[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42339-42340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17129]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Exercise Information System (EXIS)

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: 30-day Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Transportation Security 
Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request 
(ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0057, 
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 May 1, 2014 (79 FR 24742). EXIS is a web portal designed 
to serve stakeholders in the transportation industry in regard to 
security training exercises. EXIS provides stakeholders with 
transportation security exercise scenarios and objectives, best 
practices and lessons learned, and a repository of the user's own 
historical exercise data for use in future exercises. It also allows 
stakeholders to design their own security exercises based on the unique 
needs of their specific transportation mode or method of operation. 
Utilizing

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and inputting information into EXIS is completely voluntary.

DATES: Send your comments by August 20, 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: Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer, 
Office of Information Technology (OIT), TSA-11, Transportation Security 
Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6011; 
telephone (571) 227-2062; 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: Exercise Information System (EXIS).
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0057.
    Forms(s): N/A.
    Affected Public: Transportation System Sector.
    Abstract: The Exercise Information System (EXIS) is a voluntary, 
online tool developed by TSA to support the mission of a program 
developed and implemented by TSA to fulfill requirements of the 
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (911 
Act) \1\ and the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 
2006.\2\ These statutory programs led to the development of the 
Intermodal Security Training Exercise Program (I-STEP) for the 
Transportation Systems Sector (TSS). Within the I-STEP program, EXIS is 
an interactive resource for the TSS.
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    \1\ Public Law 110-53, 121 Stat. 408 (Aug. 3, 2007).
    \2\ Public Law 109-347, 120 Stat. 1895-96 (Oct. 13, 2006) 
(codified at 6 U.S.C. 912).
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    Number of Respondents: 12,998 for the next three years.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 6,072 hours annually.

    Dated: July 15, 2014.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2014-17129 Filed 7-18-14; 8:45 am]
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