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Federal Register/Vol. 76, No. 149/Wednesday, August 3, 2011 /Proposed Rules
keeping, monitoring, posting, labeling,
and other similar actions.
Subtitle J provides DHS with
authority to regulate the sale and
transfer of ammonium nitrate. This
collection will enable the Department to
"regulate the sale and transfer of
ammonium nitrate by an ammonium
nitrate facility * * * to prevent the
misappropriation or use of ammonium
nitrate in an act of terrorism." See 6
U.S.C. 488a(a).
This NPRM introduces a new
collection with OMB Control Number
1670-NEW. The Ammonium Nitrate
Security Program information collection
has eight new instruments: AmmoniumNitrate Registration; Appeals for Denial
or Revocation of AN Registered User
Numbers; Purchaser Verification;
Ammonium Nitrate Helpdesk;
Electronic Recordkeeping Database;
Reporting Theft and Loss; Adjudication
or Appeal of an Order Assessing Civil
Penalty; and Inspections and Audits.
This NPRM includes a solicitation for
comments for a new information
collection, 1670-NEW. Any comments
submitted will be reviewed by DHS and
OMB prior to publication of a final rule,
and prior to OMB approval of this new
information collection. This NPRM
describes the nature of the information
collection, the categories ofrespondents, and estimated burdens and
costs.
Under the protections provided by the
Paperwork Reduction Act, as amended,
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 Department will begin collecting
information as soon as an OMB control
number is issued, or as soon as the
mechanism for collecting information is
publicly available, or when the rule
implementing the Ammonium Nitrate
Security Program becomes effective,
whichever is latest.TABLE 1-ESTIMATES OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS
Responses Avg. burden Total annual Total annual
Instrument Number of per per responses Avg. burden Total annual respondent
rsodns per per response burden cost
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours) (in dollars)
Ammonium Nitrate Registration .......................................... 116,800 1 2.02 235,912 11,114,000
Appeals for Denial or Revocation of AN Registered User
Numbers ................... . ................. ...223 1 6.00 1,336 49,500
Purchaser Verification .................................. 6,236 4,705 0.08 2,445,001 93,262,600
Ammonium Nitrate Helpdesk ............................................ 248,460 119 0.02 551,114 20,680,100
Electronic Recordkeeping Database ....................... . 6,236 4,705 0.02 448,992 8,591,600
Reporting of Theft & Loss ............................................... 125 1 2.80 349 18,300
Adjudication or Appeal of an Order Assessing Civil Pen-
alty ......................... ................... Less Than 10 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Inspections and Audits ................................. 1,559 1 12.00 18,708 621,100Title: Ammonium Nitrate Registration
Summary of Collection of
Information: Information is collected
through a web-based portal directly
from each applicant who wishes to
apply for an AN Registered User
Number. The information collected will
be used to determine if the applicant is
eligible for an AN Registered User
Number. Specifically, 6 U.S.C.
488a(i)(2)(A) requires the Department to
conduct a check of identifying
information of all applicants against
identifying information that appears in
the TSDB.
Consistent with 6 U.S.C. 488a(i)(3)(A)
and 6 U.S.C. 488a(i)(3)(B), to the extent
practicable, the Department intends to
approve or deny each registration
application, and to issue each AN
Registered User Number, not later than
72 hours after the time DHS receives a
complete registration application. DHS
may deny an applicant an AN
Registered User Number if the TSDB
indicates that the applicant may pose a
threat to national security. See 6 U.S.C.
488a(i)(2)(B).
As proposed in section 31.215(a), at
least one individual who is designated
to act on behalf of a facility for purposes
of compliance with this regulation must
(1) apply for an AN Registered UserNumber, and (2) register as a Designated
AN Facility POC for the AN Facility. In
addition, sections 31.210 and 31.215
would allow any individual who has an
ownership interest in an AN Facility; is
designated to act on behalf of a facility
for purposes of compliance with this
regulation, such as, possibly, a site
manager, sales manager, or corporate
officer; is involved in the sale or transfer
of ammonium nitrate at an AN Facility,
such as a sales clerk or cashier; or
performs ammonium nitrate application
services to register as an AN Seller.
Sections 31.210 and 31.215 would
require that any person who
individually performs a sale or transfer
of ammonium nitrate on behalf of an AN
Facility, or who performs ammonium
nitrate application services, must be
registered. Pursuant to section 31.205 of
the proposed rule, any person who
intends to purchase ammonium nitrate
must also be registered.
Use of: The information collected will
be used to (1) conduct a check of
identifying information of applicants
against identifying information that
appears in the TSDB, and (2) issue the
Department's approval or denial of each
registration application.
Need for Information: The
information collected is needed tocomply with section 563 of the Fiscal
Year 2008 Department of Homeland
Security Appropriations Act, which
requires the Department to issue AN
Registered User Numbers.
Description of the Respondents: DHS
anticipates that there will be an average
of 116,800 respondents annually.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Annual Burden Estimate: Each
respondent is estimated to have a
burden of 2.02 hours to register, update,
and subsequently renew his/her AN
Registered User Number. The annual
hour burden is estimated to be 235,912
hours.
Title: Appeals for Denial or
Revocation of AN Registered User
Numbers.
Summary of Collection of
Information: Individuals who have had
their AN Registered User Numbers
denied or revoked may appeal the
Department's denials or revocations,
pursuant to section 31.250 of the
proposed rule. Each individual
requesting an appeal is required to file
a Request for Materials, a Request for
Appeal, and other filings as necessary.
Use of: The information collected will
be used to process appeals.
Need for Information: The
Department needs the collected46947
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