[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18619-18620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07047]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program (NEDCTP) 
Handler Training Assessment Survey (Formerly Named: Graduate Training 
Feedback Form)

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: 30-day Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Transportation Security 
Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request 
(ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0041 
abstracted below, to OMB for review and approval of an extension 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 December 13, 2012, 77 FR 74201. No comments were 
received in response to the notice. The collection involves the 
electronic submission of numerical ratings and written comments about 
the quality of training instruction from students who graduate from the 
Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS)/Canine Training and Evaluation 
Section (CTES) Explosives Detection Canine Handlers Course, Passenger 
Screening Canine Handler Course and the Supervisor/Trainer Seminars.

DATES: Send your comments by April 26, 2013. 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 addressed to Desk Officer, 
Department of Homeland Security/TSA, and sent via electronic mail to 
[email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan L. Perkins, TSA PRA Officer, 
Office of Information Technology (OIT), TSA-11, Transportation Security 
Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6011; 
telephone (571) 227-3398; email [email protected].

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--

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    (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

    Title: Handler Training Assessment Survey and Supervisor/Trainer 
Assessment Survey.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0041.
    Forms(s): TSA Form 1935-1.
    Affected Public: State and local law enforcement officers as well 
as TSA personnel who are trained to be TSA National Explosives 
Detection Canine Team Program (NEDCTP) canine handlers.
    Abstract: The FAMS/CTES Explosives Detection Canine Handlers 
Course, Passenger Screening Canine Handler Course and the Supervisor/
Trainer Seminars are given to state and local law enforcement officers 
as well as TSA personnel who are trained to be canine handlers. The 
state and local personnel participate under agency specific cooperative 
agreements in that portion of the TSA Grant program administered by the 
National Canine Program (NCP). The Handler Training Assessment Survey 
captures from graduating students numerical ratings and written 
comments about the quality of training instruction at the FAMS/CTES 
Explosives Detection Canine Handlers Course, Passenger Screening Canine 
Handler Course and the Supervisor/Trainer Seminars. The data are 
collected electronically through the NCP Canine Web site (a secure Web 
site accessible only by authorized personnel) and provides valuable 
feedback to the Supervisory Agent in Charge (SAC), CTES instructional 
staff and supervisors on how the training material was presented and 
received. The Assessment Surveys are mandatory for students who 
successfully complete training, but the students may remain anonymous 
when completing the survey. Once reviewed, the feedback is used to 
improve the course curriculum and course of instruction.
    Number of Respondents: Average 180 students per calendar year.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: Approximately one hour per 
participant, 180 hours per calendar year.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on March 21, 2013.
Susan L. Perkins,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2013-07047 Filed 3-26-13; 8:45 am]
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