Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Certified Cargo Screening Standard Security Program
| Published date | 13 May 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 26229 |
| Record Number | 2021-10131 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Transportation Security Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 91 (Thursday, May 13, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 91 (Thursday, May 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26229-26230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10131]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
[Docket No. TSA-2009-0018]
Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB
Review: Certified Cargo Screening Standard Security Program
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 1652-0053,
abstracted below to OMB for an extension in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected burden. The collection
involves: (1) Applications from entities that wish to become Certified
Cargo Screening Facilities (CCSFs) or Third-Party Canine-Cargo (3PK9-C)
Certifiers; (2) personally identifiable information to allow TSA to
conduct security threat assessments (STA) on certain individuals
employed by the CCSFs or 3PK9-C Certifiers and those authorized to
conduct 3PK9-C Program activities; (3) standard security programs or
submission of a proposed modified security program or amendment to a
security program by CCSFs, or standards provided by TSA or submission
of a proposed modified standard by 3PK9-C Certifiers; (4) recordkeeping
requirements for CCSFs and 3PK9-C Certifiers; (5) designation of a
Security Coordinator (SC) by CCSFs and 3PK9-C Certifiers; and (6)
significant security concerns detailing information of incidents,
suspicious activities, and/or threat information by CCSFs and 3PK9-C
Certifiers.
DATES: Send your comments by June 14, 2021. 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 (IT), 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 November 18, 2020, 85 FR 73502.
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: Certified Cargo Screening Standard Security Program.
Type of Request: Revision of one currently approved ICR.
OMB Control Number: 1652-0053.
Forms(s): The forms used for this collection of information include
Letter of Intent (TSA Form 419A); CCSF Profile Application (TSA Form
419B); CCSF Principal Attestation (TSA Form 419D); CCSF Security
Profile (TSA Form 419E); and the Security Threat Assessment Application
(TSA Form 419F).
Affected Public: The collections of information that make up this
ICR involve entities other than aircraft operators and include
facilities upstream in the air cargo supply chain, such as shippers,
manufacturers, warehousing entities, distributors, third party
logistics companies, indirect air carriers, CCSFs and 3PK9 Certifiers
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located in the United States. For purposes of this document, CCSFs
refers to both facility-based CCSFs and CCSF-K9s.
Abstract: TSA is seeking continued approval from OMB for the
collection of information contained in the ICR. Section 1602 of the
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, Public
Law 110-53 (121 Stat. 266, Aug. 3, 2007) (9/11 Act) required the
development of a system to screen 100 percent of such cargo no later
than August 2010. TSA currently requires 100 percent screening of all
cargo transported on passenger aircraft.\1\ The screening of air cargo
must be in a manner approved by TSA and be commensurate with the level
of security for the screening of passenger checked baggage.\2\
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\1\ See 49 CFR 1544.205(g) and 1546.205(g)(1).
\2\ Id. See also 49 U.S.C. 44901(g)(2).
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TSA's regulations in 49 CFR part 1549 for the Certified Cargo
Screening Program (CCSP) support the 9/11 Act mandate by providing an
alternative means of compliance with the 100 percent screening
requirement. In order to comply with the statutory mandate, the CCSP
allows shippers, indirect air carriers, and other entities to
voluntarily participate in a program through which TSA certifies
entities to screen air cargo off-airport before it is tendered to air
carriers for transport on passenger aircraft. CCSFs may screen cargo
off-airport and must implement measures to ensure a secure chain of
custody from the point of screening to the point at which the cargo is
tendered to the aircraft operator. In addition, TSA developed a program
to certify 3PK9-C Teams to screen air cargo.\3\ TSA incorporated this
capability under the framework of the CCSP, providing an opportunity
for canine team providers to choose to be regulated as CCSFs under 49
CFR part 1549 and approved to use Certified 3PK9-C Teams to screen
cargo for TSA regulated entities.
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\3\ See sec. 1941 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2019,
Division K, Title I (Pub. L. 115-254; 132 Stat. 3186; Oct. 5, 2018).
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TSA's three primary programs issued under 49 CFR part 1549 provides
standards for compliance for those entities subject to the program's
requirements: (1) The Certified Cargo Screening Security Program,
applicable to facilities-based CCSFs; (2) the Certified Cargo Security
Program-K9, applicable to canine team providers; and (3) the 3PK9-C
Certifier Order, applicable to third-party certifiers.
The following are required to maintain the CCSP: CCSF applications,
3KP9 certifier applications, STA applications, criminal history records
check, recordkeeping requirements, security program information, 3PK9-C
Certifier Order, significant security concerns information, and
security coordinator information.
Total Estimated Number of Respondent: 2,527.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 16,041 hours annually.\4\
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\4\ The annual burden number has been updated since the
submission of the 60-day notice, which reported, 16,189.98.
Dated: May 10, 2021.
Christina A. Walsh,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2021-10131 Filed 5-12-21; 8:45 am]
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