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in the program. TSA will announce the
details and pricing for these new
enrollment options, when available, via
https://www.tsa.gov/precheck.
DATES: This notice is applicable July 9,
2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anne Walbridge, Transportation
Security Administration, 6595
Springfield Center Drive, Springfield,
VA 20598–6047; 571–227–2329; or
email at TSAPrecheckEnrollment@
dhs.gov.
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TSA PreCheck® Application Program
Fees
section.
Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
The TSA PreCheck Application
Program (TSA PreCheck) is a voluntary,
expedited security screening program
connecting low-risk travelers departing
from the United States with smarter
security and a better air travel
experience.1 There are approximately 10
million members in the TSA PreCheck
Application Program. Individuals
enrolled in the TSA PreCheck
Application Program are eligible to
receive expedited screening at U.S.
airports. As explained in the December
4, 2013 Notice in the Federal Register,2
membership in the TSA PreCheck
Application Program is within the sole
discretion of TSA. Individuals may also
receive TSA PreCheck expedited
screening via membership in other
programs such as certain U.S. Customs
AGENCY:
The Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) administers the
TSA PreCheck® Application Program
(also known as the TSA Pre✓®
Application Program), in which
members of the public may apply to be
eligible for expedited airport security
screening. To apply for TSA PreCheck
Application Program eligibility,
individuals voluntarily provide
biometric and biographic information
that TSA uses to conduct a security
threat assessment and those applicants
pay a fee to cover the cost to operate the
TSA PreCheck Application Program. In
this Notice, TSA announces the
anticipated launch of additional
enrollment providers who will be able
to establish additional price points for
the TSA PreCheck Application Program.
These enrollment providers are planned
to become available in 2021 to increase
opportunities to apply for membership
SUMMARY:
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I. Summary
1 The TSA PreCheck Application Program refers
to the DHS Trusted Traveler Program that TSA
operates to determine if individuals are low-risk
and may receive expedited screening. TSA
PreCheck refers to expedited screening provided by
TSA.
2 See Notice, 78 FR 72922 (December 4, 2013).
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and Border Protection (CBP) Trusted
Traveler Programs. These individuals do
not pay a fee to TSA for membership in
such other programs.
TSA established the TSA PreCheck
Application Program in December 2013
to expand access to expedited screening
to individuals who voluntarily provide
information that TSA uses to determine
whether the traveler is low risk. TSA
uses biographic and biometric
information the applicant provides to
conduct a security threat assessment
(STA) that includes review of criminal
history, immigration, intelligence, and
regulatory violation records. As part of
the enrollment process, TSA requires
that applicants present governmentissued identity documents with a photo
to prove their identity. To prepare for
REAL ID enforcement, in advance of the
REAL ID card-based enforcement
deadline, TSA will require new TSA
PreCheck applicants as well as renewal
applicants to provide a REAL IDcompliant document if enrolling with a
state-issued identity document.
Applicants must also prove they are a
U.S. person as required by the program.
Following enrollment, TSA evaluates
the information generated by the vetting
process to determine whether the
individual poses a low risk to
transportation and national security.
Once completed, the STA remains valid
for five years, provided the individual
continues to meet the eligibility
standards. At the end of the five-year
term, individuals wishing to maintain
their TSA PreCheck eligibility must
renew their membership in the program
which includes a new STA.
If TSA determines that the applicant
is low risk, TSA issues a Known
Traveler Number (KTN) 3 that the
individual can use when making flight
reservations. Enrollment in the TSA
PreCheck Application Program and use
of the associated KTN do not guarantee
that an individual will receive
expedited screening at airport security
checkpoints. TSA retains an element of
randomness to maintain
unpredictability for security purposes,
and travelers with valid KTNs may be
selected for standard or enhanced
physical screening on occasion.
An individual is ineligible for a KTN
and thus access to TSA PreCheck
expedited screening if TSA determines
that the individual poses a risk to
transportation or national security; has
3 The Known Traveler Number is a component of
Secure Flight Passenger Data (SFPD), which is
defined in TSA Secure Flight regulations at 49 CFR
1560.3. See also the Secure Flight regulations at 49
CFR part 1560.
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committed certain criminal acts; 4 does
not meet the immigration status
standards; 5 has committed regulatory
violations; 6 or is otherwise not a lowrisk traveler. TSA notifies individuals
who it determines are ineligible for a
KTN through the TSA PreCheck
Application Program in writing, and
they continue to undergo standard
screening at airport security
checkpoints.
TSA is required by law to charge a
non-refundable fee to cover the costs of
operating the TSA PreCheck
Application Program.7 Collecting
biographic and biometric information
from applicants, conducting the STA,
adjudicating the results of the STA, and
managing the program 8 generate costs
for TSA, the enrollment provider, and
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI). The current initial application
and renewal fee for the TSA PreCheck
Application Program is $85.00. The fee
will remain no more than $85 for
individuals enrolling through the
Universal Enrollment Services
enrollment provider.
II. Discussion of Future Program
Adjustments
The TSA PreCheck Application
Program is a successful trusted traveler
program that improves the travel
experience for approximately 10 million
travelers. Recent statutory changes
aimed at increasing membership in the
TSA PreCheck Application Program
require TSA to expand the number of
companies providing enrollment
services. Specifically, section 1937 of
the TSA Modernization Act requires
TSA to add at least two enrollment
vendors to the program.9 On January 9,
2020, TSA announced that it selected
Alclear, LLC; IDEMIA, and; Telos
Identity Management Solutions, LLC as
enrollment providers as part of a full
and open competition posted on
FedBizOps. These vendors will be free
to compete in the marketplace to offer
creative enrollment products using new
locations, procedures, systems, and fees
to gain program applicants. TSA will
4 See 49 CFR 1572.103 for the criminal standards
that apply to TSA PreCheck applicants.
5 Individuals who apply for membership in the
TSA PreCheck Application Program must be U.S.
citizens, U.S. Nationals, or Lawful Permanent
Residents.
6 For instance, an individual who interferes with
security screening or brings a weapon to the
security checkpoint would be deemed ineligible for
TSA PreCheck expedited screening.
7 See 49 U.S.C. 114; § 540 of the DHS
appropriations act of 2006, Public Law. 109–90 (119
Stat. 2064, 2088–89, Oct. 18, 2005).
8 See § 540, Id.
9 TSA Modernization Act, Division K—Title I of
the FAA Reauthorization Act § 1937, Public Law
115–254, 132 Stat. 3186 (Oct. 5, 2018).
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review and approve vendor platforms to
ensure they meet the latest
cybersecurity requirements before a
vendor can begin processing
applications. Note that TSA, through the
Universal Enrollment Services contract,
will continue to offer the existing TSA
PreCheck Application Program products
and fees after the new providers begin
to operate. The fee to apply for initial
membership and to renew membership
in the TSA PreCheck Application
Program will not exceed $85 for
individuals enrolling through the
Universal Enrollment Services
enrollment provider.
TSA anticipates that the new
enrollment providers will begin
enrolling applicants in 2021. Each new
enrollment provider will be authorized
to establish its own fees to cover the
cost of services it provides to applicants.
While vendor fees may vary to cover the
costs of their enrollment products and
services,10 TSA will continue to collect
the TSA component of the fee for all
individuals who apply for and renew
memberships. Therefore, regardless of
the fee each new enrollment provider
establishes for its services, the three
vendors must continue to remit TSA’s
component to cover the TSA costs to
operate the program. The TSA
component recovers the costs to analyze
the immigration, terrorism, criminal,
and regulatory violation information
generated in the checks of the various
databases; determine whether
applicants have a disqualifying factor or
are eligible for the TSA PreCheck
Application Program; notify applicants
of TSA’s determination; issue KTNs to
eligible individuals; conduct research
and development for innovative
enhancements to improve the TSA
PreCheck Application Program
enrollment and the TSA PreCheck
expedited screening experience; and
continue to monitor databases and
information to confirm that the
members remain low risk.
The STA that TSA conducts will
cover a term of five years and must be
renewed with TSA at the end of that
term if an individual wishes to maintain
their TSA PreCheck eligibility. Vendors
will be permitted to offer shorter
duration memberships (e.g., one-year
memberships) but must still remit the
TSA component fee at initial enrollment
to TSA to cover TSA’s 5-year costs. If a
member allows the membership to lapse
for any period of time and subsequently
applies for renewal, the vendor must
remit the TSA component fee again.
10 Enrollment providers will be responsible for
fees imposed by the FBI.
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To attract new applicants to the TSA
PreCheck Application Program, an
enrollment provider may choose to offer
additional services or other incentives
to TSA PreCheck applicants, beyond
membership in the program, as part of
its program fee. For instance, an
enrollment provider may offer discounts
for travel related products.
TSA will ensure all enrollment
options and membership fees are
publically available on the TSA website
once multiple vendors are operational.
Applicants can use this publically
available information to choose the
enrollment option that best meets their
needs based on the enrollment service
offerings, convenience of enrollment
center locations, pricing, and incentives.
TSA will announce the details of these
new enrollment options, when
available, via https://www.tsa.gov/
precheck.
Dated: July 1, 2021.
Thomas L. Bush,
Acting Executive Assistant Administrator,
Operations Support.
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Services
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2015–0005]
RIN 1615–ZB76
Extension and Redesignation of
Yemen for Temporary Protected Status
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of Temporary Protected
Status extension and redesignation.
AGENCY:
Through this Notice, the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) announces that the Secretary of
Homeland Security (Secretary) is
extending the designation of Yemen for
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18
months, from September 4, 2021,
through March 3, 2023, and
redesignating Yemen for 18 months,
effective September 4, 2021, through
March 3, 2023. The extension allows
currently eligible TPS beneficiaries to
retain TPS through March 3, 2023, so
long as they otherwise continue to meet
the eligibility requirements for TPS. The
redesignation of Yemen allows
additional individuals who have been
continuously residing in the United
States since July 5, 2021, to obtain TPS,
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if otherwise eligible. Through this
Notice, DHS also sets forth procedures
necessary for Yemeni nationals (or
individuals having no nationality who
last habitually resided in Yemen) either
to submit an initial registration
application under the redesignation and
apply for an Employment Authorization
Document (EAD) or, if they already have
TPS, to re-register under the extension
and to apply for renewal of their EADs
with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS). USCIS will issue new
EADs with a March 3, 2023 expiration
date to eligible beneficiaries under
Yemen’s TPS designation who timely
reregister and apply for EADs under this
extension, or who timely register and
apply for EADs under this
redesignation.
DATES:
Extension of Designation of Yemen for
TPS: The 18-month extension of the
TPS designation of Yemen is effective
September 4, 2021, and will remain in
effect through March 3, 2023. The 60day re-registration period runs from July
9, 2021 through September 7, 2021.
(Note: It is important for re-registrants to
timely re-register during this 60-day
period and not to wait until their EADs
expire.)
Redesignation of Yemen for TPS: The
18-month redesignation of Yemen for
TPS is effective September 4, 2021, and
will remain in effect through March 3,
2023. The initial registration period for
new applicants under the Yemen TPS
redesignation begins on July 9, 2021 and
will remain in effect through March 3,
2023.1
general, individuals must be given an initial
registration period of no less than 180 days to
register for TPS, but the Secretary has discretion to
provide for a longer registration period. See 8 U.S.C.
1254a(c)(1)(A)(iv). Historically, the length of the
initial registration period has varied. Compare 66
FR 14214 (March 9, 2001) (18-month initial
registration period for applicants under TPS
designation for El Salvador) with 80 FR 36346 (June
24, 2015) (180-day initial registration period for
applicants under TPS designation for Nepal). In
recent years this period has generally been limited
to the statutory minimum of 180 days, although
later extensions of the initial registration period
have also been announced for some countries. See,
e.g., 81 FR 4051 (Jan. 25, 2016) (setting 180-day
initial registration period during extension and
redesignation of South Sudan for TPS); 78 FR 1866
(Jan. 9, 2013) (setting 180-day initial registration
period during extension and redesignation of Sudan
for TPS); but see 75 FR 39957 (July 13, 2010)
(extension of previously announced initial 180-day
registration period for Haiti TPS applicants to allow
more time for individuals to apply). After
evaluating whether to limit the initial registration
period for TPS under this new designation of
Yemen to the statutory minimum of 180 days, DHS
has determined that it will provide the full 18
months of this designation for applicants to file
their initial registration Form I–821 and, if desired,
Form I–765 to obtain employment authorization
documentation. Limiting the initial registration
period to 180 days may place a burden on
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
• You may contact Andria Strano,
Acting Chief, Humanitarian Affairs
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, by mail at 5900 Capital
Gateway Drive, Camp Springs, MD
20746, or by phone at 800–375–5283.
• For further information on TPS,
including guidance on the reregistration process and additional
information on eligibility, please visit
the USCIS TPS web page at https://
www.uscis.gov/tps. You can find
specific information about this
extension of Yemen’s TPS designation
by selecting ‘‘Yemen’’ from the menu on
the left side of the TPS web page.
• If you have additional questions
about TPS, please visit uscis.gov/tools.
Our online virtual assistant, Emma, can
answer many of your questions and
point you to additional information on
our website. If you are unable to find
your answers there, you may also call
our USCIS Contact Center at 800–375–
5283 (TTY 800–767–1833).
• Applicants seeking information
about the status of their individual cases
may check Case Status Online, available
on the USCIS website at https://
www.uscis.gov, or visit the USCIS
Contact Center at uscis.gov/
contactcenter.
• Further information will also be
available at local USCIS offices upon
publication of this Notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Abbreviations
BIA Board of Immigration Appeals
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS U.S. Department of Homeland
Security
DOS U.S. Department of State
EAD Employment Authorization Document
FNC Final Nonconfirmation
Form I–765 Application for Employment
Authorization
Form I–797 Notice of Action
Form I–821 Application for Temporary
Protected Status
Form I–9 Employment Eligibility
Verification
Form I–912 Request for Fee Waiver
Form I–94 Arrival/Departure Record
applicants who are unable to timely file but would
otherwise be eligible for a grant of TPS. In addition,
permitting registration throughout the entirety of
the designation period could reduce the operational
burden on USCIS, as incoming applications may be
spread out over a longer period of time. This
extended registration period is both in keeping with
the humanitarian purpose of TPS and will better
advance the goal of ensuring ‘‘the Federal
Government eliminates . . . barriers that prevent
immigrants from accessing government services
available to them.’’ See Executive Order 14012,
Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems
and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts
for New Americans, 86 FR 8277.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
[Docket No. TSA-2014-0001]
TSA PreCheck[supreg] Application Program Fees
AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) administers
the TSA PreCheck[supreg] Application Program (also known as the TSA
Pre[check][supreg] Application Program), in which members of the public
may apply to be eligible for expedited airport security screening. To
apply for TSA PreCheck Application Program eligibility, individuals
voluntarily provide biometric and biographic information that TSA uses
to conduct a security threat assessment and those applicants pay a fee
to cover the cost to operate the TSA PreCheck Application Program. In
this Notice, TSA announces the anticipated launch of additional
enrollment providers who will be able to establish additional price
points for the TSA PreCheck Application Program. These enrollment
providers are planned to become available in 2021 to increase
opportunities to apply for membership in the program. TSA will announce
the details and pricing for these new enrollment options, when
available, via https://www.tsa.gov/precheck.
DATES: This notice is applicable July 9, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Walbridge, Transportation
Security Administration, 6595 Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, VA
20598-6047; 571-227-2329; or email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Availability of Notice Document
You can get an electronic copy of published documents through the
internet by--
(1) Searching the electronic Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) web page at https://www.regulations.gov; or
(2) Accessing the Government Publishing Office's web page at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR to view
the daily published Federal Register edition; or accessing the ``Search
the Federal Register by Citation'' in the ``Related Resources'' column
on the left, if you need to do a Simple or Advanced search for
information, such as a type of document that crosses multiple agencies
or dates.
In addition, copies are available by writing or calling the
individual in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
I. Summary
The TSA PreCheck Application Program (TSA PreCheck) is a voluntary,
expedited security screening program connecting low-risk travelers
departing from the United States with smarter security and a better air
travel experience.\1\ There are approximately 10 million members in the
TSA PreCheck Application Program. Individuals enrolled in the TSA
PreCheck Application Program are eligible to receive expedited
screening at U.S. airports. As explained in the December 4, 2013 Notice
in the Federal Register,\2\ membership in the TSA PreCheck Application
Program is within the sole discretion of TSA. Individuals may also
receive TSA PreCheck expedited screening via membership in other
programs such as certain U.S. Customs
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and Border Protection (CBP) Trusted Traveler Programs. These
individuals do not pay a fee to TSA for membership in such other
programs.
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\1\ The TSA PreCheck Application Program refers to the DHS
Trusted Traveler Program that TSA operates to determine if
individuals are low-risk and may receive expedited screening. TSA
PreCheck refers to expedited screening provided by TSA.
\2\ See Notice, 78 FR 72922 (December 4, 2013).
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TSA established the TSA PreCheck Application Program in December
2013 to expand access to expedited screening to individuals who
voluntarily provide information that TSA uses to determine whether the
traveler is low risk. TSA uses biographic and biometric information the
applicant provides to conduct a security threat assessment (STA) that
includes review of criminal history, immigration, intelligence, and
regulatory violation records. As part of the enrollment process, TSA
requires that applicants present government-issued identity documents
with a photo to prove their identity. To prepare for REAL ID
enforcement, in advance of the REAL ID card-based enforcement deadline,
TSA will require new TSA PreCheck applicants as well as renewal
applicants to provide a REAL ID-compliant document if enrolling with a
state-issued identity document. Applicants must also prove they are a
U.S. person as required by the program. Following enrollment, TSA
evaluates the information generated by the vetting process to determine
whether the individual poses a low risk to transportation and national
security. Once completed, the STA remains valid for five years,
provided the individual continues to meet the eligibility standards. At
the end of the five-year term, individuals wishing to maintain their
TSA PreCheck eligibility must renew their membership in the program
which includes a new STA.
If TSA determines that the applicant is low risk, TSA issues a
Known Traveler Number (KTN) \3\ that the individual can use when making
flight reservations. Enrollment in the TSA PreCheck Application Program
and use of the associated KTN do not guarantee that an individual will
receive expedited screening at airport security checkpoints. TSA
retains an element of randomness to maintain unpredictability for
security purposes, and travelers with valid KTNs may be selected for
standard or enhanced physical screening on occasion.
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\3\ The Known Traveler Number is a component of Secure Flight
Passenger Data (SFPD), which is defined in TSA Secure Flight
regulations at 49 CFR 1560.3. See also the Secure Flight regulations
at 49 CFR part 1560.
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An individual is ineligible for a KTN and thus access to TSA
PreCheck expedited screening if TSA determines that the individual
poses a risk to transportation or national security; has committed
certain criminal acts; \4\ does not meet the immigration status
standards; \5\ has committed regulatory violations; \6\ or is otherwise
not a low-risk traveler. TSA notifies individuals who it determines are
ineligible for a KTN through the TSA PreCheck Application Program in
writing, and they continue to undergo standard screening at airport
security checkpoints.
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\4\ See 49 CFR 1572.103 for the criminal standards that apply to
TSA PreCheck applicants.
\5\ Individuals who apply for membership in the TSA PreCheck
Application Program must be U.S. citizens, U.S. Nationals, or Lawful
Permanent Residents.
\6\ For instance, an individual who interferes with security
screening or brings a weapon to the security checkpoint would be
deemed ineligible for TSA PreCheck expedited screening.
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TSA is required by law to charge a non-refundable fee to cover the
costs of operating the TSA PreCheck Application Program.\7\ Collecting
biographic and biometric information from applicants, conducting the
STA, adjudicating the results of the STA, and managing the program \8\
generate costs for TSA, the enrollment provider, and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation (FBI). The current initial application and renewal fee
for the TSA PreCheck Application Program is $85.00. The fee will remain
no more than $85 for individuals enrolling through the Universal
Enrollment Services enrollment provider.
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\7\ See 49 U.S.C. 114; Sec. 540 of the DHS appropriations act
of 2006, Public Law. 109-90 (119 Stat. 2064, 2088-89, Oct. 18,
2005).
\8\ See Sec. 540, Id.
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II. Discussion of Future Program Adjustments
The TSA PreCheck Application Program is a successful trusted
traveler program that improves the travel experience for approximately
10 million travelers. Recent statutory changes aimed at increasing
membership in the TSA PreCheck Application Program require TSA to
expand the number of companies providing enrollment services.
Specifically, section 1937 of the TSA Modernization Act requires TSA to
add at least two enrollment vendors to the program.\9\ On January 9,
2020, TSA announced that it selected Alclear, LLC; IDEMIA, and; Telos
Identity Management Solutions, LLC as enrollment providers as part of a
full and open competition posted on FedBizOps. These vendors will be
free to compete in the marketplace to offer creative enrollment
products using new locations, procedures, systems, and fees to gain
program applicants. TSA will review and approve vendor platforms to
ensure they meet the latest cybersecurity requirements before a vendor
can begin processing applications. Note that TSA, through the Universal
Enrollment Services contract, will continue to offer the existing TSA
PreCheck Application Program products and fees after the new providers
begin to operate. The fee to apply for initial membership and to renew
membership in the TSA PreCheck Application Program will not exceed $85
for individuals enrolling through the Universal Enrollment Services
enrollment provider.
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\9\ TSA Modernization Act, Division K--Title I of the FAA
Reauthorization Act Sec. 1937, Public Law 115-254, 132 Stat. 3186
(Oct. 5, 2018).
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TSA anticipates that the new enrollment providers will begin
enrolling applicants in 2021. Each new enrollment provider will be
authorized to establish its own fees to cover the cost of services it
provides to applicants. While vendor fees may vary to cover the costs
of their enrollment products and services,\10\ TSA will continue to
collect the TSA component of the fee for all individuals who apply for
and renew memberships. Therefore, regardless of the fee each new
enrollment provider establishes for its services, the three vendors
must continue to remit TSA's component to cover the TSA costs to
operate the program. The TSA component recovers the costs to analyze
the immigration, terrorism, criminal, and regulatory violation
information generated in the checks of the various databases; determine
whether applicants have a disqualifying factor or are eligible for the
TSA PreCheck Application Program; notify applicants of TSA's
determination; issue KTNs to eligible individuals; conduct research and
development for innovative enhancements to improve the TSA PreCheck
Application Program enrollment and the TSA PreCheck expedited screening
experience; and continue to monitor databases and information to
confirm that the members remain low risk.
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\10\ Enrollment providers will be responsible for fees imposed
by the FBI.
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The STA that TSA conducts will cover a term of five years and must
be renewed with TSA at the end of that term if an individual wishes to
maintain their TSA PreCheck eligibility. Vendors will be permitted to
offer shorter duration memberships (e.g., one-year memberships) but
must still remit the TSA component fee at initial enrollment to TSA to
cover TSA's 5-year costs. If a member allows the membership to lapse
for any period of time and subsequently applies for renewal, the vendor
must remit the TSA component fee again.
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To attract new applicants to the TSA PreCheck Application Program,
an enrollment provider may choose to offer additional services or other
incentives to TSA PreCheck applicants, beyond membership in the
program, as part of its program fee. For instance, an enrollment
provider may offer discounts for travel related products.
TSA will ensure all enrollment options and membership fees are
publically available on the TSA website once multiple vendors are
operational. Applicants can use this publically available information
to choose the enrollment option that best meets their needs based on
the enrollment service offerings, convenience of enrollment center
locations, pricing, and incentives. TSA will announce the details of
these new enrollment options, when available, via https://www.tsa.gov/precheck.
Dated: July 1, 2021.
Thomas L. Bush,
Acting Executive Assistant Administrator, Operations Support.
[FR Doc. 2021-14518 Filed 7-8-21; 8:45 am]
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