[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 3 (Friday, January 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 576-577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-22611]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Intent To Request Approval From OMB of One New Public Collection 
of Information: Department of Homeland Security Traveler Redress 
Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP)

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), as lead for 
DHS, invites public comment on a new information collection requirement 
abstracted below that we will submit to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for approval in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act.

DATES: Send your comments by March 6, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed or delivered to Katrina Kletzly, 
Attorney-Advisor, Office of the Chief Counsel, TSA-2, Transportation 
Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-
4220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Kletzly at the above address, 
or by telephone (571) 227-1995 or facsimile (571) 227-1381.

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. Therefore, in preparation for OMB 
review and approval of the following information collection, TSA, on 
behalf of DHS, 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

Purpose of Data Collection

    The Rice-Chertoff Initiative (RCI) Department of Homeland Security 
Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP) was developed as a 
voluntary program by DHS to provide a one-stop mechanism for 
individuals to request redress who believe they have been: (1) Denied 
or delayed boarding; (2) denied or delayed entry into or departure from 
the United States at a port of entry; or (3) identified for additional 
(secondary) screening at our Nation's transportation

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hubs, including airports, seaports, train stations and land borders. 
The DHS TRIP office will be located at, and managed by, TSA. In order 
for individuals to request redress, they are asked to provide 
identifying information, as well as details of the travel experience.

Description of Data Collection

    The Traveler Inquiry Form (TIF) is an online form used to collect 
requests for redress by the DHS TRIP office, which will serve as a 
centralized intake office for traveler requests to have their personal 
information reviewed. DHS TRIP then passes the information to the 
relevant DHS component to process the request, as appropriate (e.g., 
DHS TRIP passes the form to DHS to initiate the Watch List Clearance 
Procedure). This collection serves to distinguish individuals from an 
actual individual on any watch list used by DHS, and it helps 
streamline and expedite future check-in or border crossing experiences.
    DHS estimates completing the form, and gathering and submitting the 
information will take approximately one hour. The annual respondent 
population was derived from data compiled across all participating 
components (TSA, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), US-VISIT, DHS Office of 
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL), and the DHS Privacy Office). 
Thus, the total estimated annual number of burden hours for passengers 
seeking redress, based on an estimated 31,980 annual respondents, is 
31,980 hours (31,980 x 1).

Use of Results

    The DHS TRIP office will use this information to conduct redress 
procedures for individuals who believe they have been (1) denied or 
delayed boarding, (2) denied or delayed entry into or departure from 
the United States at a port of entry, or (3) identified for additional 
screening at our Nation's transportation hubs, including airports, 
seaports, train stations and land borders.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on December 28, 2006.
Lisa S. Dean,
Privacy Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-22611 Filed 1-4-07; 8:45 am]
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