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Assessment Bulletins (CABs).
Additionally, comments are sought on
the inclusion of tests for the P25 InterRadio Frequency Subsystem Interface
(ISSI) in the P25 CAP process.
The proposed CABs will be posted on
http://www.safecomprogram.gov. Public
comments on these documents and the
Program are encouraged and will be
collected through the Web site prior to
the meeting. Public comments will also
be received during the session, as time
permits. DHS OIC will post details of
the meeting, including the agenda, ten
business days in advance of the meeting
at http://www.safecomprogram.gov. The
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION in this
Notice provides background information
on the P25 suite of standards and the
establishment of the P25 CAP.
DATES: The meeting will take place on
Tuesday, June 23, 2009, from 1 p.m. to
2 p.m. (EST).
ADDRESSES: The session will take place
via conference call. To participate,
please send an e-mail to
[email protected] by June 22, 2009,
for access information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Luke Berndt, Department of Homeland
Security, Science and Technology
Directorate, Office for Interoperability
and Compatibility, Washington Navy
Yard, 245 Murray Lane, SW., Building
#410, Washington, DC 20528.
Telephone: (202) 254–5332. E-mail:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Emergency responders—emergency
medical technicians, fire personnel, and
law enforcement officers—need to
seamlessly exchange communications
across disciplines and jurisdictions in
order to successfully respond to day-today incidents and large-scale
emergencies. P25 focuses on developing
standards that allow radios and other
components to interoperate, regardless
of the manufacturer. In turn, these
standards enable emergency responders
to seamlessly exchange critical
communications with other disciplines
and jurisdictions.
An initial goal of P25 is to specify
formal standards for interfaces between
the components of a land mobile radio
(LMR) system. LMR systems are
commonly used by emergency
responders in portable handheld and
mobile vehicle-mounted devices.
Although formal standards are being
developed, no process is currently in
place to confirm that LMR equipment
advertised as P25-compliant meets all
aspects of P25 standards.
To address discrepancies between P25
standards and industry equipment,
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the creation of the P25 CAP. The P25
CAP is a partnership between the DHS
Command, Control and Interoperability
Division; the U.S. Department of
Commerce’s National Institute of
Standards and Technology; industry;
and the emergency response
community.
The P25 CAP provides an
independent process for evaluating P25
equipment for standards compliance
and interoperability across
manufacturers. By providing
manufacturers with a method to test
their equipment for compliance with
P25 standards, the P25 CAP helps
emergency response officials make
informed purchasing decisions.
The P25 CAP requires test laboratories
to demonstrate their competence
through a rigorous and objective
assessment process. Such a process
promotes the user community’s
confidence in, and acceptance of, test
results from DHS-recognized
laboratories. All equipment suppliers
that participate in the P25 CAP must use
recognized laboratories to conduct
performance, conformance, and
interoperability tests on their products.
P25 equipment suppliers will release
Summary Test Reports and Suppliers
Declarations of Compliance based on
testing from laboratories recognized by
DHS. This documentation will assure
the public that P25 equipment complies
with established standards.
Created by DHS OIC, CABs describe
how the P25 CAP operates and address
issues related to the Program. The scope
of a CAB can range from policy to
guidance, covering issues such as
specific test standards to be used for a
particular P25 interface, or P25 LMR
Request for Proposal guidance. During
the upcoming meeting, updates to two
CABs will be discussed. The CAB
updates are as follows:
• Summary Test Report
Requirements—This CAB has been
updated to include the identification of
which vocoder is present in the product
being tested. The format of the
document has been restructured in
order to accommodate additional P25
interfaces that will be added to the
Program in the future.
• Supplier’s Declaration of
Compliance Requirements—This CAB
has been updated to include the
identification of which vocoder is
present in the product being tested.
Draft versions of these two CABs are
available at: http://
www.safecomprogram.gov. Public
comments on the updates to these
documents are encouraged and can be
submitted through the Web site prior to
the meeting.

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There will be additional discussion
on the creation of a new CAB regarding
the inclusion of the ISSI interface in the
Program. Discussion will focus on the
timeline for inclusion of the interface as
well as which tests should be required.
Public comments on this topic can be
submitted through the Web site prior to
the meeting. Public comments will also
be received during the session, as time
permits.
More information about the P25 CAP
is available at http://
www.safecomprogram.gov.
Dated: June 8, 2009.
Bradley I. Buswell,
Under Secretary (Acting), Science and
Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2009–0001]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice; 30-day notice and
request for comments; revision of a
currently approved information
collection; OMB No. 1660–0097; FEMA
Form—None.
SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) has
submitted the information collection
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget for review and
clearance in accordance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The submission
describes the nature of the information
collection, the categories of
respondents, the estimated burden (i.e.,
the time, effort and resources used by
respondents to respond) and cost, and
includes the actual data collection
instruments FEMA will use.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before July 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the proposed information collection
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget. Comments
should be addressed to the Desk Officer
for the Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, and sent via

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electronic mail to
[email protected] or faxed
to (202) 395–5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
should be made to Director, Records
Management Division, 1800 South Bell
Street, Arlington, VA 20598–3005,
facsimile number (202) 646–3347, or email address [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Title: Citizen Corps Affiliate Programs
and Organizations Application.
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0097.
Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA
Form—None.
Abstract: Citizen Corps Affiliate
Programs and Organizations offer
communities resources for public
education, outreach, and training;
represent volunteers interested in
helping to make their community safer;
or offer volunteer service opportunities
to support first responders, disaster
relief activities, and community safety
efforts. Providing formal recognition to
these programs and similar
organizations through Affiliation with
Citizen Corps, the program reaches a
broader audience which can assist in
reaching the goal of having every
American participate in making their
communities and families safer.
Affected Public: ‘‘Not-for-profit
Institutions’’.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 8.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Average Hour Burden per
Respondent: 4.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 32.
Estimated Cost: There is no annual
reporting or recordkeeping cost
associated with this collection.
Larry Gray,
Director, Records Management Division,
Office of Management, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2009–0001]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice; 60-day notice and
request for comments; revision of a
currently approved information
collection; OMB No. 1660–0087; No
Forms.
SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency
Management Agency, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on a proposed revision of a
currently approved information
collection. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
Notice seeks comments concerning the
revision of the Preparedness
Comprehensive Assessment Support
Tool (PrepCAST) (formerly known as
the National Incident Management
System Compliance Assistance Support
Tool (NIMSCAST)). PrepCAST is a selfassessment tool for State, territorial,
Tribal, and local governments to
evaluate and report on their
jurisdiction’s achievement with regard
to the National Incident Management
System (NIMS) implementation
activities relating to the preparedness of
the respondent to react to emergency
incidents. PrepCAST will also collect
preparedness data using the Targeted
Capabilities List (TCL) framework.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before August 18, 2009.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate
submissions to the docket, please use
only one of the following means to
submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments at
http://www.regulations.gov under
docket ID FEMA–2009–0001. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to
Office of Chief Counsel, Regulation and
Policy Team, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street,
SW., Room 835, Washington, DC 20472–
3100.
(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to
(703) 483–2999.
(4) E-mail. Submit comments to
[email protected]. Include docket
ID FEMA–2009–0001 in the subject line.
All submissions received must
include the agency name and docket ID.

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Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,
and will include any personal
information you provide. Therefore,
submitting this information makes it
public. You may wish to read the
Privacy Act notice that is available on
the Privacy and Use Notice link on the
Administration Navigation Bar of http://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Bill Schwinn, Assessments
Section Chief, Preparedness Policy,
Planning, and Analysis, National
Preparedness Directorate, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security, (202)
786–9595 for additional information.
You may contact the Records
Management Branch for copies of the
proposed collection of information at
facsimile number (202) 646–3347 or email address:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2003,
Homeland Security Presidential
Directive-8: National Preparedness
(HSPD–8) called for establishing a
system that would assess the Nation’s
overall preparedness and provide an
annual status report of national
preparedness. Three years later, the
Post-Katrina Emergency Management
Reform Act (PKEMRA) included
requirements to establish a
‘‘comprehensive system to assess, on an
ongoing basis, the Nation’s prevention
capabilities and overall preparedness.’’
The National Preparedness
Directorate (NPD) within FEMA is
charged with developing the
Comprehensive Assessment System
(CAS). The CAS will, as mandated by
PKEMRA 649(c)(1–4), assess
compliance with the national
preparedness system, the National
Incident Management System (NIMS),
and other related plans; assess
capability levels against target levels;
assess resource needs to meet target
levels; and assess the performance of
training, exercises, and operations.
Collection of Information
Title: PrepCAST (formerly
NIMSCAST).
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0087.
Form Titles and Numbers: No Forms.
Abstract: The PrepCAST is a
standardized data collection and
assessment process that effectively
assesses prevention, protection,

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