Highway Baseline Assessment for Security Enhancement (BASE) Program

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
1652-0062 BASE SS 5.17.2024.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-05-17	Repair queued
FR_60DN_2023-24858.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-03-27	Repair queued
GAO 20-404 Final Report.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-08-25	Repair queued
ATSA.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-12-06	Repair queued
privacy-dhs-all-pia-006-General Contact Lists-update-June2016.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-08-17	Repair queued
PLAW-114publ50.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-12-10	Repair queued
49 CFR 1520.5.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-12-10	Repair queued
49 CFR 15.5.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-12-10	Repair queued
EO 13416.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-12-10	Repair queued
49 US Code 114.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-12-10	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
249018	Highway/Motor Carrier Assessments Cybersecurity	Other-Spreadsheet Assessment	Removed
249016	Cybersecurity Assessments	Other-Cybase Questions	Modified
217003	Passenger Transit and Passenger Rail (PTPR) Assessments	Other-PTPR BASE Questions	Modified
205851	Highway/Motor Carrier Assessments	Other-HWY Questions	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1652-0062	ICR Reference No: 202403-1652-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202108-1652-006
Agency/Subagency: DHS/TSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Highway Baseline Assessment for Security Enhancement (BASE) Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 04/24/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/17/2024
Terms of Clearance: The agency updated its reported burden for the collection.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2028	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2025
Responses	185	0	184
Time Burden (Hours)	885	0	1,698
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of TSA's Highway BASE program is to assess the current state of security gaps and implemented countermeasures throughout the highway modeof transportation by posing questions to highway transportation asset owners and operators. Data and results collected through the this 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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 114 Name of Law: Transportation Security Administration
   PL: Pub.L. 107 - 71 101 Name of Law: Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA)
   EO: EO 13416 Name/Subject of EO: Strengthening Surface Transportation Security
   PL: Pub.L. 114 - 50 7 Name of Law: Gerardo Hernandez Airport Security Act of 2015
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 77602	11/13/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 43421	05/17/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Cybersecurity Assessments
Highway/Motor Carrier Assessments
Highway/Motor Carrier Assessments Cybersecurity
Passenger Transit and Passenger Rail (PTPR) Assessments

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	185	184	0	1	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	885	1,698	0	-813	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: TSA moved to a stand-alone Cy-BASE information collection by going from two Cybersecurity Assessment information collections (PTPR Cybersecurity and HMC Cybersecurity) to one Cybersecurity Assessment information collection. This resulted in a decrease in the cybersecurity respondents, going from 92 to 8 respondents, and a decrease in the public hour burden, moving from 1,122 to 62 annual hours. The respondents to the PTPR and HMC Assessments information collections increased from 92 to 177 respondents and the burden increased from 575 to 823 annual hours. As a result, the total respondents for the overall collection are 185 respondents and the total annual burden is 885 annual hours, decreasing from the previous 1,698 annual burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,166,770

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 05/17/2024

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