[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 229 (Monday, November 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74786-74788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30261]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2009-0018]


Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public 
Collection of Information: Certified Cargo Screening Program

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: 60-day Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites 
public comment on one currently approved Information Collection Request 
(ICR), OMB control number 1652-0053, abstracted below that we will 
submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal in 
compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR describes the 
nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The 
collections of information that make up this ICR include: (1) 
Applications from entities that wish to become Certified Cargo 
Screening Facilities (CCSFs); (2) personally identifiable information 
to allow TSA to conduct security threat assessments on certain 
individuals employed by the CCSFs; (3) standard security program or 
submission of a proposed modified security program or amendment to a 
security program; and (4) recordkeeping requirements for CCSFs. TSA is 
seeking the renewal of the ICR for the continuation of the program in 
order to secure passenger aircraft carrying cargo.

DATES: Send your comments by January 29, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed to [email protected] or delivered to 
the TSA PRA Officer, Office of Information Technology (OIT), TSA-11, 
Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, 
Arlington, VA 20598-6011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Christina A. Walsh at the above address, or by 
telephone (571) 227-2062.

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 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

    OMB Control Number 1652-0053, Certified Cargo Screening Program, 49 
CFR parts 1515, 1540, 1544, 1546, 1548, and 1549. Section 1602 of the 
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, Public 
Law 110-53, 121 Stat. 266, 278 (Aug. 3, 2007), required the development 
of a system to screen 50 percent of the cargo transported on a 
passenger aircraft by February 2009, and to screen 100 percent of such 
cargo by August 2010. In September 2009, TSA issued an interim final 
rule (IFR) amending 49 CFR to implement this statutory requirement. See 
74 FR 47672 (Sept. 16, 2009). In August 2011, TSA issued the Air Cargo 
Screening final rule (Final Rule) to finalize the statutory requirement 
for 100 percent screening of air cargo. See 76 FR 51848 (Aug. 18, 
2011). TSA received approval from OMB for the collections of 
information contained in the IFR and the Final Rule, and now seeks to 
extend this approval. Accordingly, TSA must proceed with this ICR for 
this program in order to continue to meet the Congressional mandate. 
The ICR allows TSA to collect several categories of information as 
explained below.

Data Collection

    TSA certifies qualified facilities as Certified Cargo Screening 
Facilities (CCSFs). Companies seeking to become CCSFs are required to 
submit an application for a security program and for certification to 
TSA at least 90 days before the intended date of operation. All CCSF 
applicants submit applications and related information either 
electronically through email, through the online Air Cargo Document 
Management System, or by postal mail.
    TSA regulations (49 CFR parts 1540 and 1549) require CCSFs to 
ensure that individuals performing screening and related functions, and 
those who have unescorted access to cargo, have successfully completed 
a security threat assessment (STA) conducted by TSA. In addition, the 
senior manager or representative in control of the CCSF operations, and 
the CCSF Security Coordinators and their alternates, must all undergo 
STAs. CCSFs must submit personally identifiable information on these 
individuals to TSA so that TSA can conduct an STA. TSA also requires 
CCSFs to accept and implement a standard security program provided by 
TSA or to submit a proposed modified security program to the designated 
TSA official for approval. The CCSF must also submit to an assessment 
of its facility by TSA. Once TSA approves the security program and 
determines that the applicant is qualified to be a CCSF, TSA will send 
the applicant a written notice of approval and certification to operate 
as a CCSF.
    Once approved, CCSFs must maintain screening, training, and other 
security-related records of compliance with their security program and 
make them available for TSA inspectors.
    The forms used for this collection of information include the CCSF 
Facility Profile Application (TSA Form 419B), CCSF Principal 
Attestation (TSA Form 419D), Security Profile (TSA Form 419E), and the 
Security Threat Assessment Application (TSA Form 419F).

Estimated Burden Hours

    As noted above, TSA has identified several separate information 
collections under this ICR. Collectively, these four information 
collections represent an estimated average of 18,290 responses 
annually, for an average annual hour burden of 7125.24 hours.
    1. CCSF Application. The CCSP section of the TSA Office of Security 
Operations estimates that it will receive 180 applications in 3 years, 
for an average of 60 applications annually. TSA further estimates that 
these applications will require an average of 3 hours each to complete, 
resulting in an annual hour burden of approximately 180 hours (60 x 3).
    2. STA Applications. All CCSP participants subject to 49 CFR parts 
1548 and 1549 will be required to have certain employees undergo 
security threat assessments (STAs). Approximately 6,600 STAs were 
purchased from TSA for CCSP participants between January and September 
2015, which is about 733 STAs per month (6,600 STAs/9 months = 733.33). 
Thus, TSA estimates it will receive a total of 8,800 applications per 
year (733.33 x 12 months), or 26,400 applications in 3 years. TSA 
further estimates that STA applications will require approximately 15 
minutes each to complete, resulting in an annual hour burden of 
approximately 2,200 hours (8,800 x 0.25 hours).
    3. Security Programs. As discussed in section 1, CCSF Application, 
TSA estimates that 60 entities will apply for CCSF every year. All 
CCSFs are required to maintain records of compliance with TSA 
regulations and its security program. For a new entity to compile these 
records, complete the required training, and complete the security 
program process, TSA estimates that the

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annual burden is 40 hours. TSA estimates the annual hour burden 
associated with the initial application of entities requesting to be 
approved as CCSFs is 2,400 (60 new applicants x 40 hours).
    In addition, TSA currently has 950 CCSFs that must recertify every 
3 years. According to the CCSP Section of the TSA Office of Security 
Operations (OSO), about half of these, or 475, will renew their 
certification or will relocate annually. TSA estimates that a renewal 
of the CCSF or relocation update to the CCSF will take 3 hours per 
entity. A site visit to approve the renewal of the CCSF will take an 
additional 2 hours for each entity. TSA estimates that a site visit 
takes place for approximately 20 percent of renewals, or 95 entities 
(475 x .20). Thus, TSA estimates that the annual hour burden associated 
with the renewal applications of existing CCSFs is 1,615 (475 renewals 
x 3 hours + 95 site visits x 2 hours).
    4. Recordkeeping Requirements. TSA estimates a time burden of 
approximately five minutes (0.083 hours) annually per employee who is 
required to have an STA for each CCSF to prepare and file the training 
records and other records of compliance. TSA estimates it will receive 
a total of 26,400 STA applications in 3 years, for an average of 8,800 
STA applications annually. TSA estimates an annual hour burden of 
approximately 730.4 hours (8,800 STA applicants x 0.083 hours).

    Dated: November 23, 2015.
Joanna Johnson,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2015-30261 Filed 11-27-15; 8:45 am]
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