[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23681-23682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08138]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2015-0001]


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Security Training for Surface Transportation Employees

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 1652-0066, 
abstracted below, that we will submit to OMB for an extension in 
compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes 
the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The 
collection involves information to validate compliance with the 
regulatory requirements, including Security Training Programs, Security 
Training Records, Security Coordinator Information, and Reporting 
Significant Security Concerns Information.

DATES: Send your comments by May 18, 2023. A comment to OMB is most 
effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' and by using the find function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer, 
Information Technology, TSA-11, Transportation Security Administration, 
6595 Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, VA 20598-6011; telephone 
(571) 227-2062; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TSA published a Federal Register notice, 
with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments, of the following 
collection of information on January 10, 2023, 88 FR 1397.

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 https://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

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    (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: Security Training for Surface Transportation Employees.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0066.
    Forms(s): NA.
    Affected Public: Higher-risk public transportation agencies and 
passenger railroads, freight railroads, and Over-the-Road Buses.
    Abstract: TSA was established by the Aviation and Transportation 
Security Act (ATSA) as the primary federal authority to enhance 
security for all modes of transportation.\1\ The scope of TSA's 
authority includes assessing security risks, developing security 
measures to address identified risks, and enforcing compliance with 
these measures.\2\ TSA also has broad regulatory authority to issue, 
rescind, revise, and enforce, regulations as necessary to carry out its 
transportation security functions.\3\
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    \1\ Public Law 107-71 (115 Stat. 597; Nov. 19, 2001). ATSA 
created TSA as a component of the Department of Transportation. 
Section 403(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA), Public 
Law 107-296 (116 Stat. 2135; Nov. 25, 2002), transferred all 
functions related to transportation security, including those of the 
Secretary of Transportation and the Under Secretary of 
Transportation for Security, to the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
Pursuant to DHS Delegation Number 7060.2, the Secretary delegated to 
the Administrator, subject to the Secretary's guidance and control, 
the authority vested in the Secretary with respect to TSA, including 
the authority in sec. 403(2) of the HSA.
    \2\ See 49 U.S.C. 114, which codified section 101 of ATSA.
    \3\ 49 U.S.C. 114(l)(1).
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    As part of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission 
Act of 2007 (9/11 Act),\4\ Congress mandated regulations to enhance 
surface transportation security through security training of frontline 
employees. The mandate includes prescriptive requirements for who must 
be trained, what the training must encompass, and how to submit and 
obtain approval for a training program.\5\ The 9/11 Act also mandates 
regulations requiring higher-risk railroads and over-the-road buses to 
appoint security coordinators.\6\
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    \4\ Public Law 110-53 (121 Stat. 266; Aug. 3, 2007).
    \5\ See secs. 1408, 1517, and 1534 of the 9/11 Act, codified at 
6 U.S.C. 1137, 1167, and 1184, respectively.
    \6\ See secs. 1512 and 1531 of the 9/11 Act, codified at 6 
U.S.C. 1162 and 1181, respectively.
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    In accordance with these authorities and mandates, TSA published 
the Security Training for Surface Transportation Employees Final Rule 
(Rule). See 85 FR 16456 (March 23, 2020). This Rule requires owner/
operators of higher-risk freight railroad carriers, public 
transportation agencies (including rail mass transit and bus systems), 
passenger railroad carriers, and over-the-road bus companies to provide 
TSA-approved security training to employees who perform security-
sensitive functions. In addition, TSA expanded its requirements for 
security coordinators and the reporting of significant security 
concerns, including bus operations, within the scope of the regulation. 
See 49 CFR parts 1570, 1580, 1582, and 1584.
    The information collection mandated by the Rule includes requiring 
a security training program, maintaining security training records, 
designating security coordinator and reporting significant security 
concerns information.
    Number of Respondents: 218.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 4,623 hours annually.

    Dated: April 12, 2023 .
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2023-08138 Filed 4-17-23; 8:45 am]
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