81 FR 8738 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for Review; Information Collection Request for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology, Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program (P25 CAP)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 34 (February 22, 2016)

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) invites the general public to comment on updated data collection forms for DHS Science and Technology Directorate's Project 25 (P25) Compliance Assessment Program (CAP): Supplier's Declaration of Compliance (SDoC) (DHS Form 10044 (6/ 08)) and Summary Test Report (DHS Form 10056 (9/08)). The attacks of September 11, 2001, and the destruction of Hurricane Katrina made apparent the need for emergency response radio systems that can interoperate, regardless of which organization manufactured the equipment. In response, and per congressional direction, DHS and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed the P25 CAP to improve the emergency response community's confidence in purchasing land mobile radio (LMR) equipment built to P25 LMR standards. The P25 CAP establishes a process for ensuring that equipment complies with P25 standards and is capable of interoperating across manufacturers. The Department of Homeland Security needs to collect essential information from manufacturers on their products that have met P25 standards as demonstrated through the P25 CAP. To meet this requirement, the P25 CAP has developed the SDoC form which will be filled out by equipment suppliers to formally declare equipment is compliant with P25. The Summary Test Report form also filled out by equipment suppliers collects the results of P25 testing to substantiate compliance with P25 Standards. The SDoC and STR templates will gather this information for all equipment providers in a consistent manner for ease of general public and the public safety/ first responder community. In turn, the emergency response community will use this information to identify P25-compliant communications systems to facilitate interoperability and inform future aquisition. The P25 CAP Program Manager will perform a review to ensure the documentation is complete and accurate in accordance with the current P25 CAP processes and post it to FirstResponder.gov. This notice and request for comments is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2012-0015]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for Review; 
Information Collection Request for the Department of Homeland Security 
(DHS), Science and Technology, Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program 
(P25 CAP)

AGENCY: Science and Technology Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) invites the general 
public to comment on updated data collection forms for DHS Science and 
Technology Directorate's Project 25 (P25) Compliance Assessment Program 
(CAP): Supplier's Declaration of Compliance (SDoC) (DHS Form 10044 (6/
08)) and Summary Test Report (DHS Form 10056 (9/08)). The attacks of 
September 11, 2001, and the destruction of Hurricane Katrina made 
apparent the need for emergency response radio systems that can 
interoperate, regardless of which organization manufactured the 
equipment. In response, and per congressional direction, DHS and the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed the P25 
CAP to improve the emergency response community's confidence in 
purchasing land mobile radio (LMR) equipment built to P25 LMR 
standards. The P25 CAP establishes a process for ensuring

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that equipment complies with P25 standards and is capable of 
interoperating across manufacturers. The Department of Homeland 
Security needs to collect essential information from manufacturers on 
their products that have met P25 standards as demonstrated through the 
P25 CAP. To meet this requirement, the P25 CAP has developed the SDoC 
form which will be filled out by equipment suppliers to formally 
declare equipment is compliant with P25. The Summary Test Report form 
also filled out by equipment suppliers collects the results of P25 
testing to substantiate compliance with P25 Standards. The SDoC and STR 
templates will gather this information for all equipment providers in a 
consistent manner for ease of general public and the public safety/
first responder community. In turn, the emergency response community 
will use this information to identify P25-compliant communications 
systems to facilitate interoperability and inform future aquisition. 
The P25 CAP Program Manager will perform a review to ensure the 
documentation is complete and accurate in accordance with the current 
P25 CAP processes and post it to FirstResponder.gov. This notice and 
request for comments is required by 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 March 23, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments, 
identified by docket number DHS-2012-0015 or the OMB Control Number 
1640-0015, by the following method:
     Email: [email protected]. Please include docket 
number DHS-2012-0015 in the subject line of the message.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sridhar Kowdley (202) 254-8804 (Not a 
toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SDoC and Summary Test Report forms will 
be posted on the FirstResponder.gov Web site at http://www.firstresponder.gov. The forms will be available in Adobe PDF 
format. The supplier will complete the forms electronically. The 
completed forms may then be submitted via Internet to the 
FirstResponder.gov Web site.
    The Department is committed to improving its information collection 
and urges all interested parties to suggest how these materials can 
further reduce burden while seeking necessary information under the 
Act.
    DHS 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) Suggest ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and
    (4) Suggest ways to 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.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Renewal of information 
collection forms with updates.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Science and Technology, Project 
25 (P25) Compliance Assessment Program (CAP).
    (3) Agency Form Number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Department 
of Homeland Security, Science & Technology Directorate--(1) Supplier's 
Declaration of Compliance (SDoC) (DHS Form 10044 (6/08)) and (2) 
Summary Test Report (DHS Form 10056 (9/08)).
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Businesses; the data will be gathered from 
manufacturers of radio systems who wish to declare that their products 
are compliant with P25 standards for radio systems.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:
    a. Estimate of the total number of respondents: 12.
    b. Estimate of number of responses per respondent: 6.
    c. An estimate of the time for an average respondent to respond: 4 
burden hours (2 burden hours for each form).
    d. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 288 burden hours.
    (6) The collection forms were updated since the 60-day notice 
printing.

    Dated: February 2, 2016.
Rick Stevens,
Chief Information Officer for Science and Technology.
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