Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 125 / Wednesday, July 1, 2009 / Notices 31459 

Solicitation of Comments 

The Office of Management and Budget 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

1. Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information 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 of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

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 through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

Analysis 

Agency 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Office of the Under Secretary for 

National Protection and Programs 

Directorate, Office of Infrastructure 

Protection, Infrastructure Security 

Compliance Division. 

Title: Chemical Facility AntiTerrorism Standards. 

OMB Number: 1670–NEW. 

Request for Redetermination 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Private Sector. 

Number of Respondents: 1,041.75. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.25 

hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 260 hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0.00. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $20,835. 

Request for an Extension 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Private Sector. 

Number of Respondents: 1,454.25. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.25 

hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 364 hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0.00. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $29,085. 

Notification of a New Top Screen 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Private Sector. 

Number of Respondents: 6250. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.25 

hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,563 hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0.00. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $125,000. 

Request for a Technical Consultation 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Private Sector. 

Number of Respondents: 1,454.25. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.25 

hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 364 hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0.00. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $29,085. 

Signed: June 24, 2009. 

Philip Reitinger, 

Deputy Under Secretary, National Protection 

and Programs Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E9–15473 Filed 6–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2009–0033] 

National Protection and Programs 

Directorate, Office of Infrastructure 

Protection; Submission for Chemical 

Security Assessment Tool Revision of 

Information; Collection 1670–0007 

AGENCY: National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, Office of 

Infrastructure Protection Infrastructure 

Security Compliance Division, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for 

comments: Revision of information 

collection request 1670–0007. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security, National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, Office of 

Infrastructure Protection, Infrastructure 

Security Compliance Division (ISCD) 

will be submitting 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 information 

collection is being revised. The purpose 

of this notice is to solicit comments 

during a 60-day public comment period 

prior to the submission of this revised 

collection to OMB. The submission 

describes the nature of the information 

collection, the categories of 

respondents, the estimated burden and 

cost. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until August 31, 2009. 

This process is conducted in accordance 

with 5 CFR 1320.8. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments on the 

proposed information collection 

through Federal Rulemaking Portal at 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Comments must be identified by docket 

number DHS–2009–0033. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

copy of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained through Federal Rulemaking 

Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Program Description 

Section 550 of Public Law 109–295 

provides the Department of Homeland 

Security with the authority to regulate 

the security of high-risk chemical 

facilities. Before the enactment of 

Section 550, the Department did not 

have authority to regulate the security of 

most of our nation’s chemical facilities. 

On April 9, 2007, the Department issued 

an Interim Final Rule (IFR), 

implementing this statutory mandate at 

72 FR 17688. Section 550 requires a 

risk-based approach to security. 

The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism 

Standards (CFATS), 6 CFR Part 27, are 

the Department’s regulations under 

Section 550 governing security at highrisk chemical facilities. CFATS 

represents a national-level effort to 

minimize terrorism risk to such 

facilities. Its design and implementation 

balance maintaining economic vitality 

with securing facilities and their 

surrounding communities. The 

regulations were designed, in 

collaboration with the private sector and 

other stakeholders, to take advantage of 

protective measures already in place 

and to allow facilities to employ a wide 

range of tailored measures to satisfy the 

regulations’ Risk-Based Performance 

Standards (RBPS). 

CFATS also establishes, in 6 CFR 

27.400, the requirements that covered 

persons must follow to safeguard certain 

documents and other information 

developed under the regulations. This 

information is identified as ‘‘Chemicalterrorism Vulnerability Information’’ 

(CVI) and by law receives protection 

from public disclosure and misuse. 

The Department collects the primary 

core regulatory data electronically 

through the Chemical Security 

Assessment Tool (CSAT). 

Solicitation of Comments 

The Office of Management and Budget 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

31460 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 125 / Wednesday, July 1, 2009 / Notices 

1. Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information 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 of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

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 through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

Analysis 

Agency 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Office of the Under Secretary for 

National Protection and Programs 

Directorate, Office of Infrastructure 

Protection, Infrastructure Security 

Compliance Division. 

Title: Chemical Security Assessment 

Tool. 

OMB Number: 1670–0007. 

CFATS Helpdesk 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Private Sector. 

Number of Respondents: 25,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.25 

hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 6,250 hours. 

Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): 

$0.00. 

Total Burden Cost (Operating/ 

Maintaining): $500,000. 

Chemical-Terrorism Vulnerability 

Information Authorization 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Private Sector. 

Number of Respondents: 8,073. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 

hour. 

Total Burden Hours: 8,073 hours. 

Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): 

$0.00. 

Total Burden Cost (Operating/ 

Maintaining): $645,840. 

CSAT User Registration 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Private Sector. 

Number of Respondents: 4,167. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 

hour. 

Total Burden Hours: 4,167 hours. 

Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): 

$0.00. 

Total Burden Cost (Operating/ 

Maintaining): $333,360. 

CSAT Top Screen 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Private Sector. 

Number of Respondents: 4,167. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 30.3 

hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 189,390 hours. 

Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): 

$0.00. 

Total Burden Cost (Operating/ 

Maintaining): $15,151,212. 

Security Vulnerability Assessment & 

Alternative Security Program Submitted 

in Lieu of the Security Vulnerability 

Assessment 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Private Sector. 

Number of Respondents: 825. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 250 

hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 309,375 hours. 

Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): 

$0.00. 

Total Burden Cost (Operating/ 

Maintaining): $24,750,000. 

Site Security Plan (SSP) & Alternative 

Security Program Submitted in Lieu of 

the Site Security Plan 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Private Sector. 

Number of Respondents: 825. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 200 

hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 247,500 hours. 

Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): 

$0.00. 

Total Burden Cost (Operating/ 

Maintaining): $19,800,000. 

Signed: June 24, 2009. 

Philip Reitinger, 

Deputy Under Secretary, National Protection 

and Programs Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E9–15476 Filed 6–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2009–0034] 

National Protection and Programs 

Directorate, Office of Infrastructure 

Protection; Submission for Chemical 

Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards 

Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability 

Information (CVI) Information 

Collection 1670–NEW 

AGENCY: National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, Office of 

Infrastructure Protection, Infrastructure 

Security Compliance Division, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for 

comments: New information collection 

request 1670–NEW. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security, National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, Office of 

Infrastructure Protection, Infrastructure 

Security Compliance Division (ISCD) 

will be submitting 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 information 

collection is a new information 

collection. The purpose of this notice is 

to solicit comments during a 60-day 

public comment period prior to the 

submission of this collection to OMB. 

The submission describes the nature of 

the information collection, the 

categories of respondents, the estimated 

burden and cost. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until August 31, 2009. 

This process is conducted in accordance 

with 5 CFR 1320.8. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments on the 

proposed information collection 

through Federal Rulemaking Portal at 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Comments must be identified by docket 

number DHS–2009–0034. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

copy of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained through Federal Rulemaking 

Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Program Description 

The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism 

Standards (CFATS), 6 CFR Part 27, are 

the Department’s regulations under 

Section 550 governing security at highrisk chemical facilities. CFATS 

represents a national-level effort to 

minimize terrorism risk to such 

facilities. Its design and implementation 

balance maintaining economic vitality 

with securing facilities and their 

surrounding communities. The 

regulations were designed, in 

collaboration with the private sector and 

other stakeholders, to take advantage of 

protective measures already in place 

and to allow facilities to employ a wide 

range of tailored measures to satisfy the 

regulations’ Risk-Based Performance 

Standards (RBPS). 

CFATS also establishes, in 6 CFR 

27.400, the requirements that covered 

persons must follow to safeguard certain 

documents and other information 

developed under the regulations. This