[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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