[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6083-6084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1526]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


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

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration (TSA), DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 review and approval of an extension of 
the currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
The ICR describes the nature of information collection and its expected 
burden. TSA published a Federal Register notice, with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments, of the following collection of information 
on October 2, 2005, 70 FR 66454. In response to this notice, TSA 
received comments from NiSource, a natural gas pipeline company 
operating in several states.

DATES: Send your comments by March 8, 2006. 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;

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    (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: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0036.
    Forms(s): Corporate Security Review Form.
    Affected Public: Surface transportation system owners and 
operators.
    Abstract: The Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA) (Pub. 
L. 107-71, 115 Stat. 597, Nov. 19, 2001) 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 its 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 continued approval for this collection to 
allow TSA to continue to ascertain minimum-security standards and 
identify coverage gaps, activities that are critical to its mission of 
ensuring transportation security. TSA assures respondents that the 
portion of their responses TSA deems Sensitive Security Information 
will be handled as such, 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 January 25, 2006.
Lisa S. Dean,
Privacy Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-1526 Filed 2-3-06; 8:45 am]
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