[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 55248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25759]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public 
Collection of Information: National Explosives Detection Canine Team 
Program (NEDCTP) Handler Training Assessment Survey (Formerly Named: 
Graduate Training Feedback Form)

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: 60-day Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites 
public comment on one currently approved Information Collection Request 
(ICR), OMB control number 1652-0041, abstracted below, that we will 
submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal in 
compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR describes the 
nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The 
collection involves the electronic submission of numerical ratings and 
written comments about the quality of training instruction from 
students who graduate from the NEDCTP Explosives Detection Canine 
Handlers Course.

DATES: Send your comments by December 28, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be e-mailed to [email protected] or delivered to 
the TSA Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) Officer, Office of Information 
Technology (OIT), TSA-40, Transportation Security Administration, 601 
South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6040.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ginger LeMay at the above address, or 
by telephone (571) 227-3616.

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 collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.

Information Collection Requirement:

    The NEDCTP training is given to State and local personnel as well 
as TSA personnel who are trained to be TSA NEDCTP canine handlers. The 
state and local personnel participate in the TSA Grant program which 
falls under the National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program. The 
Handler Training Assessment Survey captures from graduating students 
numerical ratings and written comments about the quality of training 
instruction at the NEDCTP Explosives Detection Canine Handlers Course. 
The data is collected electronically through the NEDCTP secure Canine 
Web site (accessible by authorized personnel only) and provides 
valuable feedback to the Chief of the National Explosives Detection 
Canine Team Program, instructional staff and supervisors on how the 
training material was presented and received. Once reviewed, the 
feedback is used to improve the course curriculum and course of 
instruction. The estimated burden is approximately one hour per 
participant, 180 hours per calendar year (average 180 students per 
calendar year) to read, answer, and submit the questions.
    Issued in Arlington, VA, on October 21, 2009.

Ginger LeMay,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Business Improvements and 
Communications, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E9-25759 Filed 10-26-09; 8:45 am]
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