80 FR 27340 - Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Baseline Assessment for Security Enhancement (BASE) Program

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 92 (May 13, 2015)

This notice announces that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request (ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0062, abstracted below to OMB for review and approval of a revision to the currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). TSA has combined two previously-approved ICRs (1652-0061 and 1652-0062) into this single request to simplify the collection, increase transparency, and reduce duplication. 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 February 11, 2015 at 80 FR 7623. The collection allows TSA to conduct transportation security-related assessments during site visits with surface transportation security and operating officials.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27340-27341]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11506]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Baseline Assessment for Security Enhancement (BASE) Program

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 1652-0062, 
abstracted below to OMB for review and approval of a revision to the 
currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 
TSA has combined two previously-approved ICRs (1652-0061 and 1652-0062) 
into this single request to simplify the collection, increase 
transparency, and reduce duplication. 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 February 11, 
2015 at 80 FR 7623. The collection allows TSA to conduct transportation 
security-related assessments during site visits with surface 
transportation security and operating officials.

DATES: Send your comments by June 12, 2015. 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 
[email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer, 
Office of Information Technology (OIT), TSA-11, Transportation Security 
Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6011; 
telephone (571) 227-2062; email [email protected].

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 http://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: Baseline Assessment for Security Enhancement (BASE) Program.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0062 (Combining 1652-0061 and 1652-0062).

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    Forms(s): Baseline Assessment for Security Enhancement (BASE) 
electronic checklist.
    Affected Public: Highway transportation asset owners and operators, 
and public transportation agencies, including mass transit bus, rail 
transit, long-distance rail, and other, less common types of service 
(cable cars, inclined planes, funiculars, and automated guide way 
systems).
    Abstract: TSA's BASE program works with existing and new 
transportation operators to identify their current security posture, to 
identify security gaps, and to implement countermeasures throughout the 
surface modes of transportation by asking established questions with 
major transportation asset owners and operators. Data and results 
collected through the BASE program will inform TSA's policy and program 
initiatives and allow TSA to provide focused resources and tools to 
enhance the overall security posture within the surface transportation 
community.
    Number of Respondents: 890.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 9,440 hours annually 
(Public Transportation--6,440 hours; Highway--3,000 hours).

Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2015-11506 Filed 5-12-15; 8:45 am]
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