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Impact Categories

Significant
Probability of
Occurrence?

Impact
Category

Assurance Level
From Table B

Inconvenience, distress or damage to standing or reputation

No

Mod Low

2/3 1

Financial loss or agency liability

No

Mod

2/3

Agency liability

No

Mod

2/3

Harm to agency programs or public interests

No

Low Mod

2 3

Unauthorized release of sensitive information

No

Low

2

Personal Safety

N/A

N/A


Civil or criminal violations

No

Moderate

3

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Lowest Assurance Level that Mitigates All Impact Categories

Mitigating Controls

Appropriate Assurance Level with Consideration of Mitigating Controls

Proposed E-signature Alternative

Level 3---...appropriate for transactions needing high confidence in the asserted identity's accuracy. People may use Level 3 credentials to access restricted web services without the need for additional identity assertion controls.

Multiple sources of information, some with counter-balancing incentives.
Vessels reporting
Users are permitted and have an ongoing "trusted relationship" with NMFS.
There are various mitigating controls in permit application/renewal/transfer business processes, so the e-signature process does not have to address all of the transaction risk.

Level 2---On balance, confidence exists that the asserted identity is accurate. Level 2 credentials are appropriate for a wide range of business with the public where agencies require an initial identity assertion (the details of which are verified independently prior to any Federal action).

NPS-like