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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 27 / Monday, February 10, 2020 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS–2019–0023]
Assessing the Risk-Mitigation Value of
TWIC® at Maritime Facilities
Science and Technology
Directorate, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice of information
collection; new request for comment.
AGENCY:
By law, the Secretary of
Homeland Security is required to
commission an assessment of how
effective the transportation security card
program is at enhancing security and
reducing security risks for regulated
maritime facilities and vessels. Through
the transportation security card
program, the Department issues the
Transportation Worker Identification
Credential (TWIC®). Legislation passed
August 2, 2018 restricts the U.S. Coast
Guard (USCG) from implementing any
rule requiring the use of biometric
readers for TWIC® until after
submission to Congress of the results of
this effectiveness assessment.
The Homeland Security Operational
Analysis Center (HSOAC), a federally
funded research and development
center operated by the RAND
Corporation, will collect information
from those involved in maritime
security on behalf of the DHS S&T
Office of Innovation and Collaboration
(OIC) Federally Funded Research and
Development Center (FFRDC) Program
Management Office. HSOAC will visit
regulated maritime facilities and
terminals and conduct interviews using
a semi-structured interview method to
collect information. HSOAC will
analyze this information and use it to
produce a public report with its
research findings.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
accepted until March 11, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
this proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to the OMB Desk Officer, via electronic
mail to dhsdeskofficer@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DHS/S&T/OIC/FFRDC Program
Manager: Scott Randels, or 202–254–
6053 (Not a toll free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Secretary of Homeland Security,
pursuant to Public Law 114–278, is
required to commission an assessment
of how effective the transportation
security card program is at enhancing
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security and reducing security risks for
regulated maritime facilities and
vessels. Through the transportation
security card program, the Department
issues the Transportation Worker
Identification Credential (TWIC®). In
addition, Public Law 115–230 restricts
the USCG from implementing any rule
requiring the use of biometric readers
for TWIC® until submitting the results
of this assessment to Congress.
DHS, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq., provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. DHS is soliciting
comments on the proposed information
collection request (ICR) that is described
below. DHS is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology? Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Assessing the RiskMitigation Value of TWIC® at Maritime
Facilities.
Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public: Port
security subject matter experts such as
Port Authority Security Managers,
Facility Security Managers, Industry
Security Managers, and local law
enforcement; Labor, Other Industry
Operation and Technology Managers.
Frequency of Collection: Once,
Annually.
Average Burden per Response: 60
minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 400.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 400.
Dated: January 28, 2020.
Gregg Piermarini,
Director, Chief Information Office, Office of
Enterprise Services Science and Technology
Directorate.
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for Osage County Oil and Gas, Osage
County, Oklahoma
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; extension
of comment deadline.
AGENCY:
This notice advises the public
that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
has again extended the deadline for
comments on the Osage County Oil and
Gas Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) and announces the
final deadline for comments on the
DEIS.
SUMMARY:
The final, extended deadline for
comments on the DEIS is February 21,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the DEIS may
be submitted by any of the following
methods:
D Email: osagecountyoilandgaseis@
bia.gov.
D Fax: (918) 287–5700.
D Mail or hand delivery: Osage
County Oil and Gas EIS, BIA Osage
Agency, Attn: Superintendent, P.O. Box
1539, Pawhuska, OK 74056.
The DEIS may be examined at the BIA
Osage Agency, 813 Grandview Avenue,
Pawhuska, Oklahoma. The DEIS is also
available for review online on the
project website: https://www.bia.gov/
regional-offices/eastern-oklahoma/
osage-agency/osage-oil-and-gas-eis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Mosby Halterman, Supervisory
Environmental Specialist, telephone:
918–781–4660; email:
mosby.halterman@bia.gov; address: BIA
Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office, PO
Box 8002, Muskogee, OK 74402.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
November 22, 2019, BIA published a
notice of availability of the DEIS and
requested comments by January 6, 2020
(i.e., 45 days following the date the EPA
published its ‘‘Notice of Availability’’ in
the Federal Register). See 84 FR 64556.
On December 27, 2019, BIA published
a notice extending the deadline for
comments on the DEIS to January 22,
2020. See 84 FR 71450. The BIA has
since received numerous requests for an
additional extension and, in response to
those requests, now extends the
deadline to the date listed in the DATES
section of this notice. The date listed in
the DATES section of this notice is the
final deadline for comments on the
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS-2019-0023]
Assessing the Risk-Mitigation Value of TWIC[supreg] at Maritime
Facilities
AGENCY: Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice of information collection; new request for
comment.
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SUMMARY: By law, the Secretary of Homeland Security is required to
commission an assessment of how effective the transportation security
card program is at enhancing security and reducing security risks for
regulated maritime facilities and vessels. Through the transportation
security card program, the Department issues the Transportation Worker
Identification Credential (TWIC[supreg]). Legislation passed August 2,
2018 restricts the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) from implementing any rule
requiring the use of biometric readers for TWIC[supreg] until after
submission to Congress of the results of this effectiveness assessment.
The Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center (HSOAC), a
federally funded research and development center operated by the RAND
Corporation, will collect information from those involved in maritime
security on behalf of the DHS S&T Office of Innovation and
Collaboration (OIC) Federally Funded Research and Development Center
(FFRDC) Program Management Office. HSOAC will visit regulated maritime
facilities and terminals and conduct interviews using a semi-structured
interview method to collect information. HSOAC will analyze this
information and use it to produce a public report with its research
findings.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and accepted until March 11, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
this proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be
addressed to the OMB Desk Officer, via electronic mail to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DHS/S&T/OIC/FFRDC Program Manager:
Scott Randels, or 202-254-6053 (Not a toll free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary of Homeland Security, pursuant
to Public Law 114-278, is required to commission an assessment of how
effective the transportation security card program is at enhancing
security and reducing security risks for regulated maritime facilities
and vessels. Through the transportation security card program, the
Department issues the Transportation Worker Identification Credential
(TWIC[supreg]). In addition, Public Law 115-230 restricts the USCG from
implementing any rule requiring the use of biometric readers for
TWIC[supreg] until submitting the results of this assessment to
Congress.
DHS, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq., provides the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. DHS is soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. DHS is
especially interested in public comment addressing the following
issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely
manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the
Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden
of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of
information technology? Please note that written comments received in
response to this notice will be considered public records.
Title of Collection: Assessing the Risk-Mitigation Value of
TWIC[supreg] at Maritime Facilities.
Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public: Port security subject matter experts
such as Port Authority Security Managers, Facility Security Managers,
Industry Security Managers, and local law enforcement; Labor, Other
Industry Operation and Technology Managers.
Frequency of Collection: Once, Annually.
Average Burden per Response: 60 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 400.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 400.
Dated: January 28, 2020.
Gregg Piermarini,
Director, Chief Information Office, Office of Enterprise Services
Science and Technology Directorate.
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