[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2679-2680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00631]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Sensitive Security Information Threat Assessments

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: 30-day Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Transportation Security

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Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request 
(ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0042, 
abstracted below to OMB for review and approval of an extension of the 
currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 
The ICR describes the nature of the 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 August 16, 2013, 78 FR 50076. A correction has been made 
in this notice to the number of burden hours per respondent from 1 to 
2.7 hours. The increase in burden hours is based on historical data 
collected over the past three years. The collection involves TSA 
determining whether the party or representative of a party seeking 
access to sensitive security information (SSI) in a civil proceeding in 
federal court, or a prospective bidder seeking access to SSI for the 
purpose of perfecting a proposal in response to a TSA request for 
proposal, may be granted access to the SSI.

DATES: Send your comments by February 14, 2014. A comment to OMB is 
most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

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 Desk Officer, 
Department of Homeland Security/TSA, and sent via electronic mail to 
[email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joanna Johnson, TSA PRA Officer, 
Office of Information Technology (OIT), TSA-11, Transportation Security 
Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6011; 
telephone (571) 227-3651; email [email protected].

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

    Title: Sensitive Security Information Threat Assessments.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0042.
    Forms(s): TSA 2211.
    Affected Public: Individuals seeking access to SSI Information.
    Abstract: TSA has implemented section 525 of the DHS Appropriations 
Act, 2007, Public Law 109-925, see 525(d) (October 4, 2006), as 
reenacted,\1\ by establishing a process whereby a party seeking access 
to SSI in a civil proceeding in federal court that demonstrates a 
substantial need for relevant SSI in preparation of the party's case 
may request that the party representative or court reporter be granted 
access to the SSI. Under section 114 of the Aviation and Transportation 
Security Act, Pub. L. 107-71 (November 19, 2001), and 49 CFR 
1520.11(c), TSA may make an individual's access to SSI contingent upon 
satisfactory completion of a security background check or other 
procedures and requirements for safeguarding SSI that are satisfactory 
to TSA, and TSA uses the same process for a prospective bidder who is 
seeking access to SSI to submit a proposal in response to a request for 
proposal by TSA. The prospective bidder may request certain SSI to 
perfect their bid.
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    \1\ Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2013, Pub. L. 113-6, Div. D., Title V., sec. 510 (March 26, 2013).
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    In order to determine if the individual may be granted access to 
SSI for these purposes, TSA conducts a criminal history records check 
(CHRC), professional responsibility check, and threat assessment. 
Individuals are required to submit information including identifying 
information and an explanation supporting the individual's need for the 
information.
    Number of Respondents: 127
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 343 hours annually.

    Dated: January 10, 2014.
Joanna Johnson,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2014-00631 Filed 1-14-14; 8:45 am]
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