[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 76 (Thursday, April 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21339-21340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08393]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Intent To Request Approval From OMB of One New Public Collection 
of Information: Speaker Request Form

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites 
public comment on a new Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted 
below that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for approval 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 basic point of contact information 
on the person/organization requesting a TSA speaker, the logistical 
information for that speaking engagement, and context for the request 
to determine the audience reach, ethical concerns, and possible 
promotion of the speaking engagement.

DATES: Send your comments by June 21, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed to [email protected] or delivered 
to the TSA PRA Officer, Information Technology, TSA-11, Transportation 
Security Administration, 6595 Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, 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.

Information Collection Requirement

Purpose and Description of Data Collection

    To respond to public speaking invitations, TSA has created the 
Speaker Request Form, which collects information on the requestor and 
the event a speaker would attend. TSA is requesting OMB approval of the 
Speaker Request Form. The form requests the name of the organization 
and if it is a profit or nonprofit organization; the point of contact 
information for the person coordinating the event; the date, time, and 
location of the event; the type of event (e.g., keynote, dinner, panel, 
interview, etc.); the purpose of the event; the topics of discussion; 
the audience makeup; other notable guests; and if media will be 
attending.
    This basic contact information is needed to respond to the 
requestor, determine where to find a TSA speaker geographically, and 
what resources would be needed to send a speaker to the event. TSA also 
collects information to determine if it is in the best interests of the 
agency to send a speaker to the speaking engagement, if it aligns with 
the agency's communication goals, and if it is, who should speak on 
behalf of the agency on the requested topics. The information is 
collected only once for any engagement and is completely voluntary on 
the part of the requestor.
    TSA is submitting the form as a Common Form to permit Federal 
agency users beyond the agency that created the form (e.g., Department 
of Homeland Security or U.S. Office of Personnel Management) to 
streamline the information collection process in coordination with OMB.
    TSA expects to receive approximately 300 speaker requests per year. 
The agency estimates that each respondent will spend approximately 10 
minutes to complete the Speaker Request Form, for a total annual burden 
of 3,000 minutes (50 hours).

Use of Results

    TSA Speaker's Bureau will use the information on the form to 
determine which TSA speaker may attend the speaking engagement, if any. 
The organization and point of contact

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information is only shared with the proposed TSA speaker to allow the 
speaker to coordinate the day of logistics. The event information may 
be shared among TSA offices, particularly within the Strategic 
Communications and Public Affairs office to identify greater 
opportunities to align the engagement or the organization with its 
communication goals and possibly promote the TSA speaker on other 
external platforms.
    The form is emailed to the TSA Speaker's Bureau which is limited to 
only the employees tasked with coordinating TSA speaking engagements. 
Any archiving of the forms information would be on a secure and closed 
system, accessible by only employees with system permissions and could 
be used to identify trends over time.

    Dated: April 19, 2021.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2021-08393 Filed 4-21-21; 8:45 am]
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