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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 ATSA 

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 (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. 

2 49 U.S.C. 114(f)(3). 

3 49 U.S.C. 114(f)(10). 

4 49 U.S.C. 114(f)(11). 

5 49 U.S.C. 114(f)(15). 

Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20892 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Elaine Lewis, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Branch, National Institute 

on Aging, Gateway Building, Suite 2C212, 

MSC–9205, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, 

Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–402–7707 

elainelewis@nia.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute on 

Aging Special Emphasis Panel; Aerobic 

Exercise and Muscle Function. 

Date: March 30, 2015. 

Time: 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institute on Aging, 

Gateway Building, Suite 2C212, 7201 

Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20892 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Elaine Lewis, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Branch, National Institute 

on Aging, Gateway Building, Suite 2C212, 

MSC–9205, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, 

Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–402–7707, 

elainelewis@nia.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.866, Aging Research, 

National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: February 4, 2015. 

Melanie J. Gray, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

Intent To Request Renewal From OMB 

of One Current 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 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 revision in compliance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 

TSA has combined two previouslyapproved ICRs (1652–0061 and 1652– 

0062) into this single request to simplify 

the collection, increase transparency, 

and reduce duplicative efforts. TSA 

assesses the current security practices in 

the transit and passenger rail and 

highway and motor carrier industries by 

way of its 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 supporting TSA’s 

and the Department of Homeland 

Security’s (DHS) missions. This 

voluntary collection allows TSA to 

conduct transportation security-related 

assessments during site visits with 

surface transportation security and 

operating officials. 

DATES: Send your comments by April 

13, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed 

to TSAPRA@tsa.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: 

Christina A. Walsh at the above address, 

or by telephone (571) 227–2062. 

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 re-approval of the following 

voluntary information collection, TSA is 

soliciting comments to— 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

information request 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 

Under the Aviation and 

Transportation Security Act (ATSA) 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 required to 

‘‘assess the security of each surface 

transportation mode and evaluate the 

effectiveness and efficiency of current 

Federal Government surface 

transportation security initiatives.’’ E.O. 

13416, sec. 3(a) (Dec. 5, 2006). TSA is 

also specifically empowered to develop 

policies, strategies, and plans for 

dealing with threats to transportation,2

ensure the adequacy of security 

measures for the transportation of 

cargo,3 oversee the implementation and 

ensure the adequacy of security 

measures at transportation facilities,4

and carry out other appropriate duties 

relating to transportation security.5

TSA developed the Baseline 

Assessment for Security Enhancement 

(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 Public Transportation (PT) 

BASE systems. However, based on the 

success of the program, TSA developed 

the Highway (HWY) BASE program in 

2012, with full implementation in 2013. 

This voluntary program has served to 

evaluate and collect physical and 

operational preparedness information 

and critical assets and key point-ofcontact lists. The program also reviews 

emergency procedures and domain 

awareness training, and provides an 

opportunity to share industry best 

practices. 

While many public transportation 

systems have security and emergency 

response plans or protocols in place, 

there is no consistent approach to 

evaluating the extent to which security 

programs exist, nor the content of those 

programs. As a result, there also are no 

consistent data about these 

transportation security programs, nor a 

database that can be used to benchmark 

the programs. The BASE program is 

designed to address these issues. 


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6See United States Government Accountability 

Office (GAO) Report to Congressional Requesters, 

GAO–15–159, PUBLIC TRANSIT Federal and 

Transit Agencies Taking Steps to Build Transit 

Systems’ Resilience but Face Challenges, December 

2014, page 10. http://www.gao.gov/assets/670/

667391.pdf. GAO reviewed transit systems’ 

resilience to catastrophic events. The report 

examined (1) how DHS and the Department of 

Transportation help transit agencies make their 

systems resilient; (2) actions selected by transit 

agencies take to make their systems resilient; and 

(3) challenges transit agencies face with making 

their systems resilient. 

Description of Data Collection 

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 transit 

(including transit bus) and passenger 

rail systems, trucking, school bus 

contractors, school districts, and motor 

coach companies throughout the United 

States, capturing and documenting 

relevant information on a standardized 

checklist. All BASE reviews are done on 

a voluntary basis and are not regulatory 

inspections. Advance coordination and 

planning ensures the efficiency of the 

assessment process. The TSIs–S review 

and analyze the public transportation 

and highway entities’ security plan, if 

adopted, and determine if the mitigation 

measures included in the plan are being 

effectively implemented, while 

providing additional resources for 

further security enhancement. In 

addition to examining the security plan 

document, TSA reviews one or more 

assets of the public transportation and 

highway entities’ system. 

During BASE site visits of PT and 

HWY entities, TSIs–S collect 

information and complete a BASE 

checklist from the review PT and HWY 

entities’ documents, plans, and 

procedures. They also interview 

appropriate PT and HWY entities 

personnel and conduct system 

observations prompted by questions 

raised during the document review and 

interview stages. TSA conducts the 

interviews to ascertain and clarify 

information on security measures and to 

identify security gaps. The interviews 

also provide TSA with a method to 

encourage the surface transportation 

entities participating in the BASE 

reviews to be diligent in effecting and 

maintaining security-related 

improvements. 

This program provides TSA with realtime information on current security 

practices within the transit (including 

transit bus), passenger rail, trucking, 

school bus contractor, school district, 

and motor coach modes of the surface 

transportation sector. This information 

also allows TSA to adapt programs to 

the changing threat dynamically, while 

incorporating an understanding of the 

improvements surface transportation 

entities make in their security posture. 

Without this information, the ability of 

TSA to perform its security mission 

would be severely hindered. 

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. 

If TSA determines information in a 

completed assessment constitutes 

Sensitive Security Information in 

accordance with 49 U.S.C. 114(r) and 49 

CFR parts 15 and 1520, TSA will protect 

it in accordance with the requirements 

set forth in part 1520. 

Use of Results 

The information collected by TSA 

through BASE reviews helps to 

strengthen the security of PT and HWY 

entities’ security programs by 

supporting security program 

development (including grant 

programs),6 and the analysis/evaluation 

provides a consistent road map for PT 

and HWY entities to address security 

and emergency program vulnerabilities. 

In addition, a PT or HWY entity that 

undergoes a BASE review is provided 

with a report of results that can be used 

by the system to identify and prioritize 

vulnerabilities and funding to enhance 

security. The BASE reviews also will 

align PT and HWY entities’ security 

efforts with other TSA risk reduction 

efforts and provide industry partners 

corrective action options to consider by 

identifying security smart practices to 

share with others. 

Specifically, the information collected 

will be used: 

1. To develop a baseline 

understanding of a PT and HWY 

entities’ security and emergency 

management processes, procedures, 

policies, programs, and activities against 

security requirements and 

recommended security practices 

published by TSA. 

2. To enhance a PT and HWY entities’ 

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 PT and HWY entities 

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

security practice warranting sharing 

with the transportation community as a 

whole to foster general enhancement of 

security in the transportation 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 

respective Federal grant programs, to 

enhance security within the Nation’s 

surface transportation system. 

While TSA has not set a limit on the 

number of BASE program reviews to 

conduct, TSA estimates it will conduct 

approximately 30 PT BASE reviews and 

approximately 60 HWY BASE reviews 

on an annual basis. TSA does not intend 

to conduct more than one BASE review 

per transit or passenger rail system in a 

single year. TSA estimates that the hour 

burden per PT entity to engage its 

security and/or operating officials with 

inspectors in the interactive BASE 

program review process is 

approximately 12 hours. Also, TSA 

estimates that the hour burden per HWY 

entity to engage its security and/or 

operating officials with inspectors in the 

interactive BASE program review 

process is approximately 5 hours. Thus, 

the total annual hour burden for the PT 

BASE program review is 360 hours 

annually (30 × 12 hours = 360 hours) 

and for HWY BASE 300 hours annually 

(60 × 5 hours = 300 hours). 

Dated: February 5, 2015. 

Christina A. Walsh, 

TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office 

of Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02829 Filed 2–10–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 91105–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

Intent To Request Renewal From OMB 

of One Current Public Collection of 

Information: Law Enforcement Officer 

Flying Armed Training 

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 1652–0034, 

abstracted below that we will submit to 

OMB for renewal in compliance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 

The ICR describes the nature of the 

information collection and its expected 

burden. The collection involves the 

Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) 

maintenance of a database of all Federal, 

State and local law enforcement 


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