Rail Transportation Security

OMB Control No: 1652-0051	ICR Reference No: 202203-1652-005
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201809-1652-002
Agency/Subagency: DHS/TSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Rail Transportation Security
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 05/10/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2022
Responses	219,763	220,091
Time Burden (Hours)	112,599	112,763
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: TSA will collect rail security coordinator information (RSC) and reports of significant security concerns from freight and passenger railroad carriers, rail transit systems, and rail hazardous materials shipper and receiver facilities, which TSA will use to provide entities with timely notification of vital security information. TSA will require the reporting of significant security concerns, which will increase the agency's domain awareness in the rail mode. TSA will also require that these entities document and maintain records of the secure exchange of custody of rail cars carrying the categories and quantities of hazardous materials outlined in 49 CFR 1580.100(b).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 114 Name of Law: Transportation Security Act of 2001

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:
	86 FR 72990	12/23/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 28029	05/10/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title Form No. Form Name Chain of Custody Documentation Location and Shipping Information Reporting Burden Security Coordinator Information Significant Security Concerns Reporting

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	219,763	220,091	0	0	-328	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	112,599	112,763	0	0	-164	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The types of collections of information have not changed but the estimations of burden have changed. More regulated parties have complied with the regulation and provided information. The following is a summary of the changes that resulted in revised estimations of burden: • Security Coordinator Information: There has been a change in the estimated hourly burden for this information collection. The previously estimated hour burden was 804 hours. TSA now estimates an annual hour burden of 475. This change is due to a decrease in annual responses. • Location and Shipping Information: This collection has an increase in burden. Previously, TSA estimated an annual hour burden of 165. TSA now estimates an annual hour burden of 327. This change is due to an increase in annual responses. The amount of time per response remains the same. • Significant Security Concerns Information: This collection has a slight decrease in the annual hour burden. Previously, TSA estimated an annual hour burden of 5,475 hours. TSA now estimates that there is an annual hour burden of 4,961 hours, a decrease of 514 hours. This change is due to TSA now estimating a per-response hour burden. • Chain of Custody and Control Documentation: Previously, TSA estimated an annual hour burden of 39,000 hours. TSA now estimates an annual hour burden of 107,000 hours. This increase in the annual hour burden is due to a large increase in the number of annual responses. TSA has improved data fidelity, and bases its estimate of the number of annual responses on actual data from the Rail Asset Integrated Logistics System (RAILS) Dashboard, which is a tool TSA uses to collect data for non-regulatory activities.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,369,821

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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: 05/10/2022

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