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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 250 (Tuesday, December 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 107154-107155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31370]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. CISA-2024-0034]

Notice of Proposed Information Collection Under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act: Request for the ChemLock Program

AGENCY: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Infrastructure Security Division (ISD) within 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will submit the 
following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission proposes a new 
information collection to support the ChemLock Program.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until March 3, 
2025.
    Submissions received after the deadline for receiving comments may 
not be considered.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number through 
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for sending comments.
    Instructions: All comments received must include the agency name 
``CISA'' and docket number CISA-2024-0034. All comments received will 
be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal information provided.

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    Comments that include protected information such as 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 not be submitted to the public docket. Comments containing 
protected information should be appropriately marked and packaged in 
accordance with all applicable requirements and submission must be 
coordinated with the point of contact for this notice provided in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
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    \1\ For more information about CVI see 6 CFR 27.400 and the CVI 
Procedural Manual at www.dhs.gov/publication/safeguarding-cvi-manual.
    \2\ For more information about SSI see 49 CFR part 1520 and the 
SSI Program web page at www.tsa.gov/for-industry/sensitive-security-information.
    \3\ For more information about PCII see 6 CFR part 29 and the 
PCII Program web page at www.dhs.gov/pcii-program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Annie Hunziker Boyer, 703-603-5000, 
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[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congress established the Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in the Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Act of 2018, Public Law 115-278 (2018). As part 
of CISA's responsibilities, Congress authorized CISA to provide 
analyses, expertise, and other assistance to critical infrastructure 
owners and operators upon request. 6 U.S.C. 652(c)(5).
    CISA serves as Sector Risk Management Agency (SRMA) for the 
Chemical Sector. CISA has established ChemLock, which is voluntary 
program for facilities that possess dangerous chemicals. This ICR 
consolidates and clarifies CISA collection of information in support of 
ChemLock. While some ChemLock services are currently available 
leveraging other approved information collections, this ICR when 
approved, will allow for an additional ChemLock service.
    CISA proposes three instruments within this information collection: 
(1) ChemLock Request for Services; (2) ChemLock Service Registration 
and Preparation; and (3) ChemLock Service Feedback.

ChemLock Program Request for Services

    This instrument collects basic contact information from individuals 
requesting a ChemLock service such as: (a) security consultations; (b) 
technical consultations, (c) onsite assessments and assistance, (d) 
exercises and drills, (e) training courses, (f) access to other 
tailored resources, and (g) risk assessments. In addition, the 
instrument will collect facility identifying information, facility 
description information, and information about the chemicals present at 
the facility.

ChemLock Service Registration and Preparation

    This instrument collected information to enable the ChemLock 
services which need additional information to be performed. The 
ChemLock services which need additional information to be performed are 
security consultations, onsite assessments and assistance, and risk 
assessments.

ChemLock Service Feedback Collection

    This instrument will collect information related to feedback about 
ChemLock related services such as: which ChemLock service was provided 
and when, program outcomes, satisfaction, and performance of the staff 
involved in providing the ChemLock service.

ANALYSIS

    Agency: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
    Title of Collection: ChemLock.
    OMB Control Number: 1670-NEW.
    Instrument: ChemLock Program Request for Services.
    Frequency: ``On occasion'' and ``Other.''
    Affected Public: State, local, Tribal, and Territorial governments 
and private sector individuals.
    Number of Respondents: 450 respondents (estimate).
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.25 hour.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 112.50 hours.
    Total Annual Burden Cost: $10,838.06.
    Total Annual Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.

    Instrument: ChemLock Service Registration and Preparation.
    Frequency: ``On occasion'' and ``Other.''
    Affected Public: State, local, Tribal, and Territorial governments 
and private sector.
    Number of Respondents: 300 (estimate).
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 3.17 hours.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 952 hours.
    Total Annual Burden Cost: $91,714.10.
    Total Annual Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.

    Instrument: ChemLock Service Feedback.
    Frequency: ``On occasion'' and ``Other.''
    Affected Public: State, local, Tribal, and Territorial governments 
and private sector.
    Number of Respondents: 225 (estimate).
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.25 hour.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 56.26 hours.
    Total Annual Burden Cost: $5,419.03.
    Total Annual Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.

Robert J. Costello,
Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security, 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
[FR Doc. 2024-31370 Filed 12-30-24; 8:45 am]
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