82 FR 50663 - Revision of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: TSA Pre✓® Application Program
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 210 (November 1, 2017)
Transportation Security Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 210 (November 1, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-23770 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 1, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 50663-50665] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-23770] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 May 4, 2017. 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 December 1, 2017. 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]. 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 will be available at http://www.reginfo.gov upon its submission to OMB. 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. Consistent with the requirements of Executive Order (EO) 13771, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs, and EO 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, TSA is also requesting comments on the extent to which this request for information could be modified to reduce the burden on respondents. Information Collection Requirement Title: TSA Pre[check][supreg] Application Program. 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), which authorizes TSA to establish registered traveler programs, as well as section 540 of the DHS Appropriations Act, 2006, Public Law 109-90 (119 Stat. 2064, 2088- 89, Oct. 18, 2005), which requires TSA to collect a fee for any registered traveler program by publication of a notice in the Federal Register. The TSA Pre[check][supreg] Application Program enhances aviation security by [[Page 50664]] 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. Under the TSA Pre[check][supreg] Application Program, individuals submit biographic (including, but not limited to, name, date of birth, gender, prior and current addresses, contact information, country of birth, images of identity documents, proof of citizenship/immigration status) and biometric (such as fingerprints, iris scans, or facial images) information to TSA's enrollment contractor. The enrollment contractor transmits this data via secure interface to TSA, which uses the information to conduct a security threat assessment (STA) based on checks of law enforcement, citizenship/immigration, regulatory violation, and intelligence databases, including a criminal history records check. TSA also uses the information submitted for identity verification during enrollment. The results are used by TSA to determine whether an individual poses a low risk to transportation or national security justifying eligibility for TSA Pre[check][supreg]. TSA makes the final determination on eligibility for the TSA Pre[check][supreg] Application Program and notifies the applicant of the decision. On average, applicants receive notification from TSA within two to three weeks of the submission of their completed applications. Approved applicants are issued a Known Traveler Number (KTN) that is used for multiple purposes. Airline passengers who submit their KTN when making airline reservations may be 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 travelers and to confirm TSA Pre[check][supreg] expedited screening eligibility. TSA will also use the information collected, or verify the KTN and KTN-holder information, to determine a KTN holder's eligibility for other programs, such as potential eligibility for a reduced fee for another vetting program or participation in other DHS Trusted Traveler programs. TSA also will use the information submitted for identity verification at airport security checkpoints. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \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 https://www.tsa.gov/precheck/map. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eligibility for the TSA Pre[check][supreg] Application Program is within the sole discretion of TSA, which provides written notification to applicants denied eligibility, including reasons for the denial. Applicants initially deemed ineligible have an opportunity to correct cases of misidentification or inaccurate criminal or citizenship/ immigration records. For example, if advised during the application eligibility review process that the criminal record discloses a disqualifying criminal offense, the applicant has 60 days from the date of the denial letter to submit written notification of an intent to correct any information he or she believes to be inaccurate. The applicant must also provide a certified, revised record, or the appropriate court must forward a certified true copy of the information. 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 ineligible for the TSA Pre[check][supreg] Application Program are 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 enrollment service. TSA will use the information to determine whether any trends exist regarding customer service at a particular enrollment center, for potential customer utility and potential frequency of KTN usage for the overall program or particular application enrollment activity, and to take steps to improve service. In June and July 2017, TSA launched a proof of concept initiative at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Denver International Airport to determine whether fingerprints from TSA Pre[check][supreg] Application Program applicants, who volunteered to participate in the proof of concept, could be used for identity verification at airport security checkpoints. TSA is using the operational throughput information from this proof of concept to determine how to implement optimally the use of biometrics collected during enrollment (fingerprints, iris, and/or facial image) for identity verification at airport checkpoints. TSA intends to continue to expand on the use of biometrics for identity verification at the time of travel. TSA is seeking a revision to the currently approved request to allow for the collection of additional biometrics, particularly facial images but may include other biometrics such as iris, from TSA Pre[check][supreg] Application Program applicants. Currently, TSA collects fingerprints from these applicants, which are used for, among other things, criminal history records checks. The regular collection of biometrics, such as facial images, will provide TSA with the ability to use those biometrics for identity verification at TSA checkpoints, potentially eliminating the need to show identity documents and improving both security and the customer experience. In addition, the TSA Pre[check][supreg] Application Program will begin accepting renewals in December 2018 for individuals whose five- year eligibility is expiring. To reduce applicant burden, TSA will allow most existing Program applicants to complete their renewal online rather than requiring the applicant to appear in person at an enrollment center. Certain individuals (e.g., applicants who have changed their name, applicants with low quality fingerprints, etc.) will receive notification during the online renewal process that they are required to conduct in-person re-enrollment, and other applicants may wish to renew their enrollment in-person. TSA will continue to store biographic and biometric data submitted during initial enrollment, as described above, plus any new data collected when individuals apply for renewal, and will utilize these data to conduct a new STA. Average Annual Number of Respondents: An estimated 2,503,105 annualized respondent-enrollments over a three-year period. Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 4,150,473 annualized hours based on a three-year projection.\2\ This estimate includes the time for pre-enrollment, all aspects of enrollment (including a voluntary customer [[Page 50665]] satisfaction survey), and correction of records if needed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ TSA updated the annual estimates for the respondents and burden hours since the submission of the 60-day notice, which indicated respondents of 2,497,903 and burden hours of 4,717,413. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Cost Burden: A $231,537,857 annualized cost burden based on a three-year projection.\3\ 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ The cost burden in the 60-day Notice was incorrectly based on the hourly cost accounting for applicants' lost wages. The 30-day Notice corrects this to show the cost burden based instead on the application fee, post-enrollment biometric submission fee, and cost burden for corrections of record. Dated: October 27, 2017. Christina Walsh, TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology. [FR Doc. 2017-23770 Filed 10-31-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-05-P
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a major disaster exists in the State of (Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, Comments Invited
California. Hazard Mitigation Grant.
In order to provide Federal assistance, you In accordance with the Paperwork
are hereby authorized to allocate from funds Brock Long, Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
available for these purposes such amounts as Administrator, Federal Emergency et seq.), an agency may not conduct or
you find necessary for Federal disaster Management Agency. sponsor, and a person is not required to
assistance and administrative expenses. [FR Doc. 2017–23720 Filed 10–31–17; 8:45 am] respond to, a collection of information
You are authorized to provide assistance BILLING CODE 9111–23–P unless it displays a valid OMB control
for debris removal and emergency protective number. The ICR documentation will be
measures (Categories A and B) under the available at http://www.reginfo.gov
Public Assistance program in the designated DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND upon its submission to OMB. Therefore,
areas, Hazard Mitigation throughout the SECURITY in preparation for OMB review and
State, and any other forms of assistance
under the Stafford Act that you deem approval of the following information
Transportation Security Administration collection, TSA is soliciting comments
appropriate subject to completion of
Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDAs). to:
Revision of Agency Information (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
Direct Federal assistance is authorized.
Collection Activity Under OMB Review: information requirement is necessary for
Consistent with the requirement that
Federal assistance be supplemental, any
TSA Pre✓® Application Program the proper performance of the functions
Federal funds provided under the Stafford of the agency, including whether the
Act for Hazard Mitigation will be limited to
AGENCY:Transportation Security
Administration, DHS. information will have practical utility;
75 percent of the total eligible costs. Federal (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
funds provided under the Stafford Act for ACTION: 30-Day notice. agency’s estimate of the burden;
Public Assistance also will be limited to 75
percent of the total eligible costs, with the
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
SUMMARY: This notice announces that clarity of the information to be
exception of projects that meet the eligibility
the Transportation Security collected; and
criteria for a higher Federal cost-sharing
percentage under the Public Assistance
Administration (TSA) has forwarded the (4) Minimize the burden of the
Alternative Procedures Pilot Program for Information Collection Request (ICR), collection of information on those who
Debris Removal implemented pursuant to Office of Management and Budget are to respond, including using
section 428 of the Stafford Act. (OMB) control number 1652–0059, appropriate automated, electronic,
Further, you are authorized to make abstracted below to OMB for review and mechanical, or other technological
changes to this declaration for the approved approval of a revision of the currently collection techniques or other forms of
assistance to the extent allowable under the approved collection under the information technology.
Stafford Act. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The Consistent with the requirements of
ICR describes the nature of the Executive Order (EO) 13771, Reducing
The Federal Emergency Management
information collection and its expected Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that
burden. TSA published a Federal Costs, and EO 13777, Enforcing the
pursuant to the authority vested in the
Register notice, with a 60-day comment Regulatory Reform Agenda, TSA is also
Administrator, under Executive Order
period soliciting comments, of the requesting comments on the extent to
12148, as amended, William Roche, of
following collection of information on which this request for information could
FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal
May 4, 2017. The collection involves the be modified to reduce the burden on
Coordinating Officer for this major
submission of biographic and biometric respondents.
disaster.
information by individuals seeking to
The following areas of the State of enroll in the TSA Pre✓® Application Information Collection Requirement
California have been designated as Program, as well as an optional Title: TSA Pre✓® Application
adversely affected by this major disaster: customer satisfaction survey. Program.
Butte, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, DATES: Send your comments by Type of Request: Revision of currently
Sonoma, and Yuba Counties for debris December 1, 2017. A comment to OMB approved collection.
removal and emergency protective measures OMB Control Number: 1652–0059.
(Categories A and B), including direct federal
is most effective if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication. Form(s): NA.
assistance, under the Public Assistance Affected Public: Air Travelers.
program. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are Abstract: The Transportation Security
All areas within the State of California are invited to submit written comments on
eligible for assistance under the Hazard
Administration (TSA) implemented the
the proposed information collection to TSA Pre✓® Application Program
Mitigation Grant Program.
the Office of Information and Regulatory pursuant to its authority under sec.
The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Affairs, OMB. Comments should be
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 109(a)(3) of the Aviation and
addressed to Desk Officer, Department Transportation Security Act (ATSA),
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
of Homeland Security/TSA, and sent via Public Law 107–71 (115 Stat. 597, 613,
Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; electronic mail to dhsdeskofficer@ Nov. 19, 2001, codified at 49 U.S.C. 114
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, omb.eop.gov. note), which authorizes TSA to establish
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); registered traveler programs, as well as
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; section 540 of the DHS Appropriations
97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer,
Act, 2006, Public Law 109–90 (119 Stat.
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
Individuals and Households In Presidentially Office of Information Technology (OIT),
TSA–11, Transportation Security 2064, 2088–89, Oct. 18, 2005), which
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— Administration, 601 South 12th Street, requires TSA to collect a fee for any
Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals Arlington, VA 20598–6011; telephone registered traveler program by
and Households; 97.050, Presidentially (571) 227–2062; email TSAPRA@ publication of a notice in the Federal
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals tsa.dhs.gov. Register.
and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, The TSA Pre✓® Application Program
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: enhances aviation security by
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satisfaction survey), and correction of addressed to Desk Officer, Department Ambassadors to the United States, and
records if needed. of Homeland Security/TSA, and sent via other travelers requiring an escort
Estimated Cost Burden: A electronic mail to dhsdeskofficer@ through the airport security screening
$231,537,857 annualized cost burden omb.eop.gov. process.
based on a three-year projection.3 The FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abstract: Under the Aviation and
TSA fee per respondent for those who Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer,
apply for the program directly with TSA Transportation Security Act (ATSA),
Office of Information Technology (OIT), TSA is responsible for security in all
will remain $85, which covers TSA’s TSA–11, Transportation Security
program costs and the FBI fee for the modes of transportation including
Administration, 601 South 12th Street, screening operations for passenger air
criminal history records check. Arlington, VA 20598–6011; telephone transportation and for carrying out such
Dated: October 27, 2017. (571) 227–2062; email TSAPRA@ other duties relating to the
Christina Walsh, tsa.dhs.gov. transportation security as it considers
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: appropriate. See sec. 101(a) of ATSA
of Information Technology.
Comments Invited (Pub. L. 107–71, 115 Stat. 597
[FR Doc. 2017–23770 Filed 10–31–17; 8:45 am]
(November 19, 2001) (codified at 49
BILLING CODE 9110–05–P In accordance with the Paperwork U.S.C. 114). The Helping Heroes Fly Act
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 directs TSA to develop and implement
et seq.), an agency may not conduct or a process to support and facilitate the
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND sponsor, and a person is not required to
SECURITY ease of travel and, to the extent possible,
respond to, a collection of information provide expedited passenger screening
unless it displays a valid OMB control
Transportation Security Administration services for severely injured or disabled
number. The ICR documentation will be
members of the Armed Forces and
New Agency Information Collection made available at http://
www.reginfo.gov upon its submission to severely injured or disabled veterans
Activity Under OMB Review: Military through passenger screening. See sec. 2
Severely Injured Joint Support OMB. Therefore, in preparation for
OMB review and approval of the of the Helping Heroes Fly Act (Pub. L.
Operations Center (MSIJSOC) and 113–27, 127 Stat. 503 (Aug. 9, 2013)
Travel Protocol Office (TPO) Programs following information collection, TSA is
soliciting comments to— (codified at 49 U.S.C. 44927). Based on
AGENCY: Transportation Security (1) Evaluate whether the proposed these requirements, TSA established the
Administration, DHS. information requirement is necessary for MSIJSOC and TPO programs to support
ACTION: 30-Day notice. the proper performance of the functions and facilitate the movement of wounded
of the agency, including whether the warriors, severely injured military
SUMMARY: This notice announces that information will have practical utility; personnel, veterans, and other travelers
the Transportation Security (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the requiring an escort through the airport
Administration (TSA) has forwarded the agency’s estimate of the burden; security screening process.
new Information Collection Request (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
(ICR) abstracted below to the Office of To implement the MSIJSCO and TPO
clarity of the information to be
Management and Budget (OMB) for programs, TSA must collect the
collected; and
review and approval under the passenger’s name, flight itinerary
(4) Minimize the burden of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The collection of information on those who (scheduled flight departure and arrival
ICR describes the nature of the are to respond, including using information), and contact information to
information collection and its expected appropriate automated, electronic, successfully facilitate movements
burden. On July 18, 2017, TSA mechanical, or other technological through the screening process at U.S.
published a Federal Register notice, collection techniques or other forms of airports and its territories. TSA shares
with a 60-day comment period soliciting information technology. this information with airports on the
comments, of the following collection of Consistent with the requirements of passenger’s itinerary to coordinate
information. The collection involves the Executive Order (E.O.) 13771, Reducing efforts, to synchronize seamless
submission of travel information to TSA Regulation and Controlling Regulatory transitions with the affected parties, and
to provide wounded warriors, severely Costs, and E.O. 13777, Enforcing the protect security operations.
injured military personnel, and certain Regulatory Reform Agenda, TSA is also Number of Respondents: 14,934.1
other travelers with assistance through requesting comments on the extent to
the airport security screening process. which this request for information could Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An
DATES: Send your comments by be modified to reduce the burden on estimated 1,245 hours annually.
December 1, 2017. A comment to OMB respondents. Dated: October 27, 2017.
is most effective if OMB receives it Christina A. Walsh,
within 30 days of publication. Information Collection Requirement
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are Title: Military Severely Injured Joint of Information Technology.
invited to submit written comments on Support Operations Center (MSIJSOC)
[FR Doc. 2017–23769 Filed 10–31–17; 8:45 am]
the proposed information collection to and Travel Protocol Office (TPO)
Programs. BILLING CODE 9110–05–P
the Office of Information and Regulatory
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
Affairs, OMB. Comments should be Type of Request: New collection.
OMB Control Number: 1652–XXXX.
3 The cost burden in the 60-day Notice was Form(s): TSA Form 412, Travel
incorrectly based on the hourly cost accounting for Support Request and TSA Form 417,
applicants’ lost wages. The 30-day Notice corrects Screening Assistance Request. 1 TSA updated the annual estimates for the
this to show the cost burden based instead on the
application fee, post-enrollment biometric
Affected Public: Wounded warriors, respondents and burden hours since the submission
submission fee, and cost burden for corrections of severely injured military personnel, of the 60-day notice, which indicated respondents
record. foreign dignitaries, accredited of 5,600 and burden hours of 467.
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| Dates | Send your comments by December 1, 2017. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. | |
| 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] | |
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