81 FR 34 pgs. 8738-8739 - 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)
Type: NOTICEVolume: 81Number: 34Pages: 8738 - 8739
Pages: 8738, 8739Docket number: [Docket No. DHS-2012-0015]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2016-03532 Filed 2-19-16; 8:45 am]
Agency: Homeland Security Department
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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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.
SUMMARY:
[top] 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
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: Sridhar.Kowdley@hq.dhs.gov. 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.
[FR Doc. 2016-03532 Filed 2-19-16; 8:45 am]
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