81 FR 34367 - Sector Outreach and Programs Division Online Meeting Registration Tool

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 104 (May 31, 2016)

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP), Sector Outreach and Programs Division (SOPD), will submit the following Information Collection Request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 34367]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12678]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2013-0067]


Sector Outreach and Programs Division Online Meeting Registration 
Tool

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: 60-day notice and request for comments; Renewal Information 
Collection Request: 1670-0019.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection 
and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of Infrastructure Protection 
(IP), Sector Outreach and Programs Division (SOPD), will submit the 
following Information Collection Request to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until August 1, 
2016. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and questions about this Information 
Collection Request should be forwarded to DHS/NPPD/IP/SOPD, 245 Murray 
Lane SW., Mail Stop 0608, Arlington, VA 20598-0640. Emailed requests 
should go to Michael Bowen, [email protected]. Written comments 
should reach the contact person listed no later than August 1, 2016. 
Comments must be identified by ``DHS-2013-0067'' and may be submitted 
by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
     Email: Include the docket number in the subject line of 
the message.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this 
action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  On behalf of DHS, NPPD/IP manages the 
Department's program to protect the Nation's 16 critical infrastructure 
sectors by implementing the National Infrastructure Protection Plan 
(NIPP) 2013, Partnering for Critical Infrastructure Security and 
Resilience. Under Presidential Policy Directive 21 on Critical 
Infrastructure Security and Resilience (February 2013), each sector is 
assigned a Sector-Specific Agency (SSA) to oversee Federal interaction 
with the array of sector security partners, both public and private. 
SSAs are responsible for leading unified public-private sector efforts 
to develop, coordinate, and implement a comprehensive physical, human, 
and cybersecurity strategy for its assigned sector. The Sector Outreach 
and Programs Division executes the SSA responsibilities for the six 
critical infrastructure sectors assigned to IP: Chemical; Commercial 
Facilities; Critical Manufacturing; Dams; Emergency Services; and 
Nuclear Reactors, Materials, and Waste.
    The mission of SOPD is to enhance the resiliency of the Nation by 
leading the unified public-private sector effort to ensure its assigned 
critical infrastructure is prepared, secure, and safe from terrorist 
attacks, natural disasters, and other incidents. To achieve this 
mission, SOPD leverages the resources and knowledge of its critical 
infrastructure sectors to develop and apply security initiatives that 
result in significant benefits to the Nation.
    Each SOPD branch builds sustainable partnerships with its public 
and private sector stakeholders to enable more effective sector 
coordination, information sharing, and program development and 
implementation. These partnerships are sustained through the Sector 
Partnership Model, described in the NIPP 2013, pages 10-12.
    Information sharing is a key component of the NIPP Partnership 
Model, and DHS-sponsored conferences are one mechanism for information 
sharing. To facilitate conference planning and organization, SOPD 
established an event registration tool for use by all of its branches. 
The information collection is voluntary and is used by the SSAs within 
the SOPD. The six SSAs within SOPD use this information to register 
public and private sector stakeholders for meetings hosted by the SSA. 
The Sector Outreach and Programs Division will use the information 
collected to reserve space at a meeting for the registrant, contact the 
registrant with a reminder about the event, develop meeting materials 
for attendees, determine key topics of interest, and efficiently 
generate attendee and speaker nametags. Additionally, it will allow 
SOPD to have a better understanding of the organizations participating 
in the critical infrastructure protection partnership events. By 
understanding who is participating, the SSA can identify portions of a 
sector that are underrepresented, and the SSA could then target that 
underrepresented sector element through outreach and awareness 
initiatives.
    OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
    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.

Analysis

    Agency: Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and 
Programs Directorate, Office of Infrastructure Protection, Sector 
Outreach and Programs Division.
    Title: Sector Outreach and Programs Division Online Meeting 
Registration Tool.
    OMB Number: 1670-0019.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial 
government personnel; private sector members.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000 respondents (estimate).
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 3 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 150 annual burden hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $34,416.

    Dated: May 24, 2016.
David Epperson,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2016-12678 Filed 5-27-16; 8:45 am]
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