[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 159 (Monday, August 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48754-48755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19462]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Critical Facility Information of the Top 100 Most Critical 
Pipelines

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 1652-0050, 
abstracted below to OMB for review and approval of an extension of the 
currently approved collection under the

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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 14, 2014, 79 FR 27631. 
TSA has developed and implemented a plan to inspect critical pipeline 
systems based on the Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 
(9/11 Act).

DATES: Send your comments by September 17, 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: Critical Facility Information of the Top 100 Most Critical 
Pipelines.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: [1652-0050].
    Forms(s): Critical Facility Security Review.
    Affected Public: Pipeline companies.
    Abstract: The 9/11Act specifically tasked TSA to develop and 
implement a plan for inspecting critical facilities of the 100 most 
critical pipeline systems. See sec. 1557 of the 9/11 Act (Pub. L. 110-
53 codified at 6 U.S.C. 1207). TSA will visit critical pipeline 
facilities and collect site-specific information from pipeline 
operators on facility security policies, procedures, and physical 
security measures. TSA will use the information to determine strengths 
and weaknesses at the nation's critical pipeline facilities, areas to 
target for risk reduction strategies, pipeline industry implementation 
of the TSA ``Pipeline Security Guidelines,'' and operator 
implementation of recommendations made during TSA critical facility 
visits.
    Number of Respondents: 180
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 810 hours annually.

    Dated: August 11, 2014.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2014-19462 Filed 8-15-14; 8:45 am]
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