Intent To Request Revision From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: TSA End of Course Level 1 Evaluation-Instructor-Led Classroom Training, 4502 [2018-01867]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Intent To Request Revision From OMB
of One Current Public Collection of
Information: TSA End of Course Level
1 Evaluation—Instructor-Led
Classroom Training
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 1652–0041,
abstracted below that we will submit to
OMB for a 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 ratings and written
comments about the quality of training
instruction from TSA students who
successfully complete TSA instructorled classroom training, including
civilian Canine Training Center (CTC)
students who graduate from 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.
DATES: Send your comments by April 2,
2018.
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:
SUMMARY:
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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 https://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—
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(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
OMB Control Number 1652–0041;
TSA End of Course Level 1 Evaluation–
Instructor-Led Classroom Training.
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 to TSA, 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 from students about the
quality of the referenced training. The
CTC collects the evaluation data to
determine the extent to which students
were satisfied with their learning
experience and provides it to
representatives at both TSA
headquarters and at CTC (e.g., to the
Supervisory Air Marshal in Charge,
Assistant Supervisory Air Marshal in
Charge, and CTC instructional staff and
supervisors) to improve the course
curriculum and course of instruction.
TSA is revising the information
collection because the agency is
changing the questions and layout of the
evaluation to standardize all Level 1
course evaluations across TSA.1
1 A training evaluation process developed by Dr.
Donald Kirkpatrick, past president of the American
Society for Training and Development (ASTD), for
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Standardization allows comparison of
courses to a single, TSA-average score,
as well as comparison of other courses’
average scores. 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 also 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.’’
The estimated burden is
approximately 30 minutes (0.5 hours)
per participant, 39.5 hours per calendar
year (average 79 students per calendar
year) to read, answer, and submit the
questions. The annual respondents and
burden hours have decreased from the
prior ICR submission estimates due to
the focus being civilian/non-TSA
personnel. The number of students
decreased from 180 to 79. The annual
burden hours have decreased
accordingly. In addition, TSA reduced
its hour burden estimates from 60
minutes to 30 minutes based on actual
usage data.
Dated: January 26, 2018.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2018–01867 Filed 1–30–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0010]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection: Nonimmigrant
Petition Based on Blanket L Petition
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration (USCIS) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment upon this proposed revision of
a currently approved collection of
information or new collection of
SUMMARY:
determining the effectiveness of training and
consisting of four levels: Reaction, learning,
behavior, and results. See, Kirkpatrick, James D. &
Wendy Kayser, ‘‘Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of
Training Evaluation.’’ Alexandria: ATD Press, 2016.
Print. https://www.kirkpatrickpartners.com.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Intent To Request Revision From OMB of One Current Public
Collection of Information: TSA End of Course Level 1 Evaluation--
Instructor-Led Classroom Training
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 1652-0041,
abstracted below that we will submit to OMB for a 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 ratings and written comments
about the quality of training instruction from TSA students who
successfully complete TSA instructor-led classroom training, including
civilian Canine Training Center (CTC) students who graduate from 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.
DATES: Send your comments by April 2, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed to [email protected] 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 will be
available at https://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
OMB Control Number 1652-0041; TSA End of Course Level 1 Evaluation-
Instructor-Led Classroom Training. 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 to TSA, 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 from students about
the quality of the referenced training. The CTC collects the evaluation
data to determine the extent to which students were satisfied with
their learning experience and provides it to representatives at both
TSA headquarters and at CTC (e.g., to the Supervisory Air Marshal in
Charge, Assistant Supervisory Air Marshal in Charge, and CTC
instructional staff and supervisors) to improve the course curriculum
and course of instruction.
TSA is revising the information collection because the agency is
changing the questions and layout of the evaluation to standardize all
Level 1 course evaluations across TSA.\1\ Standardization allows
comparison of courses to a single, TSA-average score, as well as
comparison of other courses' average scores. 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 also 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.''
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\1\ A training evaluation process developed by Dr. Donald
Kirkpatrick, past president of the American Society for Training and
Development (ASTD), for determining the effectiveness of training
and consisting of four levels: Reaction, learning, behavior, and
results. See, Kirkpatrick, James D. & Wendy Kayser, ``Kirkpatrick's
Four Levels of Training Evaluation.'' Alexandria: ATD Press, 2016.
Print. https://www.kirkpatrickpartners.com.
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The estimated burden is approximately 30 minutes (0.5 hours) per
participant, 39.5 hours per calendar year (average 79 students per
calendar year) to read, answer, and submit the questions. The annual
respondents and burden hours have decreased from the prior ICR
submission estimates due to the focus being civilian/non-TSA personnel.
The number of students decreased from 180 to 79. The annual burden
hours have decreased accordingly. In addition, TSA reduced its hour
burden estimates from 60 minutes to 30 minutes based on actual usage
data.
Dated: January 26, 2018.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2018-01867 Filed 1-30-18; 8:45 am]
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