New Emergency Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Department of Homeland Security-Vulnerability Identification Self-Assessment Tool-Transportation (DHS-VISAT-T), 46533-46534 [05-15771]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 153 / Wednesday, August 10, 2005 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Closed Meeting Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meeting. The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Name of Committee: National Institute of Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel, Time Sensitive Medicare Part D Review.Date: August 29, 2005. 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[FR Doc. 05–15755 Filed 8–9–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–M DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [USCG–2005–22040] Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee; Charter Renewal Coast Guard, DHS. Notice of charter renewal. AGENCY: ACTION: VerDate jul<14>2003 15:02 Aug 09, 2005 Jkt 205001 SUMMARY: The Secretary of Homeland Security has renewed the charter for the Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) for 2 years from July 5, 2005, until July 5, 2007. CTAC is a Federal advisory committee under 5 U.S.C. App. 2 (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770). It advises the Coast Guard on safe and secure transportation and handling of hazardous materials in bulk on U.S.flag vessels and barges in U.S. ports and waterways. ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of the charter by writing to Commandant (G–MSO–3), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593–0001; by calling 202–267–1217; or by faxing 202–267–4570. This notice and the charter are available on the Internet at https://dms.dot.gov in docket (USCG–2005–22040). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Robert Hennessy, Executive Director of CTAC, or Ms. Sara S. Ju, Assistant to the Executive Director, telephone 202–267–1217, fax 202–267– 4570. Dated: August 3, 2005. Howard L. Hime, Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, Security, and Environmental Protection. [FR Doc. 05–15782 Filed 8–9–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–15–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Transportation Security Administration New Emergency Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Department of Homeland Security— Vulnerability Identification SelfAssessment Tool—Transportation (DHS–VISAT–T) Transportation Security Administration, DHS. ACTION: Notice of emergency clearance request. AGENCY: SUMMARY: 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 emergency processing and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. DATES: Send your comments by September 9, 2005. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. ADDRESSES: Comments may be faxed to the Office of Information and Regulatory PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 46533 Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: DHS–TSA Desk Officer, at (202) 395–5806. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Wawer, Information Collection Specialist, Office of Transportation Security Policy, TSA–9, Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202–4220; telephone (571) 227–1995; facsimile (571) 227–2594. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. 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: Department of Homeland Security—Vulnerability Identification Self-Assessment Tool—Transportation (DHS–VISAT–T). Type of Request: Emergency processing request of new collection. OMB Control Number: Not yet assigned. Forms(s): N/A. Affected Public: Owners and operators within the transportation sector. The affected modes of transportation include Aviation, Rail, Pipelines, Highway and Bridges, and Mass Transit. Abstract: After its inception, TSA faced the challenge of securing all of the different modes within the transportation sector. A methodology was required in order to support interand intra-modal analysis and decisionmaking. Millions of assets exist within the transportation sector, ranging from over 500,000 highway-bridges to over 19,000 general aviation airports. Given E:\FR\FM\10AUN1.SGM 10AUN1 46534 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 153 / Wednesday, August 10, 2005 / Notices this population of assets, it became apparent that a mechanism was needed to solicit data from the asset owners/ operators. TSA needs this data, such as the assets’ security measures currently deployed, along with a high-level assessment of system security effectiveness, in order to prioritize resources. In response to this need, TSA’s Office of Threat Assessment and Risk Management (OTRM) developed the Department of Homeland Security— Vulnerability Identification SelfAssessment Tool—Transportation (DHS–VISAT–T), formerly called the TSA Self-Assessment Risk Module (TSARM), as a means to gather securityrelated data. TSA designed this tool to be flexible to support the unique characteristics of each transportation mode, while still providing a common framework from which analysis and trends can be identified. DHS–VISAT–T represents the U.S. Government’s first self-assessment tool that provides the following features: • The tool is provided to users at no cost; • The tool is voluntary; • The tool is Web-based, easily accessible; and • All ratings are determined by the user. The self-assessment tool contains two sections. In the first section of the tool, users answer a series of questions divided into seven countermeasure categories to develop a comprehensive picture of the asset’s security system posture. The countermeasure categories include: • Plans, Policies, and Procedures; • Security Training; • Access Control; • Physical Security Assets; • Security Technologies and Equipment; • Communications Security; and • Information Security. The second section of the tool focuses on the prevention and the mitigation of a base array of threat scenarios developed for different categories of assets. Users rate their asset in terms of target attractiveness (from a terrorist’s perspective) and several consequence categories that describe health and wellbeing, economic consequences, and symbolic value of the asset. Users first list the asset’s baseline security countermeasures that apply for each of the threat scenarios, and then rate the effectiveness of the countermeasures in detecting and/or preventing the terrorist’s actions against each threat scenario. Descriptive guidance for the effectiveness rating is provided for each of the countermeasure categories. The VerDate jul<14>2003 15:02 Aug 09, 2005 Jkt 205001 performance-based effectiveness ratings describe the asset’s ability to thwart the threat. After the tool is applied considering baseline countermeasures, users apply the tool two additional times to assess the impact of adding new countermeasures or enhancing existing countermeasures. The first additional assessment assumes a general increase in the national threat level (orange). The second additional assessment assumes that the asset is known to be a specific target (red). The intent is that the enhanced countermeasures will increase the security effectiveness compared to the baseline effectiveness ratings. Upon completion of the tool assessment, users receive a report that summarizes their inputs. They may then use this report to develop a security plan or to identify areas of potential vulnerability. Users have the option to submit the completed assessment to DHS. If submitted, DHS reviews the assessment for consistency and provides feedback to the users. Number of Respondents: Of the possible 3,002,450 respondents, TSA expects that approximately 10 percent, or 300,245, will use the tool. Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on August 3, 2005. Lisa S. Dean, Privacy Officer. [FR Doc. 05–15771 Filed 8–9–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–62–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–4975–N–23] Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Local Appeals to Single-Family Mortgage Limits Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner, HUD. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. DATES: Comments Due Date: October 11, 2005. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Wayne Eddins, Reports Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., L’Enfant Plaza Building, Room 8001, Washington, DC 20410 or Wayne_Eddins@hud.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Burns, (Acting) Director, Office of Single Family Program Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708–2121 (this is not a toll free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available information. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting the proposed information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended). This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection 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 of the proposed collection of information; (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 the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. This notice also lists the following information: Title of Proposal: Local Appeals to Single-Family Mortgage Limits. OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502–0302. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The National Housing Act permits HUD to raise the maximum mortgage amount up to eighty-seven percent of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) loan limits in areas with high prevailing sales prices to reflect regional differences in the cost of housing. Any party who believes that the present limit does not accurately reflect the higher sales price in that area may request an increase. The request must be accompanied by sufficient housing sales price data to support the request. The data should be a listing of all the one- or nearly all the one-family sales in the area for a prescribed period of time, depending on the volume of sales. HUD will use the information E:\FR\FM\10AUN1.SGM 10AUN1

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[FR Doc No: 05-15771]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


New Emergency Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Department of Homeland Security--Vulnerability Identification 
Self-Assessment Tool--Transportation (DHS-VISAT-T)

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of emergency clearance request.

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SUMMARY: 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 emergency processing and approval under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. The ICR describes the nature of the information 
collection and its expected burden.

DATES: Send your comments by September 9, 2005. A comment to OMB is 
most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be faxed to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: DHS-TSA 
Desk Officer, at (202) 395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Wawer, Information Collection 
Specialist, Office of Transportation Security Policy, TSA-9, 
Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, 
Arlington, VA 22202-4220; telephone (571) 227-1995; facsimile (571) 
227-2594.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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. 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: Department of Homeland Security--Vulnerability 
Identification Self-Assessment Tool--Transportation (DHS-VISAT-T).
    Type of Request: Emergency processing request of new collection.
    OMB Control Number: Not yet assigned.
    Forms(s): N/A.
    Affected Public: Owners and operators within the transportation 
sector. The affected modes of transportation include Aviation, Rail, 
Pipelines, Highway and Bridges, and Mass Transit.
    Abstract: After its inception, TSA faced the challenge of securing 
all of the different modes within the transportation sector. A 
methodology was required in order to support inter- and intra-modal 
analysis and decision-making. Millions of assets exist within the 
transportation sector, ranging from over 500,000 highway-bridges to 
over 19,000 general aviation airports. Given

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this population of assets, it became apparent that a mechanism was 
needed to solicit data from the asset owners/operators. TSA needs this 
data, such as the assets' security measures currently deployed, along 
with a high-level assessment of system security effectiveness, in order 
to prioritize resources.
    In response to this need, TSA's Office of Threat Assessment and 
Risk Management (OTRM) developed the Department of Homeland Security--
Vulnerability Identification Self-Assessment Tool--Transportation (DHS-
VISAT-T), formerly called the TSA Self-Assessment Risk Module (TSARM), 
as a means to gather security-related data. TSA designed this tool to 
be flexible to support the unique characteristics of each 
transportation mode, while still providing a common framework from 
which analysis and trends can be identified. DHS-VISAT-T represents the 
U.S. Government's first self-assessment tool that provides the 
following features:
     The tool is provided to users at no cost;
     The tool is voluntary;
     The tool is Web-based, easily accessible; and
     All ratings are determined by the user.
    The self-assessment tool contains two sections. In the first 
section of the tool, users answer a series of questions divided into 
seven countermeasure categories to develop a comprehensive picture of 
the asset's security system posture. The countermeasure categories 
include:
     Plans, Policies, and Procedures;
     Security Training;
     Access Control;
     Physical Security Assets;
     Security Technologies and Equipment;
     Communications Security; and
     Information Security.
    The second section of the tool focuses on the prevention and the 
mitigation of a base array of threat scenarios developed for different 
categories of assets. Users rate their asset in terms of target 
attractiveness (from a terrorist's perspective) and several consequence 
categories that describe health and well-being, economic consequences, 
and symbolic value of the asset. Users first list the asset's baseline 
security countermeasures that apply for each of the threat scenarios, 
and then rate the effectiveness of the countermeasures in detecting 
and/or preventing the terrorist's actions against each threat scenario. 
Descriptive guidance for the effectiveness rating is provided for each 
of the countermeasure categories. The performance-based effectiveness 
ratings describe the asset's ability to thwart the threat.
    After the tool is applied considering baseline countermeasures, 
users apply the tool two additional times to assess the impact of 
adding new countermeasures or enhancing existing countermeasures. The 
first additional assessment assumes a general increase in the national 
threat level (orange). The second additional assessment assumes that 
the asset is known to be a specific target (red). The intent is that 
the enhanced countermeasures will increase the security effectiveness 
compared to the baseline effectiveness ratings.
    Upon completion of the tool assessment, users receive a report that 
summarizes their inputs. They may then use this report to develop a 
security plan or to identify areas of potential vulnerability. Users 
have the option to submit the completed assessment to DHS. If 
submitted, DHS reviews the assessment for consistency and provides 
feedback to the users.
    Number of Respondents: Of the possible 3,002,450 respondents, TSA 
expects that approximately 10 percent, or 300,245, will use the tool.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on August 3, 2005.
Lisa S. Dean,
Privacy Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-15771 Filed 8-9-05; 8:45 am]
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