Notice2023-00288
Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Security Training for Surface Transportation Employees
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Published
January 10, 2023
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Homeland Security DepartmentTransportation Security Administration
Abstract
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites public comment on one currently approved Information Collection Request (ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0066, abstracted below, that we will submit to OMB for an extension in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The collection involves information to validate compliance with the regulatory requirements, including Security Training Programs, Security Training Records, Security Coordinator Information, and Reporting Significant Security Concerns Information.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1397-1398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00288]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public
Collection of Information: Security Training for Surface Transportation
Employees
AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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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 1652-0066,
abstracted below, that we will submit to OMB for an extension in
compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The
collection involves information to validate compliance with the
regulatory requirements, including Security Training Programs, Security
Training Records, Security Coordinator Information, and Reporting
Significant Security Concerns Information.
DATES: Send your comments by March 13, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aafef9ebfaf8ebeaded9cb84cec2d984cdc5dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b6e2e5f7e6e4f7f6c2c5d798d2dec598d1d9c0">[email protected]</span></a> or delivered
to the TSA PRA Officer, Information Technology, TSA-11, Transportation
Security Administration, 6595 Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, 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 <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov">https://www.reginfo.gov</a> upon its submission to OMB. 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
OMB Control Number 1652-0066; Security Training for Surface
Transportation Employees. TSA was established by the Aviation and
Transportation Security Act (ATSA) as the primary federal authority to
enhance security for all modes of transportation.\1\
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The scope of TSA's authority includes assessing security risks,
developing security measures to address identified risks, and enforcing
compliance with these measures.\2\ TSA also has broad regulatory
authority to issue, rescind, revise, and enforce, regulations as
necessary to carry out its transportation security functions.\3\
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\1\ Public Law 107-71, 115 Stat. 597 (Nov. 19, 2001). ATSA
created TSA as a component of the Department of Transportation
(DOT). Section 403(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA),
Public Law 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135 (Nov. 25, 2002), transferred all
functions related to transportation security, including those of the
Secretary of Transportation and the Under Secretary of
Transportation for Security, to the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Pursuant to DHS Delegation Number 7060.2, the Secretary delegated to
the Administrator, subject to the Secretary's guidance and control,
the authority vested in the Secretary with respect to TSA, including
the authority in sec. 403(2) of the HSA.
\2\ See 49 U.S.C. 114, which codified section 101 of ATSA.
\3\ 49 U.S.C. 114(l)(1).
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As part of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission
Act of 2007 (9/11 Act),\4\ Congress mandated regulations to enhance
surface transportation security through security training of frontline
employees. The mandate includes prescriptive requirements for who must
be trained, what the training must encompass, and how to submit and
obtain approval for a training program.\5\ The 9/11 Act also mandates
regulations requiring higher-risk railroads and over-the-road buses to
appoint security coordinators.\6\
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\4\ Public Law 110-53 (121 Stat. 266; Aug. 3, 2007).
\5\ See secs. 1408, 1517, and 1534 of the 9/11 Act, codified at
6 U.S.C. 1137, 1167, and 1184, respectively.
\6\ See secs. 1512 and 1531 of the 9/11 Act, codified at 6
U.S.C. 1162 and 1181, respectively.
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In accordance with these authorities and mandates, TSA published
the Security Training for Surface Transportation Employees Final Rule
(Rule). See 85 FR 16456 (March 23, 2020). This Rule requires owner/
operators of higher-risk freight railroad carriers, public
transportation agencies (including rail mass transit and bus systems),
passenger railroad carriers and over-the-road bus companies to provide
TSA-approved security training to employees who perform security-
sensitive functions. In addition, TSA expanded its requirements for
security coordinators and the reporting of significant security
concerns, including bus operations, within the scope of the regulation.
See 49 CFR parts 1570, 1580, 1582, and 1584.
The information collection mandated by the Rule includes the
following:
<bullet> Security Training Program. Each owner/operator required to
have a security training program must submit the program to TSA for
approval to ensure that the program meets the required program
elements. TSA then reviews the submitted-program, including curriculum,
schedule for training, and employees to be trained, to verify that the
training program satisfies the regulatory requirements. The curriculum
must include training on how to observe, assess and respond to
terrorist-related threats and/or incidents. The schedule must address
both initial and recurrent training. The scope of the training must
include all security-sensitive employees as applicable to the specific
modal requirements. If TSA determines the program submitted meets the
regulatory requirements, the owner/operator does not need to submit
additional programs to TSA unless or until amendments or updates are
required. If modifications are required, the owner/operator must re-
submit their training program for TSA review and, as necessary, further
modifications, until TSA-approval is obtained.
<bullet> Security Training Records. Each owner/operator is required
to maintain security training records for each employee trained for no
less than five years from the date of the training. This record
retention schedule is necessary to validate compliance with the
requirement to provide triennial training.
<bullet> Security Coordinator Information. Each owner/operator is
required to designate and provide to TSA the contact information of a
primary and at least one alternate Security Coordinator. This
requirement is an expansion of previously imposed requirements
applicable to rail operations. As a result, this requirement does not
apply to populations currently covered under OMB 1652-0051 (Rail
Transportation Security).
<bullet> Reporting Significant Security Concerns Information. Each
owner/operator is required to report potential threats and significant
security concerns to TSA within 24 hours of initial discovery. This
requirement is an expansion of previously imposed requirements
applicable to rail operations. As a result, this information collection
does not apply to populations currently covered under OMB 1652-0051
(Rail Transportation Security).
Since the Rule was issued, changes in the industry have resulted in
a reduction in the number of regulated persons. As a result, TSA is
reducing the estimated number of respondents to the information
collection from 289 to approximately 218 respondents, with an annual
burden estimate of 4,623 hours (13,869 over three years).
Dated: January 5, 2023.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2023-00288 Filed 1-9-23; 8:45 am]
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