[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58608-58609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-23747]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
National Protection and Programs Directorate; Submission for
Review: US-CERT Incident Reporting
AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, National Cyber
Security Division, DHS.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) invites the general
public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on new
information collection request 1670-NEW, US-CERT Incident Reporting. As
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104-13, 44
U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104-
106), DHS is soliciting comments for this collection. The information
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on June 11,
2008 at 73 FR 33101 allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No
comments were received on this information collection. The purpose of
this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until November 6,
2008. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management Budget, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for National Protection
and Programs Directorate, DHS or sent via electronic mail to oira_
submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395-6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Interested persons are invited to
submit written comments on the proposed information collection to the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk
Officer for National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS or sent
via electronic mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202)
395-6974.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget 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;
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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, National Cyber Security Division.
Title: US-CERT Incident Reporting.
OMB Number: 1670-NEW.
Frequency: Once.
Affected Public: Federal, State, Local, Tribal, Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 6000 per year.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 20 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 2000 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): None.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): None.
Description: The Federal Information Security Management Act of
2002 requires all federal agencies to report security incidents to a
federal incident response center, designated as the United States
Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT). US-CERT has created a web-
based Incident Reporting Form for all federal agencies, organizations,
private and commercial companies, and individuals to submit incidents
to US-CERT's security operations center. In July of 2006, OMB issued
Memo M06-19 revising reporting procedures to require all federal
agencies to report all incidents involving personally identifiable
information (PII) to US-CERT within one hour of discovering the
incident.
Dated: August 14, 2008.
Matt Coose,
Acting Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E8-23747 Filed 10-6-08; 8:45 am]
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