83 FR 49409 - 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 83, Number 190 (Monday, October 1, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 49409-49410] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-21241] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY [Docket No. DHS-2018-0051] 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 filling one open position on the Project 25 (P25) Compliance Assessment Program (CAP) Advisory Panel (AP). The P25 CAP AP holds quarterly meetings with the public on topics related to P25 CAP. The next meeting is scheduled for the October 2018 timeframe. DATES: All responses must be received by October 31, 2018 at the address listed below. ADDRESSES: Expressions of interest and nominations shall be submitted to P25CAP@hq.dhs.gov. Instructions: All submissions received must include the words ``Department of Homeland Security'' and DHS-2018-0051. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sridhar Kowdley, Program Manager, Office for Interoperability and Compatibility, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 202-254-8804, Sridhar.Kowdley@hq.dhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background 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 to test equipment designed to comply with P25 standards. P25 CAP ensures 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 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. The P25 CAP AP provides a resource by which DHS gains insight into the collective interest of organizations that procure P25-compliant equipment and a resource for DHS to continue 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. P25 CAP is a voluntary program 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 a robust assessment process 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, DHS makes these documents available to the first response community to inform their purchasing decisions via the dhs.gov/science-and-technology/p25-cap website. Membership The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) of DHS formed the P25 CAP AP 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 are selected based on their experience with the management and procurement of land mobile radio systems or knowledge of conformity assessment programs and methods. The OIC selection process balances viewpoints required to effectively address P25 CAP issues under consideration. To fill one open position on the P25 CAP AP, 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, subject to the availability of funds, 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. [[Page 49410]] 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 SDOCs and STRs posted on the dhs.gov/science-and-technology/p25-cap website. 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 October 31, 2018 at the address P25CAP@hq.dhs.gov. Nominations and expressions of interest received after this date shall not be considered. All submissions received must include the words ``Department of Homeland Security'' and DHS-2018-0051. 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 as a representative from their respective agency. 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. https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/bulletins. Dated: September 24, 2018. William N. Bryan, Senior Official Performing the Duties of Under Secretary for Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2018-21241 Filed 9-28-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-9F-P
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Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, radio system commonly used by public OIC selection process balances
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— safety agencies in portable handheld viewpoints required to effectively
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and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
and mobile vehicle-mounted devices. address P25 CAP issues under
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals The P25 standard enables consideration. To fill one open position
and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, interoperability among different on the P25 CAP AP, OIC is particularly
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance suppliers’ products. interested in receiving nominations and
(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, P25 CAP was developed by DHS to expressions of interest from individuals
Hazard Mitigation Grant. test equipment designed to comply with in the following categories:
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P25 standards. P25 CAP ensures that • State, tribal, territorial, or local
communications equipment that is government agencies and organizations
Administrator, Federal Emergency declared by the supplier to be P25-
Management Agency. with expertise in communications
compliant, in fact, is tested against the issues and technologies.
[FR Doc. 2018–21237 Filed 9–28–18; 8:45 am] standards with publicly published • Federal government agencies with
BILLING CODE 9111–11–P results. The program provides public expertise in communications or
safety agencies with evidence that the homeland security matters.
communications equipment they are While OIC can call for a meeting of
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND purchasing is tested against and
SECURITY the P25 CAP AP as it deems necessary
complies with the P25 standards for and appropriate, for member
[Docket No. DHS–2018–0051] performance, conformance, and commitment and planning purposes, it
interoperability. The P25 CAP AP is anticipated that the P25 CAP AP will
Office for Interoperability and provides a resource by which DHS gains meet approximately 3–4 times annually
Compatibility Seeks Nominations for insight into the collective interest of in their role of providing guidance and
the Project 25 Compliance Assessment organizations that procure P25- support to the P25 CAP.
Program (P25 CAP) Advisory Panel compliant equipment and a resource for Those selected to serve on the P25
DHS to continue to establish the CAP AP will be required to sign a
AGENCY: Science and Technology policies of the P25 CAP, along with
Directorate, DHS. gratuitous services agreement and will
assisting the DHS Office for
not be paid or reimbursed for their
ACTION: Notice. Interoperability and Compatibility (OIC)
participation; however, DHS S&T will,
in the administration of the program.
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland P25 CAP is a voluntary program that subject to the availability of funds,
Security (DHS) is seeking nominations provides a mechanism for the reimburse the travel expenses associated
and expressions of interest for filling recognition of testing laboratories based with the participation of non-Federal
one open position on the Project 25 on internationally accepted standards. It members in accordance with Federal
(P25) Compliance Assessment Program identifies competent P25 CAP testing Travel Regulations. OIC reserves the
(CAP) Advisory Panel (AP). The P25 laboratories for DHS-recognition right to select primary and alternate
CAP AP holds quarterly meetings with through a robust assessment process and members to the P25 CAP AP for terms
the public on topics related to P25 CAP. promotes the acceptance of compliant appropriate for the accomplishment of
The next meeting is scheduled for the test results from these laboratories. the Board’s mission. Members serve at
October 2018 timeframe. As a voluntary program, P25 CAP the pleasure of the OIC Director.
DATES: All responses must be received allows suppliers to publicly attest to Registered lobbyists pursuant to the
by October 31, 2018 at the address listed their products’ compliance with a Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 are not
below. selected group of requirements through eligible for membership on the P25 CAP
Summary Test Report (STR) and AP and will not be considered.
ADDRESSES: Expressions of interest and
nominations shall be submitted to Supplier’s Declaration of Compliance Roles and Responsibilities
P25CAP@hq.dhs.gov. (SDOC) documents based on the
Detailed Test Report (DTR) from the The duties of the P25 CAP AP will
Instructions: All submissions received include providing recommendations of
must include the words ‘‘Department of DHS-recognized laboratory(ies) that
performed the product testing. In turn, its individual members to OIC regarding
Homeland Security’’ and DHS–2018– actions and steps OIC could take to
0051. DHS makes these documents available
to the first response community to promote the P25 CAP. The duties of the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: inform their purchasing decisions via P25 CAP AP may include but are not
Sridhar Kowdley, Program Manager, the dhs.gov/science-and-technology/ limited to its members reviewing,
Office for Interoperability and p25-cap website. commenting on, and advising on:
Compatibility, Science and Technology a. The laboratory component of the
Directorate, Department of Homeland Membership P25 CAP under established,
Security, 202–254–8804, The Science and Technology documented laboratory recognition
Sridhar.Kowdley@hq.dhs.gov. Directorate (S&T) of DHS formed the guidelines.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: P25 CAP AP to provide S&T with the b. Proposed Compliance Assessment
views of active local, state, tribal, Bulletins (CABs).
Background territorial and Federal government c. Proposed updates to previously
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P25 is a standards development officials who use or whose offices use approved CABs, as Notices of Proposed
process for the design, manufacture, and portable handheld and mobile vehicle- CABs, to enable comment and input on
evaluation of interoperable digital two- mounted radios. Those government the proposed CAB modifications.
way land mobile radio communications officials selected to participate in the d. OIC updates to existing test
products created by and for public P25 CAP AP are selected based on their documents or establishing new test
safety professionals. The goal of P25 is experience with the management and documents for new types of P25
to specify formal standards for procurement of land mobile radio equipment.
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e. Best practices associated with participate on the P25 CAP AP as a For information concerning a
improvement of the policies and representative from their respective particular waiver that was granted and
procedures by which the P25 CAP agency. for which public notice is provided in
operates. • Disclosure of Federal boards, this document, contact the person
f. Existing test documents including commissions, committees, task forces, whose name and address follow the
but not limited to SDOCs and STRs or work groups on which the nominee description of the waiver granted in the
posted on the dhs.gov/science-and- currently serves or has served within accompanying list of waivers that have
technology/p25-cap website. the past 12 months. been granted in the second quarter of
g. Proposed P25 user input for • A statement confirming that the calendar year 2018.
improving functionality through the nominee is not registered as a lobbyist SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
standards-making process. pursuant to the Lobbying Disclosure Act 106 of the HUD Reform Act added a
Nominations/Expressions of Interest of 1995. new section 7(q) to the Department of
Procedures and Deadline Additional information can be found Housing and Urban Development Act
as follows: Project 25 Compliance (42 U.S.C. 3535(q)), which provides
Nominations and expressions of Assessment Program and Compliance that:
interest shall be received by OIC no later Assessment Bulletins. https:// 1. Any waiver of a regulation must be
than October 31, 2018 at the address www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/ in writing and must specify the grounds
P25CAP@hq.dhs.gov. Nominations and bulletins. for approving the waiver;
expressions of interest received after 2. Authority to approve a waiver of a
this date shall not be considered. All Dated: September 24, 2018.
regulation may be delegated by the
submissions received must include the William N. Bryan,
Secretary only to an individual of
words ‘‘Department of Homeland Senior Official Performing the Duties of Under
Assistant Secretary or equivalent rank,
Security’’ and DHS–2018–0051. Each Secretary for Science and Technology,
Department of Homeland Security. and the person to whom authority to
nomination and expression of interest waive is delegated must also have
must provide the following information [FR Doc. 2018–21241 Filed 9–28–18; 8:45 am]
authority to issue the particular
as part of the submission: BILLING CODE 9110–9F–P
regulation to be waived;
• A cover letter that highlights a 3. Not less than quarterly, the
history of proven leadership within the Secretary must notify the public of all
public safety community including, if DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND waivers of regulations that HUD has
applicable, a description of prior URBAN DEVELOPMENT approved, by publishing a notice in the
experience with law enforcement, fire Federal Register. These notices (each
response, emergency medical services, [Docket No. FR–6101–N–02] covering the period since the most
emergency communications, National recent previous notification) shall:
Guard, or other first responder roles and Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests a. Identify the project, activity, or
how the use of communications in those Granted for the Second Quarter of undertaking involved;
roles qualifies the nominee to Calendar Year 2018 b. Describe the nature of the provision
participate on the P25 CAP AP. waived and the designation of the
AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel,
• Name, title, and organization of the provision;
nominee. HUD.
c. Indicate the name and title of the
• A resume summarizing the ACTION: Notice. person who granted the waiver request;
nominee’s contact information d. Describe briefly the grounds for
SUMMARY: Section 106 of the Department
(including the mailing address, phone approval of the request; and
number, facsimile number, and email of Housing and Urban Development e. State how additional information
address), qualifications, and expertise to Reform Act of 1989 (the HUD Reform about a particular waiver may be
explain why the nominee should be Act) requires HUD to publish quarterly obtained.
appointed to the P25 CAP AP. Federal Register notices of all Section 106 of the HUD Reform Act
• The resume must demonstrate a regulatory waivers that HUD has also contains requirements applicable to
minimum of ten years (10) years of approved. Each notice covers the waivers of HUD handbook provisions
experience directly using P25 systems quarterly period since the previous that are not relevant to the purpose of
in an operational environment in Federal Register notice. The purpose of this notice.
support of established public safety this notice is to comply with the This notice follows procedures
communications or from a system requirements of section 106 of the HUD provided in HUD’s Statement of Policy
implementer/administrator perspective; Reform Act. This notice contains a list on Waiver of Regulations and Directives
a bachelor’s or associate degree with an of regulatory waivers granted by HUD issued on April 22, 1991 (56 FR 16337).
emphasis in communications and during the period beginning on April 1, In accordance with those procedures
engineering may be substituted for three 2018 and ending on June 30, 2018. and with the requirements of section
(3) years, a master’s/professional FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 106 of the HUD Reform Act, waivers of
certification for seven (7) years, and a general information about this notice, regulations are granted by the Assistant
Ph.D. for ten (10) years of the contact Ariel Pereira, Associate General Secretary with jurisdiction over the
requirement. Counsel for Legislation and Regulations, regulations for which a waiver was
• The resume must discuss the Department of Housing and Urban requested. In those cases in which a
nominee’s familiarity with the current Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room General Deputy Assistant Secretary
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P25 CAP, including documents that are 10282, Washington, DC 20410–0500, granted the waiver, the General Deputy
integral to the process such as the telephone 202–708–1793 (this is not a Assistant Secretary was serving in the
SDOCs, STRs, and CABs referenced in toll-free number). Persons with hearing- absence of the Assistant Secretary in
this notice. or speech-impairments may access this accordance with the office’s Order of
• A letter from the nominee’s number through TTY by calling the toll- Succession.
supervisor indicating the nominee’s free Federal Relay Service at 800–877– This notice covers waivers of
agency’s support for the nominee to 8339. regulations granted by HUD from April
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| Contact | Sridhar Kowdley, Program Manager, Office for Interoperability and Compatibility, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 202-254-8804, [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 49409 |
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