OIRA notes that this emergency approval is necessary because the agency did not adequately plan around the requirements of the PRA when establishing how it would meet its mandate from Congress. While we understand the planning difficulties associated with such relatively short timelines from Congress, we stress the imporance of agencies considering the PRA early in the planning stages. With that said, OIRA approves this emergency collection in order to meet the deadline set by Congress. For future collections in this situation, OIRA fully expects that the agency will engage earlier in the process with the requirements of the PRA and will be able to complete most, if not all, of the required notice and comment periods prior to approval.
Additionally, the agency will take care to draw only those conclusions which are fully justified by the data collected here and will be clear on the limitations of the data in its report to Congress. The agency will also share a draft of its report to Congress with OIRA for review prior to submission.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2019
6 Months From Approved
101,500
0
0
34,834
0
0
0
0
0
In the Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018, Congress directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct outreach to owners of critical infrastructure and domestic large hub airports, and other persons to solicit feedback on their knowledge of the efficiency and effectiveness of current procedures and resources available to them when they believe a threat from unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is present and what additional actions, if any, DHS could implement under existing authorities to assist these entities to counter the threat. The Act also requires DHS to conduct an evaluation of current Federal and State, local, or tribal law enforcement authorities to counter the threat of UAS. Finally, the Act requires DHS to submit a congressional report âNot later than 1 year after the date of the enactmentâ¦â on the findings from its outreach, in an unclassified form, but allowing for a classified annex.
DHS respectfully requests that OMB grant DHSâs request for emergency clearance to conduct outreach and receive information in order to comply with the assessment requirement of the Act within the statutory time frame. It is imperative that DHS include additional questions relating to current Federal and State, local, or tribal law enforcement authorities, and the efficiency and effectiveness of current procedures and resources available to owners of critical infrastructure and domestic large hub airports to meet the statutory mandate.
EO: EO 21 Name/Subject of EO: CI Security and Resilience
PL:
Pub.L. 107 - 296 871
Name of Law: Homeland Security Act
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
CUAS Focus Group - SLTT Law Enforcement
Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Emergency Justification Memo.pdf
1601-NEW - CUAS PRA Emergency - Supporting Statement B_FINAL.docx
CUAS Focus Group - SLTT Law Enforcement