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Chemical Security Assessment Tool
(CSAT)
National Protection and
Programs Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for
comments; Revision of Information
Collection Request: 1670–0007.
AGENCY:
The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS or the Department),
National Protection and Programs
Directorate (NPPD), Office of
Infrastructure Protection (IP),
Infrastructure Security Compliance
Division (ISCD), will submit the
following Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter
35). The Department previously
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published this ICR, in the Federal
Register on November 18, 2015, for a
60-day public comment period.1
In this notice NPPD is: (1) Responding
to two commenters who submitted
comments in response to the 60-day
notice previously published for this ICR
and (2) inviting public comment
concerning this ICR for an additional 30
days.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until May 13, 2016.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.8.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, OMB. Comments should be
addressed to OMB Desk Officer,
Department of Homeland Security,
National Protection and Programs
Directorate. Comments must be
identified by the docket number DHS–
2015–0058 and may be submitted using
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
• Email:
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Include
the docket number in the subject line of
the message.
• Fax: (202) 395–5806.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the words ‘‘Department of
Homeland Security’’ and the docket
number for this action. Comments
received will be posted without
alteration at https://www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
provided.
Comments that include trade secrets,
confidential commercial or financial
information, Chemical-terrorism
Vulnerability Information (CVI),2
Sensitive Security Information (SSI),3 or
Protected Critical Infrastructure
Information (PCII) 4 should not be
submitted to the public regulatory
docket. Please submit such comments
separately from other comments in
response to this notice. Comments
containing trade secrets, confidential
1 See 80 FR 72086. The 60-day Federal Register
notice for Information Collection 1670–0007, which
invited comments for 60 days, may be found at
https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/11/
18/2015-29457/chemical-security-assessment-toolcsat.
2 For more information about CVI see 6 CFR
27.400 and the CVI Procedural Manual at https://
www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/
chemsec_cvi_proceduresmanual.pdf.
3 For more information about SSI see 49 CFR part
1520 and the SSI Program Web page at https://
www.tsa.gov.
4 For more information about PCII see 6 CFR part
29 and the PCII Program Web page at https://
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commercial or financial information,
CVI, SSI, or PCII should be
appropriately marked and packaged in
accordance with applicable
requirements and submitted by mail to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, OMB. Comments should be
addressed to OMB Desk Officer,
Department of Homeland Security,
National Protection and Programs
Directorate. Comments must be
identified by the docket number DHS–
2015–0058.
The Office of Management and Budget
is particularly interested in comments
that:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information 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,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
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 through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards (CFATS) Program Manager,
DHS/NPPD/IP/ISCD,
CFATS@hq.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
550 of the Homeland Security
Appropriations Act of 2007, Public Law
109–295 (2006), provided the
Department with the authority to
regulate the security of high-risk
chemical facilities. On April 9, 2007, the
Department issued an Interim Final
Rule (IFR), implementing this statutory
mandate at 72 FR 17688. In December
2014, the President signed into law the
Protecting and Securing Chemical
Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of
2014 (the CFATS Act of 2014), Public
Law 113–254, which authorized the
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards program in the Homeland
Security Act of 2002, as amended,
Public Law 107–296.5
5 Section 2 of the CFATS Act of 2014 adds a new
Title XXI to the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
Title XXI contains new secs. numbered 2101
through 2109. Citations to the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 throughout this document reference
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The CFATS regulations (available at 6
CFR part 27) govern the security at
covered chemical facilities that have
been determined by the Department to
be at high risk for terrorist attack. See 6
CFR part 27. The CFATS represent
national-level effort to minimize the
terrorism risk to such facilities. Its
design and implementation balance
maintaining economic vitality with
securing facilities and their surrounding
communities. The regulations were
designed to take advantage of protective
measures already in place and to allow
facilities to employ a wide range of
tailored measures to satisfy the
regulations’ Risk-Based Performance
Standards (RBPS).
The Department collects the core
regulatory data necessary to implement
CFATS through the portions of the
CSAT covered under this collection. For
more information about CFATS and
CSAT, you may access www.dhs.gov/
chemicalsecurity. The current
information collection for CSAT (IC
1670–0007) will expire on April 30,
2016.6
Responses To Comments Submitted
During 60-Day Comment Period
The Department invited comments on
four questions:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information 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,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(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 through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
In response to the 60-Day Notice that
solicited comments about the CSAT
ICR, the Department received 12
comments from 2 commenters. The 2
commenters were 1 private citizen and
1 industry association.
those secs. of Title XXI. Those secs. have been
codified in the U.S. Code at 6 U.S.C. 621–629.
6 The current information collection for CSAT
may be found at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
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Comments Related to Whether the
Proposed Collection of Information is
Necessary for the Proper Performance of
the Function of the Agency, Including
Whether the Information Will Have
Practical Utility
The Department did not receive any
comments suggesting that the proposed
collection of information was not
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency.
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Comments Related to the Accuracy of
the Agency’s Estimate of the Burden of
the Proposed Collection of Information,
Including the Validity of the
Methodology and Assumptions Used
Comment: Private Citizen
commented, ‘‘It is impossible for any
individual or entity to make an adequate
determination or estimation of the time
and costs associated with the
submission of the revised Top-Screen
document. Although the revised
document is available to DHS it has not
been published and is not available to
this commenter or other interested
entity.’’
Response: The Department calculated
the reduction in Top-Screen time and
costs by measuring the time users were
logged into the CSAT system
completing a Top-Screen between
Calendar Year 2012–2014. DHS expects
that this level of time will remain the
same with the new Top-Screen survey.
Comment: Private Citizen
commented, ‘‘It is impossible for any
individual or entity to make an adequate
determination or estimation of the time
and costs associated with the
submission of the revised Security
Vulnerability Assessment document.
Although the revised document is
available to DHS it has not been
published and is not available to this
commenter or other interested entity.’’
Response: The Department calculated
the reduction in time and cost for the
new Security Vulnerability Assessment
(SVA) and Alternative Security Program
(ASP) surveys submitted in lieu of the
SVA by measuring the time users were
logged into the CSAT system
completing the previous SVA/ASP
between Calendar Year 2012–2014, and
subtracting time for the removal of
duplicate questions from the current
survey and removal of the attack
scenarios from the current survey.
Comment: Private Citizen
commented, ‘‘The Collection Request
document also states the Department is
considering requesting chemical
facilities of interest that have chemical
holdings at or above the non-screening
threshold quantities on Appendix of the
CFATS complete a Top Screen, even if
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the facility has previously completed a
Top-Screen and been determined not to
be high-risk. It is understood that a new
baseline for all assets must be
established however for entities with a
large number of registered facilities with
a minimal number of tiered facilities
this will be a costly undertaking. Again
as in 1 above, it is impossible for any
individual or entity to make an adequate
determination or estimation of the time
and costs associated with the
submission of the revised Top-Screen
document. Although the revised
document is available to DHS it has not
been published and is not available to
this commenter or other interested
entity.’’
Response: The Department is only
considering requesting facilities that
have chemical holdings at or above
screening threshold quantities on
Appendix A to submit a new TopScreen. The Department calculated this
cost by taking the total number of
unique facilities 36,930 that have
submitted a Top-Screen since the
inception of the regulation in 2007 and
applying the time users were logged into
the system completing a Top-Screen
between Calendar Year 2012–2014.
Comment: Private Citizen
commented, ‘‘The assumption that Site
Security Officers are the only
individuals responsible for submitting
Top-Screens in many instances may not
be a valid assumption. There are costs
associated with other individuals that
may be involved in the process and in
other designated positions such as
Submitters and Authorizers. In many
instances the Site Security Officer
position is not a dedicated separate
position. These duties may be/are
assigned as additional duties to facility
supervisory, management, and
operations positions as well as
engineers. The cost curve for these
individuals is much greater.’’
Response: The Department agrees that
the actual cost to a facility may vary by
the number of people involved, the type
of people involved, and the unique
facility business operations. Since 2007,
the Department has published multiple
ICRs and received a significant number
of comments about the costs and
burdens associated with how to best
estimate the facility burden. Those
commenters have consistently accepted
the use of a Site Security Officer as a
reasonable baseline to estimate the costs
for most facilities. As a result, the
Department has elected to retain this
assumption.
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Comments Related to the Quality,
Utility, and Clarity of the Information
To Be Collected
Comment: Industry Association
commented, ‘‘Some of the questions are
phrased as a double negative, making
the question unnecessarily confusing.
The questions should be phrased in
such a way that the expected answer is
abundantly evident. If the answer is a
simple yes or no, indicate that in the
question and provide a text box. If the
question requires supporting
information, indicate what types of
supporting documentation would be
acceptable and unacceptable.’’
Response: The Department has
redesigned the CSAT tool suite. As part
of this redesign, the Department
changed the question wording where
possible to make it clearer and easier to
understand.
Comments Related to Minimizing the
Burden of the Collection of the
Information on Those Who Are To
Respond, Including Through the Use of
Appropriate Automated, Electronic
Mechanical, or Other Technological
Collection Techniques or Other Forms of
Information Technology, e.g., Permitting
Electronic Submissions of Responses
Comment: Industry Association
commented, ‘‘The CSAT tool has
repetitive questions throughout the
document that extend the time to
complete. For example, Risk-Based
Performance Standard (RBPS) 4, repeats
questions from RBPS 1, 2 and 3. If the
questions must be asked multiple times,
it would be helpful to identify questions
that would elicit a similar response.’’
Response: The Department has
redesigned the CSAT tool suite. As part
of this redesign, the Department
removed repetitive questions.
Comment: Industry Association
commented, ‘‘DHS should consider the
format of RBPS 18. RBPS 18 stipulates
that every answer to every question
must be yes. Instead of filling out a form
by checking a series of boxes, those
requirements could be explicitly stated
with a simple signature or check box at
the bottom.’’
Response: The Department has taken
this recommendation and merged the
retention of records questions that must
be answered with a yes into one
question that is an affirmation
statement.
Other Comments Submitted in Response
to the Information Collection Request
Comment: Industry Association
commented, ‘‘DHS should consider
removing the chlorine rail car as a theft
issue in the tiering process. Chlorine rail
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cars weigh between 83,000 and 93,000
lbs. when empty. Loaded rail cars weigh
in excess of 263,000 lbs. Due to the
extreme weight and the necessity to
transport them on permanent rails using
powerful mechanized systems, chlorine
rail cars should not be considered manportable.’’
Response: The Department has
developed an improved risk
methodology. As part of this improved
risk methodology, the Department will
consider packaging size and type in the
new vulnerability factor. Although
loaded rail cars, which are considered
bulk transportation items, are extremely
heavy and bulky, the potential for the
theft of these rail cars cannot be ruled
out.
Comment: Industry Association
commented, ‘‘Additionally, CI [Chlorine
Institute] members have received
feedback on Top Screens regarding the
release volume. For EPA’s RMP
submissions, the single largest container
is used as the release scenario. When
this volume was submitted on a Top
Screen, CI members were asked to
instead use the full inventory of the COI
[Chemical of Interest] within a 170 foot
radius. Especially for members who
package chlorine into multiple smaller
containers, such as cylinders and ton
containers, this scenario is highly
impractical and improbable and has the
potential to affect tier determination. It
is also unclear the origins of the 170foot radius specification.’’
Response: The CFATS program is a
security-based regulation that is focused
on mitigating the risk of intentional acts
which generate high consequences. It is
possible that these acts may involve
multiple cylinders, containers, etc. In
contrast, the EPA Risk Management
Program is a safety-based regulation that
is focused on accidental releases. Thus,
it is appropriate for the DHS modeling
to take into account the possibility and
consequences of an intentional act that
results in the release of multiple
cylinders/containers.
Comment: Industry Association
commented, ‘‘Since 2013, CI has had a
Cooperative Research and Development
Agreement (CRADA) with Chemical
Security Analysis Center (CSAC) within
DHS. With the support of the Chlorine
Institute, CSAC has conducted a series
of field experiments to study the
dispersion patterns and the nature of
reactivity of chlorine to its
surroundings. From these tests, CSAC
then modeled chlorine releases and
contributed those results to the newly
updated Chlorine Institute Pamphlet 74,
Guidance on Estimating the Area
Affected By A Chlorine Release. These
models are based on real-world, large-
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scale chlorine releases, modeled by DHS
scientists. For this reason, some
members have elected to use the release
estimates of Pamphlet 74 in lieu of
RMP*COMP, and have received
notification from DHS that RMP*COMP
must be used. The RMP*COMP is based
on a computational model, not realworld tests studied by DHS scientists.
DHS should consider, for chlorine,
allowing the use of Pamphlet 74
dispersion estimates in lieu of
RMP*COMP due to the higher level of
accuracy and to conserve resources by
using already existing dispersion
analysis.’’
Response: The Department has
developed an improved risk
methodology. As part of this improved
risk methodology, DHS will employ an
atmospheric dispersion model, thus
eliminating the need for facilities to use
the EPA RMP*Comp Tool.
Comment: Industry Association
commented, ‘‘DHS should develop a
Compliance Guide for performing audits
at each Tier Level. This will assist
regulated communities in preparing for
audits and achieving the intended
objectives of CFATS. Additionally,
some CI members have observed that
some DHS auditors completely ignore
CSAT questions during an audit; a
Compliance Guide could standardize
the auditing process.’’
Response: The Department will
consider developing a Compliance
Guide for performing audits, at each
Tier Level.
Comment: Industry Association
commented, ‘‘DHS should consider
combining the Top Screen and Security
Vulnerability Assessment processes.
Combining the processes would save
time for both the regulated community
and DHS as each process has similar
goals. DHS should also consider factors/
measures/conditions that if existing or
present would effectively lower the risk
ranking of the security issue and
effectively lower the Tier Level. This
may reduce the number of facilities that
are reassigned to a different tier later in
the process.’’
Response: The Department has
redesigned the CSAT tool suite. As part
of this redesign, the Department has
moved the questions relevant to tiering
determinations from the Security
Vulnerability Assessment survey to the
Top-Screen survey. Along with the
redesign of the CSAT tool suite DHS has
also developed an improved risk
methodology. In this improved risk
methodology, DHS has included a new
vulnerability metric, based on inherent
facility characteristics that reduce
vulnerability.
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The Department’s Methodology in
Estimating the Burden for the TopScreen
This 30-Day Notice relies on the
analysis and resulting burden estimates
in the 60-day notice for this instrument.
The Department also understands CVI
training may be required for some Site
Security Officer’s before being able to
submit a Top-Screen. The burden for
CVI training is accounted for in ICR:
1670- 30-Day Notice published, in the
Federal Register, on March 18, 2013.7
The Department’s Methodology in
Estimating the Burden for the Security
Vulnerability Assessment (SVA) &
Alternative Security Program (ASP)
Submitted in Lieu of the Security
Vulnerability Assessment
This 30-Day notice relies on the
analysis and resulting burden estimates
in the 60-day notice for this instrument.
The Department’s Methodology in
Estimating the Burden for Site Security
Plan (SSP) & Alternative Security
Program (ASP) Submitted in Lieu of the
Site Security Plan
This 30-Day Notice relies on the
analysis and resulting burden estimates
in the 60-day notice for this instrument.
The Department’s Methodology in
Estimating the Burden for the Helpdesk
This 30-Day Notice relies on the
analysis and resulting burden estimates
in the 60-day notice for this instrument.
The Department’s Methodology in
Estimating the Burden for Identification
of Additional Facilities and Assets at
Risk
This 30-Day Notice relies on the
analysis and resulting burden estimates
in the 60-day notice for this instrument.
Analysis
Agency: Department of Homeland
Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate, Office of
Infrastructure Protection,
Infrastructure Security Compliance
Division.
Title: Chemical Security Assessment
Tool.
OMB Number: 1670–0007.
Instrument: CSAT Top-Screen.
Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and ‘‘Other.’’
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 1,000
respondents (estimate).
7 The CVI 30-Day Notice published on March 18,
2013 https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/
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Estimated Time per Respondent: 6.00
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 9,200 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$15,005,400.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost: $15,623,400.
Instrument: Security Vulnerability
Assessment and Alternative Security
Program Submitted in Lieu of the
Security Vulnerability Assessment.
Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and ‘‘Other.’’
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 211
respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2.65
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 900 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost: $58,600.
Instrument: Site Security Plan and
Alternative Security Program
Submitted in Lieu of the Site Security
Plan.
Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and ‘‘Other.’’
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 211
respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 18.75
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 8,000 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $438,800.
Total Burden Cost: $976,400.
Instrument: CFATS Helpdesk.
Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and ‘‘Other.’’
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 15,000
respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.17
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 2,550 annual
burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost: $172,700.
Instrument: CSAT User Registration.
Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and ‘‘Other.’’
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 1000
respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 2,000 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$283,600.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost: $419,000.
Instrument: Identification of Facilities
and Assets At Risk.
Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and ‘‘Other.’’
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
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Number of Respondents: 211
respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.17
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 40 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$34,600.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost: $37,000.
Dated: April 7, 2016.
Scott Libby,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, National
Protection and Programs Directorate,
Department of Homeland Security.
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Exercise of Authority under Section
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Notice of Determination.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)(B)(i).
Following consultations with the
Attorney General and the Secretary of
State, I have determined that the
grounds of inadmissibility at sec.
212(a)(3)(B) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(3)(B), bar certain aliens who do
not pose a national security or public
safety risk from admission to the United
States and from obtaining immigration
benefits or other status. Accordingly,
consistent with prior exercises of the
exemption authority, and in
consultation with the Attorney General
and the Secretary of State, I hereby
conclude, as a matter of discretion in
accordance with the authority granted
by sec. 212(d)(3)(B)(i) of the INA, 8
U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)(B)(i), as amended, as
well as the foreign policy and national
security interests deemed relevant in
these consultations, that sec.
212(a)(3)(B) of the INA, 8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(3)(B), excluding subclause
(i)(II), shall not apply with respect to an
alien for any activity or association
relating to the following groups:
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• Arakan Army
• Hongsawatoi Restoration Army/Party
• Kachin Independence Army
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agency authority that the alien:
(a) is seeking a benefit or protection
under the INA and has been determined
to be otherwise eligible for the benefit
or protection;
(b) has undergone and passed all
relevant background and security
checks;
(c) has fully disclosed, to the best of
his or her knowledge, in all relevant
applications and interviews with U.S.
Government representatives and agents,
the nature and circumstances of
activities or association falling within
the scope of sec. 212(a)(3)(B) of the INA,
8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B);
(d) has not participated in, or
knowingly provided material support to,
terrorist activities that targeted
noncombatant persons or U.S. interests;
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security of the United States; and
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without notice at any time, with respect
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS-2015-0058]
Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT)
AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for comments; Revision of Information
Collection Request: 1670-0007.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS or the Department),
National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of
Infrastructure Protection (IP), Infrastructure Security Compliance
Division (ISCD), will submit the following Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). The Department previously
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60-day public comment period.\1\
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In this notice NPPD is: (1) Responding to two commenters who
submitted comments in response to the 60-day notice previously
published for this ICR and (2) inviting public comment concerning this
ICR for an additional 30 days.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until May 13, 2016.
This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.8.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB. Comments should be addressed to OMB Desk
Officer, Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate. Comments must be identified by the docket number
DHS-2015-0058 and may be submitted using one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Email: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Include the docket
number in the subject line of the message.
Fax: (202) 395-5806.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the words
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this
action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
Comments that include trade secrets, confidential commercial or
financial information, Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information
(CVI),\2\ Sensitive Security Information (SSI),\3\ or Protected
Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) \4\ should not be submitted
to the public regulatory docket. Please submit such comments separately
from other comments in response to this notice. Comments containing
trade secrets, confidential commercial or financial information, CVI,
SSI, or PCII should be appropriately marked and packaged in accordance
with applicable requirements and submitted by mail to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB. Comments should be addressed
to OMB Desk Officer, Department of Homeland Security, National
Protection and Programs Directorate. Comments must be identified by the
docket number DHS-2015-0058.
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Procedural Manual at https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/chemsec_cvi_proceduresmanual.pdf.
\3\ For more information about SSI see 49 CFR part 1520 and the
SSI Program Web page at https://www.tsa.gov.
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The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in
comments that:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information 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, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
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 through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards (CFATS) Program Manager, DHS/NPPD/IP/ISCD, CFATS@hq.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 550 of the Homeland Security
Appropriations Act of 2007, Public Law 109-295 (2006), provided the
Department with the authority to regulate the security of high-risk
chemical facilities. On April 9, 2007, the Department issued an Interim
Final Rule (IFR), implementing this statutory mandate at 72 FR 17688.
In December 2014, the President signed into law the Protecting and
Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 (the
CFATS Act of 2014), Public Law 113-254, which authorized the Chemical
Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program in the Homeland Security Act
of 2002, as amended, Public Law 107-296.\5\
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the Homeland Security Act of 2002. Title XXI contains new secs.
numbered 2101 through 2109. Citations to the Homeland Security Act
of 2002 throughout this document reference those secs. of Title XXI.
Those secs. have been codified in the U.S. Code at 6 U.S.C. 621-629.
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The CFATS regulations (available at 6 CFR part 27) govern the
security at covered chemical facilities that have been determined by
the Department to be at high risk for terrorist attack. See 6 CFR part
27. The CFATS represent national-level effort to minimize the terrorism
risk to such facilities. Its design and implementation balance
maintaining economic vitality with securing facilities and their
surrounding communities. The regulations were designed to take
advantage of protective measures already in place and to allow
facilities to employ a wide range of tailored measures to satisfy the
regulations' Risk-Based Performance Standards (RBPS).
The Department collects the core regulatory data necessary to
implement CFATS through the portions of the CSAT covered under this
collection. For more information about CFATS and CSAT, you may access
www.dhs.gov/chemicalsecurity. The current information collection for
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Responses To Comments Submitted During 60-Day Comment Period
The Department invited comments on four questions:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information 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, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(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 through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
In response to the 60-Day Notice that solicited comments about the
CSAT ICR, the Department received 12 comments from 2 commenters. The 2
commenters were 1 private citizen and 1 industry association.
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Comments Related to Whether the Proposed Collection of Information is
Necessary for the Proper Performance of the Function of the Agency,
Including Whether the Information Will Have Practical Utility
The Department did not receive any comments suggesting that the
proposed collection of information was not necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency.
Comments Related to the Accuracy of the Agency's Estimate of the Burden
of the Proposed Collection of Information, Including the Validity of
the Methodology and Assumptions Used
Comment: Private Citizen commented, ``It is impossible for any
individual or entity to make an adequate determination or estimation of
the time and costs associated with the submission of the revised Top-
Screen document. Although the revised document is available to DHS it
has not been published and is not available to this commenter or other
interested entity.''
Response: The Department calculated the reduction in Top-Screen
time and costs by measuring the time users were logged into the CSAT
system completing a Top-Screen between Calendar Year 2012-2014. DHS
expects that this level of time will remain the same with the new Top-
Screen survey.
Comment: Private Citizen commented, ``It is impossible for any
individual or entity to make an adequate determination or estimation of
the time and costs associated with the submission of the revised
Security Vulnerability Assessment document. Although the revised
document is available to DHS it has not been published and is not
available to this commenter or other interested entity.''
Response: The Department calculated the reduction in time and cost
for the new Security Vulnerability Assessment (SVA) and Alternative
Security Program (ASP) surveys submitted in lieu of the SVA by
measuring the time users were logged into the CSAT system completing
the previous SVA/ASP between Calendar Year 2012-2014, and subtracting
time for the removal of duplicate questions from the current survey and
removal of the attack scenarios from the current survey.
Comment: Private Citizen commented, ``The Collection Request
document also states the Department is considering requesting chemical
facilities of interest that have chemical holdings at or above the non-
screening threshold quantities on Appendix of the CFATS complete a Top
Screen, even if the facility has previously completed a Top-Screen and
been determined not to be high-risk. It is understood that a new
baseline for all assets must be established however for entities with a
large number of registered facilities with a minimal number of tiered
facilities this will be a costly undertaking. Again as in 1 above, it
is impossible for any individual or entity to make an adequate
determination or estimation of the time and costs associated with the
submission of the revised Top-Screen document. Although the revised
document is available to DHS it has not been published and is not
available to this commenter or other interested entity.''
Response: The Department is only considering requesting facilities
that have chemical holdings at or above screening threshold quantities
on Appendix A to submit a new Top-Screen. The Department calculated
this cost by taking the total number of unique facilities 36,930 that
have submitted a Top-Screen since the inception of the regulation in
2007 and applying the time users were logged into the system completing
a Top-Screen between Calendar Year 2012-2014.
Comment: Private Citizen commented, ``The assumption that Site
Security Officers are the only individuals responsible for submitting
Top-Screens in many instances may not be a valid assumption. There are
costs associated with other individuals that may be involved in the
process and in other designated positions such as Submitters and
Authorizers. In many instances the Site Security Officer position is
not a dedicated separate position. These duties may be/are assigned as
additional duties to facility supervisory, management, and operations
positions as well as engineers. The cost curve for these individuals is
much greater.''
Response: The Department agrees that the actual cost to a facility
may vary by the number of people involved, the type of people involved,
and the unique facility business operations. Since 2007, the Department
has published multiple ICRs and received a significant number of
comments about the costs and burdens associated with how to best
estimate the facility burden. Those commenters have consistently
accepted the use of a Site Security Officer as a reasonable baseline to
estimate the costs for most facilities. As a result, the Department has
elected to retain this assumption.
Comments Related to the Quality, Utility, and Clarity of the
Information To Be Collected
Comment: Industry Association commented, ``Some of the questions
are phrased as a double negative, making the question unnecessarily
confusing. The questions should be phrased in such a way that the
expected answer is abundantly evident. If the answer is a simple yes or
no, indicate that in the question and provide a text box. If the
question requires supporting information, indicate what types of
supporting documentation would be acceptable and unacceptable.''
Response: The Department has redesigned the CSAT tool suite. As
part of this redesign, the Department changed the question wording
where possible to make it clearer and easier to understand.
Comments Related to Minimizing the Burden of the Collection of the
Information on Those Who Are To Respond, Including Through the Use of
Appropriate Automated, Electronic Mechanical, or Other Technological
Collection Techniques or Other Forms of Information Technology, e.g.,
Permitting Electronic Submissions of Responses
Comment: Industry Association commented, ``The CSAT tool has
repetitive questions throughout the document that extend the time to
complete. For example, Risk-Based Performance Standard (RBPS) 4,
repeats questions from RBPS 1, 2 and 3. If the questions must be asked
multiple times, it would be helpful to identify questions that would
elicit a similar response.''
Response: The Department has redesigned the CSAT tool suite. As
part of this redesign, the Department removed repetitive questions.
Comment: Industry Association commented, ``DHS should consider the
format of RBPS 18. RBPS 18 stipulates that every answer to every
question must be yes. Instead of filling out a form by checking a
series of boxes, those requirements could be explicitly stated with a
simple signature or check box at the bottom.''
Response: The Department has taken this recommendation and merged
the retention of records questions that must be answered with a yes
into one question that is an affirmation statement.
Other Comments Submitted in Response to the Information Collection
Request
Comment: Industry Association commented, ``DHS should consider
removing the chlorine rail car as a theft issue in the tiering process.
Chlorine rail
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cars weigh between 83,000 and 93,000 lbs. when empty. Loaded rail cars
weigh in excess of 263,000 lbs. Due to the extreme weight and the
necessity to transport them on permanent rails using powerful
mechanized systems, chlorine rail cars should not be considered man-
portable.''
Response: The Department has developed an improved risk
methodology. As part of this improved risk methodology, the Department
will consider packaging size and type in the new vulnerability factor.
Although loaded rail cars, which are considered bulk transportation
items, are extremely heavy and bulky, the potential for the theft of
these rail cars cannot be ruled out.
Comment: Industry Association commented, ``Additionally, CI
[Chlorine Institute] members have received feedback on Top Screens
regarding the release volume. For EPA's RMP submissions, the single
largest container is used as the release scenario. When this volume was
submitted on a Top Screen, CI members were asked to instead use the
full inventory of the COI [Chemical of Interest] within a 170 foot
radius. Especially for members who package chlorine into multiple
smaller containers, such as cylinders and ton containers, this scenario
is highly impractical and improbable and has the potential to affect
tier determination. It is also unclear the origins of the 170-foot
radius specification.''
Response: The CFATS program is a security-based regulation that is
focused on mitigating the risk of intentional acts which generate high
consequences. It is possible that these acts may involve multiple
cylinders, containers, etc. In contrast, the EPA Risk Management
Program is a safety-based regulation that is focused on accidental
releases. Thus, it is appropriate for the DHS modeling to take into
account the possibility and consequences of an intentional act that
results in the release of multiple cylinders/containers.
Comment: Industry Association commented, ``Since 2013, CI has had a
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Chemical
Security Analysis Center (CSAC) within DHS. With the support of the
Chlorine Institute, CSAC has conducted a series of field experiments to
study the dispersion patterns and the nature of reactivity of chlorine
to its surroundings. From these tests, CSAC then modeled chlorine
releases and contributed those results to the newly updated Chlorine
Institute Pamphlet 74, Guidance on Estimating the Area Affected By A
Chlorine Release. These models are based on real-world, large-scale
chlorine releases, modeled by DHS scientists. For this reason, some
members have elected to use the release estimates of Pamphlet 74 in
lieu of RMP*COMP, and have received notification from DHS that RMP*COMP
must be used. The RMP*COMP is based on a computational model, not real-
world tests studied by DHS scientists. DHS should consider, for
chlorine, allowing the use of Pamphlet 74 dispersion estimates in lieu
of RMP*COMP due to the higher level of accuracy and to conserve
resources by using already existing dispersion analysis.''
Response: The Department has developed an improved risk
methodology. As part of this improved risk methodology, DHS will employ
an atmospheric dispersion model, thus eliminating the need for
facilities to use the EPA RMP*Comp Tool.
Comment: Industry Association commented, ``DHS should develop a
Compliance Guide for performing audits at each Tier Level. This will
assist regulated communities in preparing for audits and achieving the
intended objectives of CFATS. Additionally, some CI members have
observed that some DHS auditors completely ignore CSAT questions during
an audit; a Compliance Guide could standardize the auditing process.''
Response: The Department will consider developing a Compliance
Guide for performing audits, at each Tier Level.
Comment: Industry Association commented, ``DHS should consider
combining the Top Screen and Security Vulnerability Assessment
processes. Combining the processes would save time for both the
regulated community and DHS as each process has similar goals. DHS
should also consider factors/measures/conditions that if existing or
present would effectively lower the risk ranking of the security issue
and effectively lower the Tier Level. This may reduce the number of
facilities that are reassigned to a different tier later in the
process.''
Response: The Department has redesigned the CSAT tool suite. As
part of this redesign, the Department has moved the questions relevant
to tiering determinations from the Security Vulnerability Assessment
survey to the Top-Screen survey. Along with the redesign of the CSAT
tool suite DHS has also developed an improved risk methodology. In this
improved risk methodology, DHS has included a new vulnerability metric,
based on inherent facility characteristics that reduce vulnerability.
The Department's Methodology in Estimating the Burden for the Top-
Screen
This 30-Day Notice relies on the analysis and resulting burden
estimates in the 60-day notice for this instrument. The Department also
understands CVI training may be required for some Site Security
Officer's before being able to submit a Top-Screen. The burden for CVI
training is accounted for in ICR: 1670- 30-Day Notice published, in the
Federal Register, on March 18, 2013.\7\
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The Department's Methodology in Estimating the Burden for the Security
Vulnerability Assessment (SVA) & Alternative Security Program (ASP)
Submitted in Lieu of the Security Vulnerability Assessment
This 30-Day notice relies on the analysis and resulting burden
estimates in the 60-day notice for this instrument.
The Department's Methodology in Estimating the Burden for Site Security
Plan (SSP) & Alternative Security Program (ASP) Submitted in Lieu of
the Site Security Plan
This 30-Day Notice relies on the analysis and resulting burden
estimates in the 60-day notice for this instrument.
The Department's Methodology in Estimating the Burden for the Helpdesk
This 30-Day Notice relies on the analysis and resulting burden
estimates in the 60-day notice for this instrument.
The Department's Methodology in Estimating the Burden for
Identification of Additional Facilities and Assets at Risk
This 30-Day Notice relies on the analysis and resulting burden
estimates in the 60-day notice for this instrument.
Analysis
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate, Office of Infrastructure Protection,
Infrastructure Security Compliance Division.
Title: Chemical Security Assessment Tool.
OMB Number: 1670-0007.
Instrument: CSAT Top-Screen.
Frequency: ``On occasion'' and ``Other.''
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1,000 respondents (estimate).
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Estimated Time per Respondent: 6.00 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 9,200 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $15,005,400.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost: $15,623,400.
Instrument: Security Vulnerability Assessment and Alternative Security
Program Submitted in Lieu of the Security Vulnerability Assessment.
Frequency: ``On occasion'' and ``Other.''
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 211 respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2.65 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 900 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost: $58,600.
Instrument: Site Security Plan and Alternative Security Program
Submitted in Lieu of the Site Security Plan.
Frequency: ``On occasion'' and ``Other.''
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 211 respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 18.75 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 8,000 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $438,800.
Total Burden Cost: $976,400.
Instrument: CFATS Helpdesk.
Frequency: ``On occasion'' and ``Other.''
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 15,000 respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.17 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 2,550 annual burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost: $172,700.
Instrument: CSAT User Registration.
Frequency: ``On occasion'' and ``Other.''
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1000 respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 2,000 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $283,600.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost: $419,000.
Instrument: Identification of Facilities and Assets At Risk.
Frequency: ``On occasion'' and ``Other.''
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 211 respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.17 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 40 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $34,600.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost: $37,000.
Dated: April 7, 2016.
Scott Libby,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
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