60-Day Notice 07.01.09 DHS-2009-0033 - CSAT

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Solicitation of Comments
The Office of Management and Budget
is particularly interested in comments
which:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information 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 of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
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 through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Analysis

Request for a Technical Consultation
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 1,454.25.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.25
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 364 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.00.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $29,085.
Signed: June 24, 2009.
Philip Reitinger,
Deputy Under Secretary, National Protection
and Programs Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security.
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SECURITY

Agency
Department of Homeland Security,
Office of the Under Secretary for
National Protection and Programs
Directorate, Office of Infrastructure
Protection, Infrastructure Security
Compliance Division.
Title: Chemical Facility AntiTerrorism Standards.
OMB Number: 1670–NEW.

[Docket No. DHS–2009–0033]

National Protection and Programs
Directorate, Office of Infrastructure
Protection; Submission for Chemical
Security Assessment Tool Revision of
Information; Collection 1670–0007

Request for Redetermination
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 1,041.75.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.25
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 260 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.00.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $20,835.
Request for an Extension
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 1,454.25.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.25
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 364 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.00.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $29,085.
Notification of a New Top Screen
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 6250.

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Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.25
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 1,563 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.00.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $125,000.

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AGENCY: National Protection and
Programs Directorate, Office of
Infrastructure Protection Infrastructure
Security Compliance Division, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for
comments: Revision of information
collection request 1670–0007.
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate, Office of
Infrastructure Protection, Infrastructure
Security Compliance Division (ISCD)
will be submitting the following
information collection request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The information
collection is being revised. The purpose
of this notice is to solicit comments
during a 60-day public comment period
prior to the submission of this revised
collection to OMB. The submission
describes the nature of the information
collection, the categories of
respondents, the estimated burden and
cost.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until August 31, 2009.

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This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.8.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments on the
proposed information collection
through Federal Rulemaking Portal at
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Comments must be identified by docket
number DHS–2009–0033.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained through Federal Rulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Program Description
Section 550 of Public Law 109–295
provides the Department of Homeland
Security with the authority to regulate
the security of high-risk chemical
facilities. Before the enactment of
Section 550, the Department did not
have authority to regulate the security of
most of our nation’s chemical facilities.
On April 9, 2007, the Department issued
an Interim Final Rule (IFR),
implementing this statutory mandate at
72 FR 17688. Section 550 requires a
risk-based approach to security.
The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards (CFATS), 6 CFR Part 27, are
the Department’s regulations under
Section 550 governing security at highrisk chemical facilities. CFATS
represents a national-level effort to
minimize terrorism risk to such
facilities. Its design and implementation
balance maintaining economic vitality
with securing facilities and their
surrounding communities. The
regulations were designed, in
collaboration with the private sector and
other stakeholders, to take advantage of
protective measures already in place
and to allow facilities to employ a wide
range of tailored measures to satisfy the
regulations’ Risk-Based Performance
Standards (RBPS).
CFATS also establishes, in 6 CFR
27.400, the requirements that covered
persons must follow to safeguard certain
documents and other information
developed under the regulations. This
information is identified as ‘‘Chemicalterrorism Vulnerability Information’’
(CVI) and by law receives protection
from public disclosure and misuse.
The Department collects the primary
core regulatory data electronically
through the Chemical Security
Assessment Tool (CSAT).
Solicitation of Comments
The Office of Management and Budget
is particularly interested in comments
which:

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1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information 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 of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
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 through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Analysis
Agency
Department of Homeland Security,
Office of the Under Secretary for
National Protection and Programs
Directorate, Office of Infrastructure
Protection, Infrastructure Security
Compliance Division.
Title: Chemical Security Assessment
Tool.
OMB Number: 1670–0007.
CFATS Helpdesk
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 25,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.25
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 6,250 hours.
Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup):
$0.00.
Total Burden Cost (Operating/
Maintaining): $500,000.
Chemical-Terrorism Vulnerability
Information Authorization
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 8,073.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1
hour.
Total Burden Hours: 8,073 hours.
Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup):
$0.00.
Total Burden Cost (Operating/
Maintaining): $645,840.
CSAT User Registration
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 4,167.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1
hour.
Total Burden Hours: 4,167 hours.
Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup):
$0.00.

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Total Burden Cost (Operating/
Maintaining): $333,360.
CSAT Top Screen
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 4,167.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 30.3
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 189,390 hours.
Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup):
$0.00.
Total Burden Cost (Operating/
Maintaining): $15,151,212.
Security Vulnerability Assessment &
Alternative Security Program Submitted
in Lieu of the Security Vulnerability
Assessment
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 825.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 250
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 309,375 hours.
Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup):
$0.00.
Total Burden Cost (Operating/
Maintaining): $24,750,000.
Site Security Plan (SSP) & Alternative
Security Program Submitted in Lieu of
the Site Security Plan
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 825.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 200
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 247,500 hours.
Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup):
$0.00.
Total Burden Cost (Operating/
Maintaining): $19,800,000.
Signed: June 24, 2009.
Philip Reitinger,
Deputy Under Secretary, National Protection
and Programs Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E9–15476 Filed 6–30–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS–2009–0034]

National Protection and Programs
Directorate, Office of Infrastructure
Protection; Submission for Chemical
Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards
Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability
Information (CVI) Information
Collection 1670–NEW
AGENCY: National Protection and
Programs Directorate, Office of
Infrastructure Protection, Infrastructure
Security Compliance Division, DHS.

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ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for
comments: New information collection
request 1670–NEW.
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate, Office of
Infrastructure Protection, Infrastructure
Security Compliance Division (ISCD)
will be submitting the following
information collection request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The information
collection is a new information
collection. The purpose of this notice is
to solicit comments during a 60-day
public comment period prior to the
submission of this collection to OMB.
The submission describes the nature of
the information collection, the
categories of respondents, the estimated
burden and cost.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until August 31, 2009.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.8.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments on the
proposed information collection
through Federal Rulemaking Portal at
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Comments must be identified by docket
number DHS–2009–0034.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained through Federal Rulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Program Description
The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards (CFATS), 6 CFR Part 27, are
the Department’s regulations under
Section 550 governing security at highrisk chemical facilities. CFATS
represents a national-level effort to
minimize terrorism risk to such
facilities. Its design and implementation
balance maintaining economic vitality
with securing facilities and their
surrounding communities. The
regulations were designed, in
collaboration with the private sector and
other stakeholders, to take advantage of
protective measures already in place
and to allow facilities to employ a wide
range of tailored measures to satisfy the
regulations’ Risk-Based Performance
Standards (RBPS).
CFATS also establishes, in 6 CFR
27.400, the requirements that covered
persons must follow to safeguard certain
documents and other information
developed under the regulations. This

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