[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 211 (Wednesday, November 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66454-66455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21813]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Intent to Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public 
Collection of Information: Corporate Security Review (CSR)

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration (TSA), DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: TSA invites public comment on one currently approved 
information collection requirement abstracted below that we will submit 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal in compliance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Send your comments by January 3, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Katrina Wawer, Information Collection Specialist, Office of 
Transportation Security Policy, TSA-9, Transportation Security 
Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-4220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Wawer at the above address or 
by telephone (571) 227-1995 or facsimile (571) 227-2594.

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. 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: Corporate Security Review (CSR).
    Type of Request: Renewal of one current public collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0036.
    Forms(s): Corporate Security Review Form.
    Affected Public: Surface Transportation System Owners and 
Operators.
    Abstract: The Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001 
(ATSA) (Public Law 107-71) requires TSA to oversee the security of the 
nation's surface transportation system. Specifically, ATSA grants TSA 
authority to execute its responsibilities for:
    <bullet> Enhancing security in all modes of transportation;

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    <bullet> Assessing intelligence and other information in order to 
identify threats to transportation security; and
    <bullet> Coordinating countermeasures with other Federal agencies 
to address such threats, including the authority to receive, assess, 
and distribute intelligence information related to transportation 
security (49 U.S.C. 114(d), (f)(1)-(5), (h)(1)-(4)).
    To support these requirements, TSA assesses the current security 
practices in the surface transportation sector by way of site visits 
and interviews through it's Corporate Security Review (CSR) program, 
one piece of a much larger domain awareness, prevention, and protection 
program in support of TSA's and Department of Homeland Security's 
missions. TSA is seeking to renew its OMB approval for this information 
collection so that TSA can continue to ascertain minimum-security 
standards and identify coverage gaps, activities that are critical to 
its mission of ensuring transportation security.
    The CSR is an ``instructive'' review that provides TSA with an 
understanding of each surface transportation owner/operator's ability 
to protect its critical assets. In carrying out CSRs, teams of modal 
experts from TSA conduct site visits of critical highway, mass transit, 
pipeline, and rail assets throughout the nation. The TSA team analyzes 
the owner's/operator's security plan and determines if the mitigation 
measures included in the plan are being implemented. In addition to 
reviewing the security plan document, TSA tours the site and interviews 
the owner's/operator's security coordinator, employees, and 
contractors. TSA collects information on eleven topics: threat 
assessments, vulnerability assessments, security planning, 
credentialing, secure areas, infrastructure protection, physical 
security countermeasures, cyber security, training, communications, and 
exercises. TSA conducts this collection through voluntary face-to-face 
visits, which last an average of two days, at the company/agency 
headquarters of surface transportation owners/operators. Typically, TSA 
sends three employees to conduct a two-day discussion/interview with 
representatives from the company/agency owner/operator. At the 
conclusion of these site visits, TSA completes the Corporate Security 
Review form, which asks questions concerning the above mentioned 
topics. TSA does not plan to collect information from small businesses 
or other small entities at this time.
    The annual hour burden for this information collection is estimated 
to be 1,200 hours. While TSA estimates a total of 500 potential 
respondents, this estimate is based on TSA conducting 75 visits per 
year, each visit lasting 2 days (2 8-hour work days). The total annual 
cost burden to respondents is $0.00.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 1,200 hours annually.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on October 25, 2005.
Lisa S. Dean,
Privacy Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-21813 Filed 11-1-05; 8:45 am]
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