Today DHS S&T published a 60-day information collection
request (ICR) in the Federal Register (77 FR 60130-60131)
to renew the authority to collect public information in support of the Support
Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act Program. According
to the notice the “SAFETY Act program promotes the development and use of anti-terrorism
technologies that will enhance the protection of the nation and provides risk
management and litigation management protections for sellers of Qualified
Anti-Terrorism Technology (QATT) and others in the supply and distribution
chain”.
The currently
approved ICR expires on March 31st, 2013. The current request
replicates the estimates of participation and burden provided in the current
ICR; 950 annual requests and 17,300 hours of public action supporting those
requests. The ICR covers the completion of 11 forms used in various parts of
the application process that would be completed by business entities and
associations, as well as State, Local and Tribal Government entities.
The public is invited to submit comments about this ICR
renewal and may do so via the Federal eRulemaking Portal (www.Regulations.gov; Docket # DHS-2012-0043).
Comments need to be submitted by December 3rd, 2012.
NOTE: There have been suggestions made that CFATS covered
facilities could provide themselves with a certain amount of risk management
and litigation management protection by registering their facility protective
measures with this program. DHS has a secure web site (www.SAFETYAct.gov) that might be helpful in
investigating this process. I’m not sure how that would work, but I would
certainly be interested in hearing about any facility that attempts to do this.
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