Notice2023-07457
Agency Information Collection Activities: Telecommunications Service Priority System
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Published
April 10, 2023
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security Department
Abstract
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) invites the general public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on approved information collection request (ICR) OMB 1670-0005, Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) System.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 68 (Monday, April 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 21203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07457]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. CISA-2023-0008]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Telecommunications
Service Priority System
AGENCY: Emergency Communications Division, Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments; extension, 1670-0005.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) invites the general
public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on
approved information collection request (ICR) OMB 1670-0005,
Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) System.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until June 9, 2023.
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
sent to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0470777444676d77652a606c772a636b72"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2450575464474d57450a404c570a434b52">[email protected]</span></a>.
[cir] Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Please follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number Docket # CISA-2022-0008. All comments received will
be posted without change to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any
personal information provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TSP is authorized by E.O. 13618 and 47 CFR
part 64. The Emergency Communications Division (ECD) of the Department
of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
Agency (CISA), uses the TSP Program to authorize national security and
emergency preparedness organizations to receive priority treatment for
vital voice and data circuits or other telecommunications service,
under National Security or Emergency Preparedness telecommunications
(NS/EP). The TSP Program provides service vendors a Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) mandate to prioritize requests by
identifying those services critical to national security and emergency
preparedness. A TSP assignment ensures that it will receive priority
attention by the service vendor before any non-TSP service.
Four broad categories serve as guidelines for determining whether a
circuit or telecommunications service is eligible for priority
provisioning or restoration. TSP service user organizations may be in
the Federal, State, local, or tribal government, critical
infrastructure sectors in industry, non-profit organizations that
perform critical NS/EP functions, or foreign governments. Typical TSP
service users are responsible for the command-and-control functions
critical to management of and response to NS/EP situations,
particularly during the first 24 to 72 hours following an event.
Information to request a priority, to obtain a sponsor for
requesting a priority, and for other administrative requirements of the
program is required from any person or organization having an NS/EP
service for which they wish priority restoration from the vendor
providing the service. Information is also required to allow immediate
installation of a new service to support NS/EP requirements.
Information is required from vendors to allow the ECD to track and
identify the telecommunications services that are being provided
priority treatment.
The forms used are the SF314 (Revalidation for Service Users),
SF315 (TSP Request for Service Users), SF317 (TSP Action Appeal for
Service Users), SF318 (TSP Service Confirmation for Service Vendors),
and the SF319 (TSP Service Reconciliation for Service Vendors). The
SF314 is for users to request that their existing TSP codes be
revalidated for three more years. The SF315 is used to request
restoration and/or provisioning for an organization's critical
circuits. The SF317 is for organizations to appeal the denial of TSP
restoration and/or provisioning. The SF318 is for service vendors to
provide circuit ID information associated with TSP codes they've been
given by their customers. The SF319 is for service vendors to provide
data to the program office in order to reconcile their TSP data with
the TSP database. Participants request TSP priorities via email in
order to reduce the use of the paper forms. The paper forms will also
be available for download via the CISA website.
There have been no changes to the information being collected. The
annual government cost has increased due to increased wage rates/
compensation factors and IT system security requirements. This is a
renewal of an information collection.
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.
Analysis
Agency: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),
Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Title: Telecommunications Service Priority System.
OMB Number: 1670-0005.
Frequency: Information is required when an organization decides
they want TSP priority on their critical circuits. These requests are
situational and made at the discretion of the telecommunications user
therefore the program office is not able to determine when or how often
such requests will occur.
Affected Public: State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments
and Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 25,911.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.28 hours.
Total Annualized Burden Hours: 7,165 hours.
Total Annualized Respondent Opportunity Cost: $372,408.
Total Annualized Government Cost: $1,145,896.
Robert J. Costello,
Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security,
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
[FR Doc. 2023-07457 Filed 4-7-23; 8:45 am]
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