Notice2023-18556
Agency Information Collection Activities: Gratuitous Services Agreement, Volunteer Release and Hold Harmless, and OBP Interest Sign-Up Sheet
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Published
August 29, 2023
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security Department
Abstract
The Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP) 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. The following forms of information collection to include the Voluntary Participation Release of Liability Agreement, the Gratuitous Services Agreement and the OBP interest sign-up sheet are renewals of an existing collection and no changes were made to the collection instruments.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59531-59532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18556]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. CISA-2023-0021]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Gratuitous Services
Agreement, Volunteer Release and Hold Harmless, and OBP Interest Sign-
Up Sheet
AGENCY: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments; Extension without
changes, 1670-0031.
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SUMMARY: The Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP) 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. The following forms of information collection to
include the Voluntary Participation Release of Liability Agreement, the
Gratuitous Services Agreement and the OBP interest sign-up sheet are
renewals of an existing collection and no changes were made to the
collection instruments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until October 30,
2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number Docket
# CISA-2023-0021, at:
[cir] Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://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-2023-0021. All comments received will
be posted without change to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://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="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Homeland Security Presidential
Directive-19: Combating Terrorist Use of Explosives in the United
States, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was mandated to
educate private sector security providers about IED threats, including
tactics, techniques, and procedures relevant to their usage, so they
are knowledgeable about terrorist use of explosives and contribute to a
layered security approach.
The President's Policy Directive-17: Countering Improvised
Explosive Devices (PPD-17) reaffirms the 2007 Strategy for Combating
Terrorist Use of Explosives in the United States. It provides guidance
to update and gives momentum to our ability to counter threats
involving impro-vised explosive devices (IEDs). DHS was mandated to
deliver standardized IED awareness and familiarization training for
federal, state and local responders and public safety personnel.
Over the past 10 years, incidents involving IEDs has increased
worldwide. This highlights the existing threat of IED attacks by
terrorists, transnational criminal organizations, and individuals
domestically that have radical political, environmental, or
international viewpoints. IEDs have been used in the theater of war,
mass transit systems overseas (London, Spain), in global aviation plots
(December 2009), assignation attempts against political leaders, and
other attempts here within the United States (Portland, Times Square,
Boston Marathon 2013). They have also been used to threaten our ability
in the secure movement of goods in accordance with the National
Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security (print cartridge).
The Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP) must collect this
information to effectively deliver training without concern that an
individual who acts as a volunteer role player in support of official
OBP training sustains an injury or death during the performance of his
or her supporting role. Additionally, OBP must collect conference
attendee information to properly identify key stakeholder segments and
to ensure ongoing engagement and dissemination of OBP products to those
who desire them.
The purpose of the Volunteer Participant Release of Liability
Agreement is to collect necessary information in case an individual who
acts as a volunteer role player in support of official OBP training
sustains an injury or death during the performance of his or her
supporting role. If legal action is taken, this information can serve
as a ``hold harmless'' statement/agreement by the Government. In the
unlikely event that an injury or death is sustained in the performance
of support for training, this information will be used by CISA/IP/PSCD/
OBP to protect against legal action by the volunteer or their family.
If legal action is taken, this information can serve as a ``hold
harmless'' statement/agreement by the Government.
The purpose of the Gratuitous Services Agreement is to establish
that no monies, favors or other compensation will be given or received
by either party involved. The information from the Gratuitous Services
Agreement will be used by CISA/IP/PSCD/OBP in the event that questions
arise regarding remuneration or payment for volunteer participation in
training events.
The purpose of the OBP interest sign-up sheet is to collect basic
contact information, on a voluntary basis, of those who attend the OBP
conference booth and desire further engagement or additional products
from OBP. The information is used by OBP to follow-up with the
individuals who provide their contact information.
Additional considerations for these forms:
<bullet> The two training forms are best delivered as hard copies
to volunteer participants that attend the courses to ensure the right
audiences are targeted in an environment where last-minute changes to
the participant list are common. However, it is feasible that these
forms will transition to a Learning Management System (LMS) enabling
participants to complete online.
<bullet> The OBP interest sheet is a hard copy form laid on OBP's
booth table for attendees to provide their contact information. There
has been some consideration to shifting this to an electronic format,
but current booth technology does not fully support this transition.
<bullet> These forms do not negatively affect small businesses.
<bullet> Failure to collect this information could result in
questions of liability and/or remuneration for volunteers in IP/OBP and
reluctance to seek volunteer involvement as a result. This would
negatively affect the overall quality of the program in delivering
these trainings to private sector security providers, federal, state
and local responders, and public safety personnel.
<bullet> Failure to collect contact information from those who
visit the
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OBP booth would greatly limit OBP's ability to stay engaged with or
grow its stakeholder base or provide the most relevant products/
services to those stakeholders.
<bullet> This collection does not include a pledge of
confidentiality that is not supported by established authority in
statute or regulation. This collection of information is covered by PIA
DHS/ALL/PIA-006 DHS General Contact List.
<bullet> This is a renewal of an existing collection. No changes
were made to the collection instruments.
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: Gratuitous Services Agreement, Volunteer Release and Hold
Harmless, and OBP Interest Sign-up Sheet.
OMB Number: 1670-0031.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTS
AND PRIVATE SECTOR INDIVIDUALS.
Number of Respondents: 950.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 MIN.
Total Burden Hours: 160.
Total Annualized Respondent Cost: $6,812.
Total Annualized Respondent Out-of-Pocket Cost: $0.
Total Annualized Government Cost: $21,204.
Robert J. Costello,
Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security,
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
[FR Doc. 2023-18556 Filed 8-28-23; 8:45 am]
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