[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 43441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14817]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


New Emergency Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Corporate Security Review (CSR)

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration (TSA), DHS.

ACTION: Notice of emergency clearance request.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that TSA has forwarded the new 
Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency processing and approval under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR describes the nature of 
information collection and its expected burden.

DATES: Send your comments by August 26, 2005. A comment to OMB is most 
effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be faxed to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: DHS-TSA 
Desk Officer, at (202) 395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Wawer, Information Collection 
Specialist, Office of Transportation Security Policy, TSA-9, 
Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, 
Arlington, VA 22202-4220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.), an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is 
not required to respond to a collection of information, unless it 
displays a valid OMB control number. Therefore, in preparation for OMB 
review and approval of the following information collection, TSA is 
soliciting comments to--
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed information requirement 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;
    (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 using appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.

Information Collection Requirement

    Title: Corporate Security Review (CSR).
    Type of Request: Emergency processing request of new collection.
    OMB Control Number: Not yet assigned.
    Forms(s): Corporate Security Review Form.
    Affected Public: Surface Transportation System Owners and 
Operators.
    Abstract: The Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001 
(ATSA) (Public Law 107-71) requires TSA to oversee the security of the 
nation's surface transportation system. Specifically, ATSA grants TSA 
authority to execute its responsibilities for:
     Enhancing security in all modes of transportation (49 
U.S.C. 114(d));
     Assessing intelligence and other information in order to 
identify individuals who pose a threat to transportation security and 
to coordinate countermeasures with other Federal agencies to address 
such threats (49 U.S.C. 114(f)(1)-(5), (h)(1)-(4)); and
     Identifying and coordinating countermeasures to address 
threats to the transportation system (49 U.S.C. 114(f)(4)), including 
the authority to receive, assess, and distribute intelligence 
information related to transportation security; (49 U.S.C. 114(f)(1)-
(4)).
    To support these requirements, TSA assesses the current security 
practices in the surface transportation sector by way of site visits 
and interviews through it's Corporate Security Review (CSR) program, 
one piece of a much larger domain awareness, prevention, and protection 
program in support of TSA's and Department of Homeland Security's 
missions. TSA is requesting emergency approval for this collection to 
allow TSA to ascertain minimum-security standards and identify coverage 
gaps, activities that are critical to its mission of ensuring 
transportation security.
    The CSR is an ``instructive'' review that provides the TSA with an 
understanding of each surface transportation owner/operator's ability 
to protect its critical assets. In carrying out CSRs, teams of modal 
experts from TSA conduct site visits of critical highway, mass transit, 
pipeline, and rail assets throughout the nation. The TSA team analyzes 
the owner's/operator's security plan and determines if the mitigation 
measures included in the plan are being implemented. In addition to 
reviewing the security plan document, TSA tours the site and interviews 
the owner's/operator's security coordinator, employees, and 
contractors. TSA collects information on eleven topics: Threat 
assessments, vulnerability assessments, security planning, 
credentialing, secure areas, infrastructure protection, physical 
security countermeasures, cyber security, training, communications, and 
exercises. TSA conducts this collection through voluntary face-to-face 
visits, which last an average of two days, at the company/agency 
headquarters of surface transportation owners/operators. Typically, TSA 
sends three employees to conduct a two-day discussion/interview with 
representatives from the company/agency owner/operator. At the 
conclusion of these site visits, TSA completes the Corporate Security 
Review form, which asks questions concerning the above mentioned 
topics. TSA does not plan to collect information from small businesses 
or other small entities at this time.
    The annual hour burden for this information collection is estimated 
to be 1,200 hours. While TSA estimates a total of 500 potential 
respondents, this estimate is based on TSA conducting 75 visits per 
year, each visit lasting 2 days (2 8-hour work days). The total annual 
cost burden to respondents is $0.00.
    TSA assures respondents that their responses will be handled as 
Sensitive Security Information, as described in 49 CFR parts 15 and 
1520.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 1,200 hours annually.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on July 21, 2005.
Lisa S. Dean,
Privacy Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-14817 Filed 7-26-05; 8:45 am]
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