[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 248 (Monday, December 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78099-78100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30395]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public
Collection of Information: TSA OLE/FAMS Canine Training and Evaluation
Section (CTES) End of Course Level 1 Critique (Formerly Named: National
Explosives Detection Canine Team Program (NEDCTP) Handler Training
Assessment Survey)
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 1652-0041,
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 numerical ratings and written
comments about the quality of training instruction from students who
graduate from the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS)/Canine Training
and Evaluation Section (CTES) Explosives Detection Canine Handlers
Course, Passenger Screening Canine Handler Course and the Supervisor/
Trainer Seminars.
DATES: Send your comments by February 27, 2015.
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 is available
at http://www.reginfo.gov. 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 1652-0041; TSA OLE/FAMS Canine Training and
Evaluation Section End of Course Level 1 Critique (Formerly Named:
National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program (NEDCTP) Handler
Training Assessment Survey). The FAMS/CTES Explosives Detection Canine
Handlers Course, Passenger Screening Canine Handler Course and the
Supervisor/Trainer Seminars are given to state and local personnel as
well as TSA personnel who are trained to be canine handlers. The state
and local personnel participate under agency specific cooperative
agreements in that portion of the TSA Grant program administered by the
National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program (NEDCTP). The End of
Course Level 1 Survey captures from graduating students numerical
ratings and written comments about the quality of training instruction
at the FAMS/CTES Explosives Detection Canine Handlers Course, Passenger
Screening Canine Handler Course and the Supervisor/Trainer Seminars.
The
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data is collected by the CTES Training Support Unit and provides
valuable feedback to the Supervisory Air Marshal in Charge (SAC) and
CTES instructional staff and supervisors on how the training material
was presented and received. The Level 1 Surveys are mandatory for
students who successfully complete training, but the students may
remain anonymous. Once reviewed, the feedback is used to improve the
course curriculum and the course of instruction. The estimated burden
is approximately one hour per participant, 180 hours per calendar year
(average 180 students per calendar year) to read, answer, and submit
the questions.
Dated: December 22, 2014.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2014-30395 Filed 12-24-14; 8:45 am]
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