Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection for the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards, 17270-17273 [2017-07191]
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Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection for the
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards
National Protection and
Programs Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for
comments; revision of Information
Collection Request: 1670–0014.
AGENCY:
Authority: 6 U.S.C. 621–629.
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 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). DHS
proposes to renew and revise this
information collection to update the
burden for some of the instruments for
this collection and also proposes the
addition of a new instrument to this
collection.
SUMMARY:
Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until June 9, 2017. This
process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.8.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments on the
proposed revision to, and extension of,
this approved information collection
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
at https://www.regulations.gov. All
submissions received must include the
words ‘‘Department of Homeland
Security’’ and the docket number DHS–
2017–0014. Except as provided below,
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,1 Sensitive
Security Information (SSI),2 or Protected
Critical Infrastructure Information
DATES:
1 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.
2 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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(PCII) 3 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 DHS/NPPD/IP/ISCD Chemical
Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards
(CFATS) Program Manager at the
Department of Homeland Security, 245
Murray Lane SW., Mail Stop 0610,
Arlington, VA 20528–0610.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions and requests for additional
information may be directed to the
CFATS Program Manager via email at
cfats@dhs.gov or telephone at (866)
323–2957.
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
of 2014, the President signed into law
the Protecting and Securing Chemical
Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of
2014 (also known as the CFATS Act of
2014), Public Law 113–254, which
authorized CFATS program in the
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as
amended, Public Law 107–296.4
The CFATS regulation governs 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.
CFATS represents a national-level effort
to minimize terrorism risk to such
facilities. Its design and implementation
balance maintaining economic vitality
with securing facilities and their
surrounding communities. The
regulations were designed, in
collaboration with the private sector and
other stakeholders, to take advantage of
protective measures already in place
and to allow facilities to employ a wide
3 For more information about PCII see 6 CFR part
29 and the PCII Program Web page at https://
www.dhs.gov/protected-critical-infrastructureinformation-pcii-program.
4 Section 2 of the CFATS Act of 2014 adds a new
Title XXI to the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
Title XXI contains new sections numbered 2101
through 2109. Citations to the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 throughout this document reference
those sections of Title XXI. In addition to being
found in amended versions of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002, those sections of Title XXI can
also be found in section 2 of the CFATS Act of
2014, or in 6 U.S.C. 621–629.
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range of tailored measures to satisfy the
regulations’ Risk-Based Performance
Standards. The Department collects the
core regulatory data necessary to
implement CFATS through the portions
of the Chemical Security Assessment
Tool (CSAT) 5 covered under a different
information collection (1670–0007). In
September 2016, after approval by OMB
of information collection 1670–0007,
the Department deployed a major
update to the CSAT system which
incorporated new efficiencies by
improving workflow and eliminating
duplication of information collected. As
a result, the Department proposes
revisions to the burden of some
instruments in this collection (1670–
0014) based primarily upon on data
from 2014–1206 and, in part, on new
efficiencies that were previously
unavailable in the CSAT system.
The proposed revisions for this
collection are summarized below:
• This request contains a name
change for two previously approved
instruments to clarify the functional
purpose of both instruments.
Specifically, ‘‘Request for a Technical
Consultation’’ has been changed to
‘‘Compliance Assistance’’ and
‘‘Notification of New Top-Screen’’ has
been changed to ‘‘Top-Screen Update.’’
No other revisions to the instruments
are proposed.
• The ‘‘Request for Redetermination’’
instrument provides a variety of
possible reasons that facilities may
select to support the justification for a
redetermination request. The
Department proposes to amend this
instrument to allow facilities to select
from a list of possible reasons to support
a request for redetermination.
• This request proposes the addition
of a new instrument titled ‘‘Declaration
of Reporting Status’’ which allows a
chemical facility to notify the
Department that it is not required to
register in CSAT or submit a TopScreen.
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The Department’s Methodology in
Estimating the Burden for the Request
for Redetermination
Number of Respondents
The current information collection
estimated that 625 respondents would
submit a request for a Request for
Redetermination annually. Based on
data collected between Calendar Year
(CY) 2014–2016, 680 respondents, on
average, submitted a Request for
Redetermination annually. Because this
5 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 July 31, 2019.
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figure reasonably aligns with the
Department’s prior estimate of 625
respondents, the Department will retain
the current information collection
estimate of 625 respondents for this
instrument.
Estimated Time per Respondent
In the current information collection,
the estimated time per respondent to
prepare and submit a Request for
Redetermination is 0.25 hours (15
minutes). Based upon the Department’s
day-to-day informal discussions with
respondents, the Department believes
that a reasonable burden for gathering
and providing supporting
documentation continues to be 0.25
hours and will retain this estimate.
Annual Burden Hours
The annual burden hours for a
Request for Redetermination is [0.25
hours × 625 respondents × 1 response
per respondent], which equals 156.25
hours.
Total Capital/Startup Burden Cost
The Department provides access to
CSAT free of charge and assumes that
each respondent already has computer
hardware and access to the internet for
basic business needs. Therefore, there
are no annualized capital or start-up
costs incurred by chemical facilities of
interest or high-risk chemical facilities
for this information collection.
Total Recordkeeping Burden
There are no recordkeeping burden
costs incurred by chemical facilities of
interest or high-risk chemical facilities
for this information collection.6
Total Annual Burden Cost
The Department assumes that Site
Security Officers (SSOs) are responsible
for submitting a Request for
Redetermination. For the purpose of this
notice, the Department maintains this
assumption.
Therefore, to estimate the total annual
burden, the Department multiplied the
annual burden of 156.25 hours by the
average hourly wage rate of SSOs of
$67.72 per hour.7 Therefore, the total
annual burden cost for the Request for
Redetermination instrument is
$10,581.25 [156.25 total annual burden
6 The recordkeeping burden for facilities under
CFATS is accounted for by the Department under
the CSAT Information Collection No. 1670–0007.
7 As in the currently approved collection, the
Department assumes that SSOs are responsible for
submitting the instruments associated with this
collection. This notice uses the labor rate for SSOs
used by the Department for the recently approved
CSAT IC 1670–0007. The Department describes the
labor rate in the 60-day PRA notice found at in 80
FR 72086 (Nov. 18, 2015).
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hours × $67.72 per hour which equals
$10,581.25].
The Department’s Methodology in
Estimating the Burden for the Request
for an Extension
Number of Respondents
The current information collection
estimated that 185 respondents would
submit a request for a Request for an
Extension annually. Based on data
collected between CY 2014–2016, 730 of
respondents, on average, submitted a
Request for an Extension annually. In
light of the increase in annual requests
for redeterminations received, for the
last three years, the Department
proposes to revise the estimated number
of respondents for this instrument to
730 respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent
In the current information collection,
the estimated time per respondent to
prepare and submit a Request for an
Extension is 0.25 hours (15 minutes).
During 2016, the Department updated
CSAT and incorporated an automated
feature to collect this information
electronically. In addition, based on this
change and the Department’s informal
day-to-day interactions with
respondents on the new implementation
of CSAT, the Department believes that
a reasonable burden for gathering and
providing supporting documentation is
now 0.08 hours (5 minutes) for this
instrument.
Annual Burden Hours
The annual burden hours for the
Request for an Extension is [0.08 hours
× 730 respondents × 1 response per
respondent], which equals 58.40 hours.
Total Capital/Startup Burden Cost
The Department provides access to
CSAT free of charge and assumes that
each respondent already has computer
hardware and access to the internet for
basic business needs. Therefore, there
are no annualized capital or start-up
costs incurred by chemical facilities of
interest or high-risk chemical facilities
for this information collection.
Total Recordkeeping Burden
There are no recordkeeping burden
costs incurred by chemical facilities of
interest or high-risk chemical facilities
for this information collection.8
Total Annual Burden Cost
The Department assumes that SSOs
are responsible for submitting a Request
for an Extension. For the purpose of this
notice, the Department maintains this
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assumption. Therefore, to estimate the
total annual burden, the Department
multiplied the annual burden of 58.40
hours by the average hourly wage rate
of SSOs of $67.72 per hour. Therefore,
the total annual burden cost for a
Request for an Extension instrument is
$3,954.85 [[58.40 hours × $67.72 per
hour], which equals $3,954.85].
Top-Screen Update
Number of Respondents
The current information collection
estimated that 1,250 respondents would
submit a request for a Top-Screen
Update annually. Based on data
collected between CY 2014–2016, 1,250
of respondents, on average, submitted a
Top-Screen Update annually. Because
the annual average aligns with the
Department’s originally estimated
threshold, the Department will retain
the currently approved estimate of 1,250
respondents for this instrument.
Estimated Time per Respondent
In the current information collection,
the estimated time per respondent to
prepare and submit a Top-Screen
Update is 0.25 hours. During 2016, the
Department updated CSAT and
incorporated an automated feature to
collect this information electronically.
In addition, based on this change and
the Department’s informal day-to-day
interactions with respondents on the
new implementation of CSAT, the
Department believes that a reasonable
burden for gathering and providing
supporting documentation is now 0.08
hours (5 minutes) for this instrument.
Annual Burden Hours
The annual burden hours for a TopScreen Update is [0.08 hours × 1,250
respondents × 1.5 responses per
respondent], which equals 150 hours.
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The Department provides access to
CSAT free of charge and assumes that
each respondent already has computer
hardware and access to the internet for
basic business needs. Therefore, there
are no annualized capital or start-up
costs incurred by chemical facilities of
interest or high-risk chemical facilities
for this information collection.
Total Recordkeeping Burden
There are no recordkeeping burden
costs incurred by chemical facilities of
interest or high-risk chemical facilities
for this information collection.9
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The Department’s Methodology in
Estimating the Burden for the
Compliance Assistance
Number of Respondents
The current information collection
estimated that 185 respondents would
submit a request for a Compliance
Assistance annually. Based on data
collected between CY 2014–2016, 455 of
respondents, on average, submitted a
request for Compliance Assistance
annually. In light of the recent increase
in annual requests for Compliance
Assistance, the Department proposes to
revise the estimated number of
respondents for this instrument to 455
respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent
In the current information collection,
the estimated time per respondent to
prepare and submit a Compliance
Assistance is 0.25 hours (approximately
15 minutes). However, based on the
Department’s informal day-to-day
interactions with respondents and past
reviews of Compliance Assistance
requests, the Department believes that a
reasonable burden for gathering and
providing supporting documentation is
now 0.08 hours (5 minutes) for this
instrument.
The annual burden hours for the
Compliance Assistance is [0.08 hours ×
455 respondents × 1.5 responses per
respondent], which equals 54.60 hours.
Total Capital/Startup Burden Cost
The Department assumes that each
respondent already has computer
hardware and access to the internet for
basic business needs. Therefore, there
are no annualized capital or start-up
costs incurred by chemical facilities of
interest or high-risk chemical facilities
for this information collection.
Total Recordkeeping Burden
There are no recordkeeping burden
costs incurred by chemical facilities of
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The Department assumes that SSOs
are responsible for submitting a TopScreen Update. For the purpose of this
notice, the Department maintains this
assumption. Therefore, to estimate the
total annual burden, the Department
multiplied the annual burden of 150
hours by the average hourly wage rate
of SSOs of $67.72 per hour. Therefore,
the total annual burden cost for the TopScreen Update instrument is $10,158.00
[150 total annual burden hours × $67.72
per hour], which equals $10,158.00].
Annual Burden Hours
Total Capital/Startup Burden Cost
9 See
Total Annual Burden Cost
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interest or high-risk chemical facilities
for this information collection.10
Total Annual Burden Cost
The Department assumes that SSOs
are responsible for submitting a
Compliance Assistance. For the purpose
of this notice, the Department maintains
this assumption. Therefore, to estimate
the total annual burden, the Department
multiplied the annual burden of 111.38
hours by the average hourly wage rate
of SSOs of $67.72 per hour. Therefore,
the total annual burden cost for the
Compliance Assistance instrument is
$3,697.51 [[54.60 total annual burden
hours × $67.72 per hour], which equals
$3,697.51].
The Department’s Methodology in
Estimating the Burden for the
Declaration of Reporting Status
This is a new instrument that a
facility is not required to use. This
instrument, if approved, will allow a
chemical facility of interest to notify the
Department that it is not required to
register in CSAT or submit a TopScreen.
Number of Respondents
The Department estimates that the
number of annual respondents to this
instrument will be 480 respondents.
This estimate is based on the number of
potential chemical facilities of interest
that were identified from CY 2014–2016
that may have needed to submit
additional information. This
information would have aided the
Department in determining if the
chemical facilities of interest had
properly reported or needed to be
eliminated from having to report under
CFATS.
Estimated Time per Respondent
This instrument will request
information from chemical facilities
about their business operations to allow
the Department to identify whether the
facility is a chemical facility of interest
that may be excluded from coverage by
the CFATS Program. Information
collected includes whether the facility
possesses Chemicals of Interest (COI)
that meet or exceed the Screening
Threshold Quantity (STQ) described in
Appendix A of the CFATS regulation
and whether the facility is statutorily
excluded from reporting. The
Department expects the estimated time
per respondent to prepare and submit a
Declaration of Reporting Status is 0.25
hours (15 minutes).
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Annual Burden Hours
The annual burden hours for the
Declaration of Reporting Status is [0.25
hours × 480 respondents × 1 response
per respondent], which equals 120
hours.
Total Capital/Startup Burden Cost
The Department assumes that each
respondent already has computer
hardware and access to the internet for
basic business needs. Therefore, there
are no annualized capital or start-up
costs incurred by chemical facilities of
interest or high-risk chemical facilities
for this information collection.
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Total Recordkeeping Burden
There is no recordkeeping burden for
this instrument is de minimus as
estimated by the Department for similar
instruments under the CSAT
Information Collection (IC No. 1670–
0007).
Total Annual Burden Cost
The Department maintains the
assumption found in the other
instruments within this Information
Collection that SSOs are responsible for
submitting information to the
Department. Thus, the Department
assumes that an SSO will submit the
Declaration of Reporting Status.
Therefore, to estimate the total annual
burden, the Department multiplied the
annual burden of 120 hours by the
average hourly wage rate of SSOs of
$67.72 per hour. Therefore, the total
annual burden cost for the Declaration
of Reporting Status instrument is
$8,126.40 [120 total annual burden
hours × $67.72 per hour], which equals
$8,126.40].
OMB 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).
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Analysis
Agency: Department of Homeland
Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate, Office of
Infrastructure Protection, Infrastructure
Security Compliance Division.
Title: Chemical Facility AntiTerrorism Standards (CFATS).
OMB Number: 1670–0014.
Instrument: Request for
Redetermination.
Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and
‘‘Other’’.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 625
respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.25
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 156.25 annual
burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost: $10,581.25.
Instrument: Request for an Extension.
Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and
‘‘Other’’.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 730
respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.08
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 58.40 annual
burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost: $3,954.85.
Instrument: Top-Screen Update.
Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and
‘‘Other’’.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 1,250
respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.08
hour.
Total Burden Hours: 150 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost: $10,158.00.
Instrument: Compliance Assistance.
Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and
‘‘Other’’.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 455
respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.08
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 54.60 annual
burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
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Total Burden Cost: $3,697.51.
Instrument: Declaration of Reporting
Status.
Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and
‘‘Other’’.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 480
respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.25
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 120 annual
burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost: $8,126.40.
Dated: March 4, 2017.
Ryan Comber,
Acting Chief Information Officer, National
Protection and Programs Directorate,
Department of Homeland Security.
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ACTION: 60-day notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration (USCIS) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment upon this proposed extension
of a currently approved collection of
information. In accordance with the
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1995, the information collection notice
is published in the Federal Register to
obtain comments regarding the nature of
the information collection, the
categories of respondents, the estimated
burden (i.e., the time, effort, and
resources used by the respondents to
respond), the estimated cost to the
respondent, and the actual information
collection instruments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until June
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS-2017-0014]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of a Currently
Approved Information Collection for the Chemical Facility Anti-
Terrorism Standards
AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments; revision of Information
Collection Request: 1670-0014.
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Authority: 6 U.S.C. 621-629.
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 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). DHS proposes to renew and revise this
information collection to update the burden for some of the instruments
for this collection and also proposes the addition of a new instrument
to this collection.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until June 9, 2017.
This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.8.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on the
proposed revision to, and extension of, this approved information
collection through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. All submissions received must include the words
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number DHS-2017-
0014. Except as provided below, 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,\1\
Sensitive Security Information (SSI),\2\ or Protected Critical
Infrastructure Information (PCII) \3\ 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 DHS/NPPD/IP/ISCD
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Program Manager at
the Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane SW., Mail Stop
0610, Arlington, VA 20528-0610.
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\1\ 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.
\2\ For more information about SSI see 49 CFR part 1520 and the
SSI Program Web page at https://www.tsa.gov.
\3\ For more information about PCII see 6 CFR part 29 and the
PCII Program Web page at https://www.dhs.gov/protected-critical-infrastructure-information-pcii-program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions and requests for additional
information may be directed to the CFATS Program Manager via email at
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cfats@dhs.gov or telephone at (866) 323-2957.
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 of 2014, the President signed into law the Protecting and
Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 (also
known as the CFATS Act of 2014), Public Law 113-254, which authorized
CFATS program in the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended, Public
Law 107-296.\4\
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\4\ Section 2 of the CFATS Act of 2014 adds a new Title XXI to
the Homeland Security Act of 2002. Title XXI contains new sections
numbered 2101 through 2109. Citations to the Homeland Security Act
of 2002 throughout this document reference those sections of Title
XXI. In addition to being found in amended versions of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002, those sections of Title XXI can also be found
in section 2 of the CFATS Act of 2014, or in 6 U.S.C. 621-629.
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The CFATS regulation governs 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. CFATS represents a
national-level effort to minimize terrorism risk to such facilities.
Its design and implementation balance maintaining economic vitality
with securing facilities and their surrounding communities. The
regulations were designed, in collaboration with the private sector and
other stakeholders, to take advantage of protective measures already in
place and to allow facilities to employ a wide
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range of tailored measures to satisfy the regulations' Risk-Based
Performance Standards. The Department collects the core regulatory data
necessary to implement CFATS through the portions of the Chemical
Security Assessment Tool (CSAT) \5\ covered under a different
information collection (1670-0007). In September 2016, after approval
by OMB of information collection 1670-0007, the Department deployed a
major update to the CSAT system which incorporated new efficiencies by
improving workflow and eliminating duplication of information
collected. As a result, the Department proposes revisions to the burden
of some instruments in this collection (1670-0014) based primarily upon
on data from 2014-1206 and, in part, on new efficiencies that were
previously unavailable in the CSAT system.
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\5\ 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 July 31, 2019.
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The proposed revisions for this collection are summarized below:
This request contains a name change for two previously
approved instruments to clarify the functional purpose of both
instruments. Specifically, ``Request for a Technical Consultation'' has
been changed to ``Compliance Assistance'' and ``Notification of New
Top-Screen'' has been changed to ``Top-Screen Update.'' No other
revisions to the instruments are proposed.
The ``Request for Redetermination'' instrument provides a
variety of possible reasons that facilities may select to support the
justification for a redetermination request. The Department proposes to
amend this instrument to allow facilities to select from a list of
possible reasons to support a request for redetermination.
This request proposes the addition of a new instrument
titled ``Declaration of Reporting Status'' which allows a chemical
facility to notify the Department that it is not required to register
in CSAT or submit a Top-Screen.
The Department's Methodology in Estimating the Burden for the Request
for Redetermination
Number of Respondents
The current information collection estimated that 625 respondents
would submit a request for a Request for Redetermination annually.
Based on data collected between Calendar Year (CY) 2014-2016, 680
respondents, on average, submitted a Request for Redetermination
annually. Because this figure reasonably aligns with the Department's
prior estimate of 625 respondents, the Department will retain the
current information collection estimate of 625 respondents for this
instrument.
Estimated Time per Respondent
In the current information collection, the estimated time per
respondent to prepare and submit a Request for Redetermination is 0.25
hours (15 minutes). Based upon the Department's day-to-day informal
discussions with respondents, the Department believes that a reasonable
burden for gathering and providing supporting documentation continues
to be 0.25 hours and will retain this estimate.
Annual Burden Hours
The annual burden hours for a Request for Redetermination is [0.25
hours x 625 respondents x 1 response per respondent], which equals
156.25 hours.
Total Capital/Startup Burden Cost
The Department provides access to CSAT free of charge and assumes
that each respondent already has computer hardware and access to the
internet for basic business needs. Therefore, there are no annualized
capital or start-up costs incurred by chemical facilities of interest
or high-risk chemical facilities for this information collection.
Total Recordkeeping Burden
There are no recordkeeping burden costs incurred by chemical
facilities of interest or high-risk chemical facilities for this
information collection.\6\
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\6\ The recordkeeping burden for facilities under CFATS is
accounted for by the Department under the CSAT Information
Collection No. 1670-0007.
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Total Annual Burden Cost
The Department assumes that Site Security Officers (SSOs) are
responsible for submitting a Request for Redetermination. For the
purpose of this notice, the Department maintains this assumption.
Therefore, to estimate the total annual burden, the Department
multiplied the annual burden of 156.25 hours by the average hourly wage
rate of SSOs of $67.72 per hour.\7\ Therefore, the total annual burden
cost for the Request for Redetermination instrument is $10,581.25
[156.25 total annual burden hours x $67.72 per hour which equals
$10,581.25].
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\7\ As in the currently approved collection, the Department
assumes that SSOs are responsible for submitting the instruments
associated with this collection. This notice uses the labor rate for
SSOs used by the Department for the recently approved CSAT IC 1670-
0007. The Department describes the labor rate in the 60-day PRA
notice found at in 80 FR 72086 (Nov. 18, 2015).
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The Department's Methodology in Estimating the Burden for the Request
for an Extension
Number of Respondents
The current information collection estimated that 185 respondents
would submit a request for a Request for an Extension annually. Based
on data collected between CY 2014-2016, 730 of respondents, on average,
submitted a Request for an Extension annually. In light of the increase
in annual requests for redeterminations received, for the last three
years, the Department proposes to revise the estimated number of
respondents for this instrument to 730 respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent
In the current information collection, the estimated time per
respondent to prepare and submit a Request for an Extension is 0.25
hours (15 minutes). During 2016, the Department updated CSAT and
incorporated an automated feature to collect this information
electronically. In addition, based on this change and the Department's
informal day-to-day interactions with respondents on the new
implementation of CSAT, the Department believes that a reasonable
burden for gathering and providing supporting documentation is now 0.08
hours (5 minutes) for this instrument.
Annual Burden Hours
The annual burden hours for the Request for an Extension is [0.08
hours x 730 respondents x 1 response per respondent], which equals
58.40 hours.
Total Capital/Startup Burden Cost
The Department provides access to CSAT free of charge and assumes
that each respondent already has computer hardware and access to the
internet for basic business needs. Therefore, there are no annualized
capital or start-up costs incurred by chemical facilities of interest
or high-risk chemical facilities for this information collection.
Total Recordkeeping Burden
There are no recordkeeping burden costs incurred by chemical
facilities of interest or high-risk chemical facilities for this
information collection.\8\
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Total Annual Burden Cost
The Department assumes that SSOs are responsible for submitting a
Request for an Extension. For the purpose of this notice, the
Department maintains this
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assumption. Therefore, to estimate the total annual burden, the
Department multiplied the annual burden of 58.40 hours by the average
hourly wage rate of SSOs of $67.72 per hour. Therefore, the total
annual burden cost for a Request for an Extension instrument is
$3,954.85 [[58.40 hours x $67.72 per hour], which equals $3,954.85].
Top-Screen Update
Number of Respondents
The current information collection estimated that 1,250 respondents
would submit a request for a Top-Screen Update annually. Based on data
collected between CY 2014-2016, 1,250 of respondents, on average,
submitted a Top-Screen Update annually. Because the annual average
aligns with the Department's originally estimated threshold, the
Department will retain the currently approved estimate of 1,250
respondents for this instrument.
Estimated Time per Respondent
In the current information collection, the estimated time per
respondent to prepare and submit a Top-Screen Update is 0.25 hours.
During 2016, the Department updated CSAT and incorporated an automated
feature to collect this information electronically. In addition, based
on this change and the Department's informal day-to-day interactions
with respondents on the new implementation of CSAT, the Department
believes that a reasonable burden for gathering and providing
supporting documentation is now 0.08 hours (5 minutes) for this
instrument.
Annual Burden Hours
The annual burden hours for a Top-Screen Update is [0.08 hours x
1,250 respondents x 1.5 responses per respondent], which equals 150
hours.
Total Capital/Startup Burden Cost
The Department provides access to CSAT free of charge and assumes
that each respondent already has computer hardware and access to the
internet for basic business needs. Therefore, there are no annualized
capital or start-up costs incurred by chemical facilities of interest
or high-risk chemical facilities for this information collection.
Total Recordkeeping Burden
There are no recordkeeping burden costs incurred by chemical
facilities of interest or high-risk chemical facilities for this
information collection.\9\
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Total Annual Burden Cost
The Department assumes that SSOs are responsible for submitting a
Top-Screen Update. For the purpose of this notice, the Department
maintains this assumption. Therefore, to estimate the total annual
burden, the Department multiplied the annual burden of 150 hours by the
average hourly wage rate of SSOs of $67.72 per hour. Therefore, the
total annual burden cost for the Top-Screen Update instrument is
$10,158.00 [150 total annual burden hours x $67.72 per hour], which
equals $10,158.00].
The Department's Methodology in Estimating the Burden for the
Compliance Assistance
Number of Respondents
The current information collection estimated that 185 respondents
would submit a request for a Compliance Assistance annually. Based on
data collected between CY 2014-2016, 455 of respondents, on average,
submitted a request for Compliance Assistance annually. In light of the
recent increase in annual requests for Compliance Assistance, the
Department proposes to revise the estimated number of respondents for
this instrument to 455 respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent
In the current information collection, the estimated time per
respondent to prepare and submit a Compliance Assistance is 0.25 hours
(approximately 15 minutes). However, based on the Department's informal
day-to-day interactions with respondents and past reviews of Compliance
Assistance requests, the Department believes that a reasonable burden
for gathering and providing supporting documentation is now 0.08 hours
(5 minutes) for this instrument.
Annual Burden Hours
The annual burden hours for the Compliance Assistance is [0.08
hours x 455 respondents x 1.5 responses per respondent], which equals
54.60 hours.
Total Capital/Startup Burden Cost
The Department assumes that each respondent already has computer
hardware and access to the internet for basic business needs.
Therefore, there are no annualized capital or start-up costs incurred
by chemical facilities of interest or high-risk chemical facilities for
this information collection.
Total Recordkeeping Burden
There are no recordkeeping burden costs incurred by chemical
facilities of interest or high-risk chemical facilities for this
information collection.\10\
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Total Annual Burden Cost
The Department assumes that SSOs are responsible for submitting a
Compliance Assistance. For the purpose of this notice, the Department
maintains this assumption. Therefore, to estimate the total annual
burden, the Department multiplied the annual burden of 111.38 hours by
the average hourly wage rate of SSOs of $67.72 per hour. Therefore, the
total annual burden cost for the Compliance Assistance instrument is
$3,697.51 [[54.60 total annual burden hours x $67.72 per hour], which
equals $3,697.51].
The Department's Methodology in Estimating the Burden for the
Declaration of Reporting Status
This is a new instrument that a facility is not required to use.
This instrument, if approved, will allow a chemical facility of
interest to notify the Department that it is not required to register
in CSAT or submit a Top-Screen.
Number of Respondents
The Department estimates that the number of annual respondents to
this instrument will be 480 respondents. This estimate is based on the
number of potential chemical facilities of interest that were
identified from CY 2014-2016 that may have needed to submit additional
information. This information would have aided the Department in
determining if the chemical facilities of interest had properly
reported or needed to be eliminated from having to report under CFATS.
Estimated Time per Respondent
This instrument will request information from chemical facilities
about their business operations to allow the Department to identify
whether the facility is a chemical facility of interest that may be
excluded from coverage by the CFATS Program. Information collected
includes whether the facility possesses Chemicals of Interest (COI)
that meet or exceed the Screening Threshold Quantity (STQ) described in
Appendix A of the CFATS regulation and whether the facility is
statutorily excluded from reporting. The Department expects the
estimated time per respondent to prepare and submit a Declaration of
Reporting Status is 0.25 hours (15 minutes).
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Annual Burden Hours
The annual burden hours for the Declaration of Reporting Status is
[0.25 hours x 480 respondents x 1 response per respondent], which
equals 120 hours.
Total Capital/Startup Burden Cost
The Department assumes that each respondent already has computer
hardware and access to the internet for basic business needs.
Therefore, there are no annualized capital or start-up costs incurred
by chemical facilities of interest or high-risk chemical facilities for
this information collection.
Total Recordkeeping Burden
There is no recordkeeping burden for this instrument is de minimus
as estimated by the Department for similar instruments under the CSAT
Information Collection (IC No. 1670-0007).
Total Annual Burden Cost
The Department maintains the assumption found in the other
instruments within this Information Collection that SSOs are
responsible for submitting information to the Department. Thus, the
Department assumes that an SSO will submit the Declaration of Reporting
Status.
Therefore, to estimate the total annual burden, the Department
multiplied the annual burden of 120 hours by the average hourly wage
rate of SSOs of $67.72 per hour. Therefore, the total annual burden
cost for the Declaration of Reporting Status instrument is $8,126.40
[120 total annual burden hours x $67.72 per hour], which equals
$8,126.40].
OMB 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).
Analysis
Agency: Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate, Office of Infrastructure Protection,
Infrastructure Security Compliance Division.
Title: Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS).
OMB Number: 1670-0014.
Instrument: Request for Redetermination.
Frequency: ``On occasion'' and ``Other''.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 625 respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.25 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 156.25 annual burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost: $10,581.25.
Instrument: Request for an Extension.
Frequency: ``On occasion'' and ``Other''.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 730 respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.08 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 58.40 annual burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost: $3,954.85.
Instrument: Top-Screen Update.
Frequency: ``On occasion'' and ``Other''.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1,250 respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.08 hour.
Total Burden Hours: 150 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost: $10,158.00.
Instrument: Compliance Assistance.
Frequency: ``On occasion'' and ``Other''.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 455 respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.08 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 54.60 annual burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost: $3,697.51.
Instrument: Declaration of Reporting Status.
Frequency: ``On occasion'' and ``Other''.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 480 respondents.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.25 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 120 annual burden hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Total Burden Cost: $8,126.40.
Dated: March 4, 2017.
Ryan Comber,
Acting Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
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