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1For more information about CVI see 6 CFR 

27.400 and the CVI Procedural Manual at http://

www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/chemsec_cvi_

proceduresmanual.pdf. 

2For more information about SSI see 49 CFR part 

1520 and the SSI Program Web page at http://

www.tsa.gov/stakeholders/sensitive-securityinformation-ssi. 

3For more information about PCII see 6 CFR part 

29 and the PCII Program Web page at http://

www.dhs.gov/protected-critical-infrastructureinformation-pcii-program. 

4Section 2 of the Act added a new Title XXI to 

the Homeland Security Act of 2002. Title XXI 

contains new sections numbered 2101 through 

2109. Citations to the Homeland Security Act of 

2002 throughout this document reference those 

sections of Title XXI. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2015–0020] 

Homeland Security Advisory Council— 

Task Force Name Change 

AGENCY: The Office of 

Intergovernmental Affairs, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of Homeland Security 

Advisory Council Employee Morale 

Task Force name change. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), Jeh Johnson tasked his 

Homeland Security Advisory Council 

(HSAC) to establish a DHS Employee 

Morale Task Force on Thursday, 

October 9, 2014. This notice informs the 

public of a change in name from DHS 

Employee Morale Task Force to DHS 

Employee Task Force. The underlying 

tasking to the Task Force from Secretary 

Johnson, as published in the Federal 

Register, [Docket No. DHS–2014–0045], 

shall remain unchanged. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

Walls, Director, Homeland Security 

Advisory Council at 202–447–3135 or 

HSAC@DHS.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Homeland Security Advisory Council 

provides organizationally independent, 

strategic, timely, specific, and 

actionable advice and recommendations 

for the consideration of the Secretary of 

the Department of Homeland Security 

on matters related to homeland security. 

The Homeland Security Advisory 

Council is comprised of leaders of local 

law enforcement, first responders, state 

and local government, the private 

sector, and academia. 

Tasking 

The underlying tasking from Secretary 

Johnson, as published in the Federal 

Register, [Docket No. DHS–2014–0045], 

shall remain unchanged. As such, the 

DHS Employee Task Force (formally 

referred to as the DHS Employee Morale 

Task Force) should develop findings 

and recommendations in the following 

topic areas. The DHS Employee Task 

Force should address, among other 

closely related topics, the following 

questions: (1) What are the core or root 

causes of continued low morale in the 

Department of Homeland Security? (2) 

How can DHS strengthen its leadership 

cadre, in order to both enhance mission 

effectiveness and also increase 

employee morale? (3) How can DHS 

work as a whole, across the agency 

components, to recognize their distinct 

cultures and build a greater sense of 

belonging and improve employee 

morale? (4) Referencing the 2007 HSAC 

DHS Morale Assessment: which of those 

recommendations were successfully 

implemented? For those items that were 

not but still remain relevant, what 

changes should be made to increase the 

likelihood of successful implementation 

and organizational adoption? 

Schedule 

The DHS Employee Task Force’s 

findings and recommendations will be 

submitted to the Homeland Security 

Advisory Council for their deliberation 

and vote during a public meeting. Once 

the report is approved it will be sent to 

the Secretary for his review and 

acceptance. 

Dated: April 30, 2015. 

Sarah E. Morgenthau, 

Executive Director, Homeland Security 

Advisory Council, DHS. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2015–0005] 

RIN 1601–ZA15 

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism 

Standards; Guidance for the Expedited 

Approval Program 

AGENCY: National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS or Department), National 

Protection and Programs Directorate 

(NPPD), is issuing guidance to comply 

with the Protecting and Securing 

Chemical Facilities from Terrorist 

Attacks Act of 2014 (the Act). The Act 

amended the Homeland Security Act of 

2002 to require DHS to issue guidance 

for an Expedited Approval Program that 

identifies specific security measures 

sufficient to meet risk-based 

performance standards established as 

part of the Chemical Facility AntiTerrorism Standards (CFATS) 

regulations. 

DATES: The Guidance for the Expedited 

Approval Program is effective on June 

16, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this notice, 

the Expedited Approval Program, or the 

guidance document for the Expedited 

Approval Program, call or email David 

Wulf, Director, DHS/NPPD/IP/ISCD at 

CFATS@hq.dhs.gov or via phone at 

703–235–5263. Questions may also be 

directed to Director Wulf by mail at 245 

Murray Lane SW., Mail Stop 0610, 

Arlington, VA 20528–0610. Questions 

that include trade secrets, confidential 

commercial or financial information, 

Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability 

Information (CVI),1 Sensitive Security 

Information (SSI),2 or Protected Critical 

Infrastructure Information (PCII) 3

should be properly safeguarded. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Viewing 

Material. The Expedited Approval 

Program guidance may be found as part 

of docket DHS–2015–0005 by going to 

http://www.regulations.gov, inserting 

DHS–2015–0005 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box, 

and then clicking ‘‘Search.’’ The 

Expedited Approval Program guidance 

may also be found on www.dhs.gov/

chemicalsecurity. 

Authority and Background 

On December 18, 2014, the President 

signed into law the Protecting and 

Securing Chemical Facilities from 

Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 (the Act) 

(Pub. L. 113–254). The Act amended the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 

107–296) to re-codify and reauthorize 

the CFATS program and add new 

provisions to the program while 

preserving most of the existing CFATS 

regulations.4 DHS is issuing guidance to 

comply with section 2102(c)(4)(B) of the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002, which 

specifically requires the Secretary to 

issue guidance for an Expedited 

Approval Program that identifies 

specific security measures that are 

sufficient to meet the risk based 

performance standards established as 

part of CFATS. Section 2102(c)(4)(B)(i) 

of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

requires the Secretary to issue this 

guidance within 180 days of the date of 

enactment of the Act (June 16, 2015). 

Overview of the Guidance for the 

CFATS Expedited Approval Program 

Section 2102 of the Homeland 

Security Act of 2002, among other 

actions, modifies CFATS by adding a 

new process by which a high-risk 

chemical facility, currently assigned to 


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5The CFATS risk-based performance standards 

are described at 6 CFR 27.230. 

(risk-based) Tier 3 or Tier 4 by DHS, can 

meet its regulatory requirement to draft 

and implement a Site Security Plan. 

Section 2102(c)(4) of the Homeland 

Security Act of 2002 labels this new 

process the ‘‘Expedited Approval 

Program.’’ 

Participation in the Expedited 

Approval Program is optional for Tier 3 

and Tier 4 chemical facilities. If a Tier 

3 or Tier 4 chemical facility opts not to 

participate in the Expedited Approval 

Program, it must comply with the other 

CFATS requirements for submission of 

a Site Security Plan (or an Alternative 

Security Program) to DHS for review, 

and for implementation of the submitted 

plan. See generally 6 CFR part 27, 

subpart B (describing requirements for 

submission and implementation of Site 

Security Plans and Alternative Security 

Programs outside of the Expedited 

Approval Program). Under the 

Expedited Approval Program, a Tier 3 or 

Tier 4 chemical facility may submit a 

Site Security Plan to DHS, which must 

either follow the prescriptive measures 

described in the guidance document 

announced by this Notice of 

Availability, or the Tier 3 or Tier 4 

chemical facility must certify that any 

material deviations from the guidance 

meet the risk-based performance 

standards contained in CFATS.5 If a 

Tier 3 or Tier 4 chemical facility 

chooses to submit a Site Security Plan 

in accordance with the guidance, DHS 

can review the Site Security Plan for 

facial deficiency within 100 days after 

the date on which the Plan is received 

by DHS, as outlined in section 

2102(c)(4)(G)(i) of the Homeland 

Security Act of 2002. DHS will 

subsequently monitor facilities’ 

compliance with their Site Security 

Plans in accordance with this guidance 

through inspections and audits 

conducted under CFATS. 

Exemption From Administrative 

Procedure Act Requirements 

Section 2102(c)(4)(B)(iii)(I) of the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002 

provides that the Secretary is exempt 

from the requirements of section 553 of 

the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 

U.S.C. 553, if the Secretary issues the 

guidance on or before June 16, 2015. 

Accordingly, DHS is issuing this 

guidance without regard to section 553 

of the Administrative Procedure Act. 

Exemption From the Paperwork 

Reduction Act 

Section 2102(c)(4)(B)(iii)(II) of the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002 

provides that the Secretary is exempt 

from the requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, 

Subchapter I, if the Secretary issues the 

guidance on or before June 16, 2015. 

Accordingly, DHS is issuing guidance 

without regard to the requirements of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act. 

Issuance of Agency Guidance for the 

Expedited Approval Program 

Section 2102(c)(4)(B)(i) of the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002 directs 

the Department to issue prescriptive 

guidance for chemical facilities that 

choose to submit Site Security Plans as 

part of an Expedited Approval Program 

that ‘‘identifies specific security 

measures that are sufficient to meet the 

risk-based performance standards.’’ The 

Expedited Approval Program guidance 

may be found on www.dhs.gov/

chemicalsecurity and is also available in 

the docket. 

This notice is issued under authority 

of 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and section 2102(c)(4) 

of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

U.S.C. 622(c)(4)). 

Suzanne Spaulding, 

Under Secretary, National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

Extension of Agency Information 

Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 

Baseline Assessment for Security 

Enhancement (BASE) Program 

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration, DHS. 

ACTION: 30-day notice. 

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 1652–0062, 

abstracted below to OMB for review and 

approval of a revision to the currently 

approved collection under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). TSA 

has combined two previously-approved 

ICRs (1652–0061 and 1652–0062) into 

this single request to simplify the 

collection, increase transparency, and 

reduce duplication. The ICR describes 

the nature of the information collection 

and its expected burden. TSA published 

a Federal Register notice, with a 60-day 

comment period soliciting comments, of 

the following collection of information 

on February 11, 2015 at 80 FR 7623. The 

collection allows TSA to conduct 

transportation security-related 

assessments during site visits with 

surface transportation security and 

operating officials. 

DATES: Send your comments by June 12, 

2015. A comment to OMB is most 

effective if OMB receives it within 30 

days of publication. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, OMB. Comments should be 

addressed to Desk Officer, Department 

of Homeland Security/TSA, and sent via 

electronic mail to oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–6974. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer, 

Office of Information Technology (OIT), 

TSA–11, Transportation Security 

Administration, 601 South 12th Street, 

Arlington, VA 20598–6011; telephone 

(571) 227–2062; email TSAPRA@

tsa.dhs.gov. 

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 

Title: Baseline Assessment for 

Security Enhancement (BASE) Program. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

OMB Control Number: 1652–0062 

(Combining 1652–0061 and 1652–0062). 


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