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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
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[Docket No. TSA–2006–24191]
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Intent To Request Revision From OMB
of One Current Public Collection of
Information: Transportation Worker
Identification Credential (TWIC®)
Program
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),
SUMMARY:
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Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number 1652–0047,
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 the
submission of identifying and other
information by individuals applying for
a TWIC® and a customer satisfaction
survey.
DATES: Send your comments by
December 23, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed
to TSAPRA@tsa.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 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 1652–0047;
Transportation Worker Identification
Credential (TWIC®) Program. TSA
developed the Transportation Worker
Identification Credential (TWIC®)
program to mitigate threats and
vulnerabilities in the national
transportation system. TWIC® is a
common credential for all personnel
requiring unescorted access to secure
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areas of facilities and vessels regulated
under the Maritime Transportation
Security Act (MTSA) and all mariners
holding U.S. Coast Guard (Coast Guard)
credentials. Before issuing an individual
a TWIC®, TSA performs a security
threat assessment, which requires TSA
to collect certain personal information
such as name, address, date of birth and
other information. Applicants are also
required to provide fingerprints,
photograph, and undergo checks for ties
to terrorism, applicable immigration
status and a criminal history records
check. Also, individuals in the field of
transportation who are required to
undergo a security threat assessment in
certain other programs, such as the
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
(CFATS) program, may apply for a
TWIC® and the associated security
threat assessment to satisfy CFATS
requirements.
The program implements authorities
set forth in the Aviation and
Transportation Security Act (ATSA)
(Pub. L. 107–71; Nov. 19, 2002; sec.
106), the Maritime Transportation
Security Act of 2002 (MTSA) (Pub. L.
107–295; Nov. 25, 2002; sec. 102), and
the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A
Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU) (Pub.
L. 109–59; Aug. 10, 2005; sec. 7105),
codified at 49 U.S.C. 5103a(g). TSA and
the U.S. Coast Guard issued a joint
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
on May 22, 2006, 71 FR 29396. After
consideration of public comments on
the NPRM, TSA issued a joint final rule
with the Coast Guard on January 25,
2007 (72 FR 3492), applicable to the
maritime transportation sector that
would require this information
collection.
TSA collects data from applicants
during an optional pre-enrollment step
or during the enrollment session at an
enrollment center. TSA will use the
information collected to conduct a
security threat assessment, which
includes: (1) A criminal history records
check; (2) a check of intelligence
databases; and (3) an immigration status
check. TSA may also use the
information to determine a TWIC
holder’s eligibility to participate in
TSA’s expedited screening program for
air travel, TSA Pre✓®. TSA invites all
TWIC® applicants to complete an
optional survey to gather information on
the applicants’ overall customer
satisfaction with the enrollment process.
This optional survey is administered by
a Trusted Agent (a representative of the
TWIC® enrollment service provider,
who performs enrollment functions)
during the process to activate the
TWIC®. These surveys are collected at
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each enrollment center and compiled to
produce reports that are reviewed by the
contractor and TSA.
The collection is being revised to
allow TSA to use the information to
expand enrollment options and the
potential use of biographic and
biometric (e.g., fingerprints, iris scans,
and/or photo) information. This will
allow future use of the information
collected for additional comparability or
eligibility determinations for other
programs or security requirements, such
as allowing the TWIC® applicant to
participate not only in a program such
as the TSA Pre✓® Application Program,
TSA’s expedited screening program for
air travelers, but also in the Hazardous
Materials Endorsement (HME) Program
without requiring an additional
background check.
In addition, the collection is being
revised to remove the requirement to
collect information about the Extended
Expiration Date (EED) TWIC®. In 2012,
TSA issued an exemption option that
permitted eligible TWIC® cardholders to
obtain a replacement card that extended
the expiration date of their security
threat assessment and TWIC® card by
three years on payment of a reduced
renewal fee. The EED TWIC® was a onetime temporary option intended to
provide convenience and cost-savings to
applicants pending U.S. Coast Guard
issuance of the Notice to Proposed
Rulemaking for the TWIC® Reader Rule.
The EED TWIC® renewal option is being
discontinued, and applicants will be
required to obtain a five-year TWIC®
through the standard renewal process.
Also, TSA is re-evaluating its fee
collection for the TWIC® Program in
light of changes to the fee the FBI
charges for fingerprint processing.
Effective October 1, 2016, the FBI will
reduce its fingerprint-based criminal
history records check fee by $2.75 based
on recommendations from a required
user fee study (81 FR 45535). Section
1572.501(b)(3) of the TWIC® Final Rule
(72 FR 3491) states that if the FBI
amends its fee for criminal history
records checks, TSA will collect the
amended FBI fee. As a result of the FBI’s
fee change, the TWIC® standard
enrollment fee ($128.00) will be reduced
by $2.75. Effective October 1, 2016, TSA
will collect a $125.25 fee for standard
enrollments. The FBI fee is one segment
of the TWIC® Program’s overall fee. The
TWIC® fee contains segments for
enrollment, full/reduced card
production/security threat assessment,
and the FBI fee. Reduced rate and
replacement TWIC® card enrollment
fees will not change.
The current estimated annualized
hour burden is 736,670 hours and the
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estimated annualized cost burden is
$90,276,808.
Dated: October 18, 2016.
Joanna Johnson,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
of Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
New Agency Information Collection
Activity Under OMB Review: TSA
infoBoards
Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 30-day notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces that
the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) has forwarded the
new Information Collection Request
(ICR) abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval 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
March 17, 2016, 81 FR 14471. The
collection involves the TSA infoBoards,
an information-sharing environment
designed to serve stakeholders in the
transportation security community that
is used to disseminate mission-critical
information. It provides stakeholders
with an online portal that allows
authorized users to obtain, post, and
exchange information, access common
resources, and communicate with
similarly situated individuals. Utilizing
and inputting information into TSA
infoBoards is completely voluntary.
DATES: Send your comments by
November 23, 2016. 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,
SUMMARY:
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Arlington, VA 20598–6011; telephone
(571) 227–2062; email TSAPRA@
tsa.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.
Information Collection Requirement
Title: TSA infoBoards.
Type of Request: New collection.
OMB Control Number: Not yet
assigned.
Form(s): TSA Form 1427.
Affected Public: Individuals with
transportation security responsibilities,
such as aircraft operators, airport
security coordinators, and international
transportation security coordinators.
Abstract: TSA infoBoards was
developed by TSA as part of its broad
responsibilities and authorities under
the Aviation and Transportation
Security Act (ATSA),1 and delegated
authority from the Secretary of
Homeland Security, for ‘‘security in all
modes of transportation . . . including
security responsibilities . . . over
modes of transportation that are
exercised by the Department of
Transportation.’’ 2 TSA infoBoards
1 See Public Law 107–71 (115 Stat. 597, Nov. 19,
2001).
2 See 49 U.S.C. 114 (d). The TSA Assistant
Secretary’s current authorities under ATSA have
been delegated to him by the Secretary of Homeland
Security. Section 403(2) of the Homeland Security
Act (HSA) of 2002, Public Law 107–296 (116 Stat.
2315, Nov. 25, 2002), transferred all functions of
TSA, including those of the Secretary of
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
[Docket No. TSA-2006-24191]
Intent To Request Revision From OMB of One Current Public
Collection of Information: Transportation Worker Identification
Credential (TWIC[supreg]) Program
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 1652-0047,
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 the submission of identifying and other information by
individuals applying for a TWIC[supreg] and a customer satisfaction
survey.
DATES: Send your comments by December 23, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed to TSAPRA@tsa.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 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 1652-0047; Transportation Worker Identification
Credential (TWIC[supreg]) Program. TSA developed the Transportation
Worker Identification Credential (TWIC[supreg]) program to mitigate
threats and vulnerabilities in the national transportation system.
TWIC[supreg] is a common credential for all personnel requiring
unescorted access to secure areas of facilities and vessels regulated
under the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) and all mariners
holding U.S. Coast Guard (Coast Guard) credentials. Before issuing an
individual a TWIC[supreg], TSA performs a security threat assessment,
which requires TSA to collect certain personal information such as
name, address, date of birth and other information. Applicants are also
required to provide fingerprints, photograph, and undergo checks for
ties to terrorism, applicable immigration status and a criminal history
records check. Also, individuals in the field of transportation who are
required to undergo a security threat assessment in certain other
programs, such as the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism (CFATS) program,
may apply for a TWIC[supreg] and the associated security threat
assessment to satisfy CFATS requirements.
The program implements authorities set forth in the Aviation and
Transportation Security Act (ATSA) (Pub. L. 107-71; Nov. 19, 2002; sec.
106), the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA) (Pub. L.
107-295; Nov. 25, 2002; sec. 102), and the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act--A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)
(Pub. L. 109-59; Aug. 10, 2005; sec. 7105), codified at 49 U.S.C.
5103a(g). TSA and the U.S. Coast Guard issued a joint notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on May 22, 2006, 71 FR 29396. After
consideration of public comments on the NPRM, TSA issued a joint final
rule with the Coast Guard on January 25, 2007 (72 FR 3492), applicable
to the maritime transportation sector that would require this
information collection.
TSA collects data from applicants during an optional pre-enrollment
step or during the enrollment session at an enrollment center. TSA will
use the information collected to conduct a security threat assessment,
which includes: (1) A criminal history records check; (2) a check of
intelligence databases; and (3) an immigration status check. TSA may
also use the information to determine a TWIC holder's eligibility to
participate in TSA's expedited screening program for air travel, TSA
Pre[check][supreg]. TSA invites all TWIC[supreg] applicants to complete
an optional survey to gather information on the applicants' overall
customer satisfaction with the enrollment process. This optional survey
is administered by a Trusted Agent (a representative of the
TWIC[supreg] enrollment service provider, who performs enrollment
functions) during the process to activate the TWIC[supreg]. These
surveys are collected at
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each enrollment center and compiled to produce reports that are
reviewed by the contractor and TSA.
The collection is being revised to allow TSA to use the information
to expand enrollment options and the potential use of biographic and
biometric (e.g., fingerprints, iris scans, and/or photo) information.
This will allow future use of the information collected for additional
comparability or eligibility determinations for other programs or
security requirements, such as allowing the TWIC[supreg] applicant to
participate not only in a program such as the TSA Pre[check][supreg]
Application Program, TSA's expedited screening program for air
travelers, but also in the Hazardous Materials Endorsement (HME)
Program without requiring an additional background check.
In addition, the collection is being revised to remove the
requirement to collect information about the Extended Expiration Date
(EED) TWIC[supreg]. In 2012, TSA issued an exemption option that
permitted eligible TWIC[supreg] cardholders to obtain a replacement
card that extended the expiration date of their security threat
assessment and TWIC[supreg] card by three years on payment of a reduced
renewal fee. The EED TWIC[supreg] was a one-time temporary option
intended to provide convenience and cost-savings to applicants pending
U.S. Coast Guard issuance of the Notice to Proposed Rulemaking for the
TWIC[supreg] Reader Rule. The EED TWIC[supreg] renewal option is being
discontinued, and applicants will be required to obtain a five-year
TWIC[supreg] through the standard renewal process.
Also, TSA is re-evaluating its fee collection for the TWIC[supreg]
Program in light of changes to the fee the FBI charges for fingerprint
processing. Effective October 1, 2016, the FBI will reduce its
fingerprint-based criminal history records check fee by $2.75 based on
recommendations from a required user fee study (81 FR 45535). Section
1572.501(b)(3) of the TWIC[supreg] Final Rule (72 FR 3491) states that
if the FBI amends its fee for criminal history records checks, TSA will
collect the amended FBI fee. As a result of the FBI's fee change, the
TWIC[supreg] standard enrollment fee ($128.00) will be reduced by
$2.75. Effective October 1, 2016, TSA will collect a $125.25 fee for
standard enrollments. The FBI fee is one segment of the TWIC[supreg]
Program's overall fee. The TWIC[supreg] fee contains segments for
enrollment, full/reduced card production/security threat assessment,
and the FBI fee. Reduced rate and replacement TWIC[supreg] card
enrollment fees will not change.
The current estimated annualized hour burden is 736,670 hours and
the estimated annualized cost burden is $90,276,808.
Dated: October 18, 2016.
Joanna Johnson,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2016-25667 Filed 10-21-16; 8:45 am]
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