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1For more information about CVI see 6 CFR 

27.400 and the CVI Procedural Manual at 

www.dhs.gov/publication/safeguarding-cvi-manual. 

2For more information about SSI see 49 CFR part 

1520 and the SSI Program web page at www.tsa.gov/ 

for-industry/sensitive-security-information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with Federal regulations and 

statutes, when protests are filed, the 

contracting officer will require 

information/documentation such as 

detailed statements of legal and factual 

grounds for the protests, copies of 

relevant documents, solicitation or 

contract number, and requests for a 

ruling by the agency. The Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and 48 

CFR chapter 1 provide general 

procedures on handling protests 

submitted by contractors to Federal 

agencies. FAR part 33, Protests, 

Disputes and Appeals, prescribes 

policies and procedures for filing 

protests and for processing contract 

disputes and appeals. While the FAR 

prescribes the procedures to be followed 

for protests to the agency, it allows 

agencies to determine the method of 

receipt. DHS will utilize electronic 

mediums (email or facsimile) for 

collection of information and will not 

prescribe a format or require more 

information than what is already 

required in the FAR. If DHS determines 

there is a need to collect additional 

information outside of what is required 

in the FAR, DHS will submit a request 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for approval. The prior 

information collection request for OMB 

No. 1600–0004 was approved through 

November 30, 2024, by OMB in a Notice 

of OMB Action. This justification 

supports a request for an extension of 

the approval. 

The information being collected will 

be obtained from contractors as part of 

their submissions whenever they file a 

bid protest with DHS. The information 

will be used by DHS officials in 

deciding how the protest should be 

resolved. Failure to collect this 

information would result in delayed 

resolution of protests. Agency protest 

information is contained in each 

individual solicitation document, and 

provides the specified contracting 

officer’s name, email, and mailing 

address that the contractors would use 

to submit its response. The FAR does 

not specify the format in which the 

contractor should submit protest 

information. However, most contractors 

use computers to prepare protest 

materials and submit time sensitive 

responses electronically (email or 

facsimile) to the specified Government 

point of contact. Since the responses 

must meet specific timeframes, a 

centralized mailbox or website would 

not be a practical method of submission. 

Submission of protest information 

through contracting officers’ email or 

through facsimile are the best methods 

to use to document receipt of protest 

information, and are the methods most 

commonly used in the Government 

protest process. This information 

collection may involve small business 

contractors, depending on the particular 

transaction. The burden applied to 

small businesses is minimal and 

consistent with the goals of achieving 

timely resolution of agency protests. 

This information is collected only when 

contractors choose to file a protest to the 

agency. The information is requested 

from contractors so that the Government 

will be able to evaluate protests 

effectively and provide prompt 

resolution of issues in dispute when 

contractors file such claims. 

DHS/ALL/PIA–006 General Contact 

Lists covers the basic contact 

information that must be collected for 

DHS to address these protests. The other 

information collected will typically 

pertain to the contract itself, and not 

individuals. However, all information 

for this information collection is 

submitted voluntarily. Technically, 

because this information is not retrieved 

by personal identifier, no SORN is 

required. However, DHS/ALL–021 DHS 

Contractors and Consultants provides 

coverage for the collection of records on 

DHS contractors and consultants, to 

include resume and qualifying 

employment information. There is no 

assurance of confidentiality provided to 

the respondents. 

The burden estimates provided in 

response to Item 12 above are based 

upon the Department’s findings in its 

FY 2022 Procurement Line of Business, 

Operational Status Report. No program 

changes have occurred or changes to the 

information being collected, however, 

the burden was adjusted to reflect an 

agency adjustment increase of 33 

respondents within DHS for fiscal year 

2022, as well as an increase in the 

average hourly wage rate. 

Analysis 

Agency: Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS). 

Title: Various Homeland Security 

Acquisitions Regulations Forms. 

OMB Number: 1600–0002. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Contractor. 

Number of Respondents: 21,379. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 

hour. 

Total Burden Hours: 21,379. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$1,685,903. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): 

Robert Dorr, 

Executive Director, Business Management 

Directorate. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20793 Filed 9–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9112–FL–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. CISA–2024–0023] 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection for ChemicalTerrorism Vulnerability Information 

(CVI) 

AGENCY: Cybersecurity and 

Infrastructure Security Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for 

comments; renewal of Information 

Collection Request (ICR): 1670–0015. 

SUMMARY: The Infrastructure Security 

Division (ISD) within the Cybersecurity 

and Infrastructure Security Agency 

(CISA) will submit the following 

Information Collection Request to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. The submission 

proposes to renew the information 

collection for an additional three years 

and to update both the burden estimates 

and the statutory authority for the 

information collection. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until November 12, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

identified by docket number through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for sending comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name ‘‘CISA’’ 

and docket number CISA–2024–0023. 

All comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Comments that include trade secrets, 

confidential commercial or financial 

information, Chemical-terrorism 

Vulnerability Information (CVI),1

Sensitive Security Information (SSI),2 or 

Protected Critical Infrastructure 


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3For more information about PCII see 6 CFR part 

29 and the PCII Program web page at www.dhs.gov/ 

pcii-program. 

4 6 U.S.C. 652(e)(1)(J): (J) To ensure that any 

material received pursuant to this chapter is 

protected from unauthorized disclosure and 

handled and used only for the performance of 

official duties. 

5The current information collection for CVI (i.e., 

IC 1670–0015) may be viewed at https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_

nbr=202012-1670-001. 

6 If the CFATS program is not reauthorized, 

renewal of this IC under the authority of 6 U.S.C. 

652(e)(1)(J) for the more limited purpose of issuing 

CVI Authorized User Numbers and allowing 

individuals to become CVI Authorized Users would 

reduce the estimated number of respondents to 150. 

It is CISA’s position that CFATS will be 

reauthorized. Therefore, CISA proposes to retain the 

estimate of 20,000 respondents. 

Information (PCII) 3 should not be 

submitted to the public docket. 

Comments containing trade secrets, 

confidential commercial or financial 

information, CVI, SSI, or PCII should be 

appropriately marked and packaged in 

accordance with applicable 

requirements and submission must be 

coordinated with the point of contact for 

this notice provided in FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Comments must be identified by docket 

number CISA–2024–0023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Annie Hunziker Boyer, 703–603–5000, 

CISARegulations@cisa.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism 

Standards (CFATS) Program identified 

and regulated the security of high-risk 

chemical facilities using a risk-based 

approach. Pursuant to section 5 of the 

Protecting and Securing Chemical 

Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 

2014 (Pub. L. 113–254, as amended by 

Pub. L. 116–150; 6 U.S.C. 621 note), 

authorization had been granted for 

CFATS until July 27, 2023. Congress did 

not act to reauthorize the program in 

time and, as such, the authorization 

expired on July 28, 2023. Therefore, 

regulations written pursuant to CFATS 

authority are not currently active. While 

regulatory text for the CFATS 

regulation, including information 

protection requirements, is located in 

part 27 of title 6 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR), the text is inactive 

due to the lapse in authority. 

CISA continues to possess and 

safeguard the information provided to 

CISA under the CFATS program prior to 

the program’s lapse in authority on July 

28, 2023. CISA also continues to receive 

requests for these government records 

and has continued to treat any 

information previously designated as 

CVI prior to the July 28, 2023 lapse 

consistent with the previously 

established CVI information handling 

protection regime. As a result, prior to 

granting access to information 

safeguarded as CVI, CISA verifies that 

the requestor is a CVI Authorized User. 

If that requestor has a need to know but 

is not a CVI Authorized User, CISA will 

provide the requestor with CVI training. 

The requestor then submits an 

application to become a CVI Authorized 

User. 

CISA is authorized to safeguard 

information provided to CISA under 

CFATS prior to July 28, 2023 under 6 

U.S.C. 652(e)(1)(J), which grants CISA 

the authority to safeguard information 

from unauthorized disclosure and to 

ensure that the information is handled 

and used only for the performance of 

official duties.4

It is the Administration’s position that 

CFATS should be reauthorized. 

However, even without statutory 

reauthorization, there is both a reason to 

continue collecting this information 

(i.e., enabling individuals with a need to 

know but who are not CVI Authorized 

Users to access historical government 

records safeguarded as CVI) as well as 

existing statutory authority to do so 

under 6 U.S.C. 652(e)(1)(J). Once CFATS 

is reauthorized, the training and 

application to become a CVI Authorized 

User will be made accessible to the 

public. 

The current information collection for 

the CVI program (IC 1670–0015) will 

expire on November 30, 2024.5

CISA proposes three revisions from 

the previously approved collection. 

Specifically, to renew the information 

collection for an additional three years, 

increase the loaded average hourly wage 

rate of respondents from $79.75 to 

$101.87 based on updated BLS wage 

and compensation data, and to cite 6 

U.S.C. 652(e)(1)(J) as its statutory 

authority rather than 6 U.S.C. 623. 

This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.8. 

CISA’S Methodology in Estimating the 

Burden for the Chemical-Terrorism 

Vulnerability Information 

Authorization 

Number of Respondents 

The current information collection 

estimated that 20,000 respondents 

submit a request to become a CVI 

Authorized User Number annually. The 

table below provides the number of 

respondents over the past three years 

(i.e., Calendar Year (CY) 2020 through 

CY 2022). 

CY 2020 CY 2021 CY 2022 

Number of Respondents .............................................................................................................. 11,444 12,931 14,252 

Due to past fluctuations and 

uncertainty regarding the number of 

future respondents, CISA believes that 

20,000 continues to be a reasonable 

estimate when CFATS is reauthorized. 

Therefore, CISA proposes to retain the 

estimated annual number of 

respondents.6

Estimated Time per Respondent 

In the current information collection, 

the estimated time per respondent to 

prepare and submit a CVI Authorization 

is 0.50 hours (30 minutes). CISA 

proposes to retain the estimated time 

per respondent. 

Annual Burden Hours 

The annual burden hours for the CVI 

Authorization is [0.50 hours × 20,000 

respondents × 1 response per 

respondent], which equals 10,000 hours. 

Total Capital/Startup Burden Cost 

Prior to the expiration of CFATS’ 

statutory authorization, the instrument 

through which the information was 

collected electronically was a web 

interface incorporated into CISA’s 

Chemical Security Assessment Tool 

(CSAT). Since the lapse, and until 

reauthorization, the instrument is a PDF 

form sent via email to respondents. The 

PDF form is filled out by respondents 

and returned to CISA via email. When 

the CFATS program is reauthorized, a 

web-enabled interface will be made 

accessible to the public. 

Thus, for the purposes of this notice, 

CISA continues to assume there is no 

annualized capital or start-up costs 

incurred by respondents for this 

information collection. 

Total Recordkeeping Burden 

There are no recordkeeping burden 

costs incurred by respondents for this 

information collection. 


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7The wage used for an SSO equals that of 

Managers, All (11–9199), with a load factor of 

1.4481 to account for benefits in addition to wages 

https://www.bls.gov/oes/2023/may/oes119199.htm. 

The load factor is estimated by dividing total 

compensation by total wages and salaries for the 

Management, Professional and Related series ($72/ 

$49.72), which can be found at https://www.bls.gov/ 

news.release/ecec.t04.htm. 

Total Annual Burden Cost 

CISA assumes that respondents are 

generally Site Security Officers (SSOs), 

although other types of respondents 

may also complete this instrument (e.g., 

State, and local government employees 

and contractors). For the purpose of this 

notice, CISA maintains this assumption. 

To estimate the total annual burden, 

CISA multiplied the annual burden of 

10,000 hours by the loaded average 

hourly wage rate of SSOs of $101.87 per 

hour.7 Therefore, the total annual 

burden cost for the CVI Authorization 

instrument is $1,018,700 [10,000 total 

annual burden hours × $101.87 per 

hour]. 

Analysis 

Agency: Department of Homeland 

Security, Cybersecurity and 

Infrastructure Agency, Infrastructure 

Security Division. 

Title: CFATS Chemical-Terrorism 

Vulnerability Information. 

OMB Number: 1670–0015. 

Instrument: Chemical-Terrorism 

Vulnerability Information Training and 

Authorized User Application. 

Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and 

‘‘Other’’. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 20,000 

respondents (rounded estimate). 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.50 

hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 10,000 annual 

burden hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0. 

Total Burden Cost: $1,001,275. 

Robert J. Costello, 

Chief Information Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and 

Infrastructure Security Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20828 Filed 9–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–LF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R4–ES–2024–N046; 

FXES11140400000–245–FF04E00000] 

Endangered Species; Recovery Permit 

Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit 

applications; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, have received 

applications for permits to conduct 

activities intended to enhance the 

propagation or survival of endangered 

species under the Endangered Species 

Act. We invite the public and local, 

State, Tribal, and Federal agencies to 

comment on these applications. Before 

issuing any of the requested permits, we 

will take into consideration any 

information that we receive during the 

public comment period. 

DATES: We must receive written data or 

comments on the applications by 

October 15, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: 

Reviewing Documents: Submit 

requests for copies of applications and 

other information submitted with the 

applications to Karen Marlowe (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). All 

requests and comments should specify 

the applicant’s name and application 

number (e.g., Mary Smith, 

ESPER0001234). 

Submitting Comments: If you wish to 

comment, you may submit comments by 

one of the following methods: 

• Email (preferred method): 

permitsR4ES@fws.gov. Please include 

your name and return address in your 

email message. If you do not receive a 

confirmation from the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service that we have received 

your email message, contact us directly 

at the telephone number listed in FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

• U.S. mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service Regional Office, Ecological 

Services, 1875 Century Boulevard, 

Atlanta, GA 30345 (Attn: Karen 

Marlowe, Permit Coordinator). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator, via 

telephone at 404–679–7097 or via email 

at karen_marlowe@fws.gov. Individuals 

in the United States who are deaf, 

deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 

speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite 

review and comment from the public 

and local, State, Tribal, and Federal 

agencies on applications we have 

received for permits to conduct certain 

activities with endangered and 

threatened species under section 

10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and our regulations 

in the Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR) at 50 CFR part 17. Documents and 

other information submitted with the 

applications are available for review, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 

U.S.C. 552a), and the Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). 

Background 

With some exceptions, the ESA 

prohibits take of listed species unless a 

federal permit is issued that authorizes 

such take. The definition of ‘‘take’’ in 

the ESA includes hunting, shooting, 

harming, wounding, or killing, and also 

such activities as pursuing, harassing, 

trapping, capturing, or collecting. 

A recovery permit issued by us under 

section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA 

authorizes the permittee to take 

endangered or threatened species while 

engaging in activities that are conducted 

for scientific purposes that promote 

recovery of species or for enhancement 

of propagation or survival of species. 

These activities often include the 

capture and collection of species, which 

would result in prohibited take if a 

permit were not issued. Our regulations 

implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) of the 

ESA for these permits are found at 50 

CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife 

species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened 

wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for 

endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 

17.72 for threatened plant species. 

Permit Applications Available for 

Review and Comment 

The ESA requires that we invite 

public comment before issuing these 

permits. Accordingly, we invite local, 

State, Tribal, and Federal agencies, and 

the public to submit written data, views, 

or arguments with respect to these 

applications. The comments and 

recommendations that will be most 

useful and likely to influence agency 

decisions are those supported by 

quantitative information or studies. 

Proposed activities in the following 

permit requests are for the recovery and 

enhancement of propagation or survival 

of the species in the wild. 


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