[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 140 (Thursday, July 24, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34875-34876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13956]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Intent To Request a Revision 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 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 identifying the travel experience
information submitted by individuals requesting redress through the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Traveler Redress Inquiry Program
(TRIP).
DATES: Send your comments by September 22, 2025.
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 https://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
OMB Control Number 1652-0044; Department of Homeland Security
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
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.
Due to its importance in air transportation, the United States was
elected to the Governing Council during the 2019 International Civil
Aviation Organization Assembly. The International Civil Aviation
Organization creates regulations for aviation safety, security,
efficiency and regularity and environmental protection. The
organization also creates standards to provide uniformity in
regulations, procedures and organization in relation to aircraft,
personnel, airways, and auxiliary services in order to improve air
navigation. TSA is revising the information collection to comply with a
Government Accountability Office recommendation to update the surveys
to include opportunities for suggestions and feedback on the
application process.\1\ As a result, TSA revised the two surveys,
adding additional questions and providing open text for respondents to
provide suggestions and feedback on the application and the
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redress processes. TSA also has made non-substantial changes to the
application, correcting a typo and changing the phrase ``Name of Entry
into the U.S.'' to ``Name at Entry into the U.S.''
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\1\ GAO-25-106333 Terrorist Watchlist: Actions Needed to Improve
Nomination and Redress for U.S. Persons.
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DHS estimates completing the form, and gathering and submitting the
information will take approximately 0.5 hours. The annual respondent
population was derived from data 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 26,000 annual
respondents, is 13,000 hours (26,000 x 0.5 hours). DHS estimates 10
percent of the 26,000 respondents completing the form will complete the
two surveys to share details of their application experience. The
completion of the surveys will take approximately 7 minutes (Survey 1,
5 minutes + Survey 2, 2 minutes), giving an estimated annual number of
burden hours as 303 (2,600 x .1167). The total estimated annual number
of burden hours for this collection is 13,303 (13,000 + 303) hours.
Dated: July 22, 2025.
Christina A. Walsh,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology, Transportation
Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2025-13956 Filed 7-23-25; 8:45 am]
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