81_FR_6556 81 FR 6531 - Gratuitous Services Agreement and Volunteer Release and Hold Harmless

81 FR 6531 - Gratuitous Services Agreement and Volunteer Release and Hold Harmless

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 25 (February 8, 2016)

Page Range6531-6532
FR Document2016-02356

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP), Protective Security Coordination Division (PSCD), Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP), will submit the following Information Collection Request (ICR) 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). NPPD is soliciting comments concerning New Information Collection Request, Gratuitous Services Agreement and Volunteer Release and Hold Harmless form. DHS previously published this ICR in the Federal Register on August 20, 2015 (80 FR 50649), for a 60-day public comment period. DHS received no comments. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 25 (Monday, February 8, 2016)
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2015-0028]


Gratuitous Services Agreement and Volunteer Release and Hold 
Harmless

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; New Information 
Collection Request: 1670--NEW.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection 
and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of Infrastructure Protection 
(IP), Protective Security Coordination Division (PSCD), Office for 
Bombing Prevention (OBP), will submit the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) 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). NPPD is soliciting 
comments concerning New Information Collection Request, Gratuitous 
Services Agreement and Volunteer Release and Hold Harmless form. DHS 
previously published this ICR in the Federal Register on August 20, 
2015 (80 FR 50649), for a 60-day public comment period. DHS received no 
comments. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days 
for public comments.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until March 9, 
2016. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to DHS/NPPD/IP/PSCD/OBP, 245 Murray 
Lane SW., Mail Stop 0612, Washington, DC 20528-0612. Emailed requests 
should go to [email protected]. Comments must be identified by DHS-2015-0028 
and may be submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
     Email: [email protected]. Include the docket 
number in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 395-5806.
    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.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DHS/NPPD/IP/PSCD/OBP, 245 Murray Lane 
SW., Mail Stop 0612, Washington, DC 20528-0612 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gratuitous Services Agreement and 
Volunteer Release and Hold Harmless form will be provided to 
participants of OBP trainings. The participants will be emergency 
response personnel training with DHS OBP personnel. The collection of 
this information is necessary in the case that an individual who acts 
as a volunteer role player in support of official OBP training sustains 
an injury or death during the performance of his or her supporting 
role. If legal action is taken, this information can serve as a ``hold 
harmless'' statement/agreement by the Government. The purpose of the 
Gratuitous Services Agreement is to establish that no monies, favors or 
other compensation will be given or received by either parties 
involved.

Analysis

    Agency: Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and 
Programs Directorate, Office of Infrastructure Protection, Protective 
Security Coordination Division, Office for Bombing Prevention.
    Title: Gratuitous Services Agreement and Volunteer Release and Hold 
Harmless form.
    OMB Number: 1670-NEW.
    Frequency: Varies.
    Affected Public: Participants in OBP training to include, but not 
limited to, emergency response personnel, firefighters, police 
officers, emergency medical teams, and emergency management personnel.
    Number of Respondents: 750 respondents (estimate).
    Estimated Time per Respondent: .2 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 150 annual burden hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $6,831.00.


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    Dated: February 1, 2016.
David Epperson,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
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                                                    sponsor information, and additional                     SUMMARY:    The Department of Homeland                  4. Minimize the burden of the
                                                    questions related to the user’s role in                 Security (DHS), National Protection and               collection of information on those who
                                                    using the information. Upon registering                 Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of                are to respond, including through the
                                                    for Chemical Security Awareness                         Infrastructure Protection (IP), Protective            use of appropriate automated,
                                                    Training, a collection form requests the                Security Coordination Division (PSCD),                electronic, mechanical, or other
                                                    trainee’s desired username, password,                   Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP),                  technological collection techniques or
                                                    proposed secret question & response,                    will submit the following Information                 other forms of information technology,
                                                    and company type, size, name, &                         Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of             e.g., permitting electronic submissions
                                                    location. For the voluntary User                        Management and Budget (OMB) for                       of responses.
                                                    Satisfaction Survey, the collection form                review and clearance in accordance
                                                                                                                                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    requests information regarding the                      with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
                                                    user’s job duties, types of information                                                                       DHS/NPPD/IP/PSCD/OBP, 245 Murray
                                                                                                            1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter
                                                    sought via the IP Gateway, access                                                                             Lane SW., Mail Stop 0612, Washington,
                                                                                                            35). NPPD is soliciting comments
                                                    patterns, and system usability ratings.                                                                       DC 20528–0612 or OBP@hq.dhs.gov.
                                                                                                            concerning New Information Collection
                                                    The survey information will be used to                  Request, Gratuitous Services Agreement                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:        The
                                                    evaluate program and training                           and Volunteer Release and Hold                        Gratuitous Services Agreement and
                                                    performance as well as to gather any                    Harmless form. DHS previously                         Volunteer Release and Hold Harmless
                                                    additional requirements for future IP                   published this ICR in the Federal                     form will be provided to participants of
                                                    Gateway system updates.                                 Register on August 20, 2015 (80 FR                    OBP trainings. The participants will be
                                                    Analysis                                                50649), for a 60-day public comment                   emergency response personnel training
                                                                                                            period. DHS received no comments. The                 with DHS OBP personnel. The
                                                      Agency: Department of Homeland                        purpose of this notice is to allow an                 collection of this information is
                                                    Security, National Protection and                       additional 30 days for public comments.               necessary in the case that an individual
                                                    Programs Directorate, Office of                                                                               who acts as a volunteer role player in
                                                                                                            DATES: Comments are encouraged and
                                                    Infrastructure Protection, Infrastructure                                                                     support of official OBP training sustains
                                                    Information Collection Division.                        will be accepted until March 9, 2016.
                                                                                                            This process is conducted in accordance               an injury or death during the
                                                      Title: Infrastructure Assessments and
                                                                                                            with 5 CFR 1320.10.                                   performance of his or her supporting
                                                    Training.
                                                      OMB Number: 1670–0009.                                ADDRESSES: Interested persons are                     role. If legal action is taken, this
                                                      Frequency: Annually, quarterly,                       invited to submit written comments on                 information can serve as a ‘‘hold
                                                    monthly, and weekly.                                    the proposed information collection to                harmless’’ statement/agreement by the
                                                      Affected Public: Chief Information                    DHS/NPPD/IP/PSCD/OBP, 245 Murray                      Government. The purpose of the
                                                    Officers, Chief Information Security                    Lane SW., Mail Stop 0612, Washington,                 Gratuitous Services Agreement is to
                                                    Officers, Chief Technology Officers, and                DC 20528–0612. Emailed requests                       establish that no monies, favors or other
                                                    Federal and State, local, tribal and                    should go to OBP@dhs.gov. Comments                    compensation will be given or received
                                                    territorial communities involved in the                 must be identified by DHS–2015–0028                   by either parties involved.
                                                    protection of CI.                                       and may be submitted by one of the                    Analysis
                                                      Number of Respondents: 9000                           following methods:
                                                    respondents (estimate).                                   • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://                  Agency: Department of Homeland
                                                      Estimated Time per Respondent: .5                     www.regulations.gov.                                  Security, National Protection and
                                                    hours (estimate).                                         • Email: oira_submission@                           Programs Directorate, Office of
                                                      Total Burden Hours: 4,500 annual                      omb.eop.gov. Include the docket                       Infrastructure Protection, Protective
                                                    burden hours (estimate).                                number in the subject line of the                     Security Coordination Division, Office
                                                      Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):                                                                        for Bombing Prevention.
                                                                                                            message.
                                                    $0.
                                                      Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.                         • Fax: (202) 395–5806.                                 Title: Gratuitous Services Agreement
                                                      Total Burden Cost (operating/                            Instructions: All submissions received             and Volunteer Release and Hold
                                                    maintaining): $106,515.50 (estimate).                   must include the words ‘‘Department of                Harmless form.
                                                                                                            Homeland Security’’ and the docket
                                                      Dated: February 1, 2016.                                                                                       OMB Number: 1670–NEW.
                                                                                                            number for this action. Comments
                                                    David Epperson,                                         received will be posted without                          Frequency: Varies.
                                                    Chief Information Officer, National Protection          alteration at http://www.regulations.gov,                Affected Public: Participants in OBP
                                                    and Programs Directorate, Department of                 including any personal information                    training to include, but not limited to,
                                                    Homeland Security.                                      provided.                                             emergency response personnel,
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–02355 Filed 2–5–16; 8:45 am]                 OMB is particularly interested in                  firefighters, police officers, emergency
                                                    BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P                                  comments that:                                        medical teams, and emergency
                                                                                                               1. Evaluate whether the proposed                   management personnel.
                                                                                                            collection of information is necessary
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                                                                           Number of Respondents: 750
                                                                                                            for the proper performance of the
                                                    SECURITY                                                                                                      respondents (estimate).
                                                                                                            functions of the agency, including
                                                    [Docket No. DHS–2015–0028]                              whether the information will have                        Estimated Time per Respondent: .2
                                                                                                            practical utility;                                    hours.
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                                                    Gratuitous Services Agreement and                          2. Evaluate the accuracy of the                       Total Burden Hours: 150 annual
                                                    Volunteer Release and Hold Harmless                     agency’s estimate of the burden of the                burden hours.
                                                    AGENCY:  National Protection and                        proposed collection of information,                      Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
                                                    Programs Directorate, DHS.                              including the validity of the                         $0.
                                                                                                            methodology and assumptions used;
                                                    ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for                                                                            Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
                                                                                                               3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                    comments; New Information Collection
                                                                                                            clarity of the information to be                         Total Burden Cost (operating/
                                                    Request: 1670—NEW.
                                                                                                            collected; and                                        maintaining): $6,831.00.


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                                                      Dated: February 1, 2016.                              Office of Information Technology (OIT),               intended date of operation, to include
                                                    David Epperson,                                         TSA–11, Transportation Security                       quantity, make, and model of the
                                                    Chief Information Officer, National Protection          Administration, 601 South 12th Street,                technology(ies) used to screen cargo.
                                                    and Programs Directorate, Department of                 Arlington, VA 20598–6011; telephone                   Prior to certification, the CCSF must
                                                    Homeland Security.                                      (571) 227–2062; email TSAPRA@                         also submit to an assessment of its
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–02356 Filed 2–5–16; 8:45 am]              tsa.dhs.gov.                                          facility by TSA. Once certified, the
                                                    BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                                  CCSF must operate in accordance with
                                                                                                                                                                  a TSA-approved security program.
                                                                                                            Comments Invited                                      CCSFs must also collect personal
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                                                                        information and submit such
                                                                                                               In accordance with the Paperwork
                                                    SECURITY                                                                                                      information to TSA so that TSA may
                                                                                                            Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
                                                                                                            et seq.), an agency may not conduct or                conduct security threat assessments for
                                                    Transportation Security Administration                                                                        individuals with unescorted access to
                                                                                                            sponsor, and a person is not required to
                                                    [Docket No. TSA–2009–0018]                              respond to, a collection of information               cargo, and who have responsibility for
                                                                                                            unless it displays a valid OMB control                screening cargo under title 49 Code of
                                                    Extension of Agency Information                                                                               Federal Regulations (49 CFR) parts
                                                                                                            number. The ICR documentation is
                                                    Collection Activity Under OMB Review:                                                                         1544, 1546, 1548, and 1549. CCSFs must
                                                                                                            available at http://www.reginfo.gov.
                                                    Certified Cargo Screening Program                                                                             also maintain screening, training, and
                                                                                                            Therefore, in preparation for OMB
                                                    AGENCY:  Transportation Security                        review and approval of the following                  other security-related records of
                                                    Administration, DHS.                                    information collection, TSA is soliciting             compliance.
                                                    ACTION: 30-Day notice.                                  comments to—                                            Estimated Number of Respondents:
                                                                                                               (1) Evaluate whether the proposed                  18,290.
                                                    SUMMARY:    This notice announces that                  information requirement is necessary for                Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
                                                    the Transportation Security                             the proper performance of the functions               7125.24 hours annually.
                                                    Administration (TSA) has forwarded the                  of the agency, including whether the                    Dated: February 2, 2016.
                                                    Information Collection Request (ICR),                   information will have practical utility;              Christina A. Walsh,
                                                    Office of Management and Budget                            (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the                   Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of
                                                    (OMB) control number 1652–0053,                         agency’s estimate of the burden;                      Information Technology.
                                                    abstracted below to OMB for renewal in                     (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and              [FR Doc. 2016–02341 Filed 2–5–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    compliance with the Paperwork                           clarity of the information to be                      BILLING CODE 9110–05–P
                                                    Reduction Act. The ICR describes the                    collected; and
                                                    nature of the information collection and                   (4) Minimize the burden of the
                                                    its expected burden. TSA published a                    collection of information on those who                DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                                    Federal Register notice, with a 60-day                  are to respond, including using                       SECURITY
                                                    comment period soliciting comments, of                  appropriate automated, electronic,
                                                    the following collection of information                 mechanical, or other technological                    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
                                                    on November 30, 2015, 80 FR 74786.                      collection techniques or other forms of               Services
                                                    The collection involves: (1)                            information technology.
                                                    Applications from entities that wish to                                                                       [OMB Control Number 1615–0126]
                                                    become Certified Cargo Screening                        Information Collection Requirement
                                                    Facilities (CCSFs); (2) personally                                                                            Agency Information Collection
                                                                                                              Title: Certified Cargo Screening                    Activities: Collection of Qualitative
                                                    identifiable information to allow TSA to                Program.
                                                    conduct security threat assessments on                                                                        Feedback Through Focus Groups;
                                                                                                              Type of Request: Renewal of one                     Extension, Without Change, of a
                                                    certain individuals employed by the                     currently approved ICR.
                                                    CCSFs; (3) standard security programs                                                                         Currently Approved Collection
                                                                                                              OMB Control Number: 1652–0053.
                                                    or submission of a proposed modified                      Forms(s): The forms used for this                   AGENCY:  U.S. Citizenship and
                                                    security program or amendment to a                      collection of information include CCSF                Immigration Services, Department of
                                                    security program; and (4) recordkeeping                 Facility Profile Application (TSA Form                Homeland Security.
                                                    requirements for CCSFs. TSA is seeking                  419B), CCSF Principal Attestation (TSA                ACTION: 30-Day notice.
                                                    the renewal of the ICR for the                          Form 419D), Security Profile (TSA Form
                                                    continuation of the Certified Cargo                     419E), and the Security Threat                        SUMMARY:   The Department of Homeland
                                                    Screening Program in order to secure                    Assessment Application (TSA Form                      Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
                                                    passenger aircraft carrying cargo.                      419F).                                                Immigration Services (USCIS) will be
                                                    DATES: Send your comments by March                        Affected Public: The collections of                 submitting the following information
                                                    9, 2016. A comment to OMB is most                       information that make up this ICR                     collection request to the Office of
                                                    effective if OMB receives it within 30                  involve entities other than aircraft                  Management and Budget (OMB) for
                                                    days of publication.                                    operators and include facilities                      review and clearance in accordance
                                                    ADDRESSES: Interested persons are                       upstream in the air cargo supply chain,               with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
                                                    invited to submit written comments on                   such as shippers, manufacturers,                      1995. The information collection notice
                                                    the proposed information collection to                  warehousing entities, distributors, third             was previously published in the Federal
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                                                    the Office of Information and Regulatory                party logistics companies, and indirect               Register on November 17, 2015, at 80
                                                    Affairs, OMB. Comments should be                        air carriers located in the United States.            FR 71817, allowing for a 60-day public
                                                    addressed to Desk Officer, Department                     Abstract: TSA is seeking continued                  comment period. USCIS did receive one
                                                    of Homeland Security/TSA, and sent via                  approval from OMB for the collection of               comment in connection with the 60-day
                                                    electronic mail to oira_submission@                     information contained in the ICR.                     notice.
                                                    omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–6974.                 Companies seeking to become CCSFs                     DATES: The purpose of this notice is to
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        are required to submit an application to              allow an additional 30 days for public
                                                    Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer,                    TSA at least 90 calendar days before the              comments. Comments are encouraged


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Document Created: 2016-02-06 00:24:36
Document Modified: 2016-02-06 00:24:36
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
Action30-Day notice and request for comments; New Information Collection Request: 1670--NEW.
DatesComments are encouraged and will be accepted until March 9, 2016. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ContactDHS/NPPD/IP/PSCD/OBP, 245 Murray Lane SW., Mail Stop 0612, Washington, DC 20528-0612 or [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 6531 

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