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OMB Control No: 1670-0029	ICR Reference No: 202110-1670-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201806-1670-001
Agency/Subagency: DHS/CISA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Personnel Surety Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 02/11/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2024
Responses	149,271	203,305
Time Burden (Hours)	24,879	33,884
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	5,158,226

Abstract: CFATS Personnel Surety requires high-risk chemical facility to implement measures designed to identify people with terrorist ties. For the purposes of the CFATS Personnel Surety Program, ‘people’ in Risk-Based Performance Standards (RBPS) 12(iv) is in reference to affected individuals (i.e., facility personnel or unescorted visitors with or seeking access to restricted areas or critical assets at high-risk chemical facilities). RBPS 12 requires high-risk chemical facilities to perform appropriate background checks on and ensure appropriate credentials for facility personnel, and, as appropriate, unescorted visitors with access to restricted areas or critical assets.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 109 - 295 550 Name of Law: DHS Appropriations Act of 2007
US Code: 6 USC 621 Name of Law: CFATS Act of 2014

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 32960	06/23/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 8026	02/11/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Background Check to Identify Affected Individuals With Terrorist Ties	n/a	CFATS Personnel Surety
CFATS Personnel Surety Program Instrument

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	149,271	203,305	-54,034
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	24,879	33,884	-9,005
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	5,158,226	-5,158,226

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: • Minor revision to the instrument that reflects the passage of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Act of 2018, 6 U.S.C. §§ 651-74, such as updating the Agency name to conform with the Agency’s new designation as CISA. CISA is not proposing a change to the scope of the instrument. • Decrease the annual number of responses from 203,305 to 149,271 responses which is a decrease of 54,304 responses. The revision is based on historical data and a revision in the methodology about how CISA accounts for new facilities. Notably, the new methodology: (a) remove the costs associated with capital/startup costs because they are incorporated within the estimated number of respondents; (b) increases the annual hires rate from 47.8% to 57.3% for total private industry, as estimated from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and (c) increases the number of annual respondents from 72,607. • An decrease of 9,005 hours of the annual time burden from 33,884 hours to 24,879 hours when compared to the previously approved annual time burden. • A decrease in the annual cost burden of $2,957,074 from $5,158,226 to $2,201,152 which reflects (a) removal of the costs associated with capital/startup costs because they are incorporated within the estimated number of respondents, and (b) an increase of the annual reporting and recordkeeping hour and cost burden from 12,101 hours to 24,879 hours as a result of the revised methodology. • An increase in the annual cost from $1,719,409 to $2,201,152 because of the increase in annual hours as well as an increase in the respondent wage rate from $85.82/hour to $88.48/hour, which is based on updated BLS data. • A decrease of the overall total annual operating cost to the Federal Government for this collection from $1,001,189 to $495,581 based on the projected costs for the government to vet records and the number of submissions.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $495,581

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. Yes

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: Benjamin Thomsen 202 254-7179 benjamin.thomsen@cisa.dhs.gov

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