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is consistent with the Department’s
responsibility to ‘‘[c]onduct
comprehensive assessments of the
vulnerabilities of the Nation’s critical
infrastructure in coordination with the
SSAs [Sector-Specific Agencies] and in
collaboration with SLTT [State, Local,
Tribal, and Territorial] entities and
critical infrastructure owners and
operators.’’ Presidential Policy Directive
(PPD)–21, at 3. A private sector entity or
state and local government agency also
has discretion to use a self-assessment
tool offered by NPPD or request NPPD
to perform an on-site risk and
vulnerability assessment. See 6 U.S.C.
148(c)(6), 143(2), 6 U.S.C. 121(d)(2). The
NCSR is a voluntary annual selfassessment.
Upon submission of the first NCSR
report in March 2012, Congress further
clarified its expectation ‘‘that this
survey will be updated every other year
so that progress may be charted and
further areas of concern may be
identified.’’ S. Rep. No. 112–169, at 100
(2012). In each subsequent year,
Congress has referenced this NCSR in its
explanatory comments and
recommendations accompanying the
Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations. Consistent with
Congressional mandates, SECIR
developed the NCSR to measure the
gaps and capabilities of cybersecurity
programs within SLTT governments.
Using the anonymous results of the
NCSR, DHS delivers a bi-annual
summary report to Congress that
provides a broad picture of the current
cybersecurity gaps & capabilities of
SLTT governments across the nation.
The assessment allows SLTT
governments to manage cybersecurity
related risks through the NIST
Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) which
consists of best practices, standards and
guidelines. In efforts of continuously
providing Congress with an accurate
representation of the SLTT
governments’ cybersecurity programs
gaps and capabilities the NCSR question
sets and surveys may slightly change
from year-to-year to accurately reflect
the current cybersecurity environment.
The NCSR is an annual voluntary selfassessment that is hosted on the RSA
Archer Suite, which is a technology
platform that provides a foundation for
managing policies, controls, risks,
assessments, and deficiencies across
organizational lines of business. The
NCSR self-assessment runs every year
from October–December. In efforts of
increasing participation, the deadline is
sometimes extended. The target
audience for the NCSR are personnel
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responsible for the cybersecurity
management within their organization.
Through the NCSR, DHS & MS–ISAC
will examine relationships, interactions,
and processes governing IT management
and the ability to effectively manage
operational risk. Using the anonymous
results of the NCSR, DHS delivers a biannual summary report to Congress that
provides a broad picture of the
cybersecurity gaps & capabilities of
SLTT governments across the nation.
The bi-annual summary report is shared
with MS–ISAC members, NCSR End
Users, and Congress. The report is also
available on the MS–ISAC website,
https://www.cisecurity.org/ms-isac/
services/ncsr/.
Upon submission of the NCSR selfassessment, participants will
immediately receive access to several
reports specific to their organization and
their cybersecurity posture.
Additionally, after the annual NCSR
survey closes there will be a brief NCSR
End User Survey offered to everyone
who completed the NSCR assessment.
The survey will provide feedback on
participants’ experiences, such as from
how they heard about the NCSR, what
they found or did not find useful, how
they will utilize the results of their
assessment, and other information about
their current and future interactions
with the NCSR.
Additionally, MS–ISAC will
administer a survey to those who were
registered participants in the past and
did not register or complete the most
recent NCSR. The purpose of the NonResponse Survey is to solicit feedback
on ways the NSCR could be improved
to maximize benefits and increase
response rates in the future.
The NCSR assessment requires
approximately two hours for completion
and is located on the RSA Archer Suite.
During the assessment period,
participants can respond at their own
pace with the ability to save their
progress during each session. If
additional support is needed,
participants can contact the NCSR
helpdesk via phone and email.
The NCSR End User survey will be
fully electronic. It contains less than 30
multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank
answers and takes approximately 10
minutes to complete. The feedback
survey will be administered via Survey
Monkey and settings will be updated to
opt out of collecting participants’ IP
addresses.
The Non-Response Survey will be
fully electronic and take approximately
10 minutes to complete. The survey will
be administered via Survey Monkey and
settings will be updated to opt out of
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This is a new information collection.
OMB 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. 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.
Title of Collection: Nationwide Cyber
Security Review Assessment.
OMB Control Number: 1670–NEW.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, Tribal,
and Territorial entities.
Number of Respondents: 591.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 1,278.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $0.
David Epperson,
Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS–2018–0058]

Telecommunications Service Priority
System
Office of Cybersecurity and
Communications (CS&C), National
Protection and Programs Directorate
(NPPD), Department of Homeland
Security (DHS).
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for
comments; Extension, 1670–0005.
AGENCY:

DHS NPPD CS&C 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.

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Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until December 17,
2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number DHS–
2018–0058, by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Please follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Email: deborah.bea@HQ.DHS.GOV.
Please include docket number DHS–
2018–0058 in the subject line of the
message.
• Mail: Written comments and
questions about this Information
Collection Request should be forwarded
to DHS/NPPD/CS&C/OEC, ATTN: 1670–
0005, 245 Murray Lane, SW, Mail Stop
0615, Deborah Bea, Arlington, VA
20528.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the words ‘‘Department of
Homeland Security’’ and the docket
number for this action. Comments
received will be posted without
alteration at http://www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
provided.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice may be made available to the
public through relevant websites. For
this reason, please do not include in
your comments information of a
confidential nature, such as sensitive
personal information or proprietary
information. If you send an email
comment, your email address will be
automatically captured and included as
part of the comment that is placed in the
public docket and made available on the
internet. Please note that responses to
this public comment request containing
any routine notice about the
confidentiality of the communication
will be treated as public comments that
may be made available to the public
notwithstanding the inclusion of the
routine notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Deborah Bea at
703.705.6302 or at deborah.bea@
HQ.DHS.GOV.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Telecommunications Service Priority
(TSP) is authorized by E.O. 12472, E.O.
13618 and 47 CFR part 64. The DHS
Office of Emergency Communications
(OEC) 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

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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 OEC
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 TSP home page.
There have been no changes to the
information being collected. The burden
for the SF315 Form has increased due

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to better estimates, and the annual cost
burden to respondents and annual
government cost has increased due to
increased wage rates and compensation
factors.
This is a renewal of an information
collection.
OMB 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. 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.
Title of Collection:
Telecommunications Service Priority
System.
OMB Control Number: 1670–0005.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, Tribal,
and Territorial Governments and Private
Sector.
Number of Respondents: 38,666.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.64
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 10,354 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $0.
David Epperson,
Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–6083–N–03]

Manufactured Housing Consensus
Committee (MHCC): Notice Inviting
Nominations of Individuals To Serve
on the Committee
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of request for
nominations to serve on the
AGENCY:

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