Notice2023-04076
Agency Information Collection Activities: Communications Assets Survey and Mapping (CASM) Tool
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Published
February 28, 2023
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security Department
Abstract
The Emergency Communications Division (ECD within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is issuing a 30-day notice and request for comments to extend use of Information Collection Request (ICR) 1670-0043. CISA will submit the ICR to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12690-12691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04076]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. CISA-2022-0012]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Communications Assets
Survey and Mapping (CASM) Tool
AGENCY: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),
Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; reinstatement without
change, OMB Control Number: DHS-1670-0043.
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SUMMARY: The Emergency Communications Division (ECD within the
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is issuing a
30-day notice and request for comments to extend use of Information
Collection Request (ICR) 1670-0043. CISA will submit the ICR to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted March 30, 2023.
This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to 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 OMB Desk Officer, Department of Homeland Security and sent
via electronic mail to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c8aca0bbacadbba3a7aeaea1abadba88a7a5aae6ada7b8e6afa7be"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d6b2bea5b2b3a5bdb9b0b0bfb5b3a496b9bbb4f8b3b9a6f8b1b9a0">[email protected]</span></a>.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the words
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the OMB Control Number 1670-
0043--replace.
Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available
to the public through relevant websites. For this reason, please do not
include in your comments information of a confidential nature, such as
sensitive personal information or proprietary information. If you send
an email comment, your email address will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the internet. Please note that responses to this
public comment request containing any routine notice about the
confidentiality of the communication will be treated as public comments
that may be made available to the public notwithstanding the inclusion
of the routine notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Kendall Carpenter, 202-744-1580,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5c373932383d3030723f3d2e2c393228392e1c3f352f3d7238342f723b332a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f646a616b6e6363216c6e7d7f6a617b6a7d4f6c667c6e216b677c21686079">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CISA previously published this information
collection request (ICR) in the Federal Register on October 10, 2022
for a 60-day public comment period. Zero comments were received by
CISA. The purpose of this notice is to allow additional 30-days for
public comments.
The CISA ECD, formed under Title XVIII of the Homeland Security Act
of 2002, 6 U.S.C. 571 et seq., as amended, is required to develop and
maintain the Nationwide Emergency Communications Plan (NECP). The
vision of the NECP is to ensure emergency response personnel can
communicate as needed, on demand, and as authorized. To achieve this
vision, ECD provides the Communications Assets and Survey Mapping
(CASM) Tool. The CASM Tool is the primary resource nationwide for the
emergency communications community to inventory and share asset and
training information for the purpose of planning public safety
communications operability and interoperability.
ECD provides the CASM Tool as a secure and free nationwide database
to contain communications capabilities for
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use by Federal, State, Local, Territorial, and Tribal (SLTT) emergency
personnel. CASM allows Federal employees and SLTT Statewide
Interoperability Coordinators (SWIC) to inventory emergency
communication equipment and resources. The information entered is
voluntary and used by SWIC to support tactical planning and
coordination during emergencies. ECD does not utilize the information
entered into CASM. ECD only provides, maintains, and stores the
information entered in the CASM database and only has administrative
access to the information entered. All information is collected via
electronic means. The CASM registration and database tool is available
online via <a href="https://casm.dhs.gov/">https://casm.dhs.gov/</a>. Users can also access and enter
information via the CASM Resource Finder mobile app.
This is a renewal for an existing information collection not a new
collection. 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.
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.
Analysis
Agency: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),
Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Title: Communications Assets Survey and Mapping Tool.
OMB Number: CISA-1670-0043.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial entities.
Number of Respondents: 56.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 5 Minutes (0.08 hours) per
registration or 30 minutes (0.50 hours) for tool modules.
Total Burden Hours: 341.
Total Annualized Respondent Opportunity Cost: $16,215.
Total Annualized Respondent Out-of-Pocket Cost: $0.
Total Annualized Government Cost: $3,000,000.
Robert J. Costello,
Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security,
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
[FR Doc. 2023-04076 Filed 2-27-23; 8:45 am]
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