[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 239 (Thursday, December 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64147-64149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26931]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
[Docket No. TSA-2009-0018]
Intent To Request Revision From OMB of One Current Public
Collection of Information: Certified Cargo Screening Standard Security
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 a revision 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), Third-Party Canine-Cargo (3PK9-C)
Certifiers or Certified Cargo Screening Program-Canine (CCSP-K9)
Holders; (2) personally identifiable information to allow TSA to
conduct security threat assessments (STA) on certain individuals
employed by the CCSFs, 3PK9-C Certifiers, Certified Cargo Screening
Facilities-K9 (CCSF-K9) and those authorized to conduct 3PK9-C Program
activities; (3) standard security program or submission of a proposed
modified security program or amendment to a security program by CCSFs
and CCSF-K9s; or standards provided by TSA or submission of a proposed
modified standard by 3PK9-C Certifiers; (5) recordkeeping requirements
for CCSFs, CCSF-K9s and 3PK9-C Certifiers; (6) designation of a
Security Coordinator (SC) by CCSFs and CCSF-K9s; and (7) significant
security concerns detailing information of incidents, suspicious
activities, and/or threat information by CCSFs, 3PK9-C Certifiers, and
CCSP-K9 Holders.
DATES: Send your comments by February 11, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed to [email protected] or delivered to
the TSA PRA Officer, Information Technology (IT), TSA-11,
Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 20598-6011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 will be
available at www.reginfo.gov upon its submission to OMB. 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.
Consistent with the requirements of Executive Order (E.O.) 13771,
Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs, and E.O. 13777,
Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, TSA is also requesting comments
on the extent to which this request for information could be modified
to reduce the burden on respondents.
Information Collection Requirement
OMB Control Number 1652-0053, Certified Cargo Screening Standard
Security 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 \1\ (9/11 Act) required the development of a system to
screen 100 percent of such cargo no later than August 2010. This
requirement was implemented through TSA's regulations, including
amendments to parts 1515, 1520, 1540, 1544, 1546, 1548 and adding part
1549. See 76 FR 51848 (Aug. 18, 2011). As part of these regulatory
provisions, TSA
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certifies qualified facilities as Certified Cargo Screening Facilities
(CCSF) to screen cargo as part of the Certified Cargo Screening
Standard Security Program (CCSSSP).
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\1\ Public Law 110-53; 121 Stat. 266 (Aug. 3, 2007).
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Section 1941 of the TSA Modernization Act \2\ amended provision in
the 9/11 Act to require TSA to develop a program to enhance the
screening of air cargo by leveraging the capabilities of third-party
explosives detection canine teams. TSA must ensure the program provides
for certified canine teams to conduct primary screening of air cargo
for ``air carriers, foreign air carriers, freight forwarders, and
shippers.'' Id.
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\2\ Division K of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, Public
Law 115-254; Stat. 132-3186 (Oct. 6, 2018).
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Facilities-based CCSFs may screen cargo off-airport and must
implement measures to ensure a secure chain of custody from the point
of screening to the point at which the cargo is tendered to the
aircraft operator. A CCSF-K9 is an inherently mobile capability that
can screen cargo at the facility owned and operated by one of TSA's
regulated entities. All CCSFs are required to engage TSA to assess
whether a person or entity meets the standards of their security
program. The ICR allows TSA to collect several categories of
information as explained below.
In this ICR, TSA currently collects the following information:
(1) CCSF Applications. Under TSA regulations, an applicant is
required to submit an application to become a CCSF at least 90 days
before the intended date of operation, the contents of which are
contained in 49 CFR 1549.7. In addition, once certified as a CCSF, the
CCSF is required to submit any changes to the application information
as they occur. CCSFs must renew their certification every 36 months by
submitting a new complete application. CCSF applicants are required to
provide TSA access to their records, equipment, and facilities
necessary for TSA to conduct an eligibility assessment. (49 CFR
1549.7).
(2) STA Applications. TSA regulations require that CCSF applicants
ensure that individuals performing cargo screening and related
functions, and their supervisors have completed an STA conducted by
TSA. In addition, TSA regulations require CCSF Security Coordinators
and their alternates to successfully have completed an STA. TSA
regulations further require these individuals to submit personally
identifiable information so that TSA can perform STAs. See TSA Form
419F, previously approved under OMB control number 1652-0040 (49 CFR
1549.111, and 1549.103).
(3) Security Programs. TSA requires CCSFs to accept and operate
under a standard security program provided by TSA, or submit a proposed
modified security program or amendment(s) to the designated TSA
official for approval initially and periodically thereafter as
required. (49 CFR 1549.7).
(4) Recordkeeping. Require CCSFs to maintain records of compliance
and make them available for TSA inspection (49 CFR 1549.105).
TSA is revising the collection in response to changing conditions
in the air cargo industry. To meet the demand of the enhanced air cargo
screening standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) and requirements of the TSA Modernization Act,\3\ TSA created
the 3PK9-C program to provide an additional air cargo screening method
under TSA's regulations. Under this program, canine team providers can
apply to be CCSF-K9s, regulated under 49 CFR part 1549. As holders of a
CCSP-K9 security program, they can contract with air carriers and
standard CCSFs to screen air cargo with canine explosives detection
teams. The 3PK9-C program allows non-governmental certifiers, operating
under the 3PK9-C Certifier Order, to evaluate canine teams to determine
whether these teams meet the TSA certification standards.
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\3\ See text accompany n. 2 supra.
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Due to the additional development of the 3PK9-C Program, the
current information collection request will be revised to include the
following:
(1a) 3PK9-C Certifier Applications. TSA will require initial
applications and changes to information in the application for any
3PK9-C Certifier, intending to operate under the 3PK9-C Certifier
Order.
(1b) CCSF-K9 Applications. Under TSA regulations, an applicant is
required to submit an application to become a CCSF at least 90 days
before the intended date of operation unless otherwise authorized by
TSA. The contents of the initial application are contained in 49 CFR
1549.7. In addition, once certified as a CCSF, the CCSF-K9 will be
required to submit an Operational Implementation Plan (OIP), described
within the CCSP-K9 and any changes to the application information as
they occur. CCSF-K9s must renew their certification every 36 months by
submitting a new complete application. CCSF-K9 applicants will be
required to provide TSA access to their records, equipment, and
facilities necessary for TSA to conduct an eligibility assessment. (49
CFR 1549.7).
(2) STA Applications. TSA regulations require that individuals
performing screening and related functions, their supervisors, those
authorized to conduct 3PK9-C Program activities, and people supporting
these functions successfully have completed an STA conducted by TSA. In
addition, TSA regulations require CCSF Security Coordinators and their
alternates to successfully have completed an STA. TSA regulations
further require these individuals to submit personally identifiable
information so that TSA can perform STAs. See TSA Form 419F, previously
approved under OMB control number 1652-0040 (49 CFR 1549.111, and
1549.103).
(3a) Security Programs. TSA will require CCSF-K9s to accept and
operate under a standard security program provided by TSA, or submit a
proposed modified security program or amendment(s) to the designated
TSA official for approval initially and periodically thereafter as
required. (49 CFR 1549.7).
(3b) The 3PK9-C Certifier Order. TSA will require 3PK9-C Certifiers
to accept standards provided by TSA, or submit a proposed modified
standard to the designated TSA official for approval initially and
periodically thereafter as required.
(4) Recordkeeping. TSA will require 3PK9-C Certifiers and CCSF-K9s
to maintain records of compliance with the Order and the CFR, making
them available for TSA inspection (49 CFR 1549.105).
(5) Significant Security Concerns Information. TSA will require
3PK9-C Certifiers, and CCSP-K9 Holders to report to TSA incidents,
suspicious activities, and/or threat information.
(6) Security Coordinator. TSA will require 3PK9-C Certifiers and
CCSF-K9s to provide the name and contact information of the Security
Coordinator (SC) and one or more designated alternates at the corporate
or ownership level.
Estimated Burden Hours
As noted above, TSA has identified several separate information
collections under this ICR. The 3PK9-C Certifiers information
collections represent an estimated average of 79 respondents annually,
including security threat assessment applicants for 3PK9-C, for an
average annual hour burden of 2,555 hours. The CCSP-K9 Holder and
Certified 3PK9-C Team information collections represent an estimated
average of 567 respondents annually, including security threat
assessment
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applicants for CCSP-K9 Holder and Certified 3PK9-C Teams, for an
average annual hour burden of 496 hours. The CCSF information
collections represent an estimated average of 6,320 respondents
annually, for an average annual hour burden of 6,124 hours.
Collectively, these information collections represent an estimated
average of 6,966 respondents annually, for an average annual hour
burden of 9,175 hours.
Dated: December 6, 2018.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2018-26931 Filed 12-12-18; 8:45 am]
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