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2A current list of the top 100 transit systems can 

be viewed on the National Transit Database Web 

site at http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/. 

guidelines and requirements and any 

security gaps * * *.’’ EO 13416, Sec. 

3(c)(i). Reflecting its risk-based 

prioritization, TSA primarily conducts 

BASE reviews on the top 100 transit 

systems in the country, as identified by 

the Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA).2

Description of Data Collection 

TSA’s Surface Transportation 

Security Inspectors (STSIs) conduct 

BASE reviews during site visits with 

security and operating officials of transit 

systems. The STSIs capture and 

document relevant information using a 

standardized electronic checklist. 

Advance coordination and planning 

ensures the efficiency of the assessment 

process. As part of this, transit systems 

may also obtain a checklist in advance 

from TSA and conduct self-assessments 

of their security readiness. All BASE 

reviews are done on a voluntary basis. 

The BASE checklist guides the 

collection of information and 

encompasses review of security plans, 

programs, and procedures employed by 

transit agencies in implementing the 

recommended Action Items. During a 

review, STSIs collect information from 

the review of transit system’s 

documents, plans, and procedures; 

interviews with appropriate transit 

agency personnel, to gain process 

insight; and system observations 

prompted by questions raised during the 

document review and interview stages. 

TSA subject matter experts can then 

analyze this information. If information 

in completed assessments meets the 

requirements of 49 CFR parts 15 and 

1520 in that disclosure would be 

detrimental to the security of 

transportation, TSA designates and 

marks the data as ‘‘Sensitive Security 

Information,’’ as appropriate, and 

protects it in accordance with the 

requirements set forth in those 

regulations. 

Use of Results 

A BASE review evaluates a transit 

agency’s security program components 

using a two-phased approach: (1) Field 

collection of information, and (2) 

analysis/evaluation of collected 

information. The information collected 

by TSA through BASE reviews 

strengthens the security of transit 

systems by supporting security program 

development (including grant programs) 

and the analysis/evaluation provides a 

consistent road map for mass transit 

systems to address security and 

emergency program vulnerabilities. In 

addition, each transit system that 

undergoes a BASE assessment is 

provided with a report of results that is 

used in security enhancement activities. 

Specifically, the information collected 

will be used as follows: 

1. To develop a baseline 

understanding of a transit agency’s 

security and emergency management 

processes, procedures, policies, 

programs, and activities against security 

requirements and recommended 

security practices published by TSA and 

FTA. 

2. To enhance a transit agency’s 

overall security posture through 

collaborative review and discussion of 

existing security activities, 

identification of areas of potential 

weakness or vulnerability, and 

development of remedial 

recommendations and courses of action. 

3. To identify programs and protocols 

implemented by a transit agency that 

represent an ‘‘effective’’ or ‘‘smart’’ 

security practice warranting sharing 

with the transit community as a whole 

to foster general enhancement of 

security in the mass transit mode. 

4. To inform TSA’s development of 

security strategies, priorities, and 

programs for the most effective 

application of available resources, 

including funds distributed under the 

Transit Security Grant Program, to 

enhance security in the Nation’s mass 

transit system. 

While TSA has not set a limit on the 

number of BASE reviews to conduct, 

TSA estimates it will conduct 

approximately 100 BASE reviews on an 

annual basis and does not intend to 

conduct more than one BASE review 

per transit system in a single year. The 

total hour burden dedicated to the 

assessment and collection of securityrelated documents for review varies 

depending upon the size of the system 

and scope of its security program and 

activities. The hours estimated represent 

a sampling of BASE reviews completed 

in 2010. The sampling was derived from 

15 transit agencies varying in size from 

small to large. Actual inspection hours 

were utilized in the sampling. TSA 

estimates that the hour burden per 

transit agency to engage their security 

and/or operating officials with 

inspectors in the interactive BASE 

review process is approximately 18 

hours for a small transit agency, 

approximately 144 hours for a large 

transit agency, or an average of 46 hours 

for a moderately-sized agency. Thus, the 

total annual hour burden for the BASE 

review (140 agencies identified) is 

estimated on the low end of 2520 hours 

(140 × 18 = 2520) annually and the high 

end of 6440 hours (140 × 46 = 6440) 

annually. This number will most likely 

increase as transit agencies volunteer to 

participate. 

Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on February 

11, 2011. 

Joanna Johnson, 

TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office 

of Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3602 Filed 2–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

[Docket No. TSA–2009–0024] 

Enforcement Actions Summary 

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: The Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA) is providing 

notice that it has issued an annual 

summary of all enforcement actions 

taken by TSA under the authority 

granted in the Implementing 

Recommendations of the 9/11 

Commission Act of 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emily Su, Acting Assistant Chief 

Counsel, Civil Enforcement, Office of 

the Chief Counsel, TSA–2, 

Transportation Security Administration, 

601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 

20598–6002; telephone (571) 227–2305; 

facsimile (571) 227–1378; e-mail 

emily.su@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On August 3, 2007, section 1302(a) of 

the Implementing Recommendations of 

the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (the 

9/11 Act), Public Law 110–53, 121 Stat. 

392, gave TSA new authority to assess 

civil penalties for violations of any 

surface transportation requirements 

under title 49 of the U.S. Code (U.S.C.) 

and for any violations of chapter 701 of 

title 46 of the U.S. Code, which governs 

transportation worker identification 

credentials. 

Section 1302(a) of the 9/11 Act, 

codified at 49 U.S.C. 114(v), authorizes 

the Secretary of the Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) to impose 

civil penalties of up to $10,000 per 

violation of any surface transportation 

requirement under 49 U.S.C. or any 

requirement related to transportation 

worker identification credentials (TWIC) 

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exercises this function under delegated 

authority from the Secretary. See DHS 

Delegation No. 7060–2. 

Under 49 U.S.C. 114(v)(7)(A), TSA is 

required to provide the public with an 

annual summary of all enforcement 

actions taken by TSA under this 

subsection; and include in each such 

summary the identifying information of 

each enforcement action, the type of 

alleged violation, the penalty or 

penalties proposed, and the final 

assessment amount of each penalty. 

This summary is for calendar year 2010. 

TSA will publish a summary of all 

enforcement actions taken under the 

statute in January to cover the previous 

calendar year. 

Document Availability 

You can get an electronic copy of both 

this notice and the enforcement actions 

summary on the Internet by searching 

the electronic Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) web page 

at http://www.regulations.gov, Docket 

No. TSA–2009–0024; 

You can get an electronic copy of only 

this notice on the Internet by— 

(1) Accessing the Government 

Printing Office’s web page at http:// 

www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html; or 

(2) Visiting TSA’s Security 

Regulations web page at http:// 

www.tsa.gov and accessing the link for 

‘‘Research Center’’ at the top of the page. 

In addition, copies are available by 

writing or calling the individual in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. Make sure to identify the docket 

number of this rulemaking. 

Issued in Arlington, Virginia, February 8, 

2011. 

Margot F. Bester, 

Principal Deputy Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3601 Filed 2–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

Notice of an Open Meeting of the 

Advisory Committee on Water 

Information (ACWI) 

AGENCY: United States Geological 

Survey, Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a 

meeting of the ACWI, to be held March 

1, 2011, via teleconference and webbased presentations. This ACWI meeting 

will serve a dual purpose: 

(1) During the morning, the Federal 

water agencies will have an opportunity 

to brief ACWI about the proposed 2012 

budget. Each organization will have no 

more than five minutes to report, so we 

can ensure adequate time for discussion 

and for feedback from the non-Federal 

ACWI member organizations. 

(2) During the afternoon, some or all 

of the seven USGS science strategic 

planning teams (SSPTs) will present 

information about their activities and 

solicit ACWI feedback. The USGS 

SSPTs are part of a new science 

planning effort that Dr. Marcia McNutt, 

Director of the USGS, started within the 

bureau. The USGS 10-year strategic 

science plan (http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/ 

2007/1309/), which was released in 

2007, identified six thematic areas upon 

which the USGS would concentrate. 

USGS has received much positive 

feedback on this plan and the efforts to 

move it forward. Director McNutt has 

commissioned seven SSPTs, one for 

each of the areas identified in the 2007 

plan plus one additional team for Core 

Science Systems. These teams will work 

from the present through October 2011 

to develop a more targeted 10-year 

science plan for each of their respective 

areas: 

• Core Science Systems 

• Ecosystems 

• Energy and Minerals 

• Environmental Health 

• Global Change 

• Natural Hazards 

• Water 

These teams will work over the next 

10 months to develop a strategic plan 

for each area and to carefully examine 

how efforts need to be integrated across 

all seven areas. It is also of the utmost 

importance to everyone at the USGS to 

have your input into this process, and 

that process will begin at the ACWI 

WebEx meeting on March 1. 

The ACWI was established under the 

authority of the Office of Management 

and Budget Memorandum M–92–01 and 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 

The purpose of the ACWI is to provide 

a forum for water information users and 

professionals to advise the Federal 

Government on activities and plans that 

may improve the effectiveness of 

meeting the Nation’s water information 

needs. Member organizations help to 

foster communications between the 

Federal and non-Federal sectors on 

sharing water information. 

Membership, limited to 35 

organizations, represents a wide range 

of water resources interests and 

functions. Representation on the ACWI 

includes all levels of government, 

academia, private industry, and 

professional and technical societies. For 

more information on the ACWI, its 

membership, subgroups, meetings and 

activities, please see the Web site at: 

http://ACWI.gov. 

DATES: The formal meeting will convene 

at 10 a.m. and adjourn at 5 p.m. on 

March 1, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a 

WebEx, accessible by telephone and by 

logging on to the meeting Web site to 

view the presentations online. 

Telephone and log-in information will 

be available the week prior to the 

meeting on the ACWI Web site (http:// 

ACWI.gov) and can also be obtained by 

calling Wendy Norton at 703–648–6910. 

Those who wish to attend the meeting 

in person can do so at U.S. Geological 

Survey Headquarters, located at 12201 

Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA, Room 

5A217. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Wendy E. Norton, ACWI Executive 

Secretary and Chief, Water Information 

Coordination Program, U.S. Geological 

Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 

417, Reston, VA 20192. Telephone: 703– 

648–6810; Fax: 703–648–5644; e-mail: 

wenorton@usgs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is open to the public. There 

will not be a public comment period, 

due to time constraints for this 

particular meeting, but any member of 

the public may submit written 

information and (or) comments to Ms. 

Norton for distribution at the ACWI 

meeting or immediately following the 

meeting. 

Dated: February 11, 2011. 

Katherine Lins, 

Chief, Office of Water Information. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3605 Filed 2–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[MTM 067221] 

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal 

Extension and Opportunity for Public 

Meeting; Montana 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, 

has filed an application with the Bureau 

of Land Management (BLM) that 

proposes to extend the duration of 

Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6881 for 

an additional 20-year term. PLO No. 

6881 withdrew approximately 95 acres 

of National Forest System lands from 

location and entry under the United 


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