Ratification of Security Directives

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Homeland Security 6 CFR Chapter I 49 CFR Chapter XII AGENCY: Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ACTION: Notification of ratification of security directives. SUMMARY: DHS is publishing official notification that the Transportation Security Oversight Board (TSOB) has ratified Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Directive Pipeline-2021-01B and Security Directive Pipeline-2021-02C applicable to owners and operators of critical oil and natural gas pipeline infrastructure (owner/operators). Security Directive Pipeline-2021-01B extended the expiration date of cybersecurity measures initially required by Security Directive Pipeline-2021-01, issued on May 27, 2022, for an additional year. Security Directive Pipeline-2021-02C revised the cybersecurity measures originally required by Security Directive Pipeline-2021-02, issued on July 19, 2021, to be more performance-based and less prescriptive than the original requirements. This performance-based approach ensures the mandated critical security outcomes are achieved while allowing covered owner/operators options to implement security measures for their specific systems and operations. DATES: The TSOB ratified Security Directive Pipeline-2021-01B on June 24, 2021 and ratified Security Directive Pipeline-2021-02C on August 19, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas McDermott, Acting Assistant Secretary for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience Policy a…