Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information: TSA Canine Training Center Adoption Application, 67933 [2022-24562]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
• Transportation Security Administration

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 217 (Thursday, November 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 67933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24562]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public 
Collection of Information: TSA Canine Training Center Adoption 
Application

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 1652-0067, 
abstracted below, that we will submit to OMB for an extension in 
compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes 
the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The 
collection involves gathering information from individuals who wish to 
adopt a TSA canine through the TSA Canine Training Center (CTC) 
Adoption Program.

DATES: Send your comments by January 9, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed to [email protected] or delivered 
to the TSA PRA Officer, Information Technology (IT), TSA-11, 
Transportation Security Administration, 6595 Springfield Center Drive, 
Springfield, 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.

Information Collection Requirement

    OMB Control Number 1652-0067; TSA Canine Training Center Adoption 
Application. The TSA Canine Program is a Congressionally-mandated 
program that operates as a partnership among TSA; aviation, mass 
transit, and maritime sectors; and State and local law enforcement. TSA 
operates the CTC Adoption Program in accordance with the Federal 
Management Regulations.
    TSA developed the CTC to train and deploy explosive detection 
canine teams for TSA and for local, State, and Federal agencies in 
support of daily activities that protect the transportation domain. 
Canine teams consist of TSA employees, or local/State law enforcement 
officers, paired with explosives detection canines. These canine teams 
are trained on a variety of explosives and screening capabilities based 
on intelligence data and emerging threats. Canine teams are deployed 
after successfully undergoing a 10- or 12-week training program.
    Of the canines purchased by TSA for purposes of the TSA Canine 
Program, approximately 83 percent graduate from the training program. 
These canines are continually assessed to ensure they demonstrate 
operational proficiency in their environment. The corresponding 
attrition rate is between 15-18 percent. Attrition arises from canines 
who do not graduate from the training program and those who 
successfully graduate, but are later assessed as not performing at 
operational proficiency. CTC typically repurposes 42 percent of the 
canines eliminated from the program to other Federal, State, and local 
law enforcement agencies.
    Canines that attrite out of the program and not repurposed for 
other government-purposes may be placed for adoption. TSA created the 
CTC Adoption Program to find suitable individuals or families to adopt 
the canines and to provide good homes. Individuals seeking to adopt a 
TSA canine must complete the CTC Adoption Application.
    The CTC Adoption Application is an online application that collects 
personal information from members of the public to determine their 
suitability to adopt a TSA canine. TSA uses the information collected 
to evaluate the individual seeking to adopt a TSA canine against 
program guidelines developed by CTC. The collection includes 
information about the individual's household, personal references, and 
current pet and veterinarian information. In addition, the individual 
must agree to transport the canine home from CTC in San Antonio, Texas, 
and to provide any necessary medical care, including, but not limited 
to, heartworm and flea preventives, and annual vaccinations, for the 
duration of the canine's life. TSA also collects an attestation that 
all information submitted is true.
    TSA estimates that annually 300 individuals will complete the 
adoption application and that it will take approximately 10 minutes or 
0.1666 hours. This will give an estimated annual time burden to the 
public of 50 hours.

    Dated: November 7, 2022.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2022-24562 Filed 11-9-22; 8:45 am]
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