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.
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 “Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment…” on the findings from its outreach, in an unclassified
form, but allowing for a classified annex.
DHS respectfully
requests that OMB grant DHS’s 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