30-Day Notice - SAFETY Act Application Kit

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Science and Technology Directorate; Submission for Review;
Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection Request for
Support of SAFETY Act Application Kit 1640-0001.

[DHS-2006-00421

AGENCY: Science and Technology Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: 30-day notice of information collections under review: the

application forms and instructions (hereinafter "Applications Kit") designed
to assist persons applying for coverage under the SAFTY Act of 2002.
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has submitted 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: 1640-0001.

This notice and request for comments is

required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35) .
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until [INSERT DATE 30
days after date of publication in the Federal Register].

This process is

conduced 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

Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer for the Department of Homeland Security/Science

and Technology Directorate, and sent via electronic mail to
oira-submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395-6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ken Rogers (202) 254-6185.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 8, 2006, DHS published a final rule
interpreting and implementing the SAFETY Act of 2002 (see 71 Federal Register
33147).

In connection with the issuance of this final rule, DHS consolidated

the forms and instructions designed to assist persons applying for SAFETY Act
coverage. The forms and instructions were consolidated into one Application
Kit.
This ICR was previously published in the Federal Register on August
17, 2006, at 71 FR 47507 for a 60-day public comment period ending October
16, 2006.

No comments were received by DHS on this ICR during the 60-day

comment period.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days

for public comments.

This notice and request for comments is required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

DHS invites the general public to comment on the proposed reinstatement
of OMB Information Collection 1640-0001 (Application Kit), as described
below.
Interested parties can obtain copies of the Application Kit by going to
the Office of Safety Act website and downloading copies thereof.
is: www.safetyact.gov.

The address

The Application Kit and applicable supporting

documentation may also be obtained by calling or writing the point of contact
listed above.
Please note that the Application Kit includes various forms for
different types of SAFETY Act applications.

As explained herein, these

separate forms are intended to be flexible and permit the Applicants to

provide relevant information to their specific applications without undue
bureaucratic burden.

The Department is committed to improving its SAFETY

Act processes and urges all interested parties to suggest how these materials
can further reduce burden while seeking necessary information under the Act.
DHS 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)

Suggest ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and

(4)

Suggest ways to minimize the burden of the collection

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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.
Overview of this Information Collection:
(1) Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement of a previously approved

collection.
( 2 ) Title of the Form/Collection: SAFETY Act Application Kit

(3) Agency Form Number, if any, and the applicable component of the

Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: DHS-S&T-I
SAFETY-0001 through 0010.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a
brief abstract: Business or other for-profit and not-for profit

institutions; the data collected through the Application Kit will
facilitate efforts of responding persons to develop vital antiterrorist technology by obtaining coverage under the SAFETY Act.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to respond: 2500 respondents with
an average of slightly more than 48.5 hours per respondent.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 121,400 burden hours.

Deborah Diaz , chief 1nf06ation Officer
Science and Technology Directorate

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