80 FR 77665 - Notice of Charter Establishment

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 240 (December 15, 2015)

Page Range		77665-77666
FR Document		2015-31513

Pursuant to Title 41 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, section 102-3.65, notice is hereby given that the Charter for the National Domestic Communications Assistance Center (NDCAC) Executive Advisory Board (EAB) was filed on August 1, 2014. The Charter is on file with the General Services Administration. However, the EAB has not met nor conducted any business since its establishment. The Attorney General determined that the NDCAC EAB is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties of the Department of Justice and these duties can best be performed through the advice and counsel of this group. This determination followed consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration. The purpose of the EAB is to provide advice and recommendations to the Attorney General or designee, and to the Director of the NDCAC that promote public safety and national security by advancing the NDCAC's core functions: law enforcement coordination with respect to technical capabilities and solutions, technology sharing, industry relations, and implementation of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA).

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Charter Establishment

AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation, DOJ.

ACTION: Notice of Charter Establishment of the Executive Advisory Board 
of the National Domestic Communications Assistance Center.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Title 41 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, 
section 102-3.65, notice is hereby given that the Charter for the 
National Domestic Communications Assistance Center (NDCAC) Executive 
Advisory Board (EAB) was filed on August 1, 2014. The Charter is on 
file with the General Services Administration. However, the EAB has not 
met nor conducted any business since its establishment. The Attorney 
General determined that the NDCAC EAB is necessary and in the public 
interest in connection with the performance of duties of the Department 
of Justice and these duties can best be performed through the advice 
and counsel of this group. This determination followed consultation 
with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services 
Administration.
    The purpose of the EAB is to provide advice and recommendations to 
the Attorney General or designee, and to the Director of the NDCAC that 
promote public safety and national security by advancing the NDCAC's 
core functions: law enforcement coordination with respect to technical 
capabilities and solutions, technology sharing, industry relations, and 
implementation of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act 
(CALEA).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alice Bardney-Boose, Designated 
Federal Officer, National Domestic Communications Assistance Center, 
Department of Justice, by email at Alice.Bardney-Boose@ic.fbi.gov or by 
phone at (540) 361-2330.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EAB consists of 15 voting members 
composed of Representative members, Regular Government Employees and/or 
Special Government Employees. The membership includes representatives 
from Federal, State, local and tribal law enforcement agencies. 
Additionally, there are two non-voting members as follows: a federally-
employed attorney assigned full time to the NDCAC to serve as a legal 
advisor to the EAB, and the DOJ Chief Privacy Officer or designee to 
ensure that privacy and civil rights and civil liberties issues are 
fully considered in the EAB's recommendations. The Board is composed of 
eight State, local, and/or tribal representatives and seven federal 
representatives. Any future changes to the voting membership of the EAB 
will maintain the continued majority of State, local, and/or tribal 
representatives by one seat.
    The membership of the entire EAB includes active executive level 
officials (e.g., agency heads for State, local, or tribal 
representatives; and members of the Senior Executive Service for 
Federal agencies) having responsibility for, or being substantially 
engaged in, the management of electronic surveillance capabilities, 
evidence collection on communication devices, and technical location 
capabilities from Federal, State, local and/or tribal law enforcement 
agencies from across the country. EAB members serve two-year terms, and 
are eligible for reappointment if the Charter is renewed.

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    The EAB provides advice and recommendations to the Attorney General 
or designee on: (1) The selection and appointment of the Director and 
Deputy Director(s) of the NDCAC; (2) trends and developments with 
respect to existing and emerging communications services and 
technologies; (3) technical challenges faced by Federal, State, tribal 
and local law enforcement agencies with respect to lawfully-authorized 
electronic surveillance capabilities, evidence collection on 
communications devices, and technical location capabilities; (4) the 
effective leveraging and exchange of technical information and methods 
among Federal, State, tribal and local law enforcement agencies 
regarding lawfully-authorized electronic surveillance capabilities, 
evidence collection on communications devices, and technical location 
capabilities; (5) relations between law enforcement agencies and the 
communications industry to include leveraging existing and/or 
developing new private/public partnerships; (6) the development of 
standard practices within the law enforcement community; (7) 
implementation of CALEA; and (8) security and privacy policies, 
standards for participation by law enforcement agencies, and other 
issues relating to the functions, programs and operations of the NDCAC. 
The EAB further assists in shaping the goals and mission of the NDCAC 
by providing advice and guidance to the Director of the NDCAC on the 
establishment of policies and procedures designed to: ensure clarity in 
roles and responsibilities of the NDCAC; focus on established outcomes, 
intended results and accountability (by recommending specific courses 
of action); implement an effective infrastructure for the dissemination 
of technical information and methods; maintain an external focus to 
represent law enforcement stakeholders; pursue adequate resources 
necessary to accomplish the mission; and broker multi-agency 
participation and facilitate combined initiatives. The EAB provides 
insight into the diverse nature of jurisdiction-specific statutes and 
agency policies and procedures under which NDCAC participating law 
enforcement agencies operate. The EAB also receives information to 
review, monitor, and track training provided by or for NDCAC 
participating law enforcement agencies as well as recommend the 
development of standard practices for automated capabilities involving 
industry assistance.

Alice Bardney-Boose,
Designated Federal Officer, National Domestic Communication Assistance 
Center, Executive Advisory Board.
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—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s collaborative projects that provide connection with the performance of
estimate of the burden of the quality representation to victims of duties of the Department of Justice and
proposed collection of information, domestic violence, sexual assault, and these duties can best be performed
including the validity of the stalking. through the advice and counsel of this
methodology and assumptions used; (5) An estimate of the total number of group. This determination followed
—Enhance the quality, utility, and respondents and the amount of time consultation with the Committee
clarity of the information to be estimated for an average respondent to Management Secretariat, General
collected; and respond/reply: It is estimated that it will Services Administration.
—Minimize the burden of the take the approximately 200 respondents The purpose of the EAB is to provide
collection of information on those who (LAV Program grantees) approximately advice and recommendations to the
are to respond, including through the one hour to complete a semi-annual Attorney General or designee, and to the
use of appropriate automated, progress report. The semi-annual Director of the NDCAC that promote
electronic, mechanical, or other progress report is divided into sections public safety and national security by
technological collection techniques or that pertain to the different types of advancing the NDCAC’s core functions:
other forms of information technology, activities that grantees may engage in law enforcement coordination with
e.g., permitting electronic submission of and the different types of grantees that respect to technical capabilities and
responses. receive funds. An LAV Program grantee solutions, technology sharing, industry
Overview of This Information will only be required to complete the relations, and implementation of the
Collection sections of the form that pertain to its Communications Assistance for Law
own specific activities. Enforcement Act (CALEA).
(1) Type of Information Collection: (6) An estimate of the total public
Revision to Currently Approved burden (in hours) associated with the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Collection. collection: The total annual hour burden Alice Bardney-Boose, Designated
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Legal to complete the data collection forms is Federal Officer, National Domestic
Assistance for Victims Grant Program Communications Assistance Center,
400 hours, that is 200 grantees
(LAV) Program. Department of Justice, by email at
completing a form twice a year with an
(3) Agency form number, if any, and Alice.Bardney-Boose@ic.fbi.gov or by
the applicable component of the estimated completion time for the form
being one hour. phone at (540) 361–2330.
Department of Justice sponsoring the
If additional information is required SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EAB
collection: Form Number: 1122–0007.
contact: Jerri Murray, Department consists of 15 voting members
U.S. Department of Justice, Office on
Clearance Officer, United States composed of Representative members,
Violence Against Women.
(4) Affected public who will be asked Department of Justice, Justice Regular Government Employees and/or
or required to respond, as well as a brief Management Division, Policy and Special Government Employees. The
abstract: The affected public includes Planning Staff, Two Constitution membership includes representatives
the approximately 200 grantees of the Square, 145 N Street NE., Room from Federal, State, local and tribal law
Legal Assistance for Victims Grant 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530. enforcement agencies. Additionally,
Program (LAV Program) whose Dated: December 9, 2015. there are two non-voting members as
eligibility is determined by statute. In Jerri Murray, follows: a federally-employed attorney
1998, Congress appropriated funding to Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. assigned full time to the NDCAC to
provide civil legal assistance to Department of Justice. serve as a legal advisor to the EAB, and
domestic violence victims through a set- [FR Doc. 2015–31469 Filed 12–14–15; 8:45 am] the DOJ Chief Privacy Officer or
aside under the Grants to Combat BILLING CODE 4410–FX–P
designee to ensure that privacy and civil
Violence Against Women, Public Law rights and civil liberties issues are fully
105–277. In the Violence Against considered in the EAB’s
Women Act of 2000, Congress DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE recommendations. The Board is
statutorily authorized the LAV Program. composed of eight State, local, and/or
42 U.S.C. 3796gg–6 and amended the Notice of Charter Establishment tribal representatives and seven federal
statutory in 2005 and 2013. The LAV AGENCY: Federal Bureau of representatives. Any future changes to
Program is intended to increase the Investigation, DOJ. the voting membership of the EAB will
availability of legal assistance necessary maintain the continued majority of
ACTION: Notice of Charter Establishment
to provide effective aid to victims of State, local, and/or tribal representatives
of the Executive Advisory Board of the by one seat.
domestic violence, stalking, or sexual National Domestic Communications
assault who are seeking relief in legal Assistance Center. The membership of the entire EAB
matters arising as a consequence of that includes active executive level officials
abuse or violence. The LAV Program SUMMARY: Pursuant to Title 41 of the (e.g., agency heads for State, local, or
awards grants to law school legal U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, tribal representatives; and members of
clinics, legal aid or legal services section 102–3.65, notice is hereby given the Senior Executive Service for Federal
programs, domestic violence victims’ that the Charter for the National agencies) having responsibility for, or
shelters, bar associations, sexual assault Domestic Communications Assistance being substantially engaged in, the
programs, private nonprofit entities, and Center (NDCAC) Executive Advisory management of electronic surveillance
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Indian tribal governments. These grants Board (EAB) was filed on August 1, capabilities, evidence collection on
are for providing direct legal services to 2014. The Charter is on file with the communication devices, and technical
victims of domestic violence, sexual General Services Administration. location capabilities from Federal, State,
assault, and stalking in matters arising However, the EAB has not met nor local and/or tribal law enforcement
from the abuse or violence and for conducted any business since its agencies from across the country. EAB
providing enhanced training for lawyers establishment. The Attorney General members serve two-year terms, and are
representing these victims. The goal of determined that the NDCAC EAB is eligible for reappointment if the Charter
the Program is to develop innovative, necessary and in the public interest in is renewed.

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The EAB provides advice and capabilities involving industry whether the information will have
recommendations to the Attorney assistance. practical utility;
General or designee on: (1) The —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
Alice Bardney-Boose, estimate of the burden of the
selection and appointment of the
Designated Federal Officer, National proposed collection of information,
Director and Deputy Director(s) of the Domestic Communication Assistance Center,
NDCAC; (2) trends and developments including the validity of the
Executive Advisory Board.
with respect to existing and emerging methodology and assumptions used;
[FR Doc. 2015–31513 Filed 12–14–15; 8:45 am] —Enhance the quality, utility, and
communications services and BILLING CODE 4410–02–P clarity of the information to be
technologies; (3) technical challenges
collected; and
faced by Federal, State, tribal and local —Minimize the burden of the collection
law enforcement agencies with respect DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE of information on those who are to
to lawfully-authorized electronic [OMB Number 1122–0013] respond, including through the use of
surveillance capabilities, evidence appropriate automated, electronic,
collection on communications devices, Agency Information Collection mechanical, or other technological
and technical location capabilities; (4) Activities; Proposed eCollection collection techniques or other forms
the effective leveraging and exchange of eComments Requested; Revision to a of information technology, e.g.,
technical information and methods Currently Approved Collection permitting electronic submission of
among Federal, State, tribal and local responses.
AGENCY: Office on Violence Against
law enforcement agencies regarding
Women, Department of Justice. Overview of This Information
lawfully-authorized electronic Collection
surveillance capabilities, evidence ACTION: 30-day notice.
collection on communications devices, (1) Type of Information Collection:
SUMMARY: The Department of Justice Revision to Currently Approved
and technical location capabilities; (5) (DOJ), Office on Violence Against
relations between law enforcement Collection.
Women, will be submitting the (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Semi-
agencies and the communications following information collection request Annual Progress Report for Grantees
industry to include leveraging existing to the Office of Management and Budget from the Rural Domestic Violence,
and/or developing new private/public (OMB) for review and approval in Dating Violence, Sexual Assault,
partnerships; (6) the development of accordance with the Paperwork Stalking, and Child Abuse Enforcement
standard practices within the law Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed Assistance Program.
enforcement community; (7) information collection was previously (3) Agency form number, if any, and
implementation of CALEA; and (8) published in the Federal Register the applicable component of the
security and privacy policies, standards Volume 80 FR 61238, on October 9, Department of Justice sponsoring the
for participation by law enforcement 2015, allowing for a 60 day comment collection: Form Number: 1122–0013.
agencies, and other issues relating to the period. U.S. Department of Justice, Office on
functions, programs and operations of DATES: Comments are encouraged and Violence Against Women.
the NDCAC. The EAB further assists in will be accepted for an additional 30 (4) Affected public who will be asked
shaping the goals and mission of the days until January 14, 2016. or required to respond, as well as a brief
NDCAC by providing advice and abstract: The affected public includes
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
guidance to the Director of the NDCAC the approximately 165 grantees of the
you have comments especially on the
on the establishment of policies and Rural Program. The primary purpose of
estimated public burden or associated
procedures designed to: ensure clarity the Rural Program is to enhance the
response time, suggestions, or need a
in roles and responsibilities of the safety of victims of domestic violence,
copy of the proposed information
NDCAC; focus on established outcomes, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking,
collection instrument with instructions
and child victimization by supporting
intended results and accountability (by or additional information, please
projects uniquely designed to address
recommending specific courses of contact Cathy Poston, Attorney Advisor,
and prevent these crimes in rural
action); implement an effective Office on Violence Against Women, 145
jurisdictions. Grantees include States,
infrastructure for the dissemination of N Street NE., Washington, DC 20530
Indian tribes, local governments, and
technical information and methods; (phone: 202–514–5430). Written
nonprofit, public or private entities,
maintain an external focus to represent comments and/or suggestions can also
including tribal nonprofit organizations,
law enforcement stakeholders; pursue be directed to the Office of Management
to carry out programs serving rural areas
adequate resources necessary to and Budget, Office of Information and
or rural communities.
accomplish the mission; and broker Regulatory Affairs, Attention (5) An estimate of the total number of
multi-agency participation and facilitate Department of Justice Desk Officer, respondents and the amount of time
combined initiatives. The EAB provides Washington, DC 20503 or sent to OIRA_ estimated for an average respondent to
insight into the diverse nature of submissions@omb.eop.gov. respond/reply: It is estimated that it will
jurisdiction-specific statutes and agency SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written take the approximately 165 respondents
policies and procedures under which comments and suggestions from the (Rural Program grantees) approximately
public and affected agencies concerning one hour to complete a semi-annual
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NDCAC participating law enforcement
agencies operate. The EAB also receives the proposed collection of information progress report. The semi-annual
information to review, monitor, and are encouraged. Your comments should progress report is divided into sections
track training provided by or for NDCAC address one or more of the following that pertain to the different types of
four points: activities in which grantees may engage.
participating law enforcement agencies
as well as recommend the development —Evaluate whether the proposed A Rural Program grantee will only be
of standard practices for automated collection of information is necessary required to complete the sections of the
for the proper performance of the form that pertain to its own specific
functions of the agency, including activities.

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of Charter Establishment of the Executive Advisory Board of the National Domestic Communications Assistance Center.
Contact		Alice Bardney-Boose, Designated Federal Officer, National Domestic Communications Assistance Center, Department of Justice, by email at [email protected] or by phone at (540) 361-2330.
FR Citation		80 FR 77665