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OMB Control No:
1652-0074
ICR Reference No:
202111-1652-003
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency:
DHS/TSA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Cybersecurity Measures for Surface Modes
Type of Information Collection:
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Emergency
Approval Requested By:
11/30/2021
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
11/30/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
11/30/2021
Terms of Clearance:
Terms of Clearance: Approved contingent that - within 90 days of this approval date - DHS TSA will publish a 60-day Federal Register notice seeking comments in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.8(d).
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
05/31/2022
6 Months From Approved
Responses
2,343
0
0
Time Burden (Hours)
96,063
0
0
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
TSA intends to publish Security Directives (SD), which will be mandatory, and Information Circular (IC), which will be non-mandatory recommendations, to various surface transportation mode operators to address the ongoing cybersecurity threat using a risk-based approach to transportation security. The SDs would only apply to “Higher Risk” Railroads and Rail Transit operations and the IC would apply to lower-risk operations to enhance the surface transportation integrated system to include transit bus operations and over-the-road bus (OTRB) owner/operators.
Emergency Justfication:
Earlier this year, OMB approved, two emergency ICR requests from TSA to collect information via similar SDs directed to pipelines in order to address cybersecurity threats. On May 8, 2021, the Colonial Pipeline Company announced that it had halted its pipeline operations due to a ransomware attack. This attack received national attention as it temporarily disrupted critical supplies of gasoline and other refined petroleum products throughout the East Coast. Such attacks pose significant threats to the country’s transportation infrastructure and economic security as extensive interdependencies exist among transportation and other critical infrastructure sectors. During the last few years, cybersecurity incidents affecting surface transportation has become a growing threat to the integrated cyber and physical systems that operate daily in close coordination with and proximity nation-wide, and its uninterrupted secure and safe operation is critical for the U.S. economy. Malicious cyber actors have demonstrated their willingness to conduct cyber-attacks against critical infrastructure by exploiting the vulnerability of Internet-accessible Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) systems and assets. Given the multitude of connected devices already in use by the surface transportation industry and the vast amount of data generated (with more coming online soon), protecting the higher-risk freight rail, passenger rail, and transit industry has become an increasing critically important and complex undertaking to protect critical infrastructure from malicious cyber-attack and other cybersecurity-related threats.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
49 USC 114(d), (f)(3)-(4), (l)(2), (m
Name of Law: ATSA
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
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
3
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Cybersecurity contingency/reponse plan
Cybersecurity vulnerability assessment
Designation of Cybersecurity Coordinator
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
2,343
0
0
0
2,343
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
96,063
0
0
0
96,063
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:
This is a new collection so there are no program changes.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$1,058
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 christina.walsh@tsa.dhs.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
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:
11/30/2021
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