Notice2021-13107
ICTAP Training Survey
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Published
June 23, 2021
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security Department
Abstract
The Emergency Communications Division (ECD) within Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will submit the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. CISA previously published a notice about this ICR, in the Federal Register on February 19, 2021 for a 60- day public comment period. In response, there were no comment received. The purpose of this notice is to allow additional 30-days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32957-32958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13107]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. CISA-2020-0020]
ICTAP Training Survey
AGENCY: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),
Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; new information
collection request, 1670-NEW.
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SUMMARY: The Emergency Communications Division (ECD) within
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will submit the
following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. CISA previously published a notice
about this ICR, in the Federal Register on February 19, 2021 for a 60-
day public comment period. In response, there were no comment received.
The purpose of this notice is to allow additional 30-days for public
comments.
DATES: The comment period for the information collection request
published on February 19, 2021 at 86 FR 10332. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until July 23, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in
comments which:
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact John Peterson <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cb8884869e8ba8a2b8aae5afa3b8e5aca4bd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="70333f3d2530131903115e1418035e171f06">[email protected]</span></a>
at 202-503-5074.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Emergency Communications Plan
(NECP) is the Nation's over-arching strategic plan to drive measurable
improvements in emergency communications across all levels of
government and disciplines. First released in 2008, the plan is
periodically updated to reflect the ongoing evolution of emergency
communications technologies and processes. In support of the NECP, the
Interoperable Communications and Technical Assistance Program (ICTAP)
within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Emergency Communications Division (ECD) provides a portfolio of no-cost
communications technical assistance (TA) to support the implementation
of the NECP, state's and territories' Statewide Communication
Interoperability Plans (SCIPs), broadband planning, voice and digital
network engineering, training, exercise support, and operational
assessment focused on interoperable emergency communications at all
levels of government.
The purpose of the ICTAP Training Survey is to obtain anonymous
feedback regarding several of the training courses offered by the
ICTAP. The feedback and experience given by survey respondents will
assist the ICTAP in improving, revising, and updating the course
materials for future students. The three courses which the ICTAP would
like to obtain feedback are for:
<bullet> Communications Unit Leader (COML);
<bullet> Communications Unit Technician (COMT); and
<bullet> Information Technology Service Unit Leader (ITSL).
COML is designed for all state/territory, tribal, regional, and
local emergency response professionals and for support personnel with a
communications background. It is designed to familiarize these
professionals with the role and responsibilities of a COML under the
National Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident Command System
(ICS) and to provide hands-on exercises that reinforce the lecture
materials. CISA and FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI) offer
this course jointly as ``L0969, NIMS ICS All-Hazards Communications
Unit Leader Course.'' Under the NIMS ICS structure, a COML is the focal
point within the Communications Unit. This course provides DHS-approved
and NIMS-compliant instruction to ensure that every state/territory has
trained personnel capable of coordinating on-scene emergency
communications during a multi-jurisdictional response or planned event.
COML is designed for all state/territory, tribal, regional, and
local emergency response professionals and for support personnel with a
communications background. It is designed to familiarize these
professionals with the role and responsibilities of a COML under the
National Incident Management System
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(NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS) and to provide hands-on exercises
that reinforce the lecture materials. CISA and FEMA Emergency
Management Institute (EMI) offer this course jointly as ``L0969, NIMS
ICS All-Hazards Communications Unit Leader Course.'' Under the NIMS ICS
structure, a COML is the focal point within the Communications Unit.
This course provides DHS-approved and NIMS-compliant instruction to
ensure that every state/territory has trained personnel capable of
coordinating on-scene emergency communications during a multi-
jurisdictional response or planned event.
The COMT course provides introductory and refresher training for
the NIMS ICS COMT position. It introduces public safety professionals
and support staff to various communications concepts and technologies
including interoperable communications solutions, LMR communications,
satellite, telephone, data, and computer technologies used in incident
response and planned events. It is designed for state/territory,
tribal, urban, and local emergency response professionals and support
personnel in all disciplines who have a technical communications
background. Participants develop the essential core competencies
required for performing the duties of the COMT in an all-hazards
incident, including responsibilities while operating in a local,
regional, or state-level All-Hazards Incident Management Team.
In 2018 and 2019, ICTAP introduced the ITSL course, and SAFECOM/
National Counsel of Statewide Interoperability Coordinators (NCSWIC)
have coordinated with FEMA National Integration Center (NIC) and other
organizations focused on public safety communications to establish the
best way to integrate the ITSL into the ICS. The ITSL is needed to
provide information management, cybersecurity, and application
management for the many critical incident/event related functions to
include: Incident/Unified Command Post, Incident Communications
Centers, and various tactical operations centers, joint information
center (JIC), staging areas, and field locations. The ITSL course
targets Federal, state/territory, tribal, urban, local, and emergency
response professionals, and support personnel in all disciplines with a
communications background and an aptitude for and extensive experience
in information technology. Specifically, the training course provides
an overview of the ITSL components including Communications/IT Help
Desk or Unified Help Desk, IT Infrastructure Manager, Network Manager.
It covers their roles and responsibilities and provides an in-depth
overview with exercises for the ITSL's major functions, to include
ensuring reliable and timely delivery of IT services to participating
agencies and officials.
The ICTAP Training Survey will not collect any personal
identifiable information (PII) from respondents (emergency
communications stakeholders) of the survey. In collecting feedback
regarding the ITSL, COML, and COMT courses, the survey will collect
what state the respondent lives, where they took the course, did the
course provide the information needed, should the course curriculum be
updated, and any comments to improve the course material. The survey
will encompass 10 questions regarding the former student's experience,
anything that they liked, disliked, or something new that they would
like to see incorporated into the refreshed class. It is estimated that
it will take each participant 10 minutes to complete the training
survey. For 300 respondents annually, the burden is 50 hours. To
estimate the cost of this collection, CISA uses the mean hourly wage of
``All Occupations'' of $25.72. CISA then applies a load factor of
1.4597 to this average wage to obtain a fully loaded average hourly
wage of $37.54. The total respondent cost burden for this collection is
$1,877 (50 hours x $37.54).
Analysis
Agency: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),
Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Title of Collection: Interoperable Communications and Technical
Assistance Program (ICTAP) Training Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1670-NEW.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments.
Number of Annualized Respondents: 300.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 Minutes.
Total Annualized Burden Hours: 50 hours.
Total Annualized Respondent Opportunity Cost: $1,877.16.
Total Annualized Respondent Out-of-Pocket: $0.
Total Annualized Government Cost: $4,082.67.
Samuel Vazquez,
Acting Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security,
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
[FR Doc. 2021-13107 Filed 6-22-21; 8:45 am]
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