[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2077-2078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-601]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2006-26514]


Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public 
Collection of Information: Rail Transportation Security

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: 60-Day Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites 
public comment on one currently approved Information Collection Request 
(ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0051, 
abstracted below that we will submit to OMB for renewal in compliance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes the nature of 
the information collection and its expected burden. The collection 
involves the submission of contact information of Rail Security 
Coordinators and alternate Rail Security Coordinators from freight 
railroad carriers; shippers and receivers of certain hazardous 
materials; passenger railroad carriers, including each carrier 
operating light rail or heavy rail transit service on track that is 
part of the general railroad system of transportation and rail transit 
systems. Also, these persons are required to report significant 
security concerns, including security incidents, suspicious activity, 
and any threat information. In addition, freight railroad carriers and 
the affected shippers and receivers of

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hazardous materials are required to document the transfer of custody of 
certain hazardous materials.

DATES: Send your comments by March 13, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed to [email protected] or delivered to 
the TSA PRA Officer, Office of Information Technology (OIT), TSA-11, 
Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, 
Arlington, VA 20598-6011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joanna Johnson at the above address, 
or by telephone (571) 227-3651.

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. The ICR documentation is available 
at http://www.reginfo.gov. 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

    OMB Control Number 1652-0051; Rail Transportation Security Rule, 49 
CFR part 1580. TSA collects this information under 49 CFR part 1580 and 
cleared under OMB control number 1652-0051. The information is 
collected and used by TSA and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 
to enhance the security of the Nation's rail systems. The Rail 
Transportation Security Rule requires freight railroad carriers, 
certain rail hazardous materials shipper and receiver facilities, 
passenger railroad carriers, and rail mass transit systems to designate 
and submit contact information for a Rail Security Coordinator (RSC) 
and at least one alternate RSC to TSA.
    This collection requires, in accordance with 49 CFR 1580.103, 
freight railroad carriers, shippers, and receivers in a High Threat 
Urban Area (HTUA) that handle certain categories and quantities of 
hazardous materials set forth in 49 CFR 1580.100(b), known as ``rail 
security-sensitive materials,'' to provide location and shipping 
information on rail cars under their physical custody and control to 
TSA upon request. Rail security-sensitive materials are defined as 
explosive materials, materials poisonous by inhalation, and radioactive 
materials.
    This collection also requires freight railroad carriers, certain 
rail hazardous materials shipper and receiver facilities, passenger 
railroad carriers, and rail mass transit systems to report to TSA 
significant security concerns, which include security incidents, 
suspicious activities, and threat information.
    TSA requires a secure chain of physical custody for rail cars 
containing rail security-sensitive materials. This collection also 
requires freight railroad carriers and certain hazardous materials 
shippers, and receivers of rail security-sensitive materials to 
document the transfer of custody of certain rail cars in writing or 
electronically and to retain these records for a minimum of 60 days. 
Specifically, 49 CFR 1580.107 requires documentation of the secure 
exchange of custody of rail cars containing rail security-sensitive 
materials between: A rail hazardous materials shipper and a freight 
railroad carrier; two separate freight railroad carriers, when the 
transfer of custody occurs within or HTUA or outside of an HTUA but the 
rail car may subsequently enter an HTUA; and a freight railroad carrier 
and a rail hazardous materials receiver located within an HTUA. The 
documentation must uniquely identify that the rail car was attended 
during the transfer of custody, including car initial and number; 
identification of individuals who attended the transfer (names or 
uniquely identifying employee number); location of transfer; and date 
and time the transfer was completed. The total burden for this 
collection is approximately 54,023 hours.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on January 9, 2012.
Joanna Johnson,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2012-601 Filed 1-12-12; 8:45 am]
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