83 FR 24813 - Revision of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: TSA End of Course Level 1 Evaluation-Instructor-Led Classroom Training

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 104 (May 30, 2018)

This notice announces that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request (ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0041, 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. The collection involves the submission of ratings and written comments about the quality of training instruction from TSA students who successfully complete TSA instructor-led classroom training. TSA students include TSA personnel, as well as State and local civilian personnel, who attend the Explosives Detection Canine Handler Course, Passenger Screening Canine Handler Course, Bridge Course, Canine Technical Operations Course, or the Office of Security Operations Canine (OSO) Management Course at the Canine Training Center (CTC).

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24813-24814]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11508]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Revision of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: TSA End of Course Level 1 Evaluation--Instructor-Led Classroom 
Training

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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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 1652-0041, 
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. The collection involves the submission of ratings and 
written comments about the quality of training instruction from TSA 
students who successfully complete TSA instructor-led classroom 
training. TSA students include TSA personnel, as well as State and 
local civilian personnel, who attend the Explosives Detection Canine 
Handler Course, Passenger Screening Canine Handler Course, Bridge 
Course, Canine Technical Operations Course, or the Office of Security 
Operations Canine (OSO) Management Course at the Canine Training Center 
(CTC).

DATES: Send your comments by June 29, 2018. 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: TSA published a Federal Register notice, 
with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments, of the following 
collection of information on January 26, 2018, 83 FR 4502.

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 (E.O.) 13771, 
Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs, and E.O. 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 End of Course Level 1 Evaluation--Instructor-Led 
Classroom Training.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0041.
    Forms(s): TSA Form 1904A.
    Affected Public: Canine Handlers.
    Abstract: TSA's CTC delivers the Explosives Detection Canine 
Handler Course, Passenger Screening Canine Handler Course, Bridge 
Course, Canine Technical Operations Course, and the OSO Management 
Course \1\ to TSA

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personnel, as well as to State and local civilian personnel. State and 
local civilian personnel (primarily, law enforcement agencies that are 
responsible for the security at airports throughout the United States) 
participate under agency-specific cooperative agreements with TSA's 
National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program. This information 
collection captures ratings and written comments and feedback from 
students about the quality of the referenced training.
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    \1\ Because CTC is the sole DHS source for all TSA-trained 
canines and handlers, the TSA has partnered with local law 
enforcement agencies (Legacy) under a reimbursement agreement to 
train students and canines and pair the canine teams through annual 
evaluations. To ensure standardization of all TSA student training, 
the civilian students attend the same courses as TSA students. This 
may include pairing civilian students with an explosives-only canine 
in the CTC Explosives Detection Canine Handler Course; pairing 
civilian students with trained canines in the Passenger Screening 
Canine Handler Course; or enrolling students previously certified by 
the TSA to attend the Bridge Course to enhance their skillset. Doing 
so ensures all students with the TSA's National Explosives Detection 
Canine Team Program receive the same course materials to 
successfully operate in the operational environments associated with 
TSA (airports, mass transit, and water vessels with the 
transportation triad). Lastly, CTC will be developing a course 
specifically for Legacy civilian supervisors and trainers that 
incorporates much of the content and materials in the Canine 
Technical Operations Course and Canine Management Course.
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    TSA is revising the information collection to standardize all Level 
1 course evaluations across TSA. A Level 1 evaluation is a measure of 
the degree to which participants react to a learning activity. In 
addition, TSA is removing from the form all personally identifiable 
information (PII) as well as course code and location, as these 
elements are not necessary to the collection. Finally, TSA is revising 
the name of the collection from ``TSA OTWE Canine Training and 
Evaluation Branch End of Course Level 1 Evaluation'' to ``TSA End of 
Course Level 1 Evaluation--Instructor-Led Classroom Training.''
    Number of Respondents: 79.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 39.5 hours annually.

    Dated: May 23, 2018.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2018-11508 Filed 5-29-18; 8:45 am]
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