Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Highway Corporate Security Review

Joanna Johnson
Federal Register
July 7, 2011

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39887-39888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16939]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY



Transportation Security Administration




Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 

Review: Highway Corporate Security Review



AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.



ACTION: 30-day Notice.



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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request 

(ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0036 

abstracted below to OMB for review and approval of an extension of the 

currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 

The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its 

expected burden. TSA published a Federal Register notice, with a 60-day 

comment period soliciting comments, of the following collection of 

information on April 26, 2011, FR 76-23327. The ICR describes the 

nature of the information collection and its -expected burden. The ICR 

will assess the current security practices in the highway and motor 

carrier industry by way of its Highway Corporate Security Review (CSR) 

Program, which encompasses site visits and interviews, and is part of 

the larger domain awareness, prevention, and protection program 

supporting TSA's and the Department of Homeland Security's missions.



DATES: Send your comments by August 8, 2011. A comment to OMB is most 

effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.



ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, OMB. Comments should be addressed to Desk Officer, 

Department of Homeland Security/TSA, and sent via electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395-6974.



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joanna Johnson, TSA PRA Officer, 

Office of Information Technology (OIT), TSA-11, Transportation Security



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Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6011; 

telephone (571) 227-3651; e-mail TSAPRA@dhs.gov.



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 www.reginfo.gov. 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: Highway Corporate Security Review.

    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

    OMB Control Number: 1652-0036.

    Forms(s): TSA Form 1603 Highway Motor Carrier Security Review Form.

    Affected Public: Owners and operators of school bus, motor coach, 

and general freight trucking companies, privately owned assets, State 

Departments of Transportation, and State Departments of Education.

    Abstract: TSA is seeking renewal of its current 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 carrying out its transportation security mission. TSA 

conducts this collection through voluntary face-to-face visits at the 

headquarters of the subject surface transportation owners/operators. 

During the site visit, TSA personnel complete the CSR form, which asks 

security-related questions. This assessment is necessary for TSA to 

establish the current state of security practices for highway modes of 

transportation. TSA will then be able to make policy and programmatic 

decisions to improve the overall security posture within the surface 

transportation community. The data collected also can be utilized to 

develop security practice assessments and issue security guidelines, 

best practices, and lessons learned for the stakeholder community.

    Number of Respondents: 100.

    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 300 hours annually.



    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on June 30, 2011.

Joanna Johnson,

TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.

[FR Doc. 2011-16939 Filed 7-6-11; 8:45 am]

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