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Data and Documents Required by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 81 FR
27149 (May 5, 2016).
• Notice Announcing the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) as the
Sole CBP-Authorized Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI) System for Processing
Certain Electronic Entry and Entry
Summary Filings Accompanied by Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) Data: 81
FR 30320 (May 16, 2016).
• Notice Announcing the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) as the
Sole CBP-Authorized Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI) System for Processing
Electronic Entry and Entry Summary
Filings: 81 FR 32339 (May 23, 2016).
• Notice Announcing the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) Protest
Module as the Sole CBP-Authorized
Method for Filing Electronic Protests: 81
FR 49685 (July 28, 2016).
• Modification of the National
Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
Test Concerning the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) Portal
Accounts to Establish the Protest Filer
Account and Clarification that the
Terms and Conditions for Account
Access Apply to all ACE Portal
Accounts: 81 FR 52453 (August 8,
2016).
• National Customs Automation
Program (NCAP) Test Concerning
Electronic Filing of Protests in the
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE): 81 FR 53497 (August 12, 2016).
• Modification of the National
Customs Automation Program (NCAP)
Test Regarding Reconciliation and
Transition of the Test From the
Automated Commercial System to the
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE): 81 FR 89486 (December 12,
2016).
• Modification and Clarification of
the National Customs Automation
Program (NCAP) Test Regarding PostSummary Corrections and Periodic
Monthly Statements: 81 FR 89482
(December 12, 2016).
• Effective Date for the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) Being
the Sole CBP-Authorized Electronic
Data Interchange (EDI) System for
Processing Electronic Drawback and
Duty Deferral Entry and Entry Summary
Filings: 81 FR 89486 (December 12,
2016).
Dated: January 4, 2017.
Brenda B. Smith,
Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of
Trade.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
[Docket No. TSA–2003–14610]

Revision of Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review:
Security Threat Assessment for
Individuals Applying for a Hazardous
Materials Endorsement for a
Commercial Driver’s License
Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 30-day Notice.
AGENCY:

This notice announces that
the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) has forwarded the
Information Collection Request (ICR),
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number 1652–0027,
abstracted below to OMB for review and
approval of a revision of the currently
approved collection under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The
ICR describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected
burden. TSA published a Federal
Register notice soliciting comments for
a 60-day period on August 16, 2016, 81
FR 54585. The collection involves
applicant submission of biometric and
biographic information for TSA’s
security threat assessment required
before obtaining the hazardous materials
endorsement (HME) on a commercial
driver’s license (CDL) issued by the
States and the District of Columbia.
DATES: Send your comments by
February 8, 2017. A comment to OMB
is most effective if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, OMB. Comments should be
addressed to Desk Officer, Department
of Homeland Security/TSA, and sent via
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer,
Office of Information Technology (OIT),
TSA–11, Transportation Security
Administration, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 20598–6011; telephone
(571) 227–2062; email TSAPRA@
tsa.dhs.gov.
SUMMARY:

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
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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
Title: Security Threat Assessment for
Individuals Applying for a Hazardous
Materials Endorsement for a
Commercial Driver’s License
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 1652–0027.
Forms(s): TSA Form 2214; HME
Threat Assessment Program (HTAP).
Affected Public: Drivers seeking a
hazardous material endorsement (HME)
on their commercial driver’s license
(CDL).
Abstract: This collection supports the
implementation of sec. 1012 of the USA
PATRIOT Act (Pub. L. 107–56, 115 Stat.
272, 396, Oct. 26, 2001) (49 U.S.C.
5103a), which mandates that no State or
the District of Columbia may issue an
HME on a CDL unless TSA has first
determined the driver is not a threat to
transportation security. TSA’s
regulations at 49 CFR part 1572 describe
the procedures, standards, and
eligibility criteria for security threat
assessments on individuals seeking to
obtain, renew, or transfer a HME on a
CDL. In order to conduct the security
threat assessment, States (or a TSA
designated agent in States that elect to
have TSA perform the collection of
information) must collect information in
addition to that already collected for the
purpose of HME applications, which
will occur once approximately every
five years. The driver is required to
submit an application that includes
personal biographic information (for
instance, height, weight, eye and hair
color, date of birth); information
concerning legal status, mental health
defects history, and criminal history;

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and biometrics such as fingerprints. In
addition, 49 CFR part 1572 requires
States to maintain a copy of the driver
application for a period of one year.
TSA is revising the collection of
information to allow for recurrent
criminal history vetting. Applicants’
fingerprints and associated information
will be provided to the Federal Bureau
of Investigation (FBI) for the purpose of
comparing their fingerprints to other
fingerprints in the FBI’s Next
Generation Identification (NGI) system
or its successor systems, including civil,
criminal, and latent fingerprint
repositories. The FBI may retain
applicants’ fingerprints and associated
information in NGI after the completion
of their application and, while retained,
their fingerprints may continue to be
compared against other fingerprints
submitted to or retained by NGI. TSA
will also transmit applicants’ biometrics
for enrollment into the Department of
Homeland Security Automated
Biometrics Identification System
(IDENT).
In addition, TSA is revising the
collection of information to expand
enrollment options and the potential
use of biographic and biometric (e.g.,
fingerprints, iris scans, and/or photo)
information. This revision would allow
for facilitation of the security threat
assessment and future use of the
information collected for additional
comparability determinations, such as
allowing the HME applicant to
participate in a program such as the
TSA Pre✓® Application Program, TSA’s
expedited screening program for air
travelers, or obtain a Transportation
Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
without requiring an additional
background check.
TSA is currently revising its fee for
the HME Threat Assessment Program as
well as the fee for comparable security
threat assessments in light of changes to
the FBI’s fingerprint processing fee and
TSA’s costs related to conducting the
security threat assessment (STA). The
FBI’s fee and STA fee are two out of
three segments of the HME Threat
Assessment Program’s overall fee. The
HME fee contains segments for
enrollment, the STA, and FBI fees, most
recently $38.00 for vendor enrollments
(amount varies by State for State
enrollments), $34.00 for the STA of each
applicant and $14.50 for the FBI
processing each enrollment,
respectively.
On February 1, 2015, the FBI reduced
its fingerprint-based criminal history
record check fee by $1.75 based on
recommendations from a required user
fee study (75 FR 18751). Effective
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its fingerprint-based criminal history
record check fee, this time by $2.75
based on recommendations from a
required user fee study (81 FR 45535).
Section 1572.501(b)(3) states that if the
FBI amends its fee for criminal history
records checks, TSA will collect the
amended FBI fee. By contrast, TSA will
increase the STA segment of the
standard HME fee in the amount of
$3.00. TSA has identified, in accordance
with the methodologies described in the
2013 final fee rule, threat assessment
service costs related to the STA segment
of the standard HME fee that exceed the
expected STA segment revenue. The
majority of these costs relate to
technology infrastructure and operating
costs. In addition to increased
technology costs, the number of HME
applicants has been in decline, leaving
fewer applicants from which costs may
be recovered. These two factors
necessitate an increase in cost recovery
in the ongoing operation of the HME
program. The enrollment segment of the
HME Threat Assessment Program’s
overall fee will remain at $38.00 for
enrollments conducted by TSA’s
vendor. As a result of the FBI’s fee
decreases ($4.50 over the FBI’s past two
fee changes) and the increase in the STA
segment of the standard HME fee
($3.00), the overall HME standard
enrollment fee ($86.50) for applicants
enrolled by TSA’s vendor will be
reduced by $1.50 to the new fee of
$85.00 ($10.00 + $37.00 + $38.00),
effective upon publication of TSA’s
Notice of Fee Adjustment. For
applicants who enroll through a State in
States that choose not to use TSA’s
enrollment vendor, the revised fees for
the FBI and STA segments of the overall
fee for State enrollments will be the
same as for enrollments conducted by
TSA’s vendor ($10.00 and $37.00,
respectively); however, because each
State that conducts its own enrollments
charges its own fee (over which TSA has
no control) TSA cannot provide a
revised overall enrollment fee for State
enrollments.
TSA will also decrease the amount of
the STA segment of the reduced HME
fee by $1.00, from $29.00 to $28.00,
which applies to both vendor and state
enrollment methods. TSA is decreasing
this segment of the reduced HME fee
because TSA has identified, in
accordance with the methodologies
described in the 2013 final fee rule,
threat assessment service revenue
related to the STA segment of the
reduced fee that exceeds the expected
STA segment costs. Thus, the HME
reduced enrollment fee ($67.00) will be
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vendor enrollments, effective upon
publication of TSA’s Notice of Fee
Adjustment. Again, because each state
that conducts its own enrollments
charges its own fee for its enrollment
segment, it is not possible to give a
revised overall reduced HME fee for
state enrollments.
Number of Respondents: 268,295.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An
estimated 524,746 hours annually.
Dated: January 3, 2017.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
of Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5915–N–14]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Supportive Services
Demonstration Resident Assessment
Form
Office of Policy Development
and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comments from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.

SUMMARY:

DATES:

Comments Due Date: March 10,

2017.
Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
Anna P. Guido, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–5534
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at [email protected] for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anna P. Guido, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email
ADDRESSES:

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