[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 95 (Friday, May 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28475-28476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11272]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2014-0025]


Notice of Request for Approval of an Information Collection; 
Information Technology Account Management

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: New information collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's 
(APHIS') intention to request approval of a new information collection 
for information technology account management to ensure the security of 
APHIS systems from unauthorized access.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before July 
15, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0025.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2014-0025, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
    Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may 
be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-
0025 or in our reading room, which is located in Room 1141 of the USDA 
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, 
DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, 
please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on information 
technology account management, contact Mr. Rajiv Sharma, ISSPM, ITD, 
ISB, MRPBS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 102, Riverdale, MD 20737; 
(301) 851-2551. For copies of more detailed information on the 
information collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, APHIS' 
Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2908.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Information Technology Account Management.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-XXXX.
    Type of Request: Approval of a new information collection.
    Abstract: The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 
requires implementation of account management using the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) criteria and guidelines to 
protect Federal systems from unauthorized access by employees, 
contractors, and cooperators who may or may not be paid by the Federal 
Government.
    In accordance with the NIST Special Publication 800-53 (Revision 3) 
titled ``Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems 
and Organizations,'' account management control has two key 
requirements. These requirements are agency approval of requests for 
establishing accounts and regular review of these accounts by the 
agency.
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) collects and maintains information to meet 
the NIST requirements, and within APHIS, the authority to meet these 
requirements has been delegated to information technology system owners 
and/or system administrators. Information that is required to meet the 
NIST requirements includes the name of the person requesting access; 
access privileges or type of access needed (read, write, and/or edit); 
the name of the person's organization or company, if applicable; the 
contact information of the person requesting access, such as work 
telephone number and work email address; equipment or device type, such 
as personal computer or laptop, if non-APHIS equipment or device is 
used; the equipment operating system; installed antivirus and 
antispyware software; and the date access requests are approved. This 
information is collected using information collection activities, 
including APHIS Form 513 or digital equivalent (APHIS User Account 
Control Form), APHIS Form 514 or digital equivalent (APHIS Data Center 
Access Control Form), and APHIS Form

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516 or digital equivalent (APHIS Remote Access Control Form).
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of these information collection activities for 3 years.
    The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public 
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection. 
These comments will help us:
    (1) Evaluate whether the 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 our estimate of the burden of the 
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, through use, as appropriate, of automated, 
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of responses.
    Estimate of burden: The public reporting burden for this collection 
of information is estimated to average 0.0847 hours per response.
    Respondents: APHIS contractors, partners, and other stakeholders.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 236.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 236.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 20 hours. (Due to 
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of 
the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per 
response.)
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of May 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-11272 Filed 5-15-14; 8:45 am]
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