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1TSA, ‘‘Transportation Sector-Specific Plan Mass 

Transit Modal Annex,’’ page 4 (May 2007). 

Dated: February 11, 2011. 

Jennifer S. Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3632 Filed 2–16–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Cancer Institute; Notice of 

Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2) notice 

is hereby given of the following 

meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 552b(c) 

(4) and 552b(c) (6), Title 5 U.S.C., as 

amended. The purpose of this meeting 

is to evaluate requests for preclinical 

development resources, biologics, 

clinical assays and other developmental 

programs for potential new therapeutics 

for the treatment of cancer. The outcome 

of the evaluation will provide 

information to internal NCI committees 

that will decide whether NCI should 

support requests and make available 

contract resources for development of 

the potential therapeutic to improve the 

treatment of various forms of cancer. 

The research proposals and the 

discussions could disclose confidential 

trade secrets or commercial property 

such as patentable material and 

personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the 

proposed research projects, the 

disclosure of which would constitute a 

clearly unwarranted invasion of 

personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Cancer 

Institute Special Emphasis Panel, Clinical 

Assay Development Program (CADP). 

Date: March 4, 2011. 

Time: 9 a.m.–4 p.m. 

Agenda: To review grant applications for 

the CADP. 

Place: Bethesda Marriott North Hotel, 5701 

Marinelli Road, Bethesda, MD 20852. 

Contact Person: Dr. Barbara Conley, 

Executive Secretary, Clinical Assay 

Development Program (CADP), National 

Cancer Institute, NIH, 6130 Executive 

Boulevard, Room 6035A, Bethesda, MD 

20892. 301–496–8639. 

conleyba@mail.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.392, Cancer Construction; 

93.393, Cancer Cause and Prevention 

Research; 93.394, Cancer Detection and 

Diagnosis Research; 93.395, Cancer 

Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology 

Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers Support; 

93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399, 

Cancer Control, National Institutes of Health, 

HHS) 

Dated: February 10, 2011. 

Jennifer Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3630 Filed 2–16–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

Intent To Request Approval From OMB 

of One New Public Collection of 

Information: Baseline Assessment for 

Security Enhancement (BASE) 

Program 

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA) invites public 

comment on a new Information 

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted 

below that we will submit to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The 

ICR describes the nature of the 

information collection and its expected 

burden. This voluntary collection 

allows TSA to conduct transportation 

security-related assessments during site 

visits with security and operating 

officials of transit agencies. 

DATES: Send your comments by April 

18, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed 

to TSAPRA@dhs.gov 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 CONTACT: 

Joanna Johnson at the above address, or 

by telephone (571) 227–3651. 

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 http://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 

Purpose of Data Collection 

Approximately 6,000 transit service 

providers, commuter railroads, and long 

distance passenger railroad providers 

operate in the United States.1 Mass 

transit and passenger rail systems 

provide transportation services through 

buses, rail transit, long-distance rail, 

and other, less common types of service 

(cable cars, inclined planes, funiculars, 

and automated guideway systems). 

These systems can also include 

‘‘demand response services’’ for seniors 

and persons with disabilities, as well as 

vanpool/rideshare programs and taxi 

services operated under contract with a 

public transportation agency. 

TSA is required to ‘‘assess the security 

of each surface transportation mode and 

evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency 

of current Federal Government surface 

transportation security initiatives.’’ EO 

13416, section 3(a) (Dec. 5, 2006). While 

many transit systems have security and 

emergency response plans or protocols 

in place, no single database exists, nor 

is there a consistent approach to 

evaluating the extent to which security 

programs are in place across mass 

transit systems. 

TSA developed the Baseline 

Assessment for Security Enhancement 

(BASE) to evaluate the status of security 

and emergency response programs on 

transit systems throughout the nation. In 

particular, a BASE review assesses the 

security measures of mass transit and 

passenger rail systems and gathers data 

used by TSA to address its 

responsibilities, such as evaluating 

‘‘effectiveness and efficiency of current 

Federal Government surface 

transportation security initiatives’’ and 

developing modal specific annexes to 

the Transportation Systems Sector 

Specific Plan that include ‘‘an 

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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. 

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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) 

under 46 U.S.C. chapter 701. TSA 


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