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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
December 13, 2016, 81 FR 89963. 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 June 5,
2017. 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,
Arlington, VA 20598–6011; telephone
(571) 227–2062; email TSAPRA@
tsa.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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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 is
available at http://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.

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Information Collection Requirement
Title: TSA Canine Training Center
Adoption Application.
Type of Request: New collection.
OMB Control Number: 1652–XXXX.
Form(s): TSA Form 433.
Affected Public: Individuals seeking
to adopt a TSA canine.
Abstract: The TSA Canine Program is
a Congressionally-mandated program
that operates pursuant to section
110(e)(3) of the Aviation and
Transportation Security Act (ATSA),
Public Law 107–71 (115 Stat. 597, Nov.
19, 2001); the Homeland Security Act of
2002, Public Law 107–296 (116 Stat.
2135, Nov. 25, 2002); and the
Implementing Recommendations of the
9/11 Commission Act of 2007, Public
Law 110–53 (121 Stat. 266, Aug. 3,
2007). The TSA Canine Program
developed the TSA CTC to train and
deploy explosive detection canine teams
to Federal, State, and local agencies in
support of daily activities that protect
the transportation domain. TSA created
the TSA CTC Adoption Program under
the authority of 41 CFR 102–36.35(d)
and 102–36.365 to find suitable
individuals or families to adopt and
provide good homes to canines who do
not graduate from the training program.
Individuals seeking to adopt a TSA
canine must complete the TSA CTC
Adoption Application. This collection
of information allows the TSA CTC to
collect personal information from the
applicants to determine their suitability
to adopt a TSA canine.
Number of Respondents: 300.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An
estimated 50 hours annually.
Dated: April 28, 2017.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
of Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
[Docket No. TSA–2014–0001]

Intent To Request Revision From OMB
of One Current Public Collection of
Information: TSA Pre✓® Application
Program
Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 60-day notice.
AGENCY:

The Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) invites public
comment on one currently approved

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Information Collection Request (ICR),
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number 1652–0059,
abstracted below, that we will submit to
OMB for a revision in compliance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).
The ICR, which will be submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review following the required
public comment periods, describes the
nature of the information collection and
its expected burden. The collection
involves the voluntary submission of
biographic and biometric information
that TSA uses to verify identity and
conduct a security threat assessment for
the TSA Pre✓® Application Program.
The security threat assessment
compares an applicant’s information
against criminal history, immigration,
intelligence, and regulatory violations
databases to determine if the person
poses a low risk to transportation or
national security and should be eligible
for expedited screening through TSA
Pre✓® lanes at airports.
DATES: Send your comments by July 3,
2017.
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 http://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

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collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Information Collection Requirement
Pursuant to the statutory authorities
explained below, the Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) has
implemented a voluntary enrollment
program for individuals to apply for the
TSA Pre✓® Application Program.
Section 109(a)(3) of the Aviation and
Transportation Security Act (ATSA),
Public Law 107–71 (115 Stat. 597, 613,
Nov. 19, 2001), codified at 49 U.S.C. 114
note) provides TSA with the authority
to ‘‘establish requirements to implement
trusted passenger programs and use
available technologies to expedite
security screening of passengers who
participate in such programs, thereby
allowing security screening personnel to
focus on those passengers who should
be subject to more extensive screening.’’
In addition, TSA has express, unlimited
statutory authority to establish and
collect a fee for any registered traveler
program by publication of a notice in
the Federal Register, as outlined in the
Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2006, Public Law
109–90 (119 Stat. 2064, 2088–89, Oct.
18, 2005).
Under the TSA Pre✓® Application
Program, individuals may submit
biographic and biometric information
directly to TSA that TSA uses to
conduct a security threat assessment
(STA) of criminal, immigration,
intelligence, and regulatory violation
databases. TSA uses the STA results to
decide if an individual poses a low risk
to transportation or national security.
TSA issues approved applicants a
known traveler number (KTN) that they
may use when making travel
reservations. Airline passengers who
submit a KTN when making airline
reservations are eligible for expedited
screening on flights originating from
U.S. airports with TSA Pre✓® lanes.1
TSA uses the traveler’s KTN and other
information during passenger
prescreening to verify that the
individual traveling matches the
information on TSA’s list of known
travelers and to confirm TSA Pre✓®
expedited screening eligibility.
Interested applicants must provide
certain minimum required data
elements, including, but not limited to,
name, date of birth, gender, address,
1 Passengers

who are eligible for expedited
screening through a dedicated TSA Pre✓® lane
typically will receive more limited physical
screening, e.g., will be able to leave on their shoes,
light outerwear, and belt; to keep their laptop in its
case; and to keep their 3–1–1 compliant liquids/gels
bag in a carry-on. For airports with TSA Pre✓®
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contact information, country of birth,
images of identity documents, proof of
citizenship or immigration status, and
biometrics via a secure interface. TSA
uses this information to conduct a STA,
make a final eligibility determination for
the TSA Pre✓® Application Program,
and verify the identities of TSA Pre✓®
enrolled and approved individuals
when they are traveling.
TSA sends the applicants’ fingerprints
and associated information to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for
the purpose of comparing their
fingerprints to other fingerprints in the
FBI’s Next Generation Identification
(NGI) system or its successor systems
including civil, criminal, and latent
fingerprint repositories. The FBI may
retain applicants’ fingerprints and
associated information in NGI after the
completion of their application and,
while retained, their fingerprints may
continue to be compared against other
fingerprints submitted to or retained by
NGI. TSA will also transmit applicants’
biometrics for enrollment into the
Department of Homeland Security
Automated Biometrics Identification
System (IDENT).
TSA is revising the collection of
information to expand enrollment
options and the potential use of
biographic and biometric (e.g.,
fingerprints, iris scans, and/or photo)
information. This revision would
facilitate use of the STA for
comparability determinations, such as
allowing a TSA Pre✓® Application
Program applicant to participate in
programs with a comparable STA, such
as the Hazardous Materials
Endorsement Threat Assessment
Program, or obtain a Transportation
Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
without requiring an additional STA.
Also, TSA may use applicants’
biometric information in TSA’s
Biometric Authentication Technology
(BAT) effort, which will use biometrics
in place of credentials and boarding
passes to authenticate the identity of
TSA Pre✓® Application Program
applicants at airport checkpoints.
When the STA is complete, TSA
makes a final determination on
eligibility for the TSA Pre✓®
Application Program and notifies
applicants of its decision. Most
applicants generally should expect to
receive notification from TSA within
two to three weeks of the submission of
their completed applications. If initially
deemed ineligible by TSA, applicants
will have an opportunity to correct
cases of misidentification or inaccurate
criminal records. Applicants must
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days of issuance of TSA’s letter. If a
corrected record is not received by TSA
within the specified amount of time, the
agency may make a final determination
to deny eligibility. Individuals who TSA
determines are ineligible for the TSA
Pre✓® Application Program will be
screened at airport security checkpoints
pursuant to standard screening
protocols.
The TSA Pre✓® Application Program
enhances aviation security by
permitting TSA to better focus its
limited security resources on passengers
who are more likely to pose a threat to
aviation, while also facilitating and
improving the commercial aviation
travel experience for the public.
Travelers who choose not to enroll in
this initiative are not subject to any
limitations on their travel because of
their choice; they will be processed
through normal TSA screening before
entering the sterile areas of airports.
TSA also retains the authority to
perform standard or other screening on
a random basis on TSA Pre✓®
Application Program participants and
any other travelers authorized to receive
expedited physical screening.
TSA estimates that there will be
2,497,903 annualized enrollments over a
three-year period. This estimate is based
on current and projected enrollment
with TSA’s existing program. TSA
estimates that there will be 4,717,423
annualized hours based on a three-year
projection. TSA estimates an average of
1.8885533 hours per applicant to
complete the enrollment process, which
includes providing biographic and
biometric information to TSA (via an
enrollment center or pre-enrollment
options) and the burden for any records
correction for the applicant, if
applicable. TSA estimates the
annualized cost burden will be
$160,628,269 based on a three-year
projection. The applicant fee remains
$85, which covers TSA’s program costs,
TSA’s enrollment vendor’s costs, and
the FBI fee for the criminal history
records check.
Dated: April 28, 2017.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
of Information Technology.
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