Exercise Information System

OMB Control No: 1652-0057	ICR Reference No: 201402-1652-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201112-1652-001
Agency/Subagency: DHS/TSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Exercise Information System
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/06/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/28/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2018	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2015
Responses	4,334	0	56,057
Time Burden (Hours)	6,072	0	392,399
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Exercise Information System (EXIS) is an online tool developed by the Transportation Security Administration's Intermodal Security Training and Exercise Program (I-STEP). The I-STEP is a design, development, and tracking tool of security exercises for the purpose of assessing and improving the capabilities of all surface transportation modes to prevent, prepare for, mitigate against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism. EXIS supports the I-STEP mission by providing transportation stakeholders with an online tool to generate security exercises. EXIS also collects lessons learned and best practices from such exercises makes them available for the benefit of vetted members of the transportation community.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 110 - 53 121 Name of Law: Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (911 Act)

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 24742	05/01/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 42339	07/21/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 7

IC Title Form No. Form Name Motor Coach Freight Rail School Bus Highway Pipeline Mass Transit EXIS Base Population

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	4,334	56,057	0	-51,723	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,072	392,399	0	-386,327	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: TSA is adjusting the burden estimate based on information that was not available when the initial approval for this information collection was granted in February 2013. The hourly burden was calculated at 392,385 hours, which is drastically higher than the 6,072 hours calculated in this renewal. In 2013, the Program Team did not have any historical data to determine the number of users accessing the EXIS system, and assumed a ten percent response rate from the targeted audience. Since the potential audience is over 100,000 transportation operators in the TSS, this calculation resulted in a projected number of users that was significantly higher than those that have enrolled in EXIS to date. Now that EXIS has collected two years of user data, the Program Team was able to refine the equations used to calculate the number of users, resulting in a much more accurate hourly burden that is reflected in this renewal effort.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $796,180

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Christina Walsh 571 227-2062 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(i) Why the information is being collected;
			(ii) Use of information;
			(iii) Burden estimate;
			(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
			(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
			(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date: 01/28/2015

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