[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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