Review OMB Approves Emergency TSA Pipeline Reporting Changes

Yesterday the OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) approved two emergency revisions to information collection requests (ICR) from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for pipeline security reporting requirements. The ICR revisions are for the “Critical Facility Information of the Top 100 Most Critical Pipelines” (1652-0050) and “Pipeline Operator Security Information” (1652-0055). Both ICR-revision requests used similar language concerning the recent Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack as part of the justification for the emergency approval request.

The TSA Pipeline Security Guidelines referenced in these two ICRs has recently been updated. The revisions do not specifically address cybersecurity issues. Rather they revised the methodology for identifying critical pipeline facilities.

For detailed analysis of the ICR’s see my article on CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/omb-approves-emergency-tsa-pipeline