[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 248 (Monday, December 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78099-78100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30395]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public 
Collection of Information: TSA OLE/FAMS Canine Training and Evaluation 
Section (CTES) End of Course Level 1 Critique (Formerly Named: National 
Explosives Detection Canine Team Program (NEDCTP) Handler Training 
Assessment Survey)

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), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0041, 
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 the 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 February 27, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed to [email protected] or delivered to 
the TSA PRA Officer, Office of Information Technology (OIT), TSA-11, 
Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, 
Arlington, VA 20598-6011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina A. Walsh at the above 
address, or by telephone (571) 227-2062.

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

    OMB Control Number 1652-0041; TSA OLE/FAMS Canine Training and 
Evaluation Section End of Course Level 1 Critique (Formerly Named: 
National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program (NEDCTP) Handler 
Training Assessment Survey). The FAMS/CTES Explosives Detection Canine 
Handlers Course, Passenger Screening Canine Handler Course and the 
Supervisor/Trainer Seminars are given to state and local personnel 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 Explosives Detection Canine Team Program (NEDCTP). The End of 
Course Level 1 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

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data is collected by the CTES Training Support Unit and provides 
valuable feedback to the Supervisory Air Marshal in Charge (SAC) and 
CTES instructional staff and supervisors on how the training material 
was presented and received. The Level 1 Surveys are mandatory for 
students who successfully complete training, but the students may 
remain anonymous. Once reviewed, the feedback is used to improve the 
course curriculum and the 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.

    Dated: December 22, 2014.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2014-30395 Filed 12-24-14; 8:45 am]
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