[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25186-25187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10235]
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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 the renewal of existing data collection forms for
the 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 be able to collect essential information from
manufacturers on their products that have met P25 standards as
demonstrated through the P25 CAP. Equipment suppliers will provide
information to publicly attest to their products' compliance with a
specific set of P25 standards. Accompanied by a Summary Test Report
that substantiates this declaration, the SDoC constitutes a company's
formal, public attestation of compliance with the standards for the
equipment. In providing this information, companies will consent to
making this information public. In turn, the emergency response
community will use this information to identify P25-compliant
communications systems. The P25 CAP Program Manager will perform a
simple administrative review to ensure the documentation is complete
and accurate in accordance with the current P25 CAP processes. 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 May 29, 2012
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments,
identified by docket number DHS-2012-0015, by one of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Please follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Email: Thomas.Chirhart@dhs.gov. Please include docket
number DHS-2012-0015 in the subject line of the message.
Fax: (202) 254-6171, Attn: PRA Coordinator (Not a toll-
free number).
Mail: Science and Technology Directorate, Attn: Chief
Information Officer--PRA Coordinator, 1120 Vermont Ave., Mail Stop
0202, Washington, DC 20005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DHS P25 CAP Contact Thomas Chirhart
(202) 254-6063 (Not a toll free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SDoC and Summary Test Report forms will
be posted on the Responder Knowledge Base (RKB) Web site at http://www.rkb.us. 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 RKB 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
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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.
(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)), (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 hour for each form).
d. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 288 burden hours.
Dated: April 23, 2012.
Rick Stevens,
Chief Information Officer for Science and Technology.
[FR Doc. 2012-10235 Filed 4-26-12; 8:45 am]
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