[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 130 (Friday, July 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31559-31560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14479]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


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

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 1652-0044, 
abstracted below that we will submit to OMB for an extension 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 identifying and travel experience 
information by individuals requesting redress through the Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS) Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (TRIP).

DATES: Send your comments by September 4, 2018.

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 will be 
available at http://www.reginfo.gov upon its submission to OMB. 
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.
    Consistent with the requirements of Executive Order (E.O.) 13771, 
Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs, and E.O. 13777, 
Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, TSA is also requesting comments 
on the extent to which this request for information could be modified 
to reduce the burden on respondents.

Information Collection Requirement

    OMB Control Number 1652-0044; Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 
Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP). DHS TRIP is a single point 
of contact for individuals who have inquiries or seek resolution 
regarding difficulties they have experienced during their travel 
screening. These difficulties could include: (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 facilities, including 
airports, seaports, train stations and land borders. The TSA manages 
the DHS TRIP office on behalf of DHS. To request redress, individuals 
are asked to provide identifying information, as well as details of 
their travel experience in two surveys.
    The DHS TRIP office serves as a centralized intake office for 
traveler requests for redress and uses the online Traveler Inquiry Form 
(TIF) to collect requests for redress. DHS TRIP then passes the 
information to the relevant DHS TRIP practitioner office(s), including 
components of DHS, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. 
Department of Justice, to process the request, as appropriate. 
Participating DHS components include TSA, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration Services, the National Protection and Programs 
Directorate's Office of Biometric Information Management, Office of 
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and the Privacy Office, along with 
the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, and the U.S. 
Department of Justice, Terrorist Screening Center. This collection 
serves to distinguish misidentified individuals from an individual 
actually on any watch list that DHS uses, to initiate the correction of 
erroneous information about an individual contained in government-held 
records, which are leading to travel difficulties, and, where 
appropriate, to help streamline and expedite future check-in or border 
crossing experiences. It also serves to obtain information about the 
redress applicants' level of satisfaction with the DHS TRIP application 
process with the aim of using this information to identify areas for 
improvement.
    DHS estimates completing the form, and gathering and submitting the 
information will take approximately one hour. The annual respondent 
population was derived from data

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contained within the DHS case management database and reflects the 
actual number of respondents for the most recent calendar year. The 
estimated annual number of burden hours for passengers seeking redress, 
based on 15,000 annual respondents, is 15,000 hours (15,000 x 1). DHS 
estimates 10 percent of the 15,000 respondents completing the form will 
complete the two surveys to share details of their application 
experience. The completion of the surveys will take approximately 10 
minutes, giving an estimated annual number of burden hours as 250 
(1,500 x .0167). The total estimated annual number of burden hours for 
this collection is 15,250 (15,000 + 250).

    Dated: June 28, 2018.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2018-14479 Filed 7-5-18; 8:45 am]
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