SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

TSA published a Federal Register notice, with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments, of the following collection of information on August 4, 2025, 90 FR 36447. TSA did not receive any comments on the notice.

Comments Invited

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The ICR documentation will be made available at https://www.reginfo.gov upon its submission to OMB. Therefore, in preparation for OMB review and approval of the following information collection, TSA is soliciting comments to—

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed information requirement 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;

(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 using appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. ( printed page 24597)

Information Collection Requirement

Title: Critical Facility Information from the Top 100 Most Critical Pipeline Operators.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

OMB Control Number: 1652-0050.

Forms(s): Critical Facility Security Review.

Affected Public: 100 most critical pipeline operators, i.e., pipeline companies that own or operate pipeline systems or facilities deemed critical for national or economic security by TSA.

Abstract: The 9/11 Act specifically tasked TSA to develop and implement a plan for reviewing the pipeline security plans and inspecting critical facilities of the 100 most critical pipeline operators. See sec. 1557 of the 9/11 Act (Pub. L. 110-53; 121 Stat. 266, 475, Aug. 3, 2007; codified at 6 U.S.C. 1207(b)). TSA visits critical pipeline facilities and collects site-specific information from pipeline operators on facility security policies, procedures, and physical security measures. TSA uses the information to determine strengths and weaknesses at the nation's critical pipeline facilities, areas to target for risk reduction strategies, pipeline industry implementation of the TSA Pipeline Security Guidelines, and operator implementation of recommendations made during TSA critical facility visits.

The collection of information is being revised to remove mandatory requirements associated with the TSA Pipeline Security Directive (SD) 2021-01 Series and specifically the completion of a cybersecurity vulnerability assessment for pipeline owner/operators subject to the SD. These pipeline owner/operators have satisfied the SD's requirements and TSA expects that going forward, fewer than 10 owner/operators would respond to the collection annually. The removal of the mandatory requirements will reduce the time burden to the collection by 600 hours. In addition, TSA is revising the title of the collection from “Critical Facility Information of the Top 100 Most Critical Pipeline” to “Critical Facility Information from the Top 100 Most Critical Pipeline Operators” to more accurately align with the statutory requirements.

Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 80.

Estimated Annual Number of Burden Hours: 800 hours.