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comments were received by DHS. The
purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until September 30,
2011. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
questions about this ICR should be
forwarded to DHS/NPPD/CS&C/NCS,
245 Murray Lane, Mail Stop 0615,
Arlington, VA 20598–0615. E-mailed
requests should go to Deborah Bea,
[email protected]. Comments must
be identified by DHS–2011–0043 and
may also be submitted by one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov.
• E-mail:
[email protected]. Include
the docket number in the subject line of
the message.
• Fax: (202) 395–5806.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the words ‘‘Department of
Homeland Security’’ and the docket
number for this action. Comments
received will be posted without
alteration at http://www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
provided.
OMB 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. 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the TSP System is to provide
a legal basis for telecommunications
vendors to provide priority provisioning
and restoration of telecommunications
services supporting national security
and emergency preparedness functions.
The information gathered via the TSP
System forms is the minimum necessary
for the DHS/NCS to effectively manage
the TSP System.

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Agency: Department of Homeland
Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate, Office of
Cybersecurity and Communications,
National Communications System.
Title: Telecommunications Service
Priority System.
OMB Number: 1670–0005.
Frequency: Information is required on
particular occasions when an
organization decides it wants TSP on its
critical circuits. It is occasional/
situational—the program office is not
able to determine when this will occur.
Affected Public: Business and state,
local, or tribal governments.
Number of Respondents: 28,161
respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 3
hours, 17 minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 7,727.42 annual
burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$251,141.15.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $0.00.
Dated: August 24, 2011.
David Epperson,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection
and Programs Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2011–22238 Filed 8–30–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA–2011–0013; OMB No.
1660–0106]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request, Integrated
Public Alert and Warning Systems
(IPAWS) Inventory
AGENCY: Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.

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DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before September 30, 2011.
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
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
e-mail address [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Presidential Executive Order 13407
establishes the policy for an effective,
reliable, integrated, flexible, and
comprehensive system to alert and warn
the American people in situations of
war, terrorist attack, natural disaster, or
other hazards to public safety and wellbeing. The Executive Order requires that
DHS establish an inventory of public
alert and warning resources,
capabilities, and the degree of
integration at the Federal, State,
territorial, Tribal, and local levels of
government. The Integrated Public Alert
and Warning System (IPAWS)
implements the requirements of the
Executive Order. The information
collected has, and will continue to
consist of the public alert and warning
systems, as well as the communication
systems being used for collaboration
and situational awareness at the Local
Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
level and higher. This information will
help FEMA identify the technologies
currently in use or desired for inclusion
into IPAWS.

Collection of Information

The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) will
submit 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
will describe 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
the actual data collection instruments
FEMA will use.
SUMMARY:

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Title: Integrated Public Alert and
Warning Systems (IPAWS) Inventory.
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0106.
Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA
Form 142–1–1, IPAWS Inventory.
Abstract: FEMA will be conducting an
inventory, evaluation and assessment of
the capabilities of Federal, State,
territorial, Tribal, and local government
alert and warning systems. The IPAWS
Inventory and Evaluation Survey
collects data that will facilitate the

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integration of public alert and warning
systems. It also reduces Federal
planning costs by leveraging existing
State systems.
Affected Public: State, local,
territorial, and Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,932.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Average Hour Burden per
Respondent: 3 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 5,796 hours.
Estimated Cost: There are no annual
start-up or capital costs.
Lesia M. Banks,
Director, Records Management Division,
Mission Support Bureau, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2011–22249 Filed 8–30–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5486–N–21]

Notice of Submission of Proposed
Information Collection for Public
Comment; Notice of Public Interest for
the FY12 Transformation Initiative:
Sustainable Communities Research
Grant (SCRGP) Program
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Policy Development and
Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information
collection requirement described below
has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The Department is
soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.
DATES: Comments Due Date: October 31,
2011.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments must be
received within sixty (60) days from the
date of this Notice. Comments should
refer to the proposal by name/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
Reports Liaison Officer, Office of Policy

Development and Research, Department
of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street, SW., Room 8228,
Washington, DC 20410–6000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Regina Gray, Division of Affordable
Housing Research and Technology,
Office of Policy Development and
Research, Room 8132, U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC
20410; via telephone at (202) 402–2876
(this is not a toll free number); via
e-mail at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Housing and Urban
Development will submit the proposed
extension of information collection to
OMB for review, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended).
This Notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed
collection of information to: (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; (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 collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
This Notice also lists the following
information:
Title of Proposal: FY12
Transformation Initiative: Sustainable
Communities Research Grant (SCRGP)
Program.
The FY12 Sustainable Communities
Research Grant Program (SCRGP) will
support efforts by the research
community to build on the existing
evidence-based studies in the broad area
of sustainability, and to evaluate new
and existing tools and strategies that
promote and implement more effective
policies that: (a) Preserve housing
affordability; (b) improve accessibility
through effective transit systems; (c)

reduce the regulatory barriers to
sustainable development and strengthen
land use planning and urban design
standards; (d) advance economic
opportunities that create jobs and
promote diverse communities; and, (e)
address the health of the environment
by reducing carbon emissions and
conserving energy.
This program is approved by HUD’s
authority and administered under the
Transformation Initiative (TI) account.
The maximum grant performance period
is for 24 months (2 years). Awards
under this NOPI will be made in the
form of a Cooperative Agreements. A
Cooperative Agreement means the
Government will have substantial
involvement during performance of the
contemplated research project. The
actual Notice of Public Interest (NOPI)
will contain the selection criteria for
awarding grants and specific
requirements that will apply to selected
grantees.
OMB Control Number: 2528–XXXX.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use: This
information is being collected to select
applicants for award in this statutorily
created competitive grant programs.
This information will be used to
monitor performance of grantees to
ensure that they meet statutory and
program goals and requirements.
Agency Form Numbers: SF–424, SF–
424 Supplemental, HUD–424–CB, SF–
LLL, HUD–2880, HUD–2993, HUD–
96010 and HUD–96011.
http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/
portal/HUD/program_offices/
administration/hudclips/forms.
Members of Affected Public:
Institutions of higher education,
accredited by a national or regional
accrediting agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education are the
official applicants. Estimation of the
total numbers of hours needed to
prepare the information collection,
including the number of respondents,
frequency of responses, and hours of
responses.
Information pursuant to grant award
will be submitted once a year. The
following chart details the respondent
burden on an annual and semi-annual
basis:

Number of
respondents

Total annual
responses

Hours per
response

Total
hours

Applicants ....................................................................................................................
Quarterly Reports ........................................................................................................
Final Reports ...............................................................................................................
Recordkeeping .............................................................................................................

20
5
5
5

10
4
1
1

3.5
6
8
4

700
120
40
20

Totals ....................................................................................................................

20

20

N/A

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