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approach to conducting background
checks of certain DMV employees
involved in the card production process.
6 CFR 37.45. Specifically, States are
required to perform background checks
on persons who are involved in the
manufacture or production of REAL ID
driver’s licenses and identification
cards, as well as on individuals who
have the ability to affect the identity
information that appears on the driver’s
license or identification card and on
current employees who will be assigned
to such positions. The background
check must include a name-based and
fingerprint-based criminal history
records check, an employment
eligibility check, and for newer
employees a prior employment
reference check. The regulation permits
a State to establish procedures to allow
for a waiver for certain background
check requirements in cases, for
example, where the employee has been
arrested, but no final disposition of the
matter has been reached.
Exceptions Process—Under the rule, a
State DMV may choose to establish
written, defined exceptions process for
persons who, for reasons beyond their
control, are unable to present all
necessary documents and must rely on
alternate documents to establish
identity and date of birth. 6 CFR
37.11(h). Alternative documents to
demonstrate lawful status will only be
allowed to demonstrate U.S. citizenship.
The State must retain copies or images
of the alternate documents accepted
under the exceptions process and
submit a report with a copy of the
exceptions process as part of its
certification package.
Recordkeeping—The rule requires
States to maintain photographs of
applicants and records of certain source
documents. Paper or microfiche copies
of these documents must be retained for
a minimum of seven years. Digital
images of these documents must be
retained for a minimum of ten years. 6
CFR 37.31.
Extension Requests—Pursuant to
§ 37.63 of the Final Rule, States granted
an initial extension may file a request
for an additional extension. Subsequent
extensions will be granted at the
discretion of the Secretary.
The collection of the information will
support the information needs of DHS
in its efforts to determine State
compliance with requirements for
issuing REAL ID driver’s licenses and
identification cards. States may submit
the required documents in any format
that they choose. DHS has not defined
specific format submission requirements
for States. DHS will use all of the
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State progress in implementing the
requirements of the REAL ID Final Rule.
DHS has used information provided
under the current collection to grant
extensions and track state progress.
Submission of the security plan helps
to ensure the integrity of the license and
identification card issuance and
production process and outlines the
measures taken to protect personal
information collected, maintained, and
used by State DMVs. Additionally, the
collection will assist other Federal and
State agencies conducting or assisting
with necessary background and
immigration checks for certain
employees. The purpose of the namebased and fingerprint based CHRC
requirement is to ensure the suitability
and trustworthiness of individuals who
have the ability to affect the identity
information that appears on the license;
have access to the production process;
or who are involved in the manufacture
or issuance of the licenses and
identification cards.
In compliance with GPEA, States will
be permitted to electronically submit
the information for their security plans,
certification packages, recertifications,
extensions, and written exceptions
processes. States will be permitted to
submit electronic signatures but must
keep the original signature on file.
Additionally, because they contain
sensitive security information (SSI), the
security plans must be handled and
protected in accordance with 49 CFR
part 1520. 6 CFR 37.41(c). The final rule
does not dictate how States must submit
their employees’ fingerprints to the FBI
for background checks; however it is
assumed States will do so via electronic
means or another means determined by
the FBI.
Information provided will be
protected from disclosure to the extent
appropriate under applicable provisions
of the Freedom of Information Act, the
Privacy Act of 1974, the Driver’s Privacy
Protection Act, as well as DHS’s Privacy
Impact Assessment for the REAL ID Act.
There have been no program changes
or new requirements established as a
result of this collection request.
Extensions were covered in the initial
request however it was incorrectly
removed from the subsequent request.
The Office of Management and Budget
is particularly interested in comments
which:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information 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 of the

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proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
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 through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Analysis
Agency: Office of the Secretary, DHS.
Title: REAL ID: Minimum Standards
for Driver’s Licenses and Identification
Cards Acceptable by Federal Agencies
for Official Purposes.
OMB Number: 1601–0005.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local, and tribal
governments.
Number of Respondents: 56.
Estimated Time per Respondent:
1,178 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 446,246 hours.
Dated: February 12, 2016.
Carlene C. Ileto,
Executive Director, Enterprise Business
Management Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Office of the Citizenship and
Immigration Services Ombudsman;
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Office of the Citizenship and
Immigration Services Ombudsman
Customer Satisfaction and Needs
Assessment Survey (Ombudsman
Form DHS–NEW)
Office of the Citizenship and
Immigration Services Ombudsman
(CISOMB), DHS.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for
comments; new collection, 1601–NEW.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), Office of the Citizenship
and Immigration Services Ombudsman
(CISOMB), will submit the following
Information Collection Request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). DHS previously
published this information collection
request (ICR) in the Federal Register on
Monday, November 9, 2015 at 80 FR

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69241 for a 60-day public comment
period. One comment was received by
DHS. The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until March 23, 2016.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to OMB Desk Officer, Department of
Homeland Security and sent via
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Citizenship and Immigration Services
Ombudsman (CISOMB) was created
under sec. 452 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–296)
to: (1) Assist individuals and employers
in resolving problems with the U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS); (2) identify areas in which
individuals and employers have
problems in dealing with USCIS; and (3)
propose changes, to the extent possible,
in the administrative practices of USCIS
to mitigate problems. The information
collected on this form will allow the
CISOMB to obtain feedback from the
general public to assess the needs of
customers and to identify improvement
opportunities for Ombudsman services.
The data collection instrument does not
solicit or collect Personally Identifiable
Information (PII).
The use of this survey provides the
most efficient means for collecting and
processing the required data. In the
future, the Ombudsman will employ the
use of information technology in
collecting and processing this
information by offering the option to
complete the survey online. Per PRA
requirements, a fillable PDF version of
the survey will continue to be provided
on the Ombudsman’s Web site. The
survey can be completed in PDF format,
and faxed or sent as an attachment by
email or in paper format by regular mail
to the Ombudsman’s office at the
address indicated on the survey. After
approval of the survey detailed in this
supporting statement, the online survey
will be posted on the Ombudsman’s
Web site at http://www.dhs.gov/topic/
cis-ombudsman.
The assurance of confidentiality
provided to the respondents for this
information collection is provided by:
(a) The Ombudsman statute and
mandate as established by Homeland
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Act of 1974; and (c) The DHS Privacy
Office has reviewed the entire package
of documents for this information
collection. This collection is covered by
a Privacy Threshold Assessment
adjudicated by the DHS Privacy Office
on March 26, 2015. The Ombudsman
Customer Satisfaction and Needs
Assessment Survey will be in
compliance with all applicable DHS
Privacy Office, DHS CIO, DHS Records
Management, and OMB regulations
regarding data collection, use, storage,
and retrieval. The proposed public use
data collection system is therefore
intended to be distributed for public use
primarily by electronic means with
limited paper distribution and
processing of paper forms.
The Ombudsman Customer
Satisfaction and Needs Assessment
Survey has been constructed in
compliance with regulations and
authorities under the purview of the
DHS Privacy Office, DHS CIO, DHS
Records Management, and OMB
regulations regarding data collection,
use, sharing, storage, information
security and retrieval of information. In
accordance with the Privacy Act of
1974, DHS is giving notice that it
proposes to establish the DHS system of
records notice titled, ‘‘The Ombudsman
Customer Satisfaction and Needs
Assessment Survey System of Records.’’
This system of records will continue to
ensure the efficient and secure
processing of information to aid the
CISOMB in assessing the needs of
customers to improve Ombudsman
services and offer more efficient and
effective alternatives. This system will
be included in the DHS’s inventory of
record systems. This is a new collection.
The Office of Management and Budget
is particularly interested in comments
which:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information 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 of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
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 through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
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e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Analysis
Agency: Office of the Citizenship and
Immigration Services Ombudsman,
DHS.
Title: Agency Information Collection
Activities: CISOMB Customer
Satisfaction and Needs Assessment
Survey.
OMB Number: 1601–NEW.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households.
Number of Respondents: 8,800.
Estimated Time per Respondent: .5
hours.
Total Burden Hours: 4,400 hours.
Dated: February 12, 2016.
Carlene C. Ileto,
Executive Director, Enterprise Business
Management Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS–2012–0015]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for Review;
Information Collection Request for the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), Science and Technology,
Project 25 Compliance Assessment
Program (P25 CAP)
Science and Technology
Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for
comment.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) invites the general
public to comment on updated data
collection forms for DHS Science and
Technology Directorate’s Project 25
(P25) Compliance Assessment Program
(CAP): Supplier’s Declaration of
Compliance (SDoC) (DHS Form 10044
(6/08)) and Summary Test Report (DHS
Form 10056 (9/08)). The attacks of
September 11, 2001, and the destruction
of Hurricane Katrina made apparent the
need for emergency response radio
systems that can interoperate, regardless
of which organization manufactured the
equipment. In response, and per
congressional direction, DHS and the
National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) developed the P25
CAP to improve the emergency response
community’s confidence in purchasing
land mobile radio (LMR) equipment
built to P25 LMR standards. The P25
CAP establishes a process for ensuring

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