30 Day Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 231 / Friday, November 30, 2012 / Notices
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.

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Information Collection Requirement
Title: Public Transportation Systems
Baseline Assessment for Security
Enhancement (BASE) Program.
Type of Request: New collection.
OMB Control Number: Not yet
assigned.
Form(s): BASE electronic checklist.
Affected Public: Public Transportation
Agencies, including buses, 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 Public Transportation
Systems BASE program was developed
to evaluate a transit system/assets
security posture through voluntary site
visits with security and operating
officials of public transportation
systems. This program will allow TSA
to expand its awareness and
understanding of transportation modes
and asset security postures in order to
enable more effective targeting of
security programs and technical
assistance to evaluate security, and
facilitate sharing of best security
practices.
Number of Respondents: 140.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An
estimated 6,440 hours annually.
Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on November
21, 2012.
Susan L. Perkins,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
of Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
New Agency Information Collection
Activity Under OMB Review: Highway
Baseline Assessment for Security
Enhancement (BASE) Program
Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 30-day Notice.
AGENCY:

This notice announces that
the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) has forwarded the
new Information Collection Request
(ICR) abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval 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
May 29, 2012 77 FR 31632. TSA
received four comments in response to
this notice. Two comments were
unrelated to the ICR. The remaining two
comments were requests for program
information. This voluntary information
collection allows TSA to conduct
transportation security-related
assessments during site visits with
security and operating officials of
surface transportation entities.
DATES: Send your comments by
December 31, 2012. 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:
Susan L. Perkins, TSA PRA Officer,
Office of Information Technology (OIT),
TSA–11, Transportation Security
Administration, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 20598–6011; telephone
(571) 227–3398; email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

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

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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: Highway Baseline Assessment
for Security Enhancement (BASE)
Program.
Type of Request: New collection.
OMB Control Number: Not yet
assigned.
Form(s): Highway Baseline
Assessment for Security Enhancement
(BASE).
Affected Public: Highway
transportation asset owners and
operators.
Abstract: TSA’s Highway BASE
program seeks to establish the current
state of security gaps and implemented
countermeasures throughout the
highway mode of transportation by
posing questions to major transportation
asset owners and operators. Data and
results collected through the Highway
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: 750.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An
estimated 3,000 hours annually.
Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on November
21, 2012. .
Susan L. Perkins,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2012–28997 Filed 11–29–12; 8:45 am]
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