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a major disaster exists in the State of
California.
In order to provide Federal assistance, you
are hereby authorized to allocate from funds
available for these purposes such amounts as
you find necessary for Federal disaster
assistance and administrative expenses.
You are authorized to provide assistance
for debris removal and emergency protective
measures (Categories A and B) under the
Public Assistance program in the designated
areas, Hazard Mitigation throughout the
State, and any other forms of assistance
under the Stafford Act that you deem
appropriate subject to completion of
Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDAs).
Direct Federal assistance is authorized.
Consistent with the requirement that
Federal assistance be supplemental, any
Federal funds provided under the Stafford
Act for Hazard Mitigation will be limited to
75 percent of the total eligible costs. Federal
funds provided under the Stafford Act for
Public Assistance also will be limited to 75
percent of the total eligible costs, with the
exception of projects that meet the eligibility
criteria for a higher Federal cost-sharing
percentage under the Public Assistance
Alternative Procedures Pilot Program for
Debris Removal implemented pursuant to
section 428 of the Stafford Act.
Further, you are authorized to make
changes to this declaration for the approved
assistance to the extent allowable under the
Stafford Act.

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The Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that
pursuant to the authority vested in the
Administrator, under Executive Order
12148, as amended, William Roche, of
FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal
Coordinating Officer for this major
disaster.
The following areas of the State of
California have been designated as
adversely affected by this major disaster:
Butte, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada,
Sonoma, and Yuba Counties for debris
removal and emergency protective measures
(Categories A and B), including direct federal
assistance, under the Public Assistance
program.
All areas within the State of California are
eligible for assistance under the Hazard
Mitigation Grant Program.
The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
Individuals and Households In Presidentially
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
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(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.
Brock Long,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Revision of Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review:
TSA Pre✓® Application Program
Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

30-Day notice.

This notice announces that
the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) has forwarded the
Information Collection Request (ICR),
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number 1652–0059,
abstracted below to OMB for review and
approval of a revision of the currently
approved collection 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
May 4, 2017. The collection involves the
submission of biographic and biometric
information by individuals seeking to
enroll in the TSA Pre✓® Application
Program, as well as an optional
customer satisfaction survey.

SUMMARY:

Send your comments by
December 1, 2017. A comment to OMB
is most effective if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication.

DATES:

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 dhsdeskofficer@
omb.eop.gov.

ADDRESSES:

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 will be
available at http://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 (EO) 13771, Reducing
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
Costs, and EO 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
Title: TSA Pre✓® Application
Program.
Type of Request: Revision of currently
approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 1652–0059.
Form(s): NA.
Affected Public: Air Travelers.
Abstract: The Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) implemented the
TSA Pre✓® Application Program
pursuant to its authority under sec.
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), which authorizes TSA to establish
registered traveler programs, as well as
section 540 of the DHS Appropriations
Act, 2006, Public Law 109–90 (119 Stat.
2064, 2088–89, Oct. 18, 2005), which
requires TSA to collect a fee for any
registered traveler program by
publication of a notice in the Federal
Register.
The TSA Pre✓® Application Program
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permitting TSA to better focus its
limited security resources on passengers
who are more likely to pose a threat to
civil 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.
Under the TSA Pre✓® Application
Program, individuals submit biographic
(including, but not limited to, name,
date of birth, gender, prior and current
addresses, contact information, country
of birth, images of identity documents,
proof of citizenship/immigration status)
and biometric (such as fingerprints, iris
scans, or facial images) information to
TSA’s enrollment contractor. The
enrollment contractor transmits this
data via secure interface to TSA, which
uses the information to conduct a
security threat assessment (STA) based
on checks of law enforcement,
citizenship/immigration, regulatory
violation, and intelligence databases,
including a criminal history records
check. TSA also uses the information
submitted for identity verification
during enrollment. The results are used
by TSA to determine whether an
individual poses a low risk to
transportation or national security
justifying eligibility for TSA Pre✓®.
TSA makes the final determination on
eligibility for the TSA Pre✓®
Application Program and notifies the
applicant of the decision. On average,
applicants receive notification from
TSA within two to three weeks of the
submission of their completed
applications. Approved applicants are
issued a Known Traveler Number (KTN)
that is used for multiple purposes.
Airline passengers who submit their
KTN when making airline reservations
may be 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 pre-screening to verify
that the individual traveling matches
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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the information on TSA’s list of known
travelers and to confirm TSA Pre✓®
expedited screening eligibility. TSA will
also use the information collected, or
verify the KTN and KTN-holder
information, to determine a KTN
holder’s eligibility for other programs,
such as potential eligibility for a
reduced fee for another vetting program
or participation in other DHS Trusted
Traveler programs. TSA also will use
the information submitted for identity
verification at airport security
checkpoints.
Eligibility for the TSA Pre✓®
Application Program is within the sole
discretion of TSA, which provides
written notification to applicants denied
eligibility, including reasons for the
denial. Applicants initially deemed
ineligible have an opportunity to correct
cases of misidentification or inaccurate
criminal or citizenship/immigration
records. For example, if advised during
the application eligibility review
process that the criminal record
discloses a disqualifying criminal
offense, the applicant has 60 days from
the date of the denial letter to submit
written notification of an intent to
correct any information he or she
believes to be inaccurate. The applicant
must also provide a certified, revised
record, or the appropriate court must
forward a certified true copy of the
information. TSA will review any
information submitted and make a final
decision. If neither notification nor a
corrected record is received by TSA, the
agency may make a final determination
to deny eligibility. Individuals ineligible
for the TSA Pre✓® Application Program
are screened at airport security
checkpoints pursuant to standard
screening protocols.
TSA invites all TSA Pre✓® applicants
to complete an optional survey to gather
information on the applicants’ overall
customer satisfaction with the service
received at the enrollment center. The
optional survey is administered at the
end of the enrollment service. TSA will
use the information to determine
whether any trends exist regarding
customer service at a particular
enrollment center, for potential
customer utility and potential frequency
of KTN usage for the overall program or
particular application enrollment
activity, and to take steps to improve
service.
In June and July 2017, TSA launched
a proof of concept initiative at
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport and Denver International
Airport to determine whether
fingerprints from TSA Pre✓®
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of concept, could be used for identity
verification at airport security
checkpoints. TSA is using the
operational throughput information
from this proof of concept to determine
how to implement optimally the use of
biometrics collected during enrollment
(fingerprints, iris, and/or facial image)
for identity verification at airport
checkpoints. TSA intends to continue to
expand on the use of biometrics for
identity verification at the time of travel.
TSA is seeking a revision to the
currently approved request to allow for
the collection of additional biometrics,
particularly facial images but may
include other biometrics such as iris,
from TSA Pre✓® Application Program
applicants. Currently, TSA collects
fingerprints from these applicants,
which are used for, among other things,
criminal history records checks. The
regular collection of biometrics, such as
facial images, will provide TSA with the
ability to use those biometrics for
identity verification at TSA
checkpoints, potentially eliminating the
need to show identity documents and
improving both security and the
customer experience.
In addition, the TSA Pre✓®
Application Program will begin
accepting renewals in December 2018
for individuals whose five-year
eligibility is expiring. To reduce
applicant burden, TSA will allow most
existing Program applicants to complete
their renewal online rather than
requiring the applicant to appear in
person at an enrollment center. Certain
individuals (e.g., applicants who have
changed their name, applicants with
low quality fingerprints, etc.) will
receive notification during the online
renewal process that they are required
to conduct in-person re-enrollment, and
other applicants may wish to renew
their enrollment in-person. TSA will
continue to store biographic and
biometric data submitted during initial
enrollment, as described above, plus
any new data collected when
individuals apply for renewal, and will
utilize these data to conduct a new STA.
Average Annual Number of
Respondents: An estimated 2,503,105
annualized respondent-enrollments over
a three-year period.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An
estimated 4,150,473 annualized hours
based on a three-year projection.2 This
estimate includes the time for preenrollment, all aspects of enrollment
(including a voluntary customer
2 TSA updated the annual estimates for the
respondents and burden hours since the submission
of the 60-day notice, which indicated respondents
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satisfaction survey), and correction of
records if needed.
Estimated Cost Burden: A
$231,537,857 annualized cost burden
based on a three-year projection.3 The
TSA fee per respondent for those who
apply for the program directly with TSA
will remain $85, which covers TSA’s
program costs and the FBI fee for the
criminal history records check.
Dated: October 27, 2017.
Christina Walsh,
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: Military
Severely Injured Joint Support
Operations Center (MSIJSOC) and
Travel Protocol Office (TPO) Programs
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. On July 18, 2017, TSA
published a Federal Register notice,
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments, of the following collection of
information. The collection involves the
submission of travel information to TSA
to provide wounded warriors, severely
injured military personnel, and certain
other travelers with assistance through
the airport security screening process.
DATES: Send your comments by
December 1, 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

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SUMMARY:

3 The cost burden in the 60-day Notice was
incorrectly based on the hourly cost accounting for
applicants’ lost wages. The 30-day Notice corrects
this to show the cost burden based instead on the
application fee, post-enrollment biometric
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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:

Comments Invited

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addressed to Desk Officer, Department
of Homeland Security/TSA, and sent via
electronic mail to dhsdeskofficer@
omb.eop.gov.

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
made available at http://
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
Title: Military Severely Injured Joint
Support Operations Center (MSIJSOC)
and Travel Protocol Office (TPO)
Programs.
Type of Request: New collection.
OMB Control Number: 1652–XXXX.
Form(s): TSA Form 412, Travel
Support Request and TSA Form 417,
Screening Assistance Request.
Affected Public: Wounded warriors,
severely injured military personnel,
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Ambassadors to the United States, and
other travelers requiring an escort
through the airport security screening
process.
Abstract: Under the Aviation and
Transportation Security Act (ATSA),
TSA is responsible for security in all
modes of transportation including
screening operations for passenger air
transportation and for carrying out such
other duties relating to the
transportation security as it considers
appropriate. See sec. 101(a) of ATSA
(Pub. L. 107–71, 115 Stat. 597
(November 19, 2001) (codified at 49
U.S.C. 114). The Helping Heroes Fly Act
directs TSA to develop and implement
a process to support and facilitate the
ease of travel and, to the extent possible,
provide expedited passenger screening
services for severely injured or disabled
members of the Armed Forces and
severely injured or disabled veterans
through passenger screening. See sec. 2
of the Helping Heroes Fly Act (Pub. L.
113–27, 127 Stat. 503 (Aug. 9, 2013)
(codified at 49 U.S.C. 44927). Based on
these requirements, TSA established the
MSIJSOC and TPO programs to support
and facilitate the movement of wounded
warriors, severely injured military
personnel, veterans, and other travelers
requiring an escort through the airport
security screening process.
To implement the MSIJSCO and TPO
programs, TSA must collect the
passenger’s name, flight itinerary
(scheduled flight departure and arrival
information), and contact information to
successfully facilitate movements
through the screening process at U.S.
airports and its territories. TSA shares
this information with airports on the
passenger’s itinerary to coordinate
efforts, to synchronize seamless
transitions with the affected parties, and
protect security operations.
Number of Respondents: 14,934.1
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An
estimated 1,245 hours annually.
Dated: October 27, 2017.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
of Information Technology.
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1 TSA updated the annual estimates for the
respondents and burden hours since the submission
of the 60-day notice, which indicated respondents
of 5,600 and burden hours of 467.

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