[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67752-67753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26634]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Intent to Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public 
Collection of Information: TSA Canine Training Center Adoption 
Application

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 1652-0067, 
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 gathering information from individuals who wish to 
adopt a TSA canine through the TSA Canine Training Center (CTC) 
Adoption Program.

DATES: Send your comments by February 10, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed to [email protected] or delivered 
to the TSA PRA Officer, Information Technology (IT), 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 1652-0067; TSA Canine Training Center Adoption 
Application. The TSA Canine Program is a Congressionally-mandated 
program that operates as a partnership among TSA; aviation, mass 
transit, and maritime sectors; and State and local law enforcement. TSA 
operates the CTC Adoption Program in accordance with 41 CFR 102-
36.35(d) (donation of surplus property) and 102-36.365 (donation of 
canines used for performance of law enforcement duties).\1\
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    \1\ See 41 CFR 102-36.35(d): ``If a written determination is 
made that the property has no commercial value or the estimated cost 
of its continued care and handling would exceed the estimated 
proceeds from its sale, you may dispose of the property by 
abandonment or destruction, or donate it to public bodies.'' See 
also 41 CFR 102-36.365: ``. . . under 40 U.S.C. 555, when the canine 
is no longer needed for law enforcement duties, you may donate the 
canine to an individual who has experience handling canines in the 
performance of those official duties.''
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    TSA developed the CTC to train and deploy explosive detection 
canine teams for TSA and for local, State, and Federal agencies in 
support of daily activities that protect the transportation domain. 
Canine teams consist of TSA employees, or local/State law enforcement 
officers, paired with explosives detection canines. These canine teams 
are trained on a variety of explosives and screening capabilities based 
on intelligence data and emerging threats. Canine teams are deployed 
after successfully undergoing a 10- or 12-week training program and 
seek certification after additional training within their assigned 
operational environment.
    Of the canines purchased by TSA for purposes of the TSA Canine 
Program, approximately 83 percent graduate from the training program. 
These canines are continually assessed to ensure they demonstrate 
operational proficiency in their environment. The corresponding 
attrition rate is between 15-18 percent. Attrition arises from canines 
who do not

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graduate from the training program and those who successfully graduate, 
but are later assessed as not performing at operational proficiency. 
CTC typically repurposes 42 percent of the canines eliminated from the 
program to other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies.
    Canines that attrite out of the program and not repurposed for 
other government purposes may be placed for adoption. TSA created the 
CTC Adoption Program to find suitable individuals or families to adopt 
the canines and to provide good homes. Individuals seeking to adopt a 
TSA canine must complete the CTC Adoption Application.
    The application is an online application that collects personal 
information from the public to determine their suitability to adopt a 
TSA canine. TSA uses the information collected to evaluate the 
individual seeking to adopt a TSA canine against program guidelines 
developed by CTC. The collection includes information about the 
individual's household, personal references, and current pet and 
veterinarian information. In addition, the individual must agree to 
transport the canine home from CTC in San Antonio, Texas, and to 
provide any necessary medical care, including, but not limited to, 
heartworm and flea preventives, and annual vaccinations, for the 
duration of the canine's life. TSA also collects an attestation that 
all information submitted is true.
    TSA estimates that annually 300 individuals will complete the 
adoption application and that it will take approximately 10 minutes or 
0.1666 hours. This will give an estimated annual time burden to the 
public of 50 hours.

    Dated: December 5, 2019.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2019-26634 Filed 12-10-19; 8:45 am]
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