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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 71 / Thursday, April 12, 2012 / Notices
Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2012–8803 Filed 4–11–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS–2012–0001]

Critical Infrastructure Private Sector
Clearance Program Request
National Protection and
Programs Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: 60-day notice and request for
comments; Reinstatement, with change,
of a previously approved collection.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), National Protection and
Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of
Infrastructure Protection (IP) will
submit the following Information
Collection Request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with 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 June 11, 2012.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
questions about this Information
Collection Request should be forwarded
to DHS/NPPD/IP/Monika Junker, 245
Murray Lane, SW., Mail Stop 0609,
Arlington, VA 20598–0609. Emailed
requests should go to Monika Junker,
[email protected]. Written
comments should reach the contact
person listed no later than June 11,
2012. Comments must be identified by
‘‘DHS–2012–0001’’and may be
submitted by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov.
• Email: Include the docket number
in the subject line of the message.
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.

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SUMMARY:

The
Critical Infrastructure Private Sector
Clearance Program (PSCP) sponsors
clearances for private sector partners
who are responsible for critical

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infrastructure protection, but would not
otherwise be eligible for a clearance
under Executive Order 12829. These
partners are subject matter experts
within specific industries and sectors.
The PSCP requires individuals to
complete a clearance request form that
initiates the clearance process. DHS
Sector Specialists or Protective Security
Advisors email the form to the
individual who then emails back the
completed form, minus their date and
place of birth and social security
number. The clearance request form is
signed by both the Federal official who
nominated the applicant and by the
Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure
Protection. Upon approval to process,
the PSCP Administrator will contact the
nominee to obtain the social security
number, date and place of birth, and
will then enter this data into e-QIP—
Office of Personnel Management’s
secure portal for investigation
processing. Once the data is entered in
e-QIP, the applicant can complete the
online security questionnaire. The PSCP
maintains all applicants’ information in
the Master Roster, which contains all
the information found on the clearance
request form in addition to their
clearance information (date granted,
level of clearance, date non-disclosure
agreements signed, and type/date of
investigation). The Administrator of the
Master Roster maintains the information
so as to track clearance processing and
investigation information and to have
the most current contact information for
the participants from each sector.
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.
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Programs Directorate, Office of
Infrastructure Protection.
Title: Critical Infrastructure Private
Sector Clearance Program Request.
OMB Number: 1670–0013.
Frequency: Once.
Affected Public: Designated private
sector employees of critical
infrastructure entities or organizations.
Number of Respondents: 450
(estimate).
Estimated Time per Respondent: 10
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 75.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $0.
Dated: April 4, 2012.
David Epperson,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection
and Programs Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG–2012–0016]

Collection of Information Under
Review by Office of Management and
Budget
Coast Guard, DHS.
Thirty-day notice requesting
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the
U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding
Information Collection Requests (ICRs),
abstracted below, to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs
(OIRA), requesting approval of a
revision to the following collection of
information: 1625–0035, Title 46 CFR
Subchapter Q: Lifesaving, Electrical,
Engineering and Navigation Equipment,
Construction and Materials & Marine
Sanitation Devices (33 CFR part 159).
Additionally, the U.S. Coast Guard
requests an extension of its approval for
the following collection of information:
1625–0079, Standards of Training,
Certification and Watchkeeping for
Seafarers (STCW), 1995 and 1997
Amendments to the International
Convention. Our ICRs describe the
information we seek to collect from the
public. Review and comments by OIRA
ensure we only impose paperwork
burdens commensurate with our
performance of duties.

SUMMARY:

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