80 FR 26084 - Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Department of Homeland Security Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 87 (May 6, 2015)

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites public comment on one currently approved Information Collection Request (ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0044, abstracted below that we will submit to OMB for renewal in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The collection involves the submission of identifying and travel experience information by individuals requesting redress through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (TRIP).

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 26084]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10526]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public 
Collection of Information: Department of Homeland Security Traveler 
Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP)

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites 
public comment on one currently approved Information Collection Request 
(ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0044, 
abstracted below that we will submit to OMB for renewal in compliance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes the nature of 
the information collection and its expected burden. The collection 
involves the submission of identifying and travel experience 
information by individuals requesting redress through the Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS) Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (TRIP).

DATES: Send your comments by July 6, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed to [email protected] or delivered 
to the TSA PRA Officer, Office of Information Technology (OIT), TSA-11, 
Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, 
Arlington, VA 20598-6011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina A. Walsh at the above 
address, or by telephone (571) 227-2062.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.), 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 ICR documentation is available 
at http://www.reginfo.gov. Therefore, in preparation for OMB review and 
approval of the following information collection, TSA is soliciting 
comments to--
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed information requirement is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including using appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.

Information Collection Requirement

    OMB Control Number 1652-0044; Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 
Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP). DHS TRIP is a single point 
of contact for individuals who have inquiries or seek resolution 
regarding difficulties they have experienced during their travel 
screening. These difficulties could include: (1) Denied or delayed 
boarding; (2) denied or delayed entry into or departure from the United 
States at a port of entry; or (3) identified for additional (secondary) 
screening at our Nation's transportation facilities, including 
airports, seaports, train stations and land borders. The TSA manages 
the DHS TRIP office on behalf of DHS. To request redress, individuals 
are asked to provide identifying information as well as details of 
their travel experience.
    The DHS TRIP office serves as a centralized intake office for 
traveler requests for redress and uses the online Traveler Inquiry Form 
(TIF) to collect requests for redress. DHS TRIP then passes the 
information to the relevant DHS TRIP practitioner office(s), including 
components of DHS, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. 
Department of Justice, to process the request, as appropriate. 
Participating DHS components include the TSA, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration Services, the National Protection and Programs 
Directorate's Office of Biometric Information Management, Office of 
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and the Privacy Office, along with 
the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, and the U.S. 
Department of Justice, Terrorist Screening Center. This collection 
serves to distinguish misidentified individuals from an individual 
actually on any watch list that DHS uses, to initiate the correction of 
erroneous information about an individual contained in government-held 
records, which are leading to travel difficulties, and, where 
appropriate, to help streamline and expedite future check-in or border 
crossing experiences.
    DHS estimates completing the form, and gathering and submitting the 
information will take approximately one hour. The annual respondent 
population was derived from data contained within the DHS case 
management database and reflects the actual number of respondents for 
the most recent calendar year. Thus, the total estimated annual number 
of burden hours for passengers seeking redress, based on 19,067 annual 
respondents, is 19,067 hours (19,067 x 1).

    Dated: April 30, 2015.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2015-10526 Filed 5-5-15; 8:45 am]
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