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information describing the collection. 

There is one ICR for each collection. 

S&T invites comments on whether 

this icr should be granted based on the 

collection being necessary for the proper 

performance of departmental functions. 

In particular, S&T would appreciate 

comments addressing: (1) the practical 

utility of the collection; (2) the accuracy 

of the estimated burden of the 

collection; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of 

information subject to the collection; 

and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection on respondents, including 

the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Burden means the total 

time, effort, or financial resources 

expended by persons to generate, 

maintain, retain, disclose or provide 

information to or for a federal agency. 

Analysis 

Agency: DHS/Science and 

Technology. 

Title: Science and Technology 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback. 

OMB Number: 1640–0018. 

Frequency: Once. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Number of Respondents: An 

estimated 400,000 respondents will take 

the survey. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 

minutes. 

Total Burden Hours: 200,000 hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

There is no cost to participants other 

than their time. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): There is no cost to 

participants other than their time. 

Gregg Piermarini, 

Chief Information Officer, Science and 

Technology Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24916 Filed 11–9–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. CISA–2023–0006] 

Notice of Cybersecurity and 

Infrastructure Security Agency 

Cybersecurity Advisory Committee 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Cybersecurity and 

Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), 

Department of Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) meeting; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: CISA is publishing this notice 

to announce the CISA Cybersecurity 

Advisory Committee Quarterly Meeting 

will meet in person on Tuesday, 

December 5, 2023. This meeting will be 

partially closed to the public. 

DATES: 

Meeting Registration: Registration to 

attend the meeting is required and must 

be received no later than 5 p.m. Pacific 

standard time (PST) on Sunday, 

December 3, 2023. 

Speaker Registration: Registration to 

speak during the meeting’s public 

comment period must be received no 

later than 5 p.m. PST on December 3, 

2023. 

Written Comments: Written comments 

must be received no later than 5 p.m. 

PST on December 3, 2023. 

Meeting Date: The CISA Cybersecurity 

Advisory Committee will meet inperson at Viasat, located at 2501 

Gateway Rd., Carlsbad, CA 92009 on 

Tuesday, December 5, 2023, from 8:30 

a.m. to 3 p.m. PST. The meeting may 

close early if the Committee has 

completed its business. 

ADDRESSES: The CISA Cybersecurity 

Advisory Committee’s meeting will be 

open to limited members of the public, 

per 41 CFR 102–3.150 and will be held 

in person at 2501 Gateway Rd., 

Carlsbad, CA 92009. A limited number 

of members of the public may 

participate in person or the public can 

participate via teleconference. To 

register to attend in person or request 

access to the conference call bridge, 

please email CISA_

CybersecurityAdvisoryCommittee@

cisa.dhs.gov by 5 p.m. PST December 3, 

2023. The CISA Cybersecurity Advisory 

Committee is committed to ensuring all 

participants have equal access 

regardless of disability status. If you 

require a reasonable accommodation 

due to a disability to fully participate, 

please contact Ms. Megan Tsuyi at (202) 

594–7374 as soon as possible. 

Comments: Members of the public are 

invited to provide comment on issues 

that will be considered by the 

committee as listed in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. Associated materials that may be 

discussed during the meeting will be 

made available for review at https://

www.cisa.gov/cisa-cybersecurityadvisory-committee-meeting-resources 

by December 3, 2023. Comments should 

be submitted by 5 p.m. PST on 

November 30, 2023 and must be 

identified by Docket Number CISA– 

2023–0006. Comments may be 

submitted by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Please follow the 

instructions for submitting written 

comments. 

• Email: CISA_Cybersecurity

AdvisoryCommittee@cisa.dhs.gov. 

Include the Docket Number CISA–2023– 

0006 in the subject line of the email. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the words ‘‘Cybersecurity 

and Infrastructure Security Agency’’ and 

the Docket Number for this action. 

Comments received will be posted 

without alteration to 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. You 

may wish to review the Privacy & 

Security notice available via a link on 

the homepage of www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket and 

comments received by the CISA 

Cybersecurity Advisory Committee, 

please go to www.regulations.gov and 

enter docket number CISA–2023–0006. 

A public comment period is 

scheduled to be held during the meeting 

from 1:35 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. PST. 

Speakers who wish to participate in the 

public comment period must email 

CISA_CybersecurityAdvisory

Committee@cisa.dhs.gov to register. 

Speakers should limit their comments to 

3 minutes and will speak in order of 

registration. Please note that the public 

comment period may end before the 

time indicated, depending on the 

number of speakers who register to 

participate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Megan Tsuyi, 202–594–7374, CISA_

CybersecurityAdvisoryCommittee@

cisa.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CISA 

Cybersecurity Advisory Committee was 

established under the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, 

Public Law 116–283. Notice of this 

meeting is given under FACA, 5 U.S.C. 

ch. 10 (Pub. L. 92–463). The CISA 

Cybersecurity Advisory Committee 

advises the CISA Director on matters 

related to the development, refinement, 

and implementation of policies, 

programs, planning, and training 

pertaining to the cybersecurity mission 

of the Agency. 

Agenda: The CISA Cybersecurity 

Advisory Committee will hold an inperson meeting on Tuesday, December 

5, 2023, to discuss current CISA 

Cybersecurity Advisory Committee 

activities. The open session will 

include: (1) a period for public 

comment, (2) subcommittee updates, 

deliberation, and vote, (3) a discussion 

on the CSAC’s strategic focus for 2024, 

and (4) an overview of the CSAC’s 

annual report. 

The Committee will also meet in a 

closed session from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

PST to participate in an operational 

discussion that will address areas of 


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1See Public Law 107–71, (115 Stat. 597, Nov. 19, 

2001), codified at 49 U.S.C. 114(d). The TSA 

Administrator’s current authorities under the 

Aviation and Transportation Security Act have been 

delegated to him by the Secretary of Homeland 

Security. Section 403(2) of the Homeland Security 

Act (HSA) of 2002, Public Law 107–296, (116 Stat. 

2315, Nov. 25, 2002), transferred all functions of 

TSA, including those of the Secretary of 

Transportation and the Under Secretary of 

Transportation of Security related to TSA, to the 

Secretary of Homeland Security. Pursuant to DHS 

Delegation Number 7060.2, the Secretary delegated 

to the Assistant Secretary (now referred to as the 

Administrator of TSA), subject to the Secretary’s 

guidance and control, the authority vested in the 

Secretary with respect to TSA, including that in sec. 

403(2) of the HSA. 

2See Executive Order 13416 of Dec. 5, 2006 

(Strengthening Surface Transportation Security) at 

sec. 3(a). 

critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities and 

priorities for CISA. Government officials 

will share sensitive information with 

CSAC members on initiatives and future 

security requirements for assessing 

cyber risks to critical infrastructure. 

Basis for Closure: In accordance with 

section 10(d) of FACA and 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(9)(B), The Government in the 

Sunshine Act, it has been determined 

that certain agenda items require 

closure, as the premature disclosure of 

the information that will be discussed 

would be likely to significantly frustrate 

implementation of proposed agency 

actions. 

This agenda item addresses areas of 

CISA’s operations that include critical 

cybersecurity vulnerabilities and 

priorities for CISA. Government officials 

will share sensitive information with 

CSAC members on initiatives and future 

security requirements for assessing 

cyber risks to critical infrastructure. 

As the premature disclosure of the 

information that will be discussed 

would be likely to significantly frustrate 

implementation of proposed agency 

action, this portion of the meeting is 

required to be closed pursuant to 

section 10(d) of FACA and 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(9)(B). 

Megan M. Tsuyi, 

Designated Federal Officer, CISA 

Cybersecurity Advisory Committee, 

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 

Agency, Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24929 Filed 11–9–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

Intent To Request Revision of Agency 

Information Collection Activity Under 

OMB Review: 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 one currently approved 

Information Collection Request (ICR), 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) control number 1652–0062 

abstracted below that we will submit to 

OMB for a revision in compliance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 

The ICR covers the assessment of 

current security practices in public 

transportation passenger rail (PTPR) and 

highway and motor carrier (HWY) 

industries by way of the Baseline 

Assessment for Security Enhancement 

(BASE) program, which encompasses 

site visits and interviews, and is part of 

the larger domain awareness, 

prevention, and protection program that 

supports the mission of TSA and the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS). This voluntary collection allows 

TSA to conduct transportation securityrelated assessments during site visits 

with security and operating officials of 

certain surface transportation modes. 

DATES: Send your comments by January 

12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed 

to TSAPRA@tsa.dhs.gov or delivered to 

the TSA PRA Officer, Information 

Technology, TSA 11, Transportation 

Security Administration, 6595 

Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, 

VA 20598–6011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicole Raymond at the above address, 

or by telephone (571) 227–2526. 

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 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 

(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 

OMB Control Number 1652–0062; 

Baseline Assessment for Security 

Enhancement (BASE) Program. Under 

the Aviation and Transportation 

Security Act and delegated authority 

from the Secretary of Homeland 

Security, TSA has broad responsibility 

and authority for ‘‘security in all modes 

of transportation including security 

responsibilities over modes of 

transportation that are exercised by the 

Department of Transportation.’’ 1 TSA is 

also required to ‘‘assess the security of 

each surface transportation mode and 

evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency 

of current Federal Government surface 

transportation security initiatives.’’ 2

TSA developed the BASE program in 

2007, in an effort to engage with surface 

transportation entities to establish a 

‘‘baseline’’ of security and emergency 

response operations. This program was 

initially created for PTPR (including rail 

and bus operations). Based on the 

success of the program, TSA developed 

the HWY BASE program in 2012. The 

HWY BASE applies to trucking, school 

bus contractors, school districts, and 

over-the-road motor coaches. This 

voluntary program enables TSA to 

collect and evaluate physical and 

operational preparedness information 

and critical assets and key point-ofcontact lists. TSA also reviews 

emergency procedures and domain 

awareness training and provides an 

opportunity to share industry best 

practices. 

The BASE program provides TSA 

with current information on adopted 

security-practices within the PTPR and 

HWY modes of the surface 

transportation sector. The information 

collected also allows TSA to 

dynamically adapt programs to the 

changing threat with an understanding 

of the improvements surface 

transportation entities make in their 

security posture. Additionally, the 

relationships these face-to-face contacts 

foster are critical to TSA’s ability to 

reach out to the surface transportation 

entities participating in the BASE 

program. 

In carrying out the voluntary BASE 

program, TSA’s Transportation Security 

Inspectors-Surface (TSIs–S) conduct 

BASE reviews during site visits with 

security and operating officials of PTPR 


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