[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 196 (Thursday, October 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 58353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-25562]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements: Agency 
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review; Transportation Worker 
Identification Credential (TWIC); Satisfaction and Effectiveness 
Measurement Data Collection Instruments

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration (TSA), DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that TSA has forwarded the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act. 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 June 24, 2003, 68 FR 37510.

DATES: Send your comments by November 10, 2003. A comment to OMB is 
most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be faxed to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: DHS-TSA 
Desk Officer, at (202) 395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Conrad Huygen, Office of Information 
Management Programs, TSA HQ, West Tower, Floor 4, TSA-17, 601 South 
12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-4220; telephone (571) 227-1954; 
facsimile (571) 227-2912.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

    Title: Transportation Worker Identification Credential; 
Satisfaction and Effectiveness Measurement Data Collection Instruments.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    OMB Control Number: Not yet assigned.
    Forms(s): Transportation Worker Survey; Port Security Interview 
Guide.
    Affected Public: Transportation Workers; Lead Stakeholders.
    Abstract: TSA intends to evaluate and test certain technologies and 
business processes in the Technology Evaluation and Prototype Phases of 
the pilot project to fully develop the Transportation Worker 
Identification Credential (TWIC). TSA will gather demographic 
information required to issue credentials to a select group of 
transportation workers and then administer two instruments to collect 
data on the effectiveness of the TWIC credential. The first instrument 
will be a survey of a small representative percent of the TWIC users 
and the second instrument will be interviews conducted with the lead 
stakeholder at each site participating in the Technology Evaluation and 
Prototype Phases. Surveys and interviews will be voluntary and 
anonymous.
    Number of Respondents: 30,780.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 5,195.
    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 through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on October 3, 2003.
Susan T. Tracey,
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-25562 Filed 10-8-03; 8:45 am]
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