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[Docket No. CISA–2022–0018]
Request To Revise and Extend the
Chemical Security Assessment Tool
(CSAT) Information Collection Under
the Paperwork Reduction Act
Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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The Infrastructure Security
Division (ISD) within the Cybersecurity
and Infrastructure Security Agency
(CISA) 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. This notice
solicits comments on the information
collection during a 60-day public
comment period prior to the submission
of this ICR to OMB. The submission
proposes to revise the information
collection for an additional three years
and update the burden estimates
associated with collecting information
in the Chemical Security Assessment
Tool (CSAT) for the Chemical Facility
Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS)
Program.
DATES: Comments are due by February
27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments,
identified by docket number through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for sending comments.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name ‘‘CISA’’
and docket number CISA–2022–0018.
All comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
Comments that include protected
information such as trade secrets,
confidential commercial or financial
information, Chemical-terrorism
Vulnerability Information (CVI),1
Sensitive Security Information (SSI),2 or
Protected Critical Infrastructure
Information (PCII) 3 should not be
submitted to the public docket.
Comments containing protected
information should be appropriately
marked and packaged in accordance
with all applicable requirements and
submission must be coordinated with
the point of contact for this notice
provided in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ryan Donaghy, 703–603–5000,
CISARegulations@cisa.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
CFATS Program identifies chemical
facilities of interest and regulates the
security of high-risk chemical facilities
SUMMARY:
1 For more information about CVI see 6 CFR
27.400 and the CVI Procedural Manual at
www.dhs.gov/publication/safeguarding-cvi-manual.
2 For more information about SSI see 49 CFR part
1520 and the SSI Program web page at www.tsa.gov/
for-industry/sensitive-security-information.
3 For more information about PCII see 6 CFR part
29 and the PCII Program web page at www.dhs.gov/
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through a risk-based approach. The
CFATS Program is authorized under the
Protecting and Securing Chemical
Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of
2014 or ‘‘CFATS Act of 2014.4
CISA collects the core regulatory data
necessary to implement CFATS through
the Chemical Security Assessment Tool
(CSAT) covered under this collection.
For more information about CFATS and
CSAT, please visit www.dhs.gov/
chemicalsecurity. This information
collection (OMB Control No. 1670–
0007) will expire on July 31, 2023.5
Below, CISA estimates the burden to
respondents for the: (1) Top-Screen, (2)
Security Vulnerability Assessment
(SVA) and Alternative Security Program
(ASP) submitted in lieu of an SVA, (3)
Site Security Plan (SSP) and ASP
submitted in lieu of an SSP, (4) CFATS
Help Desk, (5) CSAT User Registration,
and (6) Identification of Facilities and
Assets at Risk.6
1. CISA’S Methodology in Estimating
the Burden for the Top–Screen
Number of Respondents: The current
information collection estimated that
2,332 respondents will submit a TopScreen annually. For this ICR, CISA
estimates the annual number of
respondents will be 3,817.
The estimate of 3,817 is the sum of
the average number of 887 first-time
Top-Screen submissions and the average
number of 2,930 Top-Screen
resubmissions received per year
between Calendar Year (calendar
year)19 and CY21 (887 first time
submissions + 2,930 resubmissions =
3,817).
Estimated Time per Respondent: In
the current information collection, the
estimated time per respondent to
prepare and submit a Top-Screen is 1.09
hours. For this ICR, CISA estimates the
time per respondent to prepare and
submit a Top-Screen will be 2.04 hours.
Using the data collected between
CY19 and CY21, CISA obtained the
estimate of 2.04 hours by first
determining the average amount of time
respondents were logged into the TopScreen application (0.408 hours or 24.5
minutes). CISA calculated this figure by
4 The CFATS Act of 2014 codified the CFATS
program into the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
See 6 U.S.C. 621 et seq., as amended by Public Law
116–135, Sec. 16007 (2020).
5 The currently approved version of this
information collection (OMB Control No. 1670–
0007) can be viewed athttps://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201905-1670-001.
6 Throughout this analysis, CISA presents
rounded hourly time burden estimates and hourly
compensation rates to assist in reproducing the
results. However, CISA’s actual calculations use
unrounded figures; consequently, some reproduced
results may not exactly match the reported results.
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using the time logged in the application
for initial Top-Screens (.50 hours) and
Top-Screen resubmission (.38 hours)
weighted by the number of respondents
that submitted first-time Top-Screens
and Top-Screen resubmissions [(887
first-time submissions × 0.50 hours per
first time submission) + (2,930
resubmissions × 0.38 hours per
resubmission) ÷ 3,817 total submissions
= 0.408 hours].
CISA maintains its assumption, based
on previous public comments on this
information collection, that for every
hour a respondent is logged into the
Top-Screen application, the respondent
spends an average of 4 hours in
preparation.7 Therefore, based on the
0.408 hours average log in time for the
Top-Screen application and the 4 hours
of average preparation time, CISA
calculates that between CY19 and CY21,
the burden per respondent to submit a
Top-Screen was 2.04 hours [0.408 hours
logged into CSAT + (0.408 hours × 4) for
preparation = 2.04 hours].
Annual Burden Hours: The annual
burden hours for the Top-Screen is
7,785 hours (3,817 respondents × 1
response per respondent × 2.04 hours
per response = 7,785 hours).
Total Annual Burden Cost: CISA
assumes that Site Security Officers
(SSOs) are responsible for submitting
Top-Screens. For this ICR, CISA
maintains this assumption.
To estimate the total annual burden,
CISA multiplied the annual burden of
7,785 hours by the average hourly total
compensation rate of SSOs of $90.41 8
per hour. Therefore, the total annual
burden cost for the Top-Screen is
$703,829 (i.e., 7,785 hours multiplied by
$90.41 per hour).
Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup):
CISA provides access to CSAT free of
charge and CISA assumes that each
respondent already has access to the
internet for basic business needs.
Therefore, CISA estimates that no
7 CISA’s adoption of the assumption that for every
hour a respondent is logged into the Top-Screen
application, SVA/ASP application, and SSP/ASP
application, the respondent spends an average of 4
hours in preparation is described in the 30-day
notice the Department published for this
information collection in March 2013 at 78 FR
16694, which may be viewed at https://
www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-06095.
8 Mean hourly wage was obtained from U.S.
Department of Labor, BLS; May 2021 Occupational
Employment and Wage Statistics, OES Managers,
All Other. (Occupational Code 11–9199). Retrieved
from https://www.bls.gov/oes/2021/may/oes_
nat.htm. of $62.36 times the wage rate benefit
multiplier of 1.4499 (to account for fringe benefits)
equaling $90.4141. The benefits multiplier is
estimated by dividing total compensation of $40.35
by salaries and wages of $27.83, based on Employer
Cost for Employee Compensation, December 2021,
released March 18, 2022 (https://www.bls.gov/
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capital/startup costs are associated with
this instrument.
Total Recordkeeping Burden A
respondent that has submitted a TopScreen may or may not be determined
by CISA to present a high level of
security risk. Only respondents that
present a high level of security risk are
required to keep records mandated by
CFATS (i.e., facilities that tier into the
CFATS program).
For respondents that are determined
to present a high level of security risk,
the Top-Screen recordkeeping burden is
accounted for within the recordkeeping
burden estimate for the ‘‘Site Security
Plan (SSP) and Alternative Security
Program (ASP) submitted in lieu of an
SSP’’ instrument discussed later in this
notice in subsection 3, hereafter,
referred to as the ‘‘SSP/ASP.’’ The
recordkeeping burden estimate for the
SSP/ASP instrument accounts for all
records respondents are required to
maintain under CFATS because CISA
assumes that respondents maintain their
Top-Screen records in the same
manners, formats, and locations as they
maintain their other required records.
Therefore, CISA estimates that no
recordkeeping burden is associated with
this instrument.
2. CISA’S Methodology in Estimating
the Burden for the Security
Vulnerability Assessment (SVA) &
Alternative Security Program (ASP)
Submitted in Lieu of an SVA
Number of Respondents: The current
information collection estimated that
each year 1,683 respondents would
complete an SVA or ASP in lieu of an
SVA, hereafter, referred to as an ‘‘SVA/
ASP.’’ For this ICR, CISA estimates that
the annual number of respondents will
be 2,328, which is based on sum of the
average number of SVA/ASP
submissions and resubmissions between
CY19 and CY21. This consists of an
average of 209 first-time SVA/ASPs and
2,119 resubmitted SVA/ASPs per year.
Estimated Time per Respondent: The
current information collection estimated
the time per respondent for preparing
and submitting an SVA/ASP to be 1.24
hours. For this ICR, CISA estimates the
time per respondent for preparing and
submitting an SVA/ASP will be 1.4136
hours.
Using the data collected between
CY19 and CY 21, CISA obtained the
estimate of 1.4136 hours by first
determining the median amount of time
respondents were logged into the SVA/
ASP application (0.28 hours or 17
minutes). CISA calculated the average
amount of time respondents were logged
into the SVA/ASP application by using
the median duration respondents were
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logged into the CSAT SVA/ASP
application for an initial SVA/ASP
(0.783 hours or 47 minutes) and an
SVA/ASP resubmission (0.233 hours or
14 minutes) weighted by the number of
respondents that submitted first-time
SVAs/ASPs and SVA/ASP
resubmissions between CY19 and CY21
which was 0.28 hours 9 [(209 first-time
submissions × 0.783 hours) + (2,119
resubmissions × 0.233 hours) ÷ 2,328
total submissions = 0.28 hours].
CISA maintains its assumption, based
on previous public comments on this
information collection, that for every
hour a respondent is logged into the
SVA/ASP application, the respondent
spends an average of 4 hours in
preparation. Therefore, based on the
0.28 hours average log in time for the
CSAT SVA/ASP application and the 4
hours of average preparation time, CISA
calculates that between CY19 and CY21,
the burden per respondent to prepare
and submit an SVA/ASP was 1.4136
hours 10 [ 0.28 hours logged into CSAT
+ (0.28 hours × 4) for preparation].
Annual Burden Hours: The annual
burden hours for an SVA/ASP is 3,291
hours 11 (2,328 respondents × 1 response
per respondent × 1.4136 hours per
response = 3,291 hours).
Total Annual Burden Cost: CISA
assumes that SSOs will be responsible
for submitting SVAs/ASPs. For this ICR,
CISA maintains this assumption.
Therefore, to estimate the total annual
burden, CISA multiplied the annual
burden of 3,291 hours by the average
hourly total compensation rate of SSOs
of $90.41 per hour.12 Therefore, the total
annual burden cost for the SVA/ASP is
$297,530 (i.e., 3,291 hours multiplied by
$90.41 per hour).
Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup):
CISA provides access to CSAT free of
charge and CISA assumes that each
respondent already has access to the
internet for basic business needs.
Therefore, CISA estimates that there are
no capital/startup costs for this
instrument.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: For
respondents that are determined by
CISA to present a high level of security
risk, the SVA/ASP recordkeeping
burden is accounted for within the
recordkeeping burden estimate for the
SSP/ASP discussed below in Subsection
3 of this section. Therefore, CISA
estimates that no recordkeeping burden
is associated with this instrument.
9 0.28271
hours.
hours = 0.2827 hours + 1.1308 hours.
11 3,290.75 hours.
12 $90.4142 is the hourly labor costs, including
wages and benefits.
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3. CISA’S Methodology in Estimating
the Burden for the Site Security Plan
(SSP) & Alternative Security Program
(ASP) Submitted in Lieu of an SSP
Number of Respondents: The current
information collection estimated 1,683
SSP/ASP respondents. For this ICR, the
Department maintains the assumption
that all respondents to the SVA/ASP
will be a respondent of the SSP/ASP.
Therefore, CISA estimates that the
annual number of respondents will be
2,328, which is based on the average
number of all respondents to the SVA/
ASP. This number breaks down to, on
average, 209 initial submissions and
2,119 resubmissions per year.
Estimated Time per Respondent: The
current information collection estimated
the time per respondent for preparing
and submitting an SSP/ASP to be 2.72
hours. For this ICR, CISA estimates the
time per respondent for preparing and
submitting an SSP/ASP will be 7.845
hours.
CISA intends to make a revision to the
SSP/ASP instrument to collect facility
internet Protocol (IP) address(es) and
Domain Name System (DNS)
information. The collection of IP
address(es) and DNS information
supports the development of a facility’s
SSP in accordance with 6 U.S.C. 622
(a)(2)(D)(ii) and 6 CFR 27.225(a)(4). In
addition, CISA may potentially use this
information to integrate with other data
within the U.S. Government, conduct
related analysis, and provide warnings
about cyber threats affecting chemical
facilities. CISA expects that answering
these questions will not meaningfully
increase the estimated SSP/ASP
completion time.
Using the data collected between CY
19 and CY 21, CISA obtained the
estimate of 7.845 hours by first
determining the average amount of time
respondent were logged into the SSP/
ASP application (1.5689 hours or 94
minutes). CISA calculated the average
amount of time respondents were logged
into the SSP/ASP application by using
the median duration respondents were
logged into the SSP/ASP application for
an initial SSP/ASP (4.63 hours or 278
minutes) and an SSP/ASP resubmission
(1.27 hours or 76 minutes) weighted by
the number of respondents that
submitted first-time SSPs/ASPs and
SSP/ASP resubmissions between CY19
and CY21, which was 1.5689 hours (94
minutes) [ (209 first-time submissions ×
4.6333 hours) + (2,119 resubmissions ×
1.2666 hours) ÷ 2,328 total submissions
= 1.5689 hours].
CISA maintains its assumption, based
on previous public comments on this
information collection, that for every
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hour a respondent is logged into the
SSP/ASP application, the respondent
spends an average of 4 hours in
preparation. Therefore, based on the
1.57 hours average log in time for the
CSAT SSA/ASP application and the 4
hours of average preparation time, CISA
calculates that between CY19 and CY21,
the burden per respondent to prepare
and submit an SSP/ASP was 7.845
hours [1.5689 hours logged into CSAT +
(1.5689 hours × 4) for preparation].
Annual Burden Hours: The annual
burden hours for SSPs/ASPs is 18,262
hours (2,328 respondents × 1 response
per respondent × 7.845 hours per
response).
Total Annual Burden Cost: CISA
assumes that SSOs will be responsible
for submitting SSPs/ASPs. For this ICR,
CISA maintains this assumption.
Therefore, to estimate the total annual
burden, CISA multiplied the annual
burden of 18,262 hours by the average
hourly total compensation rate of SSOs
of $90.41 per hour 13. Therefore, the
total annual burden cost for the SVA/
ASP is $ 1,651,158 (i.e., 18,262 hours
multiplied by $90.41 per hour).
Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup):
CISA provides access to CSAT free of
charge and CISA assumes that each
respondent already has access to the
internet for basic business needs.
Therefore, CISA estimates that there are
no capital/startup costs.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: The
current information collection estimated
a recordkeeping burden of
approximately $516,825. For this
information collection, CISA estimates a
recordkeeping burden of $556,040. CISA
maintained the methodology and
assumptions described in the current
information collection but increased the
current estimate to account for updating
the hourly compensation rates 14 to
$44.18 and inflating the 2017 ICR
renewal capital/startup costs by an
inflation factor 15 of 1.09.
For this ICR, CISA maintains its
approach of accounting for the entire
13 $90.4142 is the hourly labor costs, including
wages and benefits.
14 Mean hourly wage was obtained from U.S.
Department of Labor, BLS; May 2021 Occupational
Employment and Wage Statistics, OES First-Line
Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support
Workers, (Occupational Code 43–1011). Retrieved
from https://www.bls.gov/oes/2021/may/oes_
nat.htm. of $30.47 times the wage rate benefit
multiplier of 1.4499 (to account for fringe benefits)
equaling $44.177. The benefits multiplier is
estimated by dividing total compensation of $40.35
by salaries and wages of $27.83, based on Employer
Cost for Employee Compensation, December 2021,
released March 18, 2022 (https://www.bls.gov/
news.release/archives/ecec_03182022.pdf).
15 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Federal
Reserve Economic Data, GDP factor from 2017 to
2021 dollars was 1.0975 = 113.0664÷103.02 https://
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/USAGDPDEFAISMEI.
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recordkeeping burden imposed on
covered chemical facilities under
CFATS within the SSP/ASP instrument,
because: (1) only covered chemical
facilities are required to maintain
records; (2) no changes to the
recordkeeping requirements have
occurred since the approval of the
current information collection; and (3)
CISA’s historical assumption that
respondents maintain any other
required records in the same manners,
formats, and locations as they maintain
their SSP/ASP records.
4. CISA’S Methodology in Estimating
the Burden for the CFATS Help Desk
Number of Respondents The current
information collection estimated that
CISA receives 15,000 requests annually
for CFATS Help Desk support (i.e.,
15,000 respondents via phone calls,
emails, and web-based help request
forms). CISA is proposing to lower this
estimate to 12,000 respondents.
CISA evaluated historical data to
determine if the estimated number of
CFATS Help Desk requests (i.e., 15,000)
was still appropriate. Between CY19
and CY21, the average annual number of
CFATS Help Desk requests was 11,819.
Therefore, CISA believes that lowering
the existing estimate of 15,000
respondents to 12,000 is appropriate.
Estimated Time per Respondent: The
current estimated time per respondent
for the CFATS Help Desk is 0.17 hours
(10 minutes). CISA is proposing to
lower this estimate to 0.1167 hours (7
minutes).
CISA evaluated historical data to
determine if the estimated time per
respondent of 0.17 hours (10 minutes)
was still appropriate. Between CY19
and CY21, the average duration for a
CFATS Help Desk call was
approximately 7 minutes (6 minutes and
46 seconds), which is a slight decrease
from the average duration for a CFATS
Help Desk call reported by CISA in
previous years. CISA does not have any
information on the average amount of
time it took respondents to type and
send emails to the CFATS Help Desk.
Because the average duration for a
CFATS Help Desk call remains below
the current estimate of 0.17 hours, CISA
believes that it is appropriate to lower
the estimate for this information
collection to 0.1167 hours.
Annual Burden Hours: The average
annual burden hours for the CFATS
Help Desk will be 1,400 hours [12,000
respondents × 0.1167 hours per
respondent = 1,400 hours].
Total Annual Burden Cost: CISA
assumes that SSOs will be responsible
for contacting the CFATS Help Desk.
For this ICR, CISA maintains this
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assumption. Therefore, to estimate the
total annual burden, CISA multiplied
the annual burden of 1,400 hours by the
average hourly total compensation rate
of SSOs of $90.41 per hour.16 Therefore,
the total annual burden cost for the
CFATS Help Desk is $126,580 (i.e.,
1,400 hours multiplied by $90.41 per
hour.
Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup):
Contacting the CFATS Help Desk is free
and CISA assumes that each respondent
already has a phone or access to the
internet for basic business needs.
Therefore, CISA estimates that there are
no capital/startup costs.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: There is
no recordkeeping burden for this
instrument.
5. CISA’s Methodology in Estimating
the Burden for the CSAT User
Registration
Number of Respondents: The current
information collection estimated 1,000
respondents would complete the user
registration process annually. For this
ICR, CISA maintains this estimate.
Historically, CISA’s estimate in the
current information collection was
primarily based on the number of
individuals expected to register as a
CSAT Authorizer, Submitter, and/or
Preparer. However, the scope of the
CSAT User Registration instrument in
the current information collection was
intended to allow for the creation of
additional CSAT user roles such as the
Administrator and Personnel Surety
(PS) Submitter user roles. Because the
estimate has always been very
conservative, for example, between
CY19 and CY21 the average annual
number of individuals registered was
540. Thus, CISA believes that
maintaining the current estimate of
1,000 respondents annually is a
reasonable estimate that reflects the user
registration activity for all types of
CSAT users.
Estimated Time per Respondent: In
the current information collection, the
estimated time per respondent is 2.5
hours. CISA proposes to maintain the
current estimate.
This estimate is based on two factors:
(1) the actual time needed to complete
the CSAT User Registration process
continues to be approximately 0.5 hours
(30 minutes); and (2) CISA expects that
CSAT Authorizers need additional time
to manage the CSAT user accounts for
which they are responsible.
The ongoing management of the
CSAT user accounts includes activities
such as, but not limited to: (1) assigning
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Submitters and Preparers to facilities;
(2) updating the facilities with which a
Submitter or Preparer is associated as
his or her duties change; (3) creating
groups 17 to support the CFATS
Personnel Surety (PS) Program; (4)
assigning PS Submitters to groups; and
(5) updating the PS Submitters’ access
to groups as their duties change.
CISA intends to revise the user
registration instrument to collect facility
Employer Identification Numbers (EIN).
The collection of EIN information will
allow CISA to identify chemical
facilities of interest, in accordance with
6 U.S.C. 622(a)(2)(A)(i), within datasets
that are in the possession of the Federal
Government. CISA expects that
answering these questions will not
meaningfully increase the estimated
time per respondent.
For this ICR, CISA is applying the
assumption based on previous public
comments on this information
collection (i.e., OMB Control No. 1670–
0007) that for every hour a respondent
is logged into the CSAT application, the
respondent spends an average of 4 hours
in preparation (e.g., coordinating with
CFATS-facility stakeholders, including
Human Resources, Procurement, or
Contract Administration to explain the
PS Program requirements and determine
how best to gather the data from
different populations). Therefore,
CISA’s estimated time per respondent is
2.5 hours [ 0.50 hours logged into CSAT
+ (0.50 hours × 4) for preparation = 2.5
hours].
Annual Burden Hours: The annual
burden estimate for CSAT User
Registration is 2,500 hours [ 1,000
respondents × 1 response per
respondent × 2.5 hours per respondent
= 2,500 hours].
Total Annual Burden Cost: CISA
assumes that SSOs will be responsible
for CSAT User Registration. For this
ICR, CISA maintains this assumption.
Therefore, to estimate the total annual
burden, CISA multiplied the annual
burden of 2,500 hours by the average
hourly total compensation rate of SSOs
of $90.41 per hour.18 Therefore, the total
annual burden cost for the CSAT User
Registration is $226,035 (i.e., 2,500
hours multiplied by $90.41 per hour).
17 ‘‘Groups’’ is a technical term used by CISA to
describe how a covered chemical facility may
manage the access to records about affected
individuals in the CSAT Personnel Surety
application. CISA describes the term ‘‘groups’’ and
provides additional information about how to create
and manage groups in section 9.5 of the CSAT User
Manual, which may be viewed at https://
www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/csatportal-user-manual-508-2.pdf.
18 $90.4142 is the total compensation per hour,
including wages and benefits.
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Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup):
CISA provides access to CSAT free of
charge and CISA assumes that each
respondent already has access to the
internet for basic business needs.
Therefore, for this ICR CISA estimates
that there are no capital/startup costs for
this instrument.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: There is
no recordkeeping burden for this
instrument.
6. CISA’S Methodology in Estimating
the Burden for Identification of
Additional Facilities and Assets at Risk
Number of Respondents. The current
information collection estimated that
each year 3,426 respondents would
respond to this instrument. For this ICR,
CISA estimates the number of
respondents will be 2,252.
This instrument is composed of two
sections titled ‘‘Identification of
Facilities’’ and a second section titled
‘‘Assets at Risk.’’ The first section
collects information on a voluntary
basis when a facility ships and/or
receives Chemicals of Interest (COI).
The second section collects information
on a voluntary basis when the facility
identifies a cyber system. The estimate
of 2,252 respondents is based upon the
sum of 439 respondents for the first
section of this instrument and 1,813
respondents for the second section of
this instrument.
CISA estimated 439 respondents for
the first section of the instrument by
using data on the number of compliance
inspection conducted between CY 2019
and CY 2021. Between CY19 and CY21,
CISA completed an average of 1,021
compliance inspections per year. Of
these inspections, approximately 43
percent of the covered chemical
facilities inspected ship COI. Therefore,
because CISA only requests this
information from covered chemical
facilities that undergo compliance
inspections and ship COI, CISA
estimates 439 respondents for the first
section of the instrument [ 1,021
facilities inspected × 43 percent of
facilities ship COI = 439].
With respect to the second section of
the instrument (‘‘Assets at Risk’’), if a
covered chemical facility has identified
a cyber-related system in their SVA or
SSP, CISA may request the information
covered under this section of the
instrument during interactions that
occur during: (1) Compliance Assistance
Visits, (2) Authorization Inspections,
and (3) Compliance Inspections.19
19 This information is not covered under the SSP
because the information is not subsequently
submitted through the CSAT SSP but rather
documented by an inspector or other appropriate
employee of CISA.
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has performed 5,438 of these
interactions at facilities and asked
questions about assets at risk. Therefore,
CISA estimates 1,813 respondents 20 for
the second section of the instrument by
annualizing the number of interactions
described above (i.e., 1,813 = [5438
respondents divided by a 3-year timeperiod]).
Estimated Time per Respondent: In
the current information collection, the
estimated time per respondent is 0.17
hours (10 minutes). In this ICR, CISA
maintains this estimate.
Annual Burden Hours: The annual
burden estimate is 375 hours [ 2,252
respondents × 1 response per
respondent × 0.17 hours per
respondent].
Total Annual Burden Cost: CISA
assumes that SSOs will be responsible
for providing this information.
Therefore, to estimate the total annual
burden, CISA multiplied the annual
burden of 375 hours by the average
hourly total compensation rate of SSOs
of $90.41 21 per hour. Therefore, the
total annual burden cost for this
instrument is $33,931 (375 hours
multiplied by $90.41 per hour).
Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup):
CISA estimates that there are no capital/
startup costs for this instrument.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: There is
no recordkeeping burden for this
instrument.
Public Participation: 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).
= (5438 ÷ 3).
is the total compensation per hour,
including wages and benefits.
20 1,812.67
21 $90.4142
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Analysis
Title of Collection: Chemical Security
Assessment Tool
OMB Control Number: 1670–0007
Instrument: Top-Screen
Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and
‘‘Other’’
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit
Number of Respondents: 3,817
respondents (estimate)
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2.04
hours
Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,785
hours
Total Annual Burden Cost: $703,829
Total Annual Burden Cost (capital/
startup): $0
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0
Instrument: Security Vulnerability
Assessment and Alternative Security
Program submitted in lieu of a Security
Vulnerability Assessment
Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and
‘‘Other’’
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit
Number of Respondents: 2,328
respondents (estimate)
Estimated Time per Respondent:
1.4136 hours
Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,291
hours
Total Annual Burden Cost: $297,530
Total Annual Burden Cost (capital/
startup): $0
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0
Instrument: Site Security Plan and
Alternative Security Program submitted
in lieu of a Site Security Plan.
Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and
‘‘Other’’
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 2,328
(estimate).
Estimated Time per Respondent:
7.845 hours.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 18,262
hours.
Total Annual Burden Cost:
$1,651,158.
Total Annual Burden Cost (capital/
startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden:
$556,040.
Instrument: CFATS Help Desk
Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and
‘‘Other’’.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 12,000
respondents (estimate).
Estimated Time per Respondent:
0.1167 hours.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,400
hours.
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Total Annual Burden Cost: $126,580.
Total Annual Burden Cost (capital/
startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Instrument: User Registration.
Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and
‘‘Other’’.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 1,000
respondents (estimate).
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2.5
hours.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,500
hours.
Total Annual Burden Cost: $226,035.
Total Annual Burden Cost (capital/
startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Instrument: Identification of Facilities
and Assets at Risk.
Frequency: ‘‘On occasion’’ and
‘‘Other’’.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 2,252
respondents (estimate).
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.17
hours.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 375
hours.
Total Annual Burden Cost: $33,931.
Total Annual Burden Cost (capital/
startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Robert Costello,
Chief Information Officer, Department of
Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency.
[FR Doc. 2022–28076 Filed 12–23–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. CISA–2022–0011]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Nationwide Cyber Security
Review (NCSR) Assessment
Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS).
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for
comments; Reinstatement Without
Change, OMB Control Number: DHS–
1670–0040.
AGENCY:
The Joint Cyber Defense
Collaborative (JCDC) within
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency (CISA) 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
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. CISA-2022-0018]
Request To Revise and Extend the Chemical Security Assessment
Tool (CSAT) Information Collection Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
AGENCY: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Infrastructure Security Division (ISD) within the
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) 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. This notice solicits comments on
the information collection during a 60-day public comment period prior
to the submission of this ICR to OMB. The submission proposes to revise
the information collection for an additional three years and update the
burden estimates associated with collecting information in the Chemical
Security Assessment Tool (CSAT) for the Chemical Facility Anti-
Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Program.
DATES: Comments are due by February 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by docket number through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for sending comments.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
``CISA'' and docket number CISA-2022-0018. All comments received will
be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
Comments that include protected information such as trade secrets,
confidential commercial or financial information, Chemical-terrorism
Vulnerability Information (CVI),\1\ Sensitive Security Information
(SSI),\2\ or Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) \3\
should not be submitted to the public docket. Comments containing
protected information should be appropriately marked and packaged in
accordance with all applicable requirements and submission must be
coordinated with the point of contact for this notice provided in FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
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\1\ For more information about CVI see 6 CFR 27.400 and the CVI
Procedural Manual at www.dhs.gov/publication/safeguarding-cvi-manual.
\2\ For more information about SSI see 49 CFR part 1520 and the
SSI Program web page at www.tsa.gov/for-industry/sensitive-security-information.
\3\ For more information about PCII see 6 CFR part 29 and the
PCII Program web page at www.dhs.gov/pcii-program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Donaghy, 703-603-5000,
_____________________________________-
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CFATS Program identifies chemical
facilities of interest and regulates the security of high-risk chemical
facilities through a risk-based approach. The CFATS Program is
authorized under the Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from
Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 or ``CFATS Act of 2014.\4\
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Homeland Security Act of 2002. See 6 U.S.C. 621 et seq., as amended
by Public Law 116-135, Sec. 16007 (2020).
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CISA collects the core regulatory data necessary to implement CFATS
through the Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT) covered under this
collection. For more information about CFATS and CSAT, please visit
www.dhs.gov/chemicalsecurity. This information collection (OMB Control
No. 1670-0007) will expire on July 31, 2023.\5\
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Below, CISA estimates the burden to respondents for the: (1) Top-
Screen, (2) Security Vulnerability Assessment (SVA) and Alternative
Security Program (ASP) submitted in lieu of an SVA, (3) Site Security
Plan (SSP) and ASP submitted in lieu of an SSP, (4) CFATS Help Desk,
(5) CSAT User Registration, and (6) Identification of Facilities and
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burden estimates and hourly compensation rates to assist in
reproducing the results. However, CISA's actual calculations use
unrounded figures; consequently, some reproduced results may not
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1. CISA'S Methodology in Estimating the Burden for the Top-Screen
Number of Respondents: The current information collection estimated
that 2,332 respondents will submit a Top-Screen annually. For this ICR,
CISA estimates the annual number of respondents will be 3,817.
The estimate of 3,817 is the sum of the average number of 887
first-time Top-Screen submissions and the average number of 2,930 Top-
Screen resubmissions received per year between Calendar Year (calendar
year)19 and CY21 (887 first time submissions + 2,930 resubmissions =
3,817).
Estimated Time per Respondent: In the current information
collection, the estimated time per respondent to prepare and submit a
Top-Screen is 1.09 hours. For this ICR, CISA estimates the time per
respondent to prepare and submit a Top-Screen will be 2.04 hours.
Using the data collected between CY19 and CY21, CISA obtained the
estimate of 2.04 hours by first determining the average amount of time
respondents were logged into the Top-Screen application (0.408 hours or
24.5 minutes). CISA calculated this figure by
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using the time logged in the application for initial Top-Screens (.50
hours) and Top-Screen resubmission (.38 hours) weighted by the number
of respondents that submitted first-time Top-Screens and Top-Screen
resubmissions [(887 first-time submissions x 0.50 hours per first time
submission) + (2,930 resubmissions x 0.38 hours per resubmission) /
3,817 total submissions = 0.408 hours].
CISA maintains its assumption, based on previous public comments on
this information collection, that for every hour a respondent is logged
into the Top-Screen application, the respondent spends an average of 4
hours in preparation.\7\ Therefore, based on the 0.408 hours average
log in time for the Top-Screen application and the 4 hours of average
preparation time, CISA calculates that between CY19 and CY21, the
burden per respondent to submit a Top-Screen was 2.04 hours [0.408
hours logged into CSAT + (0.408 hours x 4) for preparation = 2.04
hours].
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\7\ CISA's adoption of the assumption that for every hour a
respondent is logged into the Top-Screen application, SVA/ASP
application, and SSP/ASP application, the respondent spends an
average of 4 hours in preparation is described in the 30-day notice
the Department published for this information collection in March
2013 at 78 FR 16694, which may be viewed at https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2013-06095.
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Annual Burden Hours: The annual burden hours for the Top-Screen is
7,785 hours (3,817 respondents x 1 response per respondent x 2.04 hours
per response = 7,785 hours).
Total Annual Burden Cost: CISA assumes that Site Security Officers
(SSOs) are responsible for submitting Top-Screens. For this ICR, CISA
maintains this assumption.
To estimate the total annual burden, CISA multiplied the annual
burden of 7,785 hours by the average hourly total compensation rate of
SSOs of $90.41 \8\ per hour. Therefore, the total annual burden cost
for the Top-Screen is $703,829 (i.e., 7,785 hours multiplied by $90.41
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BLS; May 2021 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, OES
Managers, All Other. (Occupational Code 11-9199). Retrieved from
https://www.bls.gov/oes/2021/may/oes_nat.htm. of $62.36 times the
wage rate benefit multiplier of 1.4499 (to account for fringe
benefits) equaling $90.4141. The benefits multiplier is estimated by
dividing total compensation of $40.35 by salaries and wages of
$27.83, based on Employer Cost for Employee Compensation, December
2021, released March 18, 2022 (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ecec_03182022.pdf).
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Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): CISA provides access to CSAT
free of charge and CISA assumes that each respondent already has access
to the internet for basic business needs. Therefore, CISA estimates
that no capital/startup costs are associated with this instrument.
Total Recordkeeping Burden A respondent that has submitted a Top-
Screen may or may not be determined by CISA to present a high level of
security risk. Only respondents that present a high level of security
risk are required to keep records mandated by CFATS (i.e., facilities
that tier into the CFATS program).
For respondents that are determined to present a high level of
security risk, the Top-Screen recordkeeping burden is accounted for
within the recordkeeping burden estimate for the ``Site Security Plan
(SSP) and Alternative Security Program (ASP) submitted in lieu of an
SSP'' instrument discussed later in this notice in subsection 3,
hereafter, referred to as the ``SSP/ASP.'' The recordkeeping burden
estimate for the SSP/ASP instrument accounts for all records
respondents are required to maintain under CFATS because CISA assumes
that respondents maintain their Top-Screen records in the same manners,
formats, and locations as they maintain their other required records.
Therefore, CISA estimates that no recordkeeping burden is associated
with this instrument.
2. CISA'S Methodology in Estimating the Burden for the Security
Vulnerability Assessment (SVA) & Alternative Security Program (ASP)
Submitted in Lieu of an SVA
Number of Respondents: The current information collection estimated
that each year 1,683 respondents would complete an SVA or ASP in lieu
of an SVA, hereafter, referred to as an ``SVA/ASP.'' For this ICR, CISA
estimates that the annual number of respondents will be 2,328, which is
based on sum of the average number of SVA/ASP submissions and
resubmissions between CY19 and CY21. This consists of an average of 209
first-time SVA/ASPs and 2,119 resubmitted SVA/ASPs per year.
Estimated Time per Respondent: The current information collection
estimated the time per respondent for preparing and submitting an SVA/
ASP to be 1.24 hours. For this ICR, CISA estimates the time per
respondent for preparing and submitting an SVA/ASP will be 1.4136
hours.
Using the data collected between CY19 and CY 21, CISA obtained the
estimate of 1.4136 hours by first determining the median amount of time
respondents were logged into the SVA/ASP application (0.28 hours or 17
minutes). CISA calculated the average amount of time respondents were
logged into the SVA/ASP application by using the median duration
respondents were logged into the CSAT SVA/ASP application for an
initial SVA/ASP (0.783 hours or 47 minutes) and an SVA/ASP resubmission
(0.233 hours or 14 minutes) weighted by the number of respondents that
submitted first-time SVAs/ASPs and SVA/ASP resubmissions between CY19
and CY21 which was 0.28 hours \9\ [(209 first-time submissions x 0.783
hours) + (2,119 resubmissions x 0.233 hours) / 2,328 total submissions
= 0.28 hours].
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CISA maintains its assumption, based on previous public comments on
this information collection, that for every hour a respondent is logged
into the SVA/ASP application, the respondent spends an average of 4
hours in preparation. Therefore, based on the 0.28 hours average log in
time for the CSAT SVA/ASP application and the 4 hours of average
preparation time, CISA calculates that between CY19 and CY21, the
burden per respondent to prepare and submit an SVA/ASP was 1.4136 hours
\10\ [ 0.28 hours logged into CSAT + (0.28 hours x 4) for preparation].
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3,291 hours \11\ (2,328 respondents x 1 response per respondent x
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Total Annual Burden Cost: CISA assumes that SSOs will be
responsible for submitting SVAs/ASPs. For this ICR, CISA maintains this
assumption. Therefore, to estimate the total annual burden, CISA
multiplied the annual burden of 3,291 hours by the average hourly total
compensation rate of SSOs of $90.41 per hour.\12\ Therefore, the total
annual burden cost for the SVA/ASP is $297,530 (i.e., 3,291 hours
multiplied by $90.41 per hour).
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Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): CISA provides access to CSAT
free of charge and CISA assumes that each respondent already has access
to the internet for basic business needs. Therefore, CISA estimates
that there are no capital/startup costs for this instrument.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: For respondents that are determined by
CISA to present a high level of security risk, the SVA/ASP
recordkeeping burden is accounted for within the recordkeeping burden
estimate for the SSP/ASP discussed below in Subsection 3 of this
section. Therefore, CISA estimates that no recordkeeping burden is
associated with this instrument.
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3. CISA'S Methodology in Estimating the Burden for the Site Security
Plan (SSP) & Alternative Security Program (ASP) Submitted in Lieu of an
SSP
Number of Respondents: The current information collection estimated
1,683 SSP/ASP respondents. For this ICR, the Department maintains the
assumption that all respondents to the SVA/ASP will be a respondent of
the SSP/ASP. Therefore, CISA estimates that the annual number of
respondents will be 2,328, which is based on the average number of all
respondents to the SVA/ASP. This number breaks down to, on average, 209
initial submissions and 2,119 resubmissions per year.
Estimated Time per Respondent: The current information collection
estimated the time per respondent for preparing and submitting an SSP/
ASP to be 2.72 hours. For this ICR, CISA estimates the time per
respondent for preparing and submitting an SSP/ASP will be 7.845 hours.
CISA intends to make a revision to the SSP/ASP instrument to
collect facility internet Protocol (IP) address(es) and Domain Name
System (DNS) information. The collection of IP address(es) and DNS
information supports the development of a facility's SSP in accordance
with 6 U.S.C. 622 (a)(2)(D)(ii) and 6 CFR 27.225(a)(4). In addition,
CISA may potentially use this information to integrate with other data
within the U.S. Government, conduct related analysis, and provide
warnings about cyber threats affecting chemical facilities. CISA
expects that answering these questions will not meaningfully increase
the estimated SSP/ASP completion time.
Using the data collected between CY 19 and CY 21, CISA obtained the
estimate of 7.845 hours by first determining the average amount of time
respondent were logged into the SSP/ASP application (1.5689 hours or 94
minutes). CISA calculated the average amount of time respondents were
logged into the SSP/ASP application by using the median duration
respondents were logged into the SSP/ASP application for an initial
SSP/ASP (4.63 hours or 278 minutes) and an SSP/ASP resubmission (1.27
hours or 76 minutes) weighted by the number of respondents that
submitted first-time SSPs/ASPs and SSP/ASP resubmissions between CY19
and CY21, which was 1.5689 hours (94 minutes) [ (209 first-time
submissions x 4.6333 hours) + (2,119 resubmissions x 1.2666 hours) /
2,328 total submissions = 1.5689 hours].
CISA maintains its assumption, based on previous public comments on
this information collection, that for every hour a respondent is logged
into the SSP/ASP application, the respondent spends an average of 4
hours in preparation. Therefore, based on the 1.57 hours average log in
time for the CSAT SSA/ASP application and the 4 hours of average
preparation time, CISA calculates that between CY19 and CY21, the
burden per respondent to prepare and submit an SSP/ASP was 7.845 hours
[1.5689 hours logged into CSAT + (1.5689 hours x 4) for preparation].
Annual Burden Hours: The annual burden hours for SSPs/ASPs is
18,262 hours (2,328 respondents x 1 response per respondent x 7.845
hours per response).
Total Annual Burden Cost: CISA assumes that SSOs will be
responsible for submitting SSPs/ASPs. For this ICR, CISA maintains this
assumption. Therefore, to estimate the total annual burden, CISA
multiplied the annual burden of 18,262 hours by the average hourly
total compensation rate of SSOs of $90.41 per hour \13\. Therefore, the
total annual burden cost for the SVA/ASP is $ 1,651,158 (i.e., 18,262
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Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): CISA provides access to CSAT
free of charge and CISA assumes that each respondent already has access
to the internet for basic business needs. Therefore, CISA estimates
that there are no capital/startup costs.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: The current information collection
estimated a recordkeeping burden of approximately $516,825. For this
information collection, CISA estimates a recordkeeping burden of
$556,040. CISA maintained the methodology and assumptions described in
the current information collection but increased the current estimate
to account for updating the hourly compensation rates \14\ to $44.18
and inflating the 2017 ICR renewal capital/startup costs by an
inflation factor \15\ of 1.09.
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Labor, BLS; May 2021 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics,
OES First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support
Workers, (Occupational Code 43-1011). Retrieved from https://www.bls.gov/oes/2021/may/oes_nat.htm. of $30.47 times the wage rate
benefit multiplier of 1.4499 (to account for fringe benefits)
equaling $44.177. The benefits multiplier is estimated by dividing
total compensation of $40.35 by salaries and wages of $27.83, based
on Employer Cost for Employee Compensation, December 2021, released
March 18, 2022 (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ecec_03182022.pdf).
\15\ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Federal Reserve Economic
Data, GDP factor from 2017 to 2021 dollars was 1.0975 = 113.0664/
103.02 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/USAGDPDEFAISMEI.
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For this ICR, CISA maintains its approach of accounting for the
entire recordkeeping burden imposed on covered chemical facilities
under CFATS within the SSP/ASP instrument, because: (1) only covered
chemical facilities are required to maintain records; (2) no changes to
the recordkeeping requirements have occurred since the approval of the
current information collection; and (3) CISA's historical assumption
that respondents maintain any other required records in the same
manners, formats, and locations as they maintain their SSP/ASP records.
4. CISA'S Methodology in Estimating the Burden for the CFATS Help Desk
Number of Respondents The current information collection estimated
that CISA receives 15,000 requests annually for CFATS Help Desk support
(i.e., 15,000 respondents via phone calls, emails, and web-based help
request forms). CISA is proposing to lower this estimate to 12,000
respondents.
CISA evaluated historical data to determine if the estimated number
of CFATS Help Desk requests (i.e., 15,000) was still appropriate.
Between CY19 and CY21, the average annual number of CFATS Help Desk
requests was 11,819. Therefore, CISA believes that lowering the
existing estimate of 15,000 respondents to 12,000 is appropriate.
Estimated Time per Respondent: The current estimated time per
respondent for the CFATS Help Desk is 0.17 hours (10 minutes). CISA is
proposing to lower this estimate to 0.1167 hours (7 minutes).
CISA evaluated historical data to determine if the estimated time
per respondent of 0.17 hours (10 minutes) was still appropriate.
Between CY19 and CY21, the average duration for a CFATS Help Desk call
was approximately 7 minutes (6 minutes and 46 seconds), which is a
slight decrease from the average duration for a CFATS Help Desk call
reported by CISA in previous years. CISA does not have any information
on the average amount of time it took respondents to type and send
emails to the CFATS Help Desk.
Because the average duration for a CFATS Help Desk call remains
below the current estimate of 0.17 hours, CISA believes that it is
appropriate to lower the estimate for this information collection to
0.1167 hours.
Annual Burden Hours: The average annual burden hours for the CFATS
Help Desk will be 1,400 hours [12,000 respondents x 0.1167 hours per
respondent = 1,400 hours].
Total Annual Burden Cost: CISA assumes that SSOs will be
responsible for contacting the CFATS Help Desk. For this ICR, CISA
maintains this
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assumption. Therefore, to estimate the total annual burden, CISA
multiplied the annual burden of 1,400 hours by the average hourly total
compensation rate of SSOs of $90.41 per hour.\16\ Therefore, the total
annual burden cost for the CFATS Help Desk is $126,580 (i.e., 1,400
hours multiplied by $90.41 per hour.
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Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): Contacting the CFATS Help Desk
is free and CISA assumes that each respondent already has a phone or
access to the internet for basic business needs. Therefore, CISA
estimates that there are no capital/startup costs.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: There is no recordkeeping burden for
this instrument.
5. CISA's Methodology in Estimating the Burden for the CSAT User
Registration
Number of Respondents: The current information collection estimated
1,000 respondents would complete the user registration process
annually. For this ICR, CISA maintains this estimate.
Historically, CISA's estimate in the current information collection
was primarily based on the number of individuals expected to register
as a CSAT Authorizer, Submitter, and/or Preparer. However, the scope of
the CSAT User Registration instrument in the current information
collection was intended to allow for the creation of additional CSAT
user roles such as the Administrator and Personnel Surety (PS)
Submitter user roles. Because the estimate has always been very
conservative, for example, between CY19 and CY21 the average annual
number of individuals registered was 540. Thus, CISA believes that
maintaining the current estimate of 1,000 respondents annually is a
reasonable estimate that reflects the user registration activity for
all types of CSAT users.
Estimated Time per Respondent: In the current information
collection, the estimated time per respondent is 2.5 hours. CISA
proposes to maintain the current estimate.
This estimate is based on two factors: (1) the actual time needed
to complete the CSAT User Registration process continues to be
approximately 0.5 hours (30 minutes); and (2) CISA expects that CSAT
Authorizers need additional time to manage the CSAT user accounts for
which they are responsible.
The ongoing management of the CSAT user accounts includes
activities such as, but not limited to: (1) assigning Submitters and
Preparers to facilities; (2) updating the facilities with which a
Submitter or Preparer is associated as his or her duties change; (3)
creating groups \17\ to support the CFATS Personnel Surety (PS)
Program; (4) assigning PS Submitters to groups; and (5) updating the PS
Submitters' access to groups as their duties change.
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\17\ ``Groups'' is a technical term used by CISA to describe how
a covered chemical facility may manage the access to records about
affected individuals in the CSAT Personnel Surety application. CISA
describes the term ``groups'' and provides additional information
about how to create and manage groups in section 9.5 of the CSAT
User Manual, which may be viewed at https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/csat-portal-user-manual-508-2.pdf.
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CISA intends to revise the user registration instrument to collect
facility Employer Identification Numbers (EIN). The collection of EIN
information will allow CISA to identify chemical facilities of
interest, in accordance with 6 U.S.C. 622(a)(2)(A)(i), within datasets
that are in the possession of the Federal Government. CISA expects that
answering these questions will not meaningfully increase the estimated
time per respondent.
For this ICR, CISA is applying the assumption based on previous
public comments on this information collection (i.e., OMB Control No.
1670-0007) that for every hour a respondent is logged into the CSAT
application, the respondent spends an average of 4 hours in preparation
(e.g., coordinating with CFATS-facility stakeholders, including Human
Resources, Procurement, or Contract Administration to explain the PS
Program requirements and determine how best to gather the data from
different populations). Therefore, CISA's estimated time per respondent
is 2.5 hours [ 0.50 hours logged into CSAT + (0.50 hours x 4) for
preparation = 2.5 hours].
Annual Burden Hours: The annual burden estimate for CSAT User
Registration is 2,500 hours [ 1,000 respondents x 1 response per
respondent x 2.5 hours per respondent = 2,500 hours].
Total Annual Burden Cost: CISA assumes that SSOs will be
responsible for CSAT User Registration. For this ICR, CISA maintains
this assumption. Therefore, to estimate the total annual burden, CISA
multiplied the annual burden of 2,500 hours by the average hourly total
compensation rate of SSOs of $90.41 per hour.\18\ Therefore, the total
annual burden cost for the CSAT User Registration is $226,035 (i.e.,
2,500 hours multiplied by $90.41 per hour).
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Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): CISA provides access to CSAT
free of charge and CISA assumes that each respondent already has access
to the internet for basic business needs. Therefore, for this ICR CISA
estimates that there are no capital/startup costs for this instrument.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: There is no recordkeeping burden for
this instrument.
6. CISA'S Methodology in Estimating the Burden for Identification of
Additional Facilities and Assets at Risk
Number of Respondents. The current information collection estimated
that each year 3,426 respondents would respond to this instrument. For
this ICR, CISA estimates the number of respondents will be 2,252.
This instrument is composed of two sections titled ``Identification
of Facilities'' and a second section titled ``Assets at Risk.'' The
first section collects information on a voluntary basis when a facility
ships and/or receives Chemicals of Interest (COI). The second section
collects information on a voluntary basis when the facility identifies
a cyber system. The estimate of 2,252 respondents is based upon the sum
of 439 respondents for the first section of this instrument and 1,813
respondents for the second section of this instrument.
CISA estimated 439 respondents for the first section of the
instrument by using data on the number of compliance inspection
conducted between CY 2019 and CY 2021. Between CY19 and CY21, CISA
completed an average of 1,021 compliance inspections per year. Of these
inspections, approximately 43 percent of the covered chemical
facilities inspected ship COI. Therefore, because CISA only requests
this information from covered chemical facilities that undergo
compliance inspections and ship COI, CISA estimates 439 respondents for
the first section of the instrument [ 1,021 facilities inspected x 43
percent of facilities ship COI = 439].
With respect to the second section of the instrument (``Assets at
Risk''), if a covered chemical facility has identified a cyber-related
system in their SVA or SSP, CISA may request the information covered
under this section of the instrument during interactions that occur
during: (1) Compliance Assistance Visits, (2) Authorization
Inspections, and (3) Compliance Inspections.\19\
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Between CY 2019 and CY 2021, CISA has performed 5,438 of these
interactions at facilities and asked questions about assets at risk.
Therefore, CISA estimates 1,813 respondents \20\ for the second section
of the instrument by annualizing the number of interactions described
above (i.e., 1,813 = [5438 respondents divided by a 3-year time-
period]).
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\19\ This information is not covered under the SSP because the
information is not subsequently submitted through the CSAT SSP but
rather documented by an inspector or other appropriate employee of
CISA.
\20\ 1,812.67 = (5438 / 3).
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Estimated Time per Respondent: In the current information
collection, the estimated time per respondent is 0.17 hours (10
minutes). In this ICR, CISA maintains this estimate.
Annual Burden Hours: The annual burden estimate is 375 hours [
2,252 respondents x 1 response per respondent x 0.17 hours per
respondent].
Total Annual Burden Cost: CISA assumes that SSOs will be
responsible for providing this information. Therefore, to estimate the
total annual burden, CISA multiplied the annual burden of 375 hours by
the average hourly total compensation rate of SSOs of $90.41 \21\ per
hour. Therefore, the total annual burden cost for this instrument is
$33,931 (375 hours multiplied by $90.41 per hour).
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Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup): CISA estimates that there are
no capital/startup costs for this instrument.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: There is no recordkeeping burden for
this instrument.
Public Participation: 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
Title of Collection: Chemical Security Assessment Tool
OMB Control Number: 1670-0007
Instrument: Top-Screen
Frequency: ``On occasion'' and ``Other''
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit
Number of Respondents: 3,817 respondents (estimate)
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2.04 hours
Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,785 hours
Total Annual Burden Cost: $703,829
Total Annual Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0
Instrument: Security Vulnerability Assessment and Alternative
Security Program submitted in lieu of a Security Vulnerability
Assessment
Frequency: ``On occasion'' and ``Other''
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit
Number of Respondents: 2,328 respondents (estimate)
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1.4136 hours
Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,291 hours
Total Annual Burden Cost: $297,530
Total Annual Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0
Instrument: Site Security Plan and Alternative Security Program
submitted in lieu of a Site Security Plan.
Frequency: ``On occasion'' and ``Other''
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 2,328 (estimate).
Estimated Time per Respondent: 7.845 hours.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 18,262 hours.
Total Annual Burden Cost: $1,651,158.
Total Annual Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $556,040.
Instrument: CFATS Help Desk
Frequency: ``On occasion'' and ``Other''.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 12,000 respondents (estimate).
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.1167 hours.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,400 hours.
Total Annual Burden Cost: $126,580.
Total Annual Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Instrument: User Registration.
Frequency: ``On occasion'' and ``Other''.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1,000 respondents (estimate).
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2.5 hours.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,500 hours.
Total Annual Burden Cost: $226,035.
Total Annual Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Instrument: Identification of Facilities and Assets at Risk.
Frequency: ``On occasion'' and ``Other''.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 2,252 respondents (estimate).
Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.17 hours.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 375 hours.
Total Annual Burden Cost: $33,931.
Total Annual Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Recordkeeping Burden: $0.
Robert Costello,
Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security,
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
[FR Doc. 2022-28076 Filed 12-23-22; 8:45 am]
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