Intent To Request Revision From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Security Threat Assessment for Individuals Applying for a Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Driver's License, 54585-54586 [2016-19448]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 158 / Tuesday, August 16, 2016 / Notices Ensure public understanding of the Coast Guard’s view of APC; and (4) Seek public comment & public insight into current APC policy challenges. Agenda The Coast Guard will present information pertaining to APC and receive oral comments from the public. Written comments will be accepted at the meeting; however, it is preferred any written comments are submitted in advance of the meeting. The Coast Guard will present the following topics: (1) Brief, high-level summary of comments received following the release of District Seventeen’s Draft Marine Safety Information Bulletin (July 2015) and during the comment period to date. (2) Tenets of the draft APC policy. (3) Open floor to receive public comments. The Coast Guard will review all of the information received from public comment and take both oral and written comments into consideration as it finalizes the development of national APC policy. Dated: August 10, 2016. Joseph B. Loring, Captain, Office of Marine Environmental Response Policy. [FR Doc. 2016–19512 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Transportation Security Administration [Docket No. TSA–2003–14610] Intent To Request Revision From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: Security Threat Assessment for Individuals Applying for a Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Driver’s License Transportation Security Administration, DHS. ACTION: 60-day notice. AGENCY: asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:36 Aug 15, 2016 Jkt 238001 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 www.reginfo.gov. Therefore, in preparation for OMB review and approval of the following information collection, TSA is inviting 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 The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites public comment on one currently approved Information Collection Request (ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652–0027, abstracted below that we will submit to OMB for revision in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The collection involves SUMMARY: applicant submission of biometric and biographic information for TSA’s security threat assessment in order to obtain the hazardous materials endorsement (HME) on a commercial drivers license (CDL) issued by states and the District of Columbia. DATES: Send your comments by October 17, 2016. ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed to TSAPRA@dhs.gov 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: OMB Control Number 1652–0027; Security Threat Assessment for Individuals Applying for a Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Driver’s License, 49 CFR part 1572. TSA is requesting a revision of the currently approved ICR. The currently approved ICR supports implementation of section 1012 of the USA PATRIOT Act (Pub. L. 107–56, 115 Stat. 272, 396, Oct. 26, 2001) (49 U.S.C. 5103a), which mandates that no state or the District of Columbia may issue a HME on a CDL unless TSA has first PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54585 determined that the driver is not a threat to transportation security. TSA’s implementing regulations (codified at 49 CFR part 1572) describe the procedures, standards, and eligibility criteria for security threat assessments on individuals seeking to obtain, renew, or transfer a HME on a CDL. In order to conduct the security threat assessment, states (or TSA’s agent in states electing to have TSA perform the collection of information) must collect the driver’s legal name, current and previous mailing addresses, date of birth, gender, height, weight, hair and eye color, city/state/country of birth, social security number (optional) and immigration status/naturalization date/ alien registration number (as applicable). In addition, states or the TSA agent must submit the driver’s acknowledgement concerning previous criminal history, the driver’s fingerprints, and whether the driver is a new applicant or applying to renew or transfer the HME. This information is necessary for TSA to forecast driver retention, transfer rate, and drop-rate to help improve customer service, reduce program costs, and provide comparability with other Federal background checks, including the Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC). Finally, states are required to maintain a copy of the driver application for a period of one year. The currently approved ICR also includes an optional survey to gather information regarding the drivers’ overall customer satisfaction with the service received at the enrollment center utilized by the TSA agent states. The optional survey will be administered at the end of the in-person enrollment service. Please note that the optional survey is only provided for drivers who enroll with a state serviced by TSA’s designated enrollment contractor. TSA is revising the collection of information to expand the potential use of information. This revision would allow future use of the information collected for additional comparability determinations, such as allowing the HME applicant to participate in a program such as the TSA Pre✓® Application Program without requiring an additional background check. For example, the HME applicant may be able to ‘‘opt in’’ for a determination that the HME holder is eligible to participate in TSA Pre✓®, TSA’s expedited screening program for air travelers. TSA does not foresee additional fees for completing the comparability determination. E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1 54586 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 158 / Tuesday, August 16, 2016 / Notices TSA estimates an annualized 267,157 respondents 1 will apply for an HME, and that the application and background check process will involve 440,275 annualized hours.2 TSA estimates that of the 267,157 respondents, 93,505 drivers will respond to the survey with an annualized burden hours of 3,927. TSA estimates the total annualized costs to respondent drivers will be $23,497,498. Dated: August 10, 2016. Christina A. Walsh, TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology. [FR Doc. 2016–19448 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–05–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5913–N–18] 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Monthly Report of Excess Income and Annual Report of Uses of Excess Income Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner, HUD. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment. DATES: Comments Due Date: October 17, 2016. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of the proposed forms or other available information. Persons with hearing or asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: 1 The number of respondents is based on actual numbers from 2014, 2015, the estimate for 2016, and a 1 percent growth estimate for 2017–19. 2 The hour burden was recalculated using zip code average transit, average enrollment time, and a ‘‘wait time’’ buffer of 10 minutes. The total hour burden was reduced by about 1.5 hours, which accounts for the reduction of the annualized hours since the last submission to OMB in 2013. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:36 Aug 15, 2016 Jkt 238001 speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 8339. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harry Messner, Project Manager, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402–2626 (this is not a toll free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available information. This is not a toll-free number. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 8339. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Pollard. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in Section A. A. Overview of Information Collection Title of Information Collection: Monthly Report of Excess Income and Annual Report of Uses of Excess Income. OMB Approval Number: 2502–0086. Type of Request: Extension request of currently approved collection. Form Number: Web form e-93104 Monthly Report of Excess Income. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Project owners are permitted to retain Excess Income for projects under terms and conditions established by HUD. Owners must submit a written request to retain some or all of their Excess Income. The request must be submitted at least 90 days before the beginning of each fiscal year, or 90 days before any other time during a fiscal year that the owner plans to begin retaining excess income for that fiscal year. HUD uses the information to ensure that required excess rents are remitted to the Department and/or retained by the owner for project use. Respondents (i.e. affected public): Multifamily Project Owners. Estimated Number of Respondents: 834. Estimated Number of Responses: 19,361. Frequency of Response: Monthly. Average Hours per Response: Threequarters of an hour. Total Estimated Burden: 5,585. B. Solicitation of Public Comment This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected parties concerning the collection of information described in Section A on the following: PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the agency’s 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 (4) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; including through the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to these questions. Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. Dated: August 9, 2016. Janet M. Golrick, Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Associate Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner. [FR Doc. 2016–19506 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5932–N–05] Agenda and Notice of Public Meetings of the Moving To Work Research Advisory Committee Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, HUD. ACTION: Notice of a federal advisory committee meeting. AGENCY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a twoday meeting of the Moving To Work (MTW) Research Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee meeting will be held on Thursday and Friday, September 1 and 2, 2016. The meeting is open to the public and is accessible to individuals with disabilities. DATES: The in-person meeting will be held on Thursday, September 1, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and Friday, September 2, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EDT) at HUD Headquarters, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurel Davis, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19448]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2003-14610]


Intent To Request Revision From OMB of One Current Public 
Collection of Information: Security Threat Assessment for Individuals 
Applying for a Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial 
Driver's License

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 1652-0027, 
abstracted below that we will submit to OMB for revision in compliance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes the nature of 
the information collection and its expected burden. The collection 
involves applicant submission of biometric and biographic information 
for TSA's security threat assessment in order to obtain the hazardous 
materials endorsement (HME) on a commercial drivers license (CDL) 
issued by states and the District of Columbia.

DATES: Send your comments by October 17, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed to TSAPRA@dhs.gov 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 www.reginfo.gov. Therefore, in preparation for OMB review and 
approval of the following information collection, TSA is inviting 
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 1652-0027; Security Threat Assessment for 
Individuals Applying for a Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a 
Commercial Driver's License, 49 CFR part 1572. TSA is requesting a 
revision of the currently approved ICR. The currently approved ICR 
supports implementation of section 1012 of the USA PATRIOT Act (Pub. L. 
107-56, 115 Stat. 272, 396, Oct. 26, 2001) (49 U.S.C. 5103a), which 
mandates that no state or the District of Columbia may issue a HME on a 
CDL unless TSA has first determined that the driver is not a threat to 
transportation security.
    TSA's implementing regulations (codified at 49 CFR part 1572) 
describe the procedures, standards, and eligibility criteria for 
security threat assessments on individuals seeking to obtain, renew, or 
transfer a HME on a CDL. In order to conduct the security threat 
assessment, states (or TSA's agent in states electing to have TSA 
perform the collection of information) must collect the driver's legal 
name, current and previous mailing addresses, date of birth, gender, 
height, weight, hair and eye color, city/state/country of birth, social 
security number (optional) and immigration status/naturalization date/
alien registration number (as applicable).
    In addition, states or the TSA agent must submit the driver's 
acknowledgement concerning previous criminal history, the driver's 
fingerprints, and whether the driver is a new applicant or applying to 
renew or transfer the HME. This information is necessary for TSA to 
forecast driver retention, transfer rate, and drop-rate to help improve 
customer service, reduce program costs, and provide comparability with 
other Federal background checks, including the Transportation Workers 
Identification Credential (TWIC). Finally, states are required to 
maintain a copy of the driver application for a period of one year.
    The currently approved ICR also includes an optional survey to 
gather information regarding the drivers' overall customer satisfaction 
with the service received at the enrollment center utilized by the TSA 
agent states. The optional survey will be administered at the end of 
the in-person enrollment service. Please note that the optional survey 
is only provided for drivers who enroll with a state serviced by TSA's 
designated enrollment contractor.
    TSA is revising the collection of information to expand the 
potential use of information. This revision would allow future use of 
the information collected for additional comparability determinations, 
such as allowing the HME applicant to participate in a program such as 
the TSA Pre[check][supreg] Application Program without requiring an 
additional background check. For example, the HME applicant may be able 
to ``opt in'' for a determination that the HME holder is eligible to 
participate in TSA Pre[check][supreg], TSA's expedited screening 
program for air travelers. TSA does not foresee additional fees for 
completing the comparability determination.

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    TSA estimates an annualized 267,157 respondents \1\ will apply for 
an HME, and that the application and background check process will 
involve 440,275 annualized hours.\2\ TSA estimates that of the 267,157 
respondents, 93,505 drivers will respond to the survey with an 
annualized burden hours of 3,927. TSA estimates the total annualized 
costs to respondent drivers will be $23,497,498.
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    \1\ The number of respondents is based on actual numbers from 
2014, 2015, the estimate for 2016, and a 1 percent growth estimate 
for 2017-19.
    \2\ The hour burden was recalculated using zip code average 
transit, average enrollment time, and a ``wait time'' buffer of 10 
minutes. The total hour burden was reduced by about 1.5 hours, which 
accounts for the reduction of the annualized hours since the last 
submission to OMB in 2013.

    Dated: August 10, 2016.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2016-19448 Filed 8-15-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 9110-05-P

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