Notice2024-21050
Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Public Collection of Information: Exercise Information System
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Published
September 17, 2024
Issuing agencies
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 1652-0057, abstracted below that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden for the TSA Exercise Information System (EXIS[supreg]). EXIS[supreg] is a web portal that assists stakeholders to build and manage exercise planning teams, and share best practices & lessons learned. Using and inputting information into EXIS[supreg] is completely voluntary.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76125-76126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21050]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Public Collection of
Information: Exercise Information System
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 1652-0057,
abstracted below that we will submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for an extension in compliance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The ICR describes the nature of the information
collection and its expected burden for the TSA Exercise Information
System (EXIS[supreg]). EXIS[supreg] is a web portal that assists
stakeholders to build and manage exercise planning teams, and share
best practices & lessons learned. Using and inputting information into
EXIS[supreg] is completely voluntary.
DATES: Send your comments by November 18, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99cdcad8c9cbd8d9fdf1eab7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cc989f8d9c9e8d8ca8a4bfe2aba3ba">[email protected]</span></a> or delivered to
the TSA PRA Officer, Information Technology (IT), 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 will be made
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;
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(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 1652-0057; Exercise Information System.
EXIS[supreg] is an internet-accessible knowledge-management system
developed by TSA to serve its relevant stakeholders (such as members of
the transportation industry, port authorities, Federal agencies, and
State, local, territorial, and Tribal governments). EXIS[supreg]
integrates security-related training and exercise components
constituting sensitive security information (SSI).\1\ It gives
stakeholders valuable security exercise scenarios and objectives, best
practices and lessons learned, and a repository of the users' own
historical exercise data for use in future exercises. Transportation
industry stakeholders can choose scenarios and objectives based on
their vulnerabilities, mode of transportation, and the size of their
operation.
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\1\ SSI is information which, if publicly released, would be
detrimental to transportation security, and is defined at 49 U.S.C.
114(r) and 49 CFR part 1520.
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TSA will collect five types of information through EXIS[supreg].
The collection is voluntary. While EXIS[supreg] users are not required
to provide all information requested, if users choose to withhold
information, they may not receive the benefits of EXIS[supreg]
associated with that information collection.
1. User registration information. Because EXIS[supreg] includes SSI
information, TSA must collect information upon registration to ensure
only those members of the transportation community with a relevant
interest in conducting security training exercises, and with an
appropriate level of need to access security training information, are
provided access to EXIS[supreg].
TSA collects: The User's Name, Agency/Organization Name and Type,
Job Title, Supervisor or other Sponsor's Name, Professional Phone
Number, Professional Email Address, Employment Verification Contact
Name, Employment Verification Contact Information, and the Reason for
Needing an EXIS[supreg] account. In addition, the following optional
registration information can be added by the user: Professional
(business), Country, City, State, Zip Code, Mobile Phone Number,
Alternate Email, and Preferred Transportation Sector.
2. Desired nature and scope of the exercise. TSA collects this
information to generate an EXIS[supreg] training exercise appropriate
for the particular user. Users are asked to submit their desired
transportation mode, exercise properties, objectives, scenario events,
and participating agencies/attendees.
3. Corrective actions/lessons learned/best practices. TSA collects
this information to document and share the users' ideas and methods for
improving transportation security with other transportation
stakeholders in the wider EXIS[supreg] user base. The TSA Intermodal
Security Training and Exercise Program office may send lessons learned
and best practices to subject matter experts within TSA for review.
Once the information is reviewed, any company or user identifying
information is removed and the content is published to the site for all
users to access.
4. Evaluation feedback. TSA collects this information for the
purpose of evaluating the usefulness of EXIS[supreg] in facilitating
security training exercises for the users. TSA can then modify
EXIS[supreg] to better suit its users' needs.
5. After-Action Reports (AARs). EXIS[supreg] automatically
summarizes information from items (2) and (3) mentioned above in order
to create formal AARs for users. These AARs include an exercise
overview, goals and objectives, scenario event synopsis, analysis of
critical issues, exercise design characteristics, conclusions, and the
executive summary. The AAR is the output of the exercise process.
Stakeholders use the report to identify strengths or areas in which
they can assign resources to mitigate risk and enhance the security
posture within their organization.
Based on industry population estimates and growth rates, and
interest generated amongst the transportation modes during the years
following EXIS's[supreg] release to the public, TSA estimates that the
respondents will be approximately 16,713 full access and limited access
users. TSA estimates a proportion of these respondents will
participate; 2,006.7 full access users and 74.1 limited access users
will spend approximately 3.5 hours per EXIS[supreg] user inputting the
information described above, totaling, 7,282.7 burden hours. TSA
estimates 12,065 limited access users will also spend approximately
0.25 hours completing a survey, totaling 3,016.3 burden hours. Given
this information, the annual hourly burden for EXIS's[supreg]
collection of information is 10,299 hours (7,282.7 + 3,016.3).
Dated: September 11, 2024.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2024-21050 Filed 9-16-24; 8:45 am]
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