports (STRs) posted on the the past 12 months.
issues under consideration. OIC is
particularly interested in receiving FirstResponder.gov/P25CAP Web site. • A statement confirming that the
nominations and expressions of interest g. Proposed P25 user input for nominee is not registered as a lobbyist
from individuals in the following improving functionality through the pursuant to the Lobbying Disclosure Act
categories: standards-making process. of 1995.
• State, tribal, territorial, or local Additional information can be found
Nominations/Expressions of Interest
government agencies and organizations as follows:
Procedures and Deadline
with expertise in communications
issues and technologies. Nominations and expressions of Project 25 Compliance Assessment
• Federal government agencies with interest shall be received by OIC no later Program and Compliance Assessment
expertise in communications or than 30 days from the date of this notice Bulletins
homeland security matters. at the address listed above (SandTFRG@
While OIC can call for a meeting of hq.dhs.gov). Nominations and http://www.firstresponder.gov/
the P25 CAP AP as it deems necessary expressions of interest received after P25%20CAP%20Resources/Pages/
and appropriate, for member this date shall not be considered. Each P25CAPResources.aspx
commitment and planning purposes, it nomination and expression of interest http://www.firstresponder.gov/
is anticipated that the P25 CAP AP will must provide the following information P25%20CAP%20Resources/Pages/
meet approximately 3–4 times annually as part of the submission: Policy.aspx
• A cover letter that highlights a
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in their role of providing guidance and Dated: July 31, 2015.
support to the P25 CAP. history of proven leadership within the
Those selected to serve on the P25 public safety community including, if Reginald Brothers,
CAP AP will be required to sign a applicable, a description of prior Under Secretary, DHS Science and
gratuitous services agreement and will experience with law enforcement, fire Technology Directorate.
not be paid or reimbursed for their response, emergency medical services, [FR Doc. 2015–19396 Filed 8–6–15; 8:45 am]
participation; however, DHS S&T will emergency communications, National BILLING CODE 9110–9F–P
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