Chemical Facility
Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Personnel Surety Program
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
02/11/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
05/31/2022
149,271
203,305
24,879
33,884
0
5,158,226
CFATS Personnel Surety requires
high-risk chemical facility to implement measures designed to
identify people with terrorist ties. For the purposes of the CFATS
Personnel Surety Program, ‘people’ in Risk-Based Performance
Standards (RBPS) 12(iv) is in reference to affected individuals
(i.e., facility personnel or unescorted visitors with or seeking
access to restricted areas or critical assets at high-risk chemical
facilities). RBPS 12 requires high-risk chemical facilities to
perform appropriate background checks on and ensure appropriate
credentials for facility personnel, and, as appropriate, unescorted
visitors with access to restricted areas or critical
assets.
• Minor revision to the
instrument that reflects the passage of the Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Act of 2018, 6 U.S.C. §§ 651-74, such as
updating the Agency name to conform with the Agency’s new
designation as CISA. CISA is not proposing a change to the scope of
the instrument. • Decrease the annual number of responses from
203,305 to 149,271 responses which is a decrease of 54,304
responses. The revision is based on historical data and a revision
in the methodology about how CISA accounts for new facilities.
Notably, the new methodology: (a) remove the costs associated with
capital/startup costs because they are incorporated within the
estimated number of respondents; (b) increases the annual hires
rate from 47.8% to 57.3% for total private industry, as estimated
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and (c) increases the
number of annual respondents from 72,607. • An decrease of 9,005
hours of the annual time burden from 33,884 hours to 24,879 hours
when compared to the previously approved annual time burden. • A
decrease in the annual cost burden of $2,957,074 from $5,158,226 to
$2,201,152 which reflects (a) removal of the costs associated with
capital/startup costs because they are incorporated within the
estimated number of respondents, and (b) an increase of the annual
reporting and recordkeeping hour and cost burden from 12,101 hours
to 24,879 hours as a result of the revised methodology. • An
increase in the annual cost from $1,719,409 to $2,201,152 because
of the increase in annual hours as well as an increase in the
respondent wage rate from $85.82/hour to $88.48/hour, which is
based on updated BLS data. • A decrease of the overall total annual
operating cost to the Federal Government for this collection from
$1,001,189 to $495,581 based on the projected costs for the
government to vet records and the number of submissions.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Background Check to Identify Affected Individuals With Terrorist Ties
05_1670-0029 Supporting Statement A (11-FEB-2022)4.docx
03_60-Day FR Notice for 1670-0029.pdf
CFATS Personnel Surety Program Instrument