Notice2026-18477
Agency Information Collection Activities: State, Local, Tribal and Private Sector (SLTPS) Clearance Request Form (Form 9014) Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request
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Published
September 10, 2026
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Homeland Security Department
Abstract
The Office of the Chief Security Officer (OCSO) within Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) submits the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance. This is an extension and revision of the information collection 1670-0013 (SLTPS) Clearance Request Form (Form 9014) that was previously approved on October 17, 2023, with and expiration date of October 31, 2026.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 174 (Thursday, September 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57645-57646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18477]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. CISA-2026-0199]
Agency Information Collection Activities: State, Local, Tribal
and Private Sector (SLTPS) Clearance Request Form (Form 9014)
Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and
Approval; Comment Request
AGENCY: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),
Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Chief Security Officer (OCSO) within
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) submits the
following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance. This is an
extension and revision of the information collection 1670-0013 (SLTPS)
Clearance Request Form (Form 9014) that was previously approved on
October 17, 2023, with and expiration date of October 31, 2026.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until November 9,
2026. Submissions received after the deadline for receiving comments
may not be considered.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number Docket
# CISA-2026-0199, by following the instructions below for submitting
comment via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Instructions: All comments received must include the agency name
and docket number Docket # CISA-2026-0199. 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>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Quintin Whitaker, 202-805-4959,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d2a3a7bba6bcbbbcfca5babba6b3b9b7a092b1bba1b3fcb6baa1fcb5bda4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c9b8bca0bda7a0a7e7bea1a0bda8a2acbb89aaa0baa8e7ada1bae7aea6bf">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Partnerships between the U.S. Government and
the state, local, tribal and private sector at times necessitate the
sharing of classified information. The State, Local, Tribal and Private
Sector (SLTPS) Clearance Request Form facilitates this sharing by
sponsoring security clearances for certain members of each sector based
on either their membership on a Sector Coordinating Council (SCC)/
association or their infrastructure protection job-related duties and
their need-to-know. The SLTPS Clearance Program is designed to sponsor
security clearances for state, local, tribal and private sector
officials involved in the infrastructure protection mission. These
partners are subject matter experts within specific industries and have
specialized knowledge not available within the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) and other
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Federal Departments or Agencies. Private citizens do not receive
monetary compensation for their time. CISA created this program to
sponsor clearances for these individuals who are not employed by or
contracted with another Federal agency (the traditional means of
obtaining a clearance) and must have clearances.
The form updates will include removing CISCA and CCIPP from the
drop-down capabilities box.
CISA collects necessary information through 1670-0013 to facilitate
security clearances needed for sharing classified information with the
vetted SLTPS Stakeholders.
The U.S. Government is authorized to ask for this information under
Sections 2202 and 2212 of the Homeland Security Act (Pub. L. 107-296, 6
U.S.C. 652, 662), and Executive Orders 12968, 13526, 13549, 13636, and
13691 which authorize the collection of this information.
In order to begin this process of adjudicating a nominee to
participate in the clearance program, federal nominators will complete
the DHS Form 9014, State, Local, Tribal and Private Sector Clearance
Request Form. The federal nominator will sign the form and have it
approved by a senior-level official from the corresponding Federal
Department or Agency. The signatures indicate the nominator and senior-
level official have deemed the applicant have a CISA mission and meet
the requirements and criteria as outlined in Executive Order (E.O.)
13549, the Department of Homeland Security, Classified National
Security Information Program for SLTPS Implementing Directive and E.O.
13691, Sec. 4(c), and 32 CFR, Part 117, Sec. 117.22 of the National
Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). Once submitted
to the CISA Office of the Chief Security Officer (OCSO) the SLTPS
Administrator will request the Personally Identifiable Information
(PII) and a record is created into the Integrated Security Management
System (ISMS). The Security Specialist will initiate an eApplication
(eAPP), the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency secure
portal for investigation processing. Once the data is entered into e-
App, the nominee is provided a password and can access the system and
complete the online security questionnaire.
This is an extension request for an existing information
collection. There are no substantive changes to the collection
instrument.
This information is only available to Security Specialists within
OCSO working on the program and is maintained in ISMS, which is
``owned'' by the OCSO. The two-part PII request process helps minimize
the collection of sensitive PII for only those nominees who meet the
threshold and are sponsored by CISA.
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: STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL AND PRIVATE SECTOR CLEARANCE REQUEST.
OMB Number: 1670-0013.
Frequency: WHEN REQURIED: 302 USED IN 2024/254 USED IN 2025.
Affected Public: STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL AND PRIVATE SECTOR
STAKEHOLDERS AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OWNERS AND OPERATORS.
Number of Respondents: 550.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.1667 HOURS (10 minutes).
Total Burden Hours: 91.67 ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS.
Total Annual Burden Cost: TOTAL BURDEN COST (RESPONDENT): $11,816.
Total Annual Government Burden Cost: $357,879.
Winfield P. Werntz,
Acting Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security,
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
[FR Doc. 2026-18477 Filed 9-9-26; 8:45 am]
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