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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 1652–0034; Law
Enforcement Officer Flying Armed
Training. TSA is requesting approval for
the extension of the collection of this
information to comply with 49 CFR
1544.219, which requires Federal LEOs;
full-time territorial, tribal, municipal,
county, or state LEOs who are direct
employees of government agencies; and
authorized railroad police officers to
complete the LEO Flying Armed
Training course in order to fly armed.
The course is a non-tactical overview of
the conditions under which an officer
may fly armed and the required conduct
and duties of the LEO while flying
armed. This information collection
permits TSA to collect identifying
information from law enforcement
agencies requesting the LEO Flying
Armed Training course materials.
The process begins when a
representative from a law enforcement
agency electronically requests the LEO
Flying Armed Training course material
via the TSA Flying While Armed
website (https://www.tsa.gov/travel/lawenforcement). The fillable form, which
is submitted to TSA electronically, must
contain: Full name of the officer, title,
phone number, email address,
employing department, work address,
supervisor’s name, supervisor’s title,
supervisor’s contact information, the
agency’s originating agency identifier,
an affirmation that the officer meets the
requirements set forth in 49 CFR
1544.219, and a brief narrative detailing
the agency’s operational need for its
officers to fly armed. Once the fillable
form is completed, TSA, receives a
notification via email. TSA vets the
request to ensure that all of the required
information has been submitted and that
the agency has a current operational
need for its officers to fly armed. If TSA
determines that the requesting agency’s
officer meets the standard set forth in 49

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CFR 1544.219, TSA will electronically
send a non-disclosure agreement (NDA)
to the requesting agency for the agency’s
LEOFA instructor to sign. Once TSA
receives the signed NDA, TSA will
electronically send the LEO Flying
Armed Training course materials to the
requesting agency. TSA keeps an
electronic record of each agency that has
received LEO Flying Armed Training
course material, including a point of
contact for that agency. If an issue arises
during the screening and verification
process regarding the authenticity of an
agency that requests training materials,
training materials will not be supplied
until that issue has either been
confirmed or resolved, and a record of
such determination regarding
authenticity is maintained.
Upon completion of the training, the
LEO who has been authorized by his or
her agency to fly armed presents his or
her credentials and other required
documentation at the airport in order to
fly armed. A Transportation Security
Officer verifies all pertinent information
onsite. Based on current data, TSA
estimates there are approximately 2,000
respondents on an annual basis. Each
agency spends approximately 5 minutes
to provide the information TSA needs to
confirm the law enforcement agency is
eligible to receive the training. This
amounts to 2000 agencies multiplied by
5 minutes, which equals 166.6 hours
(2000 agencies × 5 min = 10,000 min
[166.6 hrs.]), for a total annual hour
burden of 167 hours.

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Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number 1652–0027,
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 a
driver’s voluntary submission of
biometric and biographic information
for TSA’s security threat assessment
(STA) in order to obtain the hazardous
materials endorsement (HME) on a
commercial driver’s license (CDL)
issued by States and the District of
Columbia.
DATES: Send your comments by June 7,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed
to TSAPRA@dhs.gov or delivered to the
TSA PRA Officer, Information
Technology, 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:

AGENCY:

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 inviting 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.

The Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) invites public
comment on one currently approved
Information Collection Request (ICR),

Information Collection Requirement
OMB Control Number 1652–0027;
Security Threat Assessment for
Individuals Applying for a Hazardous
Materials Endorsement for a
Commercial Driver’s License, 49 CFR

Dated: April 2, 2021.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer,
Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
[Docket No. TSA–2003–14610]

Intent To Request Revision From OMB
of One Current Public Collection of
Information: Security Threat
Assessment for Individuals Applying
for a Hazardous Materials
Endorsement for a Commercial
Driver’s License
Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
SUMMARY:

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part 1572. TSA is requesting a revision
of the currently approved ICR. The
currently approved ICR supports
implementation of 49 U.S.C. 5103a,1
which mandates that no State or the
District of Columbia may issue an HME
on a CDL unless TSA has first
determined that the driver is not a threat
to transportation security.
TSA’s implementing regulations
(codified at 49 CFR part 1572) describe
the procedures, standards, and
eligibility criteria for STAs of
individuals seeking to obtain, renew, or
transfer an HME on a CDL. To conduct
the STA for the HME, States (or a TSAdesignated agent in States that elect to
have TSA perform the collection of
information) must collect additional
information beyond that already
collected for the purpose of HME
applications (which occur
approximately once every five years).
The driver is required to submit an
application that includes personal
information including driver’s legal
name; current and previous mailing
addresses; date of birth; gender; height,
weight, eye, and hair color; city, state,
and country of birth; social security
number (optional); immigration status;
mental incapacity; criminal history; and
biometrics, such as fingerprints.
States or the TSA agent must also
submit whether the driver is a new
applicant or applying to renew or
transfer the HME. This information is
necessary for TSA to forecast driver
retention, transfer rate, and drop rate to
help improve customer service and
reduce program costs. This information
also may be necessary to provide
comparability with other Federal
background checks, including the
Transportation Workers Identification
Credential (TWIC®).
In addition, the ICR includes 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 for additional comparability
determinations. States have the option
to permit TWIC holders to obtain an
HME without completing a new STA,
and applicants in States that allow
comparability pay a reduced fee to
obtain the HME. TSA may also use the
information to determine whether the
driver with a valid HME is eligible to
participate in TSA’s expedited
screening program for air travel, the
TSA PreCheck® Application Program.
As of April 2020, unexpired HME
1 Which

codified sec. 1012 of Public Law 107–56
(115 Stat. 272, 396, Oct. 26, 2001), Uniting and
Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate
Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism
(USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001.

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drivers who meet the eligibility
requirements for TSA PreCheck may use
their CDL number and two digit State
code (e.g., NY1234567 for a New York
CDL) in the appropriate known traveler
number field of an airline reservation to
obtain expedited screening eligibility.2
When the STA is complete, TSA
makes a final determination on
eligibility for the HME and notifies
applicants of its decision. Most
applicants will 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 apply for an appeal or
waiver. Applicants must submit an
application for appeal or waiver within
60 days of issuance of TSA’s
notification on eligibility. If an
application for appeal or waiver is not
received by TSA within the specified
amount of time, the agency may make
a final determination to deny eligibility.
TSA is revising the collection to
reflect the implementation of an online
renewal or re-enrollment capability for
those applicants. Active HME holders
will be able to renew online before their
STA expires; HME holders who have a
recently expired STA will be able to reenroll online. Approximately 60 percent
of active HME holders enroll to renew
their HME when it expires every five
years. Online HME renewals will reduce
the applicant’s cost and hour burden by
avoiding visiting a TSA enrollment
center for the renewal of a STA. Also,
TSA is revising the collection to reflect
the subscription of HME holders, in
States serviced by TSA’s enrollment
contractor, in the Federal Bureau of
Investigation’s (FBI) Rap Back Service.
Once an individual is enrolled in Rap
Back, TSA will not be required to
collect new biometric fingerprints from
the individual every five years or collect
a fee from the individual for the
submission of fingerprints to the FBI.
The implementation of Rap Back
recurrent criminal history vetting for
HME holders will mitigate certain
security risks posed by individuals who
commit a disqualifying offense after
their STA is completed and the HME is
issued. Due to the reduced cost of the
online enrollment transaction and
elimination of the fingerprint fee, the
renewal fee for an HME STA will
decrease.
The currently approved ICR also
includes an optional survey to gather
2 Transportation Security Administration. (2020,
July 8.) Active TWIC® and HME holders can use
their credentials to obtain TSA PreCheckTM [Press
release]. Retrieved from https://www.tsa.gov/news/
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information regarding the driver’s
overall customer satisfaction with the
service TSA’s enrollment provider
provides in the TSA-agent states. The
survey currently is administered inperson at the conclusion of the
enrollment process. TSA is revising the
collection to allow the survey to be
administered at the conclusion of the
enrollment process via hyperlink sent to
the applicant’s email address, where
available. The survey will also be sent
to those applicants who use the online
renewal process, where applicable.
Please note that the optional survey is
used only in States serviced by TSA’s
designated enrollment contractor.
TSA estimates an annualized 247,952
respondents will apply for an HME, and
that the application and STA process
will involve 259,253 annualized hours.
The applicant fee remains $86.50,
which covers TSA’s program costs,
TSA’s enrollment vendor’s costs, and
the FBI fee for the criminal history
records check. For applicants in States
that allow comparability, the reduced
fee remains $67.00.
Dated: April 2, 2021.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer,
Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–NERO–GATE–31614; PPNEGATEB0,
PPMVSCS1Z.Y00000]

Gateway National Recreation Area Fort
Hancock 21st Century Advisory
Committee Notice of Public Meeting
National Park Service, Interior.
Meeting notice.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972, the National Park Service (NPS) is
hereby giving notice that the Gateway
National Recreation Area Fort Hancock
21st Century Advisory Committee
(Committee) will meet as indicated
below.

SUMMARY:

The virtual meeting will take
place on Friday, April 23, 2021. The
meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. until
1:30 p.m., with a public comment
period at 11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
(EASTERN), with advance registration
required.

DATES:

This
will be a virtual meeting. Anyone
interested in attending and would like

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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