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or transit through the United States.
This system also collects information
from carriers that operate vessels,
vehicles (including buses), aircraft, or
trains that enter or exit the United
States, including private aircraft
operators. Lastly, BCI receives border
crossing information from CBSA.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

AGENCY:

Transportation Security Administration
Intent To Request Approval From OMB
of One New Public Collection of
Information: TSA Canine Training
Center Adoption Application

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No exemption shall be asserted with
respect to information maintained in the
system that is collected from a person at
the time of crossing and submitted by
that person’s air, sea, bus, or rail carriers
if that person, or his or her agent, seeks
access or amendment of such
information.
The Privacy Act, however, requires
DHS to maintain an accounting of the
disclosures made pursuant to all
routines uses. Disclosing the fact that a
law enforcement or intelligence agency
has sought particular records may affect
ongoing law enforcement activities. The
Secretary of DHS, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552a(j)(2), exempted this system from
the following provisions of the Privacy
Act: Sections (c)(3), (e)(8), and (g) of the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, as is
necessary and appropriate to protect
this information. Further, DHS has
exempted sec. (c)(3) of the Privacy Act
of 1974, as amended, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) as is necessary and
appropriate to protect this information.
Additionally, this system contains
records or information recompiled from
or created from information contained
in other systems of records that are
exempt from certain provision of the
Privacy Act. This system also contains
accountings of disclosures made with
respect to information maintained in the
system. For these records or information
only, in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
552a(j)(2) and (k)(2), DHS will also
claim the original exemptions for these
records or information from subsecs.
(c)(3) and (4); (d)(1), (2), (3), and (4);
(e)(1), (2), (3), (4)(G) through (I), (5), and
(8); (f); and (g) of the Privacy Act of
1974, as amended, as necessary and
appropriate to protect such information.
Dated: December 8, 2016.
Jonathan R. Cantor,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of
Homeland Security.
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Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
The Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) invites public
comment on a new Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below that we will submit to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval 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 13, 2017.
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:
SUMMARY:

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
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appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Information Collection Requirement
Purpose
The TSA Canine Program is a
Congressionally-mandated program that
operates pursuant to section 110(e)(3) of
the Aviation and Transportation
Security Act (ATSA), Public Law 107–
71 (115 Stat. 597, Nov. 19, 2001); the
Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public
Law 107–296 (116 Stat. 2135, Nov. 25,
2002); and the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007, Public Law
110–53 (121 Stat. 266, Aug. 3, 2007).
The program is a partnership between
TSA; aviation, mass transit, and
maritime sectors; and State and local
law enforcement.
The TSA Canine Program developed
the TSA CTC to train and deploy
explosive detection canine teams to
local, State, and Federal agencies in
support of daily activities that protect
the transportation domain. Canine
teams consist of transportation security
inspectors, or local/state law
enforcement officers, paired with
explosives detection canines. These
canines are trained on a variety of
explosives based on intelligence data
and emerging threats. Canine teams are
deployed after successfully undergoing
a 10- or 12-week training program.
Approximately 83 percent of canines
graduate from the training program.
These canines are continually assessed
to ensure they demonstrate operational
proficiency in their environment.
Currently, the canine attrition rate is
between 15–18 percent. This arises from
canines who do not graduate from the
training program and those who
successfully graduate but are later
assessed as not performing at
operational proficiency. TSA CTC
typically repurposes 42 percent of the
canines eliminated from the program to
other Federal, State and local law
enforcement agencies; however, the
remainder may be placed for adoption.
TSA has created the TSA 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 TSA CTC Adoption
Application.
Description of Data Collection
The TSA CTC Adoption Application
is an online application that collects
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TSA canine. TSA will use the
information collected to evaluate the
individual according to the CTC
program guidelines. The collection
includes information about the
individual’s household, personal
references, and current pet and
veterinarian information. In addition,
TSA will collect the individual’s
agreement to transport the canine home
from TSA 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 will also collect
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.
Use of Results
TSA CTC Adoption Program will use
the information to assess the adoption
applicant’s suitability for placement of a
TSA canine who has participated in the
TSA CTC explosives detection training.
Dated: December 8, 2016.
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–5911–N–03]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Comment Request
Implementation of the Housing for
Older Persons Act of 1995 (HOPA)

Notice of Submission of Proposed
Information Collection to OMB

Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The proposed information
collection requirement established
under the Housing for Older Persons
Act of 1995 (HOPA) will be submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. HUD
is soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.
DATES: Comment Due Date: February 13,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposed information collection

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requirement. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number, and should be sent to:
Deborah T. Ambers, Equal Opportunity
Specialist, Enforcement Support
Division, Office of Enforcement,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room
5208, Washington, DC 20410–2000, or
the toll-free number for the Federal
Relay Service at: 1–(800) 877–8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynn M. Grosso, Director, Office of
Enforcement, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Room 5226; Washington, DC
20410–2000; telephone (202) 402–5361
(this is not a toll-free number). Hearing
or speech-impaired individuals may
access this number via TTY by calling
the toll-free Federal Relay Service at: 1(800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD is
submitting this proposed information
collection requirement to the OMB for
review, as required under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 [44
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended].
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed
information collection in order to: (1)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper performance of HUD’s
program functions; (2) Evaluate the
accuracy of HUD’s assessment of the
paperwork burden that may result from
the proposed information collection; (3)
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information which must be
collected; and (4) Minimize the burden
of the information collection on
responders, including the use of
appropriate automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology (e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses).

Title of Proposal: Implementation of
the Housing for Older Persons Act of
1995 (HOPA).
Office: Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity.
OMB Control Number: 2529–0046.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The Fair
Housing Act [42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.],
prohibits discrimination in the sale,
rental, occupancy, advertising, insuring,
or financing of residential dwellings
based on familial status (individuals
living in households with one or more
children under 18 years of age).
However, under § 3607(b)(2) of the Act,
Congress exempted three (3) categories

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of ‘‘housing for older persons’’ from
liability for familial status
discrimination: (1) Housing provided
under any State or Federal program
which the Secretary of HUD determines
is ‘‘specifically designed and operated
to assist elderly persons (as defined in
the State or Federal program)’’; (2)
housing ‘‘intended for, and solely
occupied by persons 62 years of age or
older’’; and (3) housing ’’intended and
operated for occupancy by at least one
person 55 years of age or older per unit
[‘55 or older’ housing].’’ In December
1995, Congress passed the Housing for
Older Persons Act of 1995 (HOPA) [Pub.
L. 104–76, 109 STAT. 787] as an
amendment to the Fair Housing Act.
The HOPA modified the ‘‘55 or older’’
housing exemption provided under
§ 3607(b)(2)(C) of the Fair Housing Act
by eliminating the requirement that a
housing provider must offer ‘‘significant
facilities and services specifically
designed to meet the physical or social
needs of older persons.’’ In order to
qualify for the HOPA exemption, a
housing community or facility must
meet each of the following criteria: (1)
at least 80 percent of the occupied units
in the community or facility must be
occupied by at least one person who is
55 years of age of older; (2) the housing
provider must publish and adhere to
policies and procedures that
demonstrate the intent to operate
housing for persons 55 years of age or
older; and (3) the housing provider must
demonstrate compliance with ‘‘rules
issued by the Secretary for verification
of occupancy, which shall . . . provide
for [age] verification by reliable surveys
and affidavits.’’
The HOPA did not significantly
increase the record-keeping burden for
the ‘‘55 or older’’ housing exemption. It
describes in greater detail the
documentary evidence which HUD will
consider when determining, in the
course of a familial status
discrimination complaint investigation,
whether or not a housing facility or
community qualified for the ‘‘55 or
older’’ housing exemption as of the date
of the alleged Fair Housing Act
violation.
The HOPA information collection
requirements are necessary to
demonstrate a housing provider’s
eligibility to claim the ‘‘55 or older’’
housing exemption as an affirmative
defense to a familial status
discrimination complaint filed with
HUD under the Fair Housing Act. The
information will be collected in the
normal course of business in connection
with the sale, rental, or occupancy of
dwelling units situated in qualified
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