[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 141 (Friday, July 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47746-47747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16817]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 141 / Friday, July 22, 2016 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Information Collection Request; Registration Form To Request
Electronic Access Code Information
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3506), this notice announces and requests comments on the
intention of the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) to
request approval for the continuation of and changes to the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Registration Form to Request
Electronic Access Code information collection to allow USDA customers
to securely and confidently share data and receive services
electronically. Authority for obtaining information from customers is
included in the Freedom to E-File Act, the Electronic Signatures in
Global and National Commerce Act (E-SIGN, the E-Government Act of 2002.
Customer information is collected through the USDA eAuthentication
Service (eAuth), located at https://www.eauth.usda.gov. The USDA eAuth
service provides both public citizens as well as federal government
employees with a secure single sign-on capability for USDA
applications, management of user credentials, and verification of
identity, authorization, and electronic signatures. USDA's eAuth
Application service obtains customer information through an electronic
self-registration process provided through the eAuth Web site. This
voluntary online self-registration process and online identity proofing
service (either in person at a USDA Service Center or online with
national credit bureaus) enables USDA customers, as well as employees,
to obtain accounts as authorized users that will provide single sign-on
capability, self-registration, and account management to access USDA
Web applications and services via the Internet.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before September
20, 2016 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES:
[ssquf] Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web site provides the
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field on this
Web page or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions at that site for
submitting comments.
[ssquf] Interested persons are invited to submit comments
concerning this information collection to Adam Zeimet, 2150 Centre
Avenue, Building A-Suite 350, Fort Collins, Colorado 80526. Fax
comments should be sent to the attention of Adam Zeimet at fax number
(970) 295-5528.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Zeimet by telephone at (970) 295-
5678, or via email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the intention
of USDA-OCIO-Client Technology Services-Identity Access Branch
(Identity, Credential, and Access Management Program) to request
approval for an existing collection.
Title: USDA Registration Form to Request Electronic Access Code.
OMB Number: 0503-0014.
Expiration Date of Approval: 12/31/2016.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The USDA OCIO has developed eAuthentication Application
Services as a management and technical process that addresses user
authentication and authorization prerequisites for providing services
electronically. The process requires a one-time electronic self-
registration to obtain an eAuth account for each USDA customer desiring
access to on-line services or applications that require user
authentication. USDA customers can self-register for an account at a
Level of Assurance (LOA) 1 or 2 (and in the future LOA 3) as defined by
OMB Memorandum M-04-04 and National Institute of Standards and
Technology Special Publication 800-63-2 (or superseding publications).
Level of Assurance refers to a level of confidence in the user's
claimed identity. An account at LOA 1 provides users with limited
access to USDA Web site portals and applications that have minimal
security requirements. An account at LOA 2 enables users to conduct
official electronic business transactions via the Internet, enter into
a contract with the USDA, and submit forms electronically via the
Internet to USDA agencies. Due to the increased risk associated with
these types of transactions, the identity of customers must be verified
through a process called ``identity proofing'', in addition to
completing an electronic self-registration. Identity proofing can be
accomplished for customers in two ways: (1) By visiting a local
registrant authority at a USDA Service Center; or (2) Through an online
identity proofing service implemented with an integration with a
National Credit Bureau. The new on-line identity proofing service will
provide registrants with a more efficient mechanism to have their
identity proofed. The on-line identity proofing requires responses to
at least four randomly selected identity questions that are verified by
a national credit bureau identity proofing service in an automated
interface. The USDA OCIO is also developing a solution to provide
accounts for public citizens at LOA 3, which leverages the same self-
registration and identity proofing, but also incorporates strong multi-
factor authentication credentials for access to secure, high risk, or
sensitive systems, if authorized. Once an account is activated,
customers may use the associated credential to access USDA resources
that are protected by eAuth.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to take eight (8) minutes to complete the
self-registration process for a LOA 1 account. LOA 2 (and in the
future, LOA 3) account registration is estimated to be completed in one
hour 40 minutes when travelling to a USDA Service Center to visit a
local registration authority (expected to be approximately 30% of the
registrants), or ten (10) minutes when using the on-line identity
proofing service (expected to be approximately 70% of the registrants).
Respondents: Individual USDA Customers.
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Estimated Number of Respondents per Level:
LOA 1 Account: 114,256.
LOA 2 Account: 17,848.
[cir] In Person ID Proofing (subset of LOA 2): 5,354.
[cir] Online\Remote ID Proofing (subset of LOA 2): 12,494.
Estimated Total Number of Respondents: 132,104.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 26,239.8 hours.
Comments are invited on (1) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of the information on those
who respond, through the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, technological or other forms of information technology
collection methods. Copies of the information collection may be
obtained from Mr. Zeimet by calling or emailing your request to the
contact information above in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section. All
responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public record.
Dated: July 11, 2016.
Jonathan Alboum,
Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-16817 Filed 7-21-16; 8:45 am]
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