82 FR 27852 - Revision of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Sensitive Security Information Threat Assessments

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 116 (June 19, 2017)

This notice announces that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request (ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0042, abstracted below to OMB for review and approval of a revision 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 November 25, 2016. The collection involves TSA determining whether individuals seeking access to sensitive security information (SSI) may be granted access to the SSI.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 116 (Monday, June 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27852-27853]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12597]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Revision of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Sensitive Security Information Threat Assessments

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 1652-0042, 
abstracted below to OMB for review and approval of a revision 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 November 25, 2016. The collection involves TSA 
determining whether individuals seeking access to sensitive security 
information (SSI) may be granted access to the SSI.

DATES: Send your comments by July 19, 2017 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

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    (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: Sensitive Security Information Threat Assessments.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0042.
    Forms(s): TSA 2211.
    Affected Public: Individuals seeking access to SSI Information.
    Abstract: TSA has implemented sec. 525(d) of the DHS Appropriations 
Act, 2007 (Pub. L. 109-295, 120 Stat 1355, 1382, Oct. 4, 2006), as 
reenacted,\1\ by establishing a process whereby a party seeking access 
to SSI in a civil proceeding in Federal court that demonstrates a 
substantial need for relevant SSI in preparation of the party's case 
may request that the party's representative or court reporter be 
granted access to the SSI. Under Sec. Sec.  1520.11 and 1520.15 of 49 
CFR, TSA has also extended this process to include a prospective bidder 
who is seeking to submit a proposal in response to a request for 
proposal issued by TSA; an individual involved in the performance of 
contractual agreements (for example, bailments), or other transaction 
agreements, or an individual receiving access to SSI under 49 CFR 
1520.15(e), other conditional disclosure.
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    \1\ Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2013, Pub. L. 113-6, Div. D., Title V., sec. 510 (127 Stat. 198, 
368, Mar. 26, 2013).
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    Pursuant to sec. 114 of the Aviation and Transportation Security 
Act, Pub. L. 107-71 (115 Stat. 597, Nov. 19, 2001), and 49 CFR 
1520.11(c), TSA may make an individual's access to SSI contingent upon 
satisfactory completion of a security threat assessment (STA), 
including a criminal history records check (CHRC); and/or a name-based 
check against Federal law enforcement, terrorism, and immigration 
databases; and/or other procedures and requirements for safeguarding 
SSI that are satisfactory to TSA. TSA collects identifying information, 
an explanation supporting the individuals' need for the information, 
and other information related to safeguarding SSI to conduct the threat 
assessments. TSA uses the results of the STA to make a final 
determination on whether the individual may be granted access to SSI. 
TSA also uses the information to determine whether provision of access 
to specific SSI would present a risk of harm to the nation.
    TSA is revising the collection of information to allow individuals 
who are members of the TSA Pre[radic][supreg] Application Program, to 
provide a known traveler number (KTN) to facilitate the security threat 
assessment. Under that Program, individuals submit identifying 
information and fingerprints for a CHRC to help TSA determine 
eligibility for the Program, very similar to what TSA requires before 
providing SSI to an individual. TSA will use the information provided 
as part of the TSA Pre[radic][supreg] Application Program as part of 
its determination of an individual's eligibility to be granted access 
to SSI.
    Number of Respondents: 263.\2\
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    \2\ After the issuance of the 60-day notice, TSA received 
additional respondents and burden hours data for the collection. The 
reported estimated annual number of respondents has been updated 
from 127 to 263 respondents. The estimated annual time burden of 127 
has been updated to 275 burden hours.
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    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 275 hours annually.

    Dated: June 8, 2017.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2017-12597 Filed 6-16-17; 8:45 am]
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