80 FR 29727 - Revision of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: TSA Pre✓® Application Program
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 99 (May 22, 2015)
Transportation Security Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 99 (May 22, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-12485 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 29727-29729] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-12485] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Transportation Security Administration Revision of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: TSA Pre[check][supreg] Application Program AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS. ACTION: 30-day Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request (ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0059, abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of a revision of the currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. TSA published a Federal Register notice, with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments, of the following collection of information on January 5, 2015, 80 FR 515. The collection involves the submission of biographic and biometric information by individuals seeking to enroll in the TSA Pre[check][supreg]Application Program, as well as an optional customer satisfaction survey. DATES: Send your comments by June 22, 2015. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB. Comments should be addressed to Desk Officer, Department of Homeland Security/TSA, and sent via electronic mail to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-6974. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer, Office of Information Technology (OIT), TSA-11, Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6011; telephone (571) 227-2062; email [email protected]. 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 Title: TSA Pre[check][supreg] Application Program. [[Page 29728]] Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection. OMB Control Number: 1652-0059. Form(s): NA. Affected Public: Air Travelers. Abstract: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) implemented the TSA Pre[check][supreg] Application Program pursuant to its authority under sec. 109(a)(3) of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA), Public Law 107-71 (115 Stat. 597, 613, Nov. 19, 2001, codified at 49 U.S.C. 114 note), as well as the DHS Appropriations Act, 2006, Public Law 109-90 (119 Stat. 2064, 2088-89, Oct. 18, 2005), which authorizes TSA to establish and collect a fee for any registered traveler program by publication of a notice in the Federal Register. Under the TSA Pre[check][supreg] Application Program, individuals may submit biographic and biometric information directly to TSA, which in turn uses the information to conduct a security threat assessment (STA) of law enforcement, immigration, and intelligence databases, including a criminal history check. The results are used by TSA to decide if an individual poses a low risk to transportation or national security. Approved applicants are issued a Known Traveler Number (KTN) that may be used when making travel reservations. Airline passengers who submit their KTN when making airline reservations are eligible for expedited screening on flights originating from U.S. airports with TSA Pre[check][supreg] lanes.\1\ TSA uses the traveler's KTN and other information during passenger pre-screening to verify that the individual traveling matches the information on TSA's list of known travellers and to confirm TSA Pre[check][supreg] expedited screening eligibility. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Passengers who are eligible for expedited screening through a dedicated TSA Pre[check][supreg] lane typically will receive more limited physical screening, e.g., will be able to leave on their shoes, light outerwear, and belt, to keep their laptop in its case, and to keep their 3-1-1 compliant liquids/gels bag in a carry-on. For airports with TSA Pre[check][supreg] lanes, see http://www.tsa.gov/tsa-precheck/tsa-precheck-participating-airports. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TSA plans to expand enrollment options for the TSA Pre[check][supreg] Application Program by using additional contractor options or capabilities to market, enroll and pre-screen applicants. Approved contractors will provide secure enrollment options to collect biographic and biometric (e.g., fingerprints, iris scans, and/or photo) information, validate identity, collect citizenship/immigration information, and perform a criminal history records check to ensure that applicants do not have convictions for criminal offenses that would disqualify them from the TSA Pre[check][supreg] Application Program (please refer to the list of current disqualifiers available at www.tsa.gov/tsa-precheck/eligibility-requirements). These expansion options may include the use of commercial and other publicly available data to verify identity and citizenship/immigration status, and conduct a criminal check. For enrolled and prescreened applicants, these additional contractors will transmit via a secure interface certain minimum required data elements (including, but not limited to, name, date of birth, gender, address, contact information, country of birth, images of identity documents, proof of citizenship/immigration status, and biometrics) to enable TSA to conduct a STA, make a final eligibility determination for the TSA Pre[check][supreg] Application Program, and for screening purposes, including to verify TSA Pre[check][supreg] enrolled and approved individuals when they are travelling. Applicants who are found to be ineligible as a result of prescreening by a contractor shall be notified by the respective contractor of the reason. The notification will include, when relevant, information about the available correction of criminal or immigration records process and any alternatives available for identity verification, as well as other available channels for TSA Pre[check][supreg] expedited screening. Those who apply through TSA's existing program contractor will be notified of their eligibility for the program by TSA after completion of the STA. The TSA-conducted STA for applicants forwarded by the contractors will include checks against government watchlists and databases associated with security and immigration. TSA will make the final determination on eligibility for the TSA Pre[check][supreg] Application Program and notify the applicant of the decision. Applicants generally should expect to receive notification from TSA within 2-3 weeks of the submission of their completed applications. Eligibility for the TSA Pre[check][supreg] Application Program is within the sole discretion of TSA, which will notify applicants who are denied eligibility in writing of the reasons for the denial. If initially deemed ineligible by TSA, applicants will have an opportunity to correct cases of misidentification or inaccurate criminal or immigration records. If advised during the application eligibility review process that the criminal record discloses a disqualifying criminal offense, the applicant must submit in writing within a specified period of his or her intent to correct any information he or she believes to be inaccurate. The applicant must provide a certified revised record, or the appropriate court must forward a certified true copy of the information, prior to TSA approving eligibility of the applicant for the TSA Pre[check][supreg] Application Program. With respect to citizenship and/or immigration records, within 60 days after being advised that the citizenship or immigration records indicate that the applicant is ineligible for the TSA Pre[check][supreg] Application Program, the applicant must notify TSA in writing of his or her intent to correct any information believed to be inaccurate. TSA will review any information submitted and make a final decision. If neither notification nor a corrected record is received by TSA, the agency may make a final determination to deny eligibility. Individuals who TSA determines are ineligible for the TSA Pre[check][supreg] Application Program will be screened at airport security checkpoints pursuant to standard screening protocols. TSA invites all TSA Pre[check][supreg] applicants to complete an optional survey to gather information on the applicants' overall customer satisfaction with the service received at the enrollment center. The optional survey is administered at the end of the in-person enrollment service. TSA will use the information to determine whether any trends exist regarding customer service at a particular enrollment center or particular application enrollment activity and to take steps to improve service. TSA will encourage the additional contractors to offer a similar customer satisfaction survey. The TSA Pre[check][supreg] Application Program enhances aviation security by permitting TSA to better focus its limited security resources on passengers who are more likely to pose a threat to civil aviation, while also facilitating and improving the commercial aviation travel experience for the public. Travelers who choose not to enroll in this initiative are not subject to any limitations on their travel because of their choice; they will be processed through normal TSA screening before entering the sterile areas of airports. TSA also retains the authority to perform standard or other screening on a random basis on TSA Pre[check][supreg] Application Program participants and any other travelers authorized to receive expedited physical screening. Average Annual Number of Respondents: An estimated 5,458,919 annualized respondents enrollments over a four year period. Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 4,596,547 annualized hours [[Page 29729]] based on a four-year projection. This estimate includes the time for pre-enrollment, all aspects of enrollment (including a voluntary customer satisfaction survey), and correction of records if needed. Estimated Cost Burden: $143,500,886 annualized cost burden based on a four-year projection. The TSA fee per respondent for those who apply for the program directly with TSA will remain $85, which covers TSA's program costs and the FBI fee for the criminal history records check. The fee charged by contractor under the expansion of the program may differ, as it may include, but not be limited to, fees for other services that the companies provide separately to their customers and the option to utilize FBI for the criminal checks at a charge of $12.75 per applicant. TSA estimates contractors would remit approximately $25 to TSA for each prescreened applicant. Dated: May 18, 2015. Christina A.Walsh, TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology. [FR Doc. 2015-12485 Filed 5-21-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-05-P
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considered received by the Coast Guard Previous Request for Comments burden. TSA published a Federal
when you successfully transmit the This request provides a 30-day Register notice, with a 60-day comment
comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or comment period required by OIRA. The period soliciting comments, of the
mail your comment, it will be Coast Guard published the 60-day following collection of information on
considered as having been received by notice (80 FR 12507, March 9, 2015) January 5, 2015, 80 FR 515. The
the Coast Guard when it is received at required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That collection involves the submission of
the DMF. We recommend you include Notice elicited no comments. biographic and biometric information by
your name, mailing address, an email individuals seeking to enroll in the TSA
address, or other contact information in Information Collection Request Pre✓®Application Program, as well as
the body of your document so that we 1. Title: Adequacy Certification for an optional customer satisfaction
can contact you if we have questions Reception Facilities and Advance survey.
regarding your submission. Notice—33 CFR part 158. DATES: Send your comments by June 22,
You may submit comments and OMB Control Number: 1625–0045. 2015. A comment to OMB is most
material by electronic means, mail, fax, Type of Request: Revision of a effective if OMB receives it within 30
or delivery to the DMF at the address currently approved collection. days of publication.
under ADDRESSES, but please submit Respondents: Owners and operators
them by only one means. To submit ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
of reception facilities and owners and
your comment online, go to http:// invited to submit written comments on
operators of vessels.
www.regulations.gov, and type ‘‘USCG– Abstract: This information collection the proposed information collection to
2015–0073’’ in the ‘‘Search’’ box. If you is needed to evaluate the adequacy of the Office of Information and Regulatory
submit your comments by mail or hand reception facilities prior to issuance of Affairs, OMB. Comments should be
delivery, submit them in an unbound a Certificate of Adequacy. Information addressed to Desk Officer, Department
format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, for the advance notice ensures effective of Homeland Security/TSA, and sent via
suitable for copying and electronic management of reception facilities and electronic mail to oira_submission@
filing. If you submit comments by mail reduces the burden to facilities and omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–6974.
and would like to know that they ships. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
reached the Facility, please enclose a Forms: CG–5401, CG–5401A, CG– Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer,
stamped, self-addressed postcard or 5401B, CG–5401C and CG–5401D. Office of Information Technology (OIT),
envelope. We will consider all BURDEN ESTIMATE: The estimated TSA–11, Transportation Security
comments and material received during burden has increased from 1,497 hours Administration, 601 South 12th Street,
the comment period and will address to 4,979 hours a year due to an increase Arlington, VA 20598–6011; telephone
them accordingly. in the estimated annual number of (571) 227–2062; email TSAPRA@
respondents. tsa.dhs.gov.
Viewing Comments and Documents
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
To view comments, as well as of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
documents mentioned in this Notice as Comments Invited
being available in the docket, go to Dated: May 12, 2015.
In accordance with the Paperwork
http://www.regulations.gov, click on the Thomas P. Michelli,
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
‘‘read comments’’ box, which will then U.S. Coast Guard, Chief Information Officer, et seq.), an agency may not conduct or
become highlighted in blue. In the Acting.
sponsor, and a person is not required to
‘‘Search’’ box insert ‘‘USCG–2015– [FR Doc. 2015–12525 Filed 5–21–15; 8:45 am] respond to, a collection of information
0073’’ and click ‘‘Search.’’ Click the BILLING CODE 9110–04–P unless it displays a valid OMB control
‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ in the ‘‘Actions’’ number. The ICR documentation is
column. You may also visit the DMF in available at http://www.reginfo.gov.
Room W12–140 on the ground floor of DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Therefore, in preparation for OMB
the DOT West Building, 1200 New SECURITY review and approval of the following
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC information collection, TSA is soliciting
20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Transportation Security Administration
comments to—
Monday through Friday, except Federal Revision of Agency Information (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
holidays. Collection Activity Under OMB Review: information requirement is necessary for
OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs the proper performance of the functions
TSA Pre✓® Application Program
online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/ of the agency, including whether the
do/PRAMain after the comment period AGENCY: Transportation Security information will have practical utility;
for each ICR. An OMB Notice of Action Administration, DHS. (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
on each ICR will become available via ACTION: 30-day Notice. agency’s estimate of the burden;
a hyperlink in the OMB Control (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
Numbers: 1625–0045. SUMMARY: This notice announces that clarity of the information to be
the Transportation Security collected; and
Privacy Act Administration (TSA) has forwarded the (4) Minimize the burden of the
Anyone can search the electronic Information Collection Request (ICR), collection of information on those who
form of comments received in dockets Office of Management and Budget
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
are to respond, including using
by the name of the individual (OMB) control number 1652–0059, appropriate automated, electronic,
submitting the comment (or signing the abstracted below to the Office of mechanical, or other technological
comment, if submitted on behalf of an Management and Budget (OMB) for collection techniques or other forms of
association, business, labor union, etc.). review and approval of a revision of the information technology.
You may review a Privacy Act statement currently approved collection under the
regarding Coast Guard public dockets in Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The Information Collection Requirement
the January 17, 2008, issue of the ICR describes the nature of the Title: TSA Pre✓® Application
Federal Register (73 FR 3316). information collection and its expected Program.
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based on a four-year projection. This ACTION: Correction, Notice. approval of the information collection
estimate includes the time for pre- described in Section A.
enrollment, all aspects of enrollment SUMMARY: This notice corrects the notice
HUD published on May 18, 2015 at 80 The Federal Register notice that
(including a voluntary customer solicited public comment on the
satisfaction survey), and correction of FR 28294. HUD has submitted the
proposed information collection information collection for a period of 60
records if needed.
Estimated Cost Burden: $143,500,886 requirement described below to the days was published on March 6, 2015 at
annualized cost burden based on a four- Office of Management and Budget 80 FR 12192.
year projection. The TSA fee per (OMB) for review, in accordance with A. Overview of Information Collection
respondent for those who apply for the the Paperwork Reduction Act. The
program directly with TSA will remain purpose of this notice is to allow for an Title of Information Collection:
$85, which covers TSA’s program costs additional 30 days of public comment. Production of Material or Provision of
and the FBI fee for the criminal history The OMB number will be changed from Testimony by HUD Response to
records check. The fee charged by 2501–0022 to 2510–0014. Demands in Legal Proceedings Among
contractor under the expansion of the DATES: Comments Due Date: June 25, Private Litigants.
program may differ, as it may include, 2015. OMB Approval Number: 2510–0014.
but not be limited to, fees for other
services that the companies provide ADDRESSES: Interested persons are Type of Request: Revision.
separately to their customers and the invited to submit comments regarding
Form Numbers: N/A.
option to utilize FBI for the criminal this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB Description of the need for the
checks at a charge of $12.75 per
applicant. TSA estimates contractors Control Number and should be sent to: information and proposed use: Section
would remit approximately $25 to TSA HUD Desk Officer, Office of 15.203 of HUD’s regulations in 24 CFR
for each prescreened applicant. Management and Budget, New specify the manner in which demands
Executive Office Building, Washington, for documents and testimony from the
Dated: May 18, 2015.
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email: Department should be made. Providing
Christina A.Walsh,
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. the information specified in 24 CFR
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 15.203 allows the Department to more
of Information Technology.
Anna Guido, Reports Management promptly identify documents and
[FR Doc. 2015–12485 Filed 5–21–15; 8:45 am]
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing testimony which a requestor may be
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and Urban Development, 451 7th Street seeking and determine whether the
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email at Department should produce such
Anna Guido@hud.gov or telephone 202– documents and testimony.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
402–5535. Persons with hearing or Members of affected public: All types
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
speech impairments may access this of entities, private and non-profit
[Docket No. FR–5831–C–24] number through TTY by calling the toll- organizations, individuals and
free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– households.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 8339. This is not a toll-free number.
Collection: Production of Material or Copies of available documents Estimation of the total numbers of
Provision of Testimony by HUD in submitted to OMB may be obtained hours needed to prepare the information
Response to Demands in Legal from Ms. Guido. collection including number of
Proceedings Among Private Litigants respondents, frequency of response, and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information notice informs the public that HUD has hours of response:
Officer, HUD. submitted to OMB a request for
Frequency of Hours per Total burden
Number of respondents response response hours
106 ............................................................................................................................................... 1 1.5 159
Solicitation of Public Comment (4) Ways to minimize the burden of Dated: May 12, 2015.
This notice is soliciting comments the collection of information on those Anna Guido,
from members of the public and affected who are to respond; including through Department Reports Management Officer,
parties concerning the collection of the use of appropriate automated Office of the Chief Information Officer.
information described in Section A on collection techniques or other forms of [FR Doc. 2015–12521 Filed 5–21–15; 8:45 am]
the following: information technology, e.g., permitting BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
(1) Whether the proposed collection electronic submission of responses.
of information is necessary for the HUD encourages interested parties to
proper performance of the functions of
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
submit comment in response to these
the agency, including whether the questions.
information will have practical utility;
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
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| Contact | Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer, Office of Information Technology (OIT), TSA-11, Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6011; telephone (571) 227-2062; email [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 29727 |
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