Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Information Collection for the State, Local, Tribal and Private Sector (SLTPS) Clearance Program

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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. CISA previously published this information collection request (ICR) in the Federal Register on September 10, 2026 for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received by CISA. The purpose of this notice is to allow additional 30-days for public comments.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 4, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69569-69570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22489]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. CISA-2026-0199]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Information Collection for the State, Local, Tribal and 
Private Sector (SLTPS) Clearance Program

AGENCY: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: 30-Day notice of information collection; request for comment; 
extension of previously approved collection 1670-0013.

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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. CISA previously 
published this information collection request (ICR) in the Federal 
Register on September 10, 2026 for a 60-day public comment period. No 
comments were received by CISA. The purpose of this notice is to allow 
additional 30-days for public comments.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until December 4, 
2026. Submissions received after the deadline for receiving comments 
may not be considered.

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: If additional information is required 
contact: Quintin Whitaker, 202-805-4959, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ed9c988483998483c39a8584998c86889fad8e849e8cc389859ec38a829b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a1d0d4c8cfd5c8cf8fd6c9c8d5c0cac4d3e1c2c8d2c08fc5c9d28fc6ced7">[email&#160;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 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 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.
    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 201 and 229 of the Homeland Security Act (Pub. L. 107-296, 6 
U.S.C. 121, 150), 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 has a CISA mission and meets 
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 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

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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 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.
    This is an extension of a previously approved information 
collection.

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: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local, Tribal and Private Sector 
Stakeholders; 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: $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. 2026-22489 Filed 11-3-26; 8:45 am]
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