Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection for Chemical-Terrorism Vulnerability Information, 18466-18468 [2017-07927]

Download as PDF jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 18466 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 74 / Wednesday, April 19, 2017 / Notices Time: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals. Place: National Cancer Institute Shady Grove, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W530, Rockville, MD 20850 (Telephone Conference Call). Contact Person: Shamala K. Srinivas, Ph.D., Associate Director, Office of Referral, Review, and Program Coordination, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W530, Bethesda, MD 20892–9750, 240–276–6442, ss537t@nih.gov. Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel; Cancer Immunotherapy Trials Network. Date: May 18, 2017. Time: 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Cancer Institute Shady Grove, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W102, Rockville, MD 20850 (Telephone Conference Call). Contact Person: Shakeel Ahmad, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Research Programs Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W102, Bethesda, MD 20892–9750, 240–276–6349, ahmads@mail.nih.gov. Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel; Technical Evaluation Panel #1. Date: May 23, 2017. Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals. Place: National Cancer Institute Shady Grove, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W260, Rockville, MD 20850 (Telephone Conference Call). Contact Person: Nadeem Khan, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Research Technology and Contract Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W260, Bethesda, MD 20892– 9750, 240–276–7684, nadeem.khan@nih.gov. Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel; Technical Evaluation Panel #2. Date: May 24, 2017. Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals. Place: National Cancer Institute Shady Grove, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W260, Rockville, MD 20850 (Telephone Conference Call). Contact Person: Nadeem Khan, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Research Technology and Contract Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W260, Bethesda, MD 20892– 9750, 240–276–7684, nadeem.khan@nih.gov. Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel; Cancer Drug Resistance 1. Date: June 27–28, 2017. Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:06 Apr 18, 2017 Jkt 241001 Place: Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center, 9751 Washingtonian Boulevard, Gaithersburg, MD 20878. Contact Person: Michael B. Small, Ph.D., Chief, Program and Review Extramural Staff Training Office, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W412, Bethesda, MD 20892–9750, 240–276–6438, smallm@mail.nih.gov. Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel; Cancer Drug Resistance 2. Date: June 27–28, 2017. Time: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center, 9751 Washingtonian Boulevard, Gaithersburg, MD 20878. Contact Person: Wlodek Lopaczynski, MD, Ph.D., Assistant Director, Office of the Director, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W514, Bethesda, MD 20892–9750, 240–276–6340, lopacw@ mail.nih.gov. Name of Committee: National Cancer Institute Initial Review Group; Subcommittee I—Transition to Independence. Date: June 14–15, 2017. Time: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: Crown Plaza National Airport, 1480 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. Contact Person: Delia Tang, MD, Scientific Review Officer, Research Technology and Contract Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 7W602, Bethesda, MD 20892–9750, 240–276–6456, tangd@mail.nih.gov. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.392, Cancer Construction; 93.393, Cancer Cause and Prevention Research; 93.394, Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research; 93.395, Cancer Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers Support; 93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399, Cancer Control, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: April 13, 2017. Melanie J. Pantoja, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2017–07842 Filed 4–18–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY [Docket No. DHS–2017–0015] Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection for ChemicalTerrorism Vulnerability Information National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 60-Day Notice and request for comments; Revision of Information Collection Request: 1670–0015. ACTION: 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. DHS proposes to remove five of the six instruments previously approved to support the Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information (CVI) program under the Chemical Facility Antiterrorism Standards (CFATS) regulations, 6 CFR 27.400. DHS also proposes to extend this collection with revisions to reduce the estimated burden for the remaining instrument in this collection. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until June 19, 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– 2017–0015. 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, CVI,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 SUMMARY: 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-infrastructureinformation-pcii-program. E:\FR\FM\19APN1.SGM 19APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 74 / Wednesday, April 19, 2017 / Notices jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES accordance with applicable requirements and submitted by mail to the DHS/NPPD/IP/ISCD 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 (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 107–296.4 The CFATS regulation (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. 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 range of tailored measures to satisfy the regulations’ RiskBased Performance Standards. In 6 CFR 27.400, CFATS establishes the requirements that covered persons must follow to safeguard certain documents and other information developed under the regulations from unauthorized disclosure. This information is identified as ‘‘Chemicalterrorism Vulnerability Information’’ 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 sec. 2 of the CFATS Act of 2014, or in 6 U.S.C. 621–629. VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:06 Apr 18, 2017 Jkt 241001 and, by law, receives protection from public disclosure and misuse. The instruments within this collection will be used to manage the CVI program in support of CFATS. The current information collection for the CVI program (IC 1670–0015) will expire on September 30, 2017.5 The Department proposes the following revisions from the previously approved collection: • Removal of the following instruments: (1) ‘‘Determination of CVI’’; (2) Determination of a ‘‘Need to Know’’ by a Public Official’’; (3) ‘‘Disclosure of CVI Information; (4) Notification of Emergency or Exigent Circumstances’’; and (5) ‘‘Tracking Log for CVI Received’’ from this collection. As required by 5 CFR 1320.5, the Department reevaluated the continued need for each instrument in this collection. This evaluation resulted in a finding these instruments have historically been used rarely. The Department expects that in many instances when the Department may need or want to collect information regarding emergency and/or unauthorized disclosure of CVI, the collection would not be covered by the Paperwork Reduction Act because the information would be collected during the conduct of an investigation involving specific individuals or entities. See 44 U.S.C. 3518(c)(2) and 5 CFR 1320.4(a). The Department now encourages State and local officials to gain information regarding chemical facilities in their jurisdictions from the Department rather than from the facilities. Accordingly, these officials are now generally directed to IP Gateway. The information that must be collected routinely in order for such officials to gain access to IP Gateway has been authorized under OMB Control No. 1670–0009. • A reduction of the number of respondents for the CVI Authorization instrument from 30,000 to 20,000. This estimate is based on historical data and the anticipated impact of the Department’s revision of its Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT) and enhancement of its risk tiering methodology for the CFATS program. See 81 FR 47001 (Jul. 20, 2016). 18467 The Department’s Methodology in Estimating the Burden for the Chemical-Terrorism Vulnerability Information Authorization Number of Respondents The current information collection estimated that 30,000 respondents (rounded estimate) would submit a request for a CVI Authorization annually. Based on data collected between CY 2014–2016, 13,115 respondents on average submitted information to obtain CVI Authorization on an annual basis. Historical data also indicates that the peak number of respondents for this instrument was 18,727 in 2008. However, the Department expects that annual usage in the next three years may increase from the CY 2014–2016 average based on new users who must become CVI authorized to submit Top-Screens following the Department’s revision of CSAT and enhancement of its risk tiering methodology. See 81 FR 47001 (Jul. 20, 2016). For these reasons, the Department has revised the estimated number of respondents to 20,000. Estimated Time per Respondent In the current information collection, the estimated time per respondent to prepare and submit a CVI Authorization is one hour. Based on data collected between Calendar Year (CY) 2014–2016 by the CSAT system measuring time spent by users to complete this instrument, the average response time is 0.50 hours (30 minutes). Based upon this data, the Department proposes to reduce the estimated time per respondent to prepare and submit this instrument to 0.50 hours (30 minutes). Annual Burden Hours The annual burden hours for the CVI Authorization is [0.50 hours × 20,000 respondents × 1 response per respondent], which equals 10,000 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 5 The current information collection for CVI may be found at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201303-1670-003. PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 There are no recordkeeping burden costs incurred by chemical facilities of interest or high-risk chemical facilities for this information collection. E:\FR\FM\19APN1.SGM 19APN1 18468 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 74 / Wednesday, April 19, 2017 / Notices Total Annual Burden Cost The Department assumes that the majority of individuals who will complete this instrument are Site Security Officers (SSOs), although a smaller number of other individuals may also complete this instrument (e.g., Federal, State, and local government employees and contractors). 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 10,000 hours by the average hourly wage rate of SSOs of $67.72 per hour. Therefore, the total annual burden cost for the CVI Authorization instrument is $677,200 [10,000 total annual burden hours × $67.72 per hour]. Analysis Agency: Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and Programs Directorate, Office of Infrastructure Protection, Infrastructure Security Compliance Division. Title: CFATS Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information. OMB Number: 1670–0015. Instrument: Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information Authorization. Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and ‘‘Other’’. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. Number of Respondents: 20,000 respondents (rounded estimate). Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.50 hours. Total Burden Hours: 10,000 annual burden hours. Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0. Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0. Total Burden Cost: $677,200. David Epperson, Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs Directorate, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2017–07927 Filed 4–18–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES [Investigation No. 337–TA–1002] Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Products; Commission Determination To Reset the Time for the Beginning of the April 20, 2017, Oral Argument U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:06 Apr 18, 2017 Jkt 241001 Commission has determined to reset the time for the beginning of the oral argument, see 82 FR 16417–8 (Apr. 4, 2017), to 10 a.m. on April 20, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Houda Morad, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 708–4716. Copies of non-confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation are or will be available for inspection during official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server at https://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https:// edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 205–1810. The Commission instituted Investigation No. 337–TA–1002 on June 2, 2016, based on a complaint filed by Complainant United States Steel Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (‘‘U.S. Steel’’), alleging a violation of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337. See 81 FR 35381–2 (June 2, 2016). The complaint alleges violations of Section 337 based upon the importation, the sale for importation, or the sale after importation into the United States of certain carbon and alloy steel products by reason of: (1) A conspiracy to fix prices and control output and export volumes, the threat or effect of which is to restrain or monopolize trade and commerce in the United States; (2) misappropriation and use of trade secrets, the threat or effect of which is to destroy or substantially injure an industry in the United States; and (3) false designation of origin or manufacturer, the threat or effect of which is to destroy or substantially injure an industry in the United States. Id. The notice of investigation identified forty (40) respondents that are Chinese steel manufacturers or distributors, as well as some of their Hong Kong and United States affiliates. Id. In addition to the private parties, the Commission assigned an Investigative Attorney from the Commission’s Office of Unfair Import Investigations (OUII), who functions as an independent litigant or party in the investigation. Id. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 On August 26, 2016, Respondents filed a motion to terminate U.S. Steel’s antitrust claim under 19 CFR 210.21. On November 14, 2016, the administrative law judge (‘‘ALJ’’) issued an initial determination (‘‘ID’’) (Order No. 38), granting Respondents’ motion to terminate Complainant’s antitrust claim under 19 CFR 210.21 and, in the alternative, under 19 CFR 210.18. On December 19, 2016, the Commission issued a Notice determining to review the ID (Order No. 38). See 81 FR 94416–7 (Dec. 23, 2016). In the December 19, 2016, Notice, the Commission requested written submissions from ‘‘[t]he parties to the investigation, including the Office of Unfair Import Investigations, and interested government agencies,’’ and set a date of March 14, 2017, for possible oral argument. Id. On March 3, 2017, the Commission issued another notice seeking further written submissions from the public and rescheduling the date and time for the oral argument to April 20, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. See 82 FR 13133–4 (Mar. 9, 2017). On March 30, 2017, the Commission issued another notice setting the procedure for the oral argument. See 82 FR 16417–8 (Apr. 4, 2017). The Commission has determined to reset the time for the beginning of the oral argument to 10 a.m. on April 20, 2017. The authority for the Commission’s determination is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in part 210 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part 210). By order of the Commission. Issued: April 12, 2017. Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2017–07758 Filed 4–18–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division United States V. Danone S.A. and the Whitewave Foods Company; Proposed Final Judgment and Competitive Impact Statement Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act, 15 U.S.C. 16(b)–(h), that a proposed Final Judgment, Stipulation and Competitive Impact Statement have been filed with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in United States of America v. E:\FR\FM\19APN1.SGM 19APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2017-0015]


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of a Currently 
Approved Information Collection for Chemical-Terrorism Vulnerability 
Information

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments; Revision of Information 
Collection Request: 1670-0015.

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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 to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DHS 
proposes to remove five of the six instruments previously approved to 
support the Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information (CVI) program 
under the Chemical Facility Anti-terrorism Standards (CFATS) 
regulations, 6 CFR 27.400. DHS also proposes to extend this collection 
with revisions to reduce the estimated burden for the remaining 
instrument in this collection.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until June 19, 
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-
0015. 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, CVI,\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

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accordance with applicable requirements and submitted by mail to the 
DHS/NPPD/IP/ISCD 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 
_____________________________________-
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 (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.\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 sec. 2 of the CFATS Act of 2014, or in 6 U.S.C. 621-629.
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    The CFATS regulation (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. 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 
range of tailored measures to satisfy the regulations' Risk-Based 
Performance Standards.
    In 6 CFR 27.400, CFATS establishes the requirements that covered 
persons must follow to safeguard certain documents and other 
information developed under the regulations from unauthorized 
disclosure. This information is identified as ``Chemical-terrorism 
Vulnerability Information'' and, by law, receives protection from 
public disclosure and misuse. The instruments within this collection 
will be used to manage the CVI program in support of CFATS. The current 
information collection for the CVI program (IC 1670-0015) will expire 
on September 30, 2017.\5\
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    \5\ The current information collection for CVI may be found at 
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201303-1670-003.
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    The Department proposes the following revisions from the previously 
approved collection:
     Removal of the following instruments: (1) ``Determination 
of CVI''; (2) Determination of a ``Need to Know'' by a Public 
Official''; (3) ``Disclosure of CVI Information; (4) Notification of 
Emergency or Exigent Circumstances''; and (5) ``Tracking Log for CVI 
Received'' from this collection. As required by 5 CFR 1320.5, the 
Department reevaluated the continued need for each instrument in this 
collection. This evaluation resulted in a finding these instruments 
have historically been used rarely.
    The Department expects that in many instances when the Department 
may need or want to collect information regarding emergency and/or 
unauthorized disclosure of CVI, the collection would not be covered by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act because the information would be collected 
during the conduct of an investigation involving specific individuals 
or entities. See 44 U.S.C. 3518(c)(2) and 5 CFR 1320.4(a). The 
Department now encourages State and local officials to gain information 
regarding chemical facilities in their jurisdictions from the 
Department rather than from the facilities. Accordingly, these 
officials are now generally directed to IP Gateway. The information 
that must be collected routinely in order for such officials to gain 
access to IP Gateway has been authorized under OMB Control No. 1670-
0009.
     A reduction of the number of respondents for the CVI 
Authorization instrument from 30,000 to 20,000. This estimate is based 
on historical data and the anticipated impact of the Department's 
revision of its Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT) and 
enhancement of its risk tiering methodology for the CFATS program. See 
81 FR 47001 (Jul. 20, 2016).

The Department's Methodology in Estimating the Burden for the Chemical-
Terrorism Vulnerability Information Authorization Number of Respondents

    The current information collection estimated that 30,000 
respondents (rounded estimate) would submit a request for a CVI 
Authorization annually. Based on data collected between CY 2014-2016, 
13,115 respondents on average submitted information to obtain CVI 
Authorization on an annual basis. Historical data also indicates that 
the peak number of respondents for this instrument was 18,727 in 2008. 
However, the Department expects that annual usage in the next three 
years may increase from the CY 2014-2016 average based on new users who 
must become CVI authorized to submit Top-Screens following the 
Department's revision of CSAT and enhancement of its risk tiering 
methodology. See 81 FR 47001 (Jul. 20, 2016). For these reasons, the 
Department has revised the estimated number of respondents to 20,000.

Estimated Time per Respondent

    In the current information collection, the estimated time per 
respondent to prepare and submit a CVI Authorization is one hour. Based 
on data collected between Calendar Year (CY) 2014-2016 by the CSAT 
system measuring time spent by users to complete this instrument, the 
average response time is 0.50 hours (30 minutes). Based upon this data, 
the Department proposes to reduce the estimated time per respondent to 
prepare and submit this instrument to 0.50 hours (30 minutes).

Annual Burden Hours

    The annual burden hours for the CVI Authorization is [0.50 hours x 
20,000 respondents x 1 response per respondent], which equals 10,000 
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.

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Total Annual Burden Cost

    The Department assumes that the majority of individuals who will 
complete this instrument are Site Security Officers (SSOs), although a 
smaller number of other individuals may also complete this instrument 
(e.g., Federal, State, and local government employees and contractors). 
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 10,000 hours by the average 
hourly wage rate of SSOs of $67.72 per hour. Therefore, the total 
annual burden cost for the CVI Authorization instrument is $677,200 
[10,000 total annual burden hours x $67.72 per hour].

Analysis

    Agency: Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and 
Programs Directorate, Office of Infrastructure Protection, 
Infrastructure Security Compliance Division.
    Title: CFATS Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information.
    OMB Number: 1670-0015.
    Instrument: Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information 
Authorization.
    Frequency: ``On occasion'' and ``Other''.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 20,000 respondents (rounded estimate).
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.50 hours.
    Total Burden Hours: 10,000 annual burden hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
    Total Burden Cost: $677,200.

David Epperson,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
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