[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26709-26710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09545]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public
Collection of Information: Sensitive Security Information Threat
Assessment Application
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 1652-0042,
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 TSA determining whether the party or representative
of a party seeking access to sensitive security information (SSI) in a
civil proceeding in federal district court, a prospective bidder
seeking access to SSI for the purpose of perfecting a proposal in
response to a TSA request for proposal, a party to other contractual
agreements (e.g., bailments), a participant of other transaction
agreements, or someone who receives other conditional SSI disclosures
may be granted access to the SSI.
DATES: Send your comments by July 6, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed to [email protected] or delivered
to the TSA PRA Officer, Information Technology (IT), TSA-11,
Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, 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
available at http://www.reginfo.gov 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.
Consistent with the requirements of Executive Order (E.O.) 13771,
Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs, and E.O. 13777,
Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, TSA is also requesting comments
on the extent to which this request for information could be modified
to reduce the burden on respondents.
Information Collection Requirement
OMB Control Number 1652-0042; Sensitive Security Information Threat
Assessment. TSA is seeking to renew the control number (1652-0042) for
the maximum three-year period in order to continue compliance with sec.
525(d) of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of
2007 (DHS Appropriations Act, Pub. L. 109-295, 120 Stat. 1382), as
reenacted, and to continue the process for access to SSI. TSA developed
this process for a party seeking access to SSI in a civil proceeding in
federal district court who demonstrates a substantial need for relevant
SSI in the preparation of the party's case, and who is unable without
undue hardship to obtain the substantial equivalent of the information
by other means. Under this process, the party or party's representative
may request and
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be granted conditional access to the SSI at issue in the case.
These procedures also apply to additional categories of individuals
seeking access to SSI. They apply to witnesses retained by a party as
experts or consultants and court reporters that are required to record
or transcribe testimony containing specific SSI and do not have a
current security clearance required for access to classified national
security information as defined by E.O. 12958 as amended. The procedure
is also used by a prospective bidder who is seeking to submit a
proposal in response to a request for proposal by TSA so they may
request certain SSI to perfect their bid, an individual involved in the
performance of non-traditional contractual agreements (for example,
bailments) or other transaction agreements, or an individual receiving
access to SSI under 49 CFR 1520.15(e) regarding other conditional
disclosures.
Applicants seeking access to SSI in federal district court
litigation, bidders, and certain other applicants will be required to
complete TSA Form 2211 in order to have a security threat assessment
completed before they can receive the requested SSI. TSA will use the
information collected to conduct the security threat assessment for the
purpose of determining whether the provision of such access to the
information for the proceeding or other reason presents a risk of harm
to the Nation. TSA recently revised the collection of information to
allow individuals who are members of TSA PreCheck \TM\ (also known as
TSA Pre[check][supreg]) Application Program) to provide a known
traveler number (KTN) to facilitate the security threat assessment.
This assessment includes: (1) A fingerprint-based criminal history
records check (CHRC); (2) a name-based check to determine whether the
individual poses or is suspected of posing a threat to transportation
or national security, including checks against terrorism, immigration,
or other databases TSA maintains or uses; and/or (3) implement other
procedures and requirements for safeguarding SSI that are satisfactory
to TSA including a professional responsibility check (for attorneys and
court reporters). Based on the results of the security threat
assessment, TSA will make a final determination on whether the
individual may be granted access to the SSI.
TSA estimates that the total annual hour burden for this collection
will be 275 hours, based on an estimated 256 annual respondents with a
one-hour burden per respondent, plus 7 SSI litigant respondents with a
2.68-hour burden per respondent.
Dated: April 29, 2020. .
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2020-09545 Filed 5-4-20; 8:45 am]
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