[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 52 (Monday, March 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16692-16694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06097]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS-2012-0059]
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS)
AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: 30-day notice and request for comments; Extension of
Information Collection Request: 1670-0014.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection
and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of Infrastructure Protection
(IP), Infrastructure Security Compliance Division (ISCD) 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 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35). The Department previously published this ICR in the Federal
Register on December 17, 2012, for a 60-day public comment period.\1\
In this notice, NPPD is responding to one comment \2\ and is soliciting
public comments concerning the extension of Information Collection
Request, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) for an
additional 30 days.
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\1\ See 77 FR 74677. The 60-day Federal Register notice for
Information Collection 1670-0014, which solicited comments for 60
days, may be found at https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-30314.
\2\ The comment was submitted under docket DHS-2012-
0059 and provided comment not only on this information collection
request (i.e., 1670-0014), but also on ICR 1670-0007 and ICR 1670-
0015. The comment may be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DHS-2012-0059-0002.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until April 17,
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2013. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB. Comments should be addressed to OMB Desk
Officer, Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate. Comments must be
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identified by docket number DHS-2012-0059 and may be submitted by one
of the following methods:
[cir] Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
[cir] Email: [email protected]. Include the docket
number in the subject line of the message.
[cir] Fax: (202) 395-5806.
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 that include trade secrets, confidential commercial or
financial information, Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information
(CVI), Sensitive Security Information (SSI), or Protected Critical
Infrastructure Information (PCII) should not be submitted to the public
regulatory docket. Please submit such comments separately from other
comments in response to this notice. Comments containing trade secrets,
confidential commercial or financial information, CVI, SSI, or PCII
should be appropriately marked and submitted by mail to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB. Comments should be addressed
to OMB Desk Officer, Department of Homeland Security, National
Protection and Programs Directorate. Comments must be identified by
docket number DHS-2012-0059.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CFATS Program Manager, DHS/NPPD/IP/
ISCD, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 550 of the Homeland Security
Appropriations Act of 2007, Public Law 109-295, provides DHS with the
authority to regulate the security of high-risk chemical facilities. On
April 9, 2007, the Department issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR),
implementing this statutory mandate at 72 FR 17688. Section 550 of the
Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2007 requires a risk-based
approach to security.
CFATS is the Department's regulations under Section 550 governing
security at high-risk chemical facilities. See 6 CFR part 27. CFATS
represents a national-level effort to minimize terrorism risk to such
facilities. Its design and implementation balance maintaining economic
vitality with security facilities and their surrounding communities. In
collaboration with the private sector and other stakeholders, the
Department designed the regulations to take advantage of protective
measures already in place and to allow facilities to employ a wide
range of tailored measures to satisfy the regulations' Risk-Based
Performance Standards (RBPS). The instruments within this collection
will be used to manage the CFATS program.
Response to Comment Submitted During 60-Day Comment Period: The
Department received a comment suggesting that in the 60-day notice, the
Department incorrectly calculated the burden estimates associated with
the instrument ``Request for a Technical Correction.'' The commenter
assumed that the number of responses per respondent for this instrument
was one. In fact, the Department estimated in the current Information
Collection, which expires on March 31, 2013, that each respondent will
on average respond 1.5 times. This assumption was carried over into the
burden estimates used by the Department in the 60-day notice but not
made explicit. The total annual burden for this instrument is
calculated as follows [0.25 hours x 185 respondents x 1.5 responses per
respondent], which equals 69.37 hours. The Department did not revise
the burden estimates for this instrument.
Therefore, for this instrument and the other instruments in this
30-day notice the Department will continue to rely on the analysis and
resulting burden estimates in the 60-day notice.
Analysis
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate, Office of Infrastructure Protection,
Infrastructure Security Compliance Division.
Title: Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS).
OMB Number: 1670-0014.
Instrument: Request for Redetermination.
Frequency: On occasion/Other.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 625 respondents (estimate).
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.25 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 156.25 annual burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $13,437.
Instrument: Request for an Extension.
Frequency: On occasion/Other.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 185 respondents (estimate).
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.25 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 46.25 annual burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $3,977.
Instrument: Notification of a New Top Screen.
Frequency: On occasion/Other.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1250 respondents (estimate).
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.25 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 468.75 annual burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $40,312.
Instrument: Request for a Technical Consultation.
Frequency: On occasion/Other.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 185 respondents (estimate).
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.25 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 69.37 annual burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $5,966.
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Dated: March 11, 2013.
Michael Butcher,
Acting Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
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