Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: TSA Office of Training and Workforce Engagement Canine Training and Evaluation Branch End of Course Level 1 Evaluation (Formerly Named: National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program Handler Training Assessment Survey), 20003-20004 [2015-08577]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
[Docket No. TSA–2002–11602]
Intent To Request Renewal From OMB
of One Current Public Collection of
Information: Security Programs for
Foreign Air Carriers
Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
AGENCY:
The Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) invites public
comment on one currently approved
Information Collection Request (ICR),
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number 1652–0005,
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. This information collection is
mandatory for foreign air carriers and
must be submitted prior to entry into
the United States.
DATES: Send your comments by June 15,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed
to TSAPRA@tsa.dhs.gov or delivered to
the TSA PRA Officer, Office of
Information Technology (OIT), TSA–11,
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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 https://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 1652–0005;
Security Programs for Foreign Air
Carriers, 49 CFR part 1546. TSA uses
the information collected to determine
compliance with 49 CFR part 1546 and
to ensure passenger safety by
monitoring foreign air carrier security
procedures. Foreign air carriers must
carry out security measures to provide
for the safety of persons and property
traveling on flights provided by the
foreign air carrier against acts of
criminal violence and air piracy, and
the introduction of explosives,
incendiaries, or weapons aboard an
aircraft. This information collection is
mandatory for foreign air carriers and
must be submitted prior to entry into
the United States. The information TSA
collects includes identifying
information on foreign air carriers’ flight
crews and passengers. Specifically, TSA
requires foreign air carriers to submit
the following information: (1) A master
crew list of all flight and cabin crew
members flying to and from the United
States; (2) the flight crew list on a flightby-flight basis; and (3) passenger
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information on a flight-by-flight basis.
Foreign air carriers are required to
provide this information via electronic
means. On June 19, 2014, TSA removed
the previous security program
requirement that foreign air carriers
submit information regarding the
amount of cargo screened because all
foreign air carriers are required to screen
100% of cargo.
Additionally, foreign air carriers must
maintain these records, as well as
training records for crew members and
individuals performing security-related
functions, and make them available to
TSA for inspection upon request. TSA
will continue to collect information to
determine foreign air carrier compliance
with other requirements of 49 CFR part
1546. TSA estimates that there will be
approximately 170 respondents to the
information collection, with an annual
burden estimate of 1,029,010 hours.
Dated: April 6, 2015.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
of Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Extension of Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review:
TSA Office of Training and Workforce
Engagement Canine Training and
Evaluation Branch End of Course
Level 1 Evaluation (Formerly Named:
National Explosives Detection Canine
Team Program Handler Training
Assessment Survey)
Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 30-day notice.
AGENCY:
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 an extension 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, describing the collection of
information on December 29, 2014, 79
FR 78099. The collection involves the
submission of numerical ratings and
written comments about the quality of
SUMMARY:
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training instruction from students who
successfully complete the Office of
Training and Workforce Engagement
(OTWE) Canine Training and Evaluation
Branch (CTEB) Explosives Detection
Canine Handlers Course, Passenger
Screening Canine Handler Course, and
the Supervisor/Trainer Seminars.
DATES: Send comments by May 14,
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 oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov 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 TSAPRA@
dhs.gov.
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 https://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.
Background
On September 27, 2013, the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approved the Information Collection
Request (ICR), OMB Control Number
1652–0041—National Explosives
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Detection Canine Team Program
(NEDCTP) Handler Training Assessment
Survey. The collection approval period
expires on September 30, 2015.
TSA is requesting an extension of the
collection due to the upcoming
expiration date. However, since its
approval, the collection’s name has
undergone multiple name changes. As
noted in the previously filed 60-day
Notice, the name of the collection was
initially changed from National
Explosives Detection Canine Team
Program (NEDCTP) Handler Training
Assessment Survey to TSA OLE/FAMS
Canine Training and Evaluation Section
(CTES) End of Course Level 1 Critique.
See 79 FR 78099 (December 29, 2014).
Subsequently, on January 15, 2015, the
OLE/FAMS CTES was consolidated into
Office of Training and Workforce
Engagement (OTWE), Law Enforcement
and Industry Training Division,
becoming the Canine Training and
Evaluation Branch (CTEB). As a result,
the new name of the collection is now
TSA Office of Training and Workforce
Engagement (OTWE) Canine Training
and Evaluation Branch (CTEB) End of
Course Level 1 Evaluation.
Training Support Unit staff in OTWE.
The surveys provide valuable feedback
to the Supervisory Air Marshal in
Charge (SAC) and CTEB instructional
staff and supervisors on how the
training material was presented and
received. The Level 1 Evaluations are
voluntary 1 for students who
successfully complete training, and the
students may remain anonymous when
completing the survey, i.e., they have
the voluntary option to put their names
on the survey. The feedback is used to
improve the course curriculum.
Number of Respondents: Average 180
students per calendar year.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
Approximately one hour per
participant, 180 hours per calendar year.
Information Collection Requirement
Title: End of Course Level 1
Evaluation.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently-approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 1652–0041.
Forms(s): TSA Form 1904A.
Affected Public: State and local law
enforcement officers as well as TSA
personnel who successfully complete
the TSA OTWE CTEB Explosives
Detection Canine Handlers Course,
Passenger Screening Canine Handler
Course, and the Supervisor/Trainer
Seminars.
Abstract: The OTWE CTEB Explosives
Detection Canine Handlers Course,
Passenger Screening Canine Handler
Course, and the Supervisor/Trainer
Seminars are given to state and local
law enforcement officers as well as TSA
personnel who are trained to be canine
handlers. The state and local personnel
participate under agency specific
cooperative agreements in that portion
of the TSA Grant program administered
by the National Explosives Detection
Canine Team Program (NEDCTP). The
‘‘End of Course Level 1 Evaluation’’
captures numerical ratings and written
comments about the quality of training
instruction provided from students who
successfully complete the OTWE CTEB
Explosives Detection Canine Handlers
Course, Passenger Screening Canine
Handler Course, and the Supervisor/
Trainer Seminars. The data are collected
in hardcopy form and are tabulated by
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Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on April 6,
2015.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
of Information Technology.
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Demonstration; Additional Contact
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AGENCY:
Office of the General Counsel,
HUD.
ACTION:
Notice.
On April 3, 2015, HUD
published a Federal Register notice, at
80 FR 18248, soliciting advance
comment on a demonstration designed
to test the effectiveness of collaborative
efforts by government, industry, and
nonprofit organizations to accelerate
broadband adoption and use in HUDassisted homes. The April 3, 2015,
notice describes the criteria HUD will
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interest, HUD seeks a formal
commitment by the mayor or equivalent
executive elected official of the
community, and the PHA executive
leader, to narrow the broadband digital
divide. Communities interested in
participating in this demonstration may
use DigitalOpportunityDemonstration@
hud.gov to notify HUD of their
commitment to narrow the broadband
digital divide. Communities and other
interested members of the public
SUMMARY:
1 This is a change from the 60-day Notice, which
indicated it was mandatory for students to complete
the survey.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB
Review: TSA Office of Training and Workforce Engagement Canine Training
and Evaluation Branch End of Course Level 1 Evaluation (Formerly Named:
National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program Handler Training
Assessment Survey)
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 an extension 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, describing the collection of information on December
29, 2014, 79 FR 78099. The collection involves the submission of
numerical ratings and written comments about the quality of
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training instruction from students who successfully complete the Office
of Training and Workforce Engagement (OTWE) Canine Training and
Evaluation Branch (CTEB) Explosives Detection Canine Handlers Course,
Passenger Screening Canine Handler Course, and the Supervisor/Trainer
Seminars.
DATES: Send comments by May 14, 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
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov 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 TSAPRA@dhs.gov.
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 https://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.
Background
On September 27, 2013, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approved the Information Collection Request (ICR), OMB Control Number
1652-0041--National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program (NEDCTP)
Handler Training Assessment Survey. The collection approval period
expires on September 30, 2015.
TSA is requesting an extension of the collection due to the
upcoming expiration date. However, since its approval, the collection's
name has undergone multiple name changes. As noted in the previously
filed 60-day Notice, the name of the collection was initially changed
from National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program (NEDCTP) Handler
Training Assessment Survey to TSA OLE/FAMS Canine Training and
Evaluation Section (CTES) End of Course Level 1 Critique. See 79 FR
78099 (December 29, 2014). Subsequently, on January 15, 2015, the OLE/
FAMS CTES was consolidated into Office of Training and Workforce
Engagement (OTWE), Law Enforcement and Industry Training Division,
becoming the Canine Training and Evaluation Branch (CTEB). As a result,
the new name of the collection is now TSA Office of Training and
Workforce Engagement (OTWE) Canine Training and Evaluation Branch
(CTEB) End of Course Level 1 Evaluation.
Information Collection Requirement
Title: End of Course Level 1 Evaluation.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently-approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 1652-0041.
Forms(s): TSA Form 1904A.
Affected Public: State and local law enforcement officers as well
as TSA personnel who successfully complete the TSA OTWE CTEB Explosives
Detection Canine Handlers Course, Passenger Screening Canine Handler
Course, and the Supervisor/Trainer Seminars.
Abstract: The OTWE CTEB Explosives Detection Canine Handlers
Course, Passenger Screening Canine Handler Course, and the Supervisor/
Trainer Seminars are given to state and local law enforcement officers
as well as TSA personnel who are trained to be canine handlers. The
state and local personnel participate under agency specific cooperative
agreements in that portion of the TSA Grant program administered by the
National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program (NEDCTP). The ``End
of Course Level 1 Evaluation'' captures numerical ratings and written
comments about the quality of training instruction provided from
students who successfully complete the OTWE CTEB Explosives Detection
Canine Handlers Course, Passenger Screening Canine Handler Course, and
the Supervisor/Trainer Seminars. The data are collected in hardcopy
form and are tabulated by Training Support Unit staff in OTWE. The
surveys provide valuable feedback to the Supervisory Air Marshal in
Charge (SAC) and CTEB instructional staff and supervisors on how the
training material was presented and received. The Level 1 Evaluations
are voluntary \1\ for students who successfully complete training, and
the students may remain anonymous when completing the survey, i.e.,
they have the voluntary option to put their names on the survey. The
feedback is used to improve the course curriculum.
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\1\ This is a change from the 60-day Notice, which indicated it
was mandatory for students to complete the survey.
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Number of Respondents: Average 180 students per calendar year.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: Approximately one hour per
participant, 180 hours per calendar year.
Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on April 6, 2015.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2015-08577 Filed 4-13-15; 8:45 am]
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