[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 67 (Thursday, April 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20453-20454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07370]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB
Review: Cybersecurity Measures for Surface Modes
AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request
(ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0074,
abstracted below, to OMB for an extension of the currently approved
collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection and its expected burden.
Specifically, the collection involves the submission of data concerning
the designation of a Cybersecurity Coordinator; the reporting of
cybersecurity incidents to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency (CISA); the development of a cybersecurity contingency/
recovery plan to address cybersecurity gaps; and the completion of a
cybersecurity assessment.
DATES: Send your comments by May 9, 2022. A comment to OMB is most
effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for
Public Comments'' and by using the find function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer,
Information Technology, TSA-11, Transportation Security Administration,
6595 Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, VA 20598-6011; telephone
(571) 227-2062; email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TSA published a Federal Register notice,
with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments, of the following
collection of information on December 23, 2021, 86 FR 72988.
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.
Information Collection Requirement
Title: Cybersecurity Measures for Surface Modes.
Type of Request: Extension.
OMB Control Number: 1652-0074.
Form(s): TSA Optional Forms. TSA Surface Cybersecurity
Vulnerability Assessment Form.
Affected Public: Owner/Operators with operations that identified in
49 CFR part 1580 (Freight Rail), 49 CFR part 1582 (Mass Transit and
Passenger Rail), and 49 CFR part 1584 (Over-the-Road Bus).
Abstract: Under the authorities of 49 U.S.C. 114, TSA may take
immediate action to impose measures to protect transportation security
without providing notice or an opportunity for comment.\1\ On November
30, 2021, OMB approved TSA's request for emergency approval of the
collections of information within Security Directive (SD) 1580-21-01,
SD 1582-21-02, and an ``information circular'' (IC) all issued on
December 2, 2021. The OMB approval allowed for the institution of
mandatory reporting requirements under the SDs and collection of
information voluntarily submitted under the IC. As OMB emergency
approval is only valid for six months, TSA is now seeking renewal of
this information collection for the maximum three-year approval period.
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\1\ TSA issues security directives (SDs) for surface
transportation operators under the statutory authority of 49 U.S.C.
114(l)(2)(A). This provision, from section 101 of the Aviation and
Transportation Security Act (ATSA), Public Law 107-71 (115 Stat.
597; Nov. 19, 2001), states: ``Notwithstanding any other provision
of law or executive order (including an executive order requiring a
cost-benefit analysis), if the Administrator determines that a
regulation or security directive must be issued immediately in order
to protect transportation security, the Administrator shall issue
the regulation or security directive without providing notice or an
opportunity for comment and without prior approval of the
Secretary.''
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The cybersecurity threats to surface transportation infrastructure
that necessitate these collections are consistent with TSA's mission,
as well as TSA's responsibility and authority for ``security in all
modes of transportation
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. . . including security responsibilities . . . over modes of
transportation that are exercised by the Department of
Transportation.'' See 49 U.S.C. 114(d). The SDs require, and the IC
recommends, the following security measures:
1. Designate a Cybersecurity Coordinator and alternate
Cybersecurity Coordinator and provide contact information to TSA; these
individuals are to be available to TSA 24/7 to coordinate cybersecurity
practices, address any incidents that arise, and serve as a principal
point of contact with TSA and CISA for cybersecurity-related matters;
2. Report cybersecurity incidents to CISA;
3. Develop a cybersecurity incident response plan to reduce the
risk of operational disruption should an owner/operator's Information
and/or Operational Technology systems be affected by a cybersecurity
incident; and
4. Complete a cybersecurity vulnerability assessment to address
cybersecurity gaps using the form provided by TSA and submit the form
to TSA.
Number of Respondents: 781.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 96,163 hours annually.
Dated: April 4, 2022.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2022-07370 Filed 4-6-22; 8:45 am]
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