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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Intent To Request Revision From OMB
of One Public Collection of
Information: Exercise Information
System
Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
AGENCY:

The Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) invites public
comment on one currently approved
Information Collection Request (ICR),
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number 1652–0057,
abstracted below that we will submit to
the Office of Management and Budget
(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 for the TSA Exercise
Information System (EXIS). EXIS is a
web portal designed to serve
stakeholders in the transportation
industry in regard to security training
exercises. EXIS provides stakeholders
with transportation security exercise
scenarios and objectives, best practices
and lessons learned, and a repository of
the user’s own historical exercise data
for use in future exercises. It also allows
stakeholders to design and evaluate
their own security exercises based on
the unique needs of their specific
transportation mode or method of
operation. Utilizing and inputting
information into EXIS is completely
voluntary.
DATES: Send your comments by October
23, 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:

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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 will be
made available at http://
www.reginfo.gov upon its submission to
OMB. Therefore, in preparation for

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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 Orders (EO) 13771, Reducing
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
Costs, and 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 1652–0057;
Exercise Information System. The
Exercise Information System (EXIS) is
an internet-accessible knowledgemanagement system developed by TSA
to serve its relevant stakeholders (such
as members of the transportation
industry, port authorities, Federal
agencies, and State and local
governments). EXIS integrates securityrelated training and exercise
components constituting Sensitive
Security Information.1 It gives
stakeholders valuable security exercise
scenarios and objectives, best practices
and lessons learned, and a repository of
the users’ own historical exercise data
for use in future exercises.
Transportation industry stakeholders
can choose scenarios and objectives
based on their vulnerabilities, mode of
transportation, and the size of their
operation.
TSA will collect five types of
information through EXIS. The
collection is voluntary. While EXIS
users are not required to provide all
information requested, if users choose to
withhold information, they may not
receive the benefits of EXIS associated
with that information collection.
1. User registration information.
Because EXIS includes SSI information,
1 Sensitive Security Information (SSI) is
information which, if publicly released, would be
detrimental to transportation security, and is
defined at 49 U.S.C. 114(r) and 49 CFR part 1520.

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TSA must collect information upon
registration to ensure only those
members of the transportation
community with a relevant interest in
conducting security training exercises,
and with an appropriate level of need to
access security training information, are
provided access to EXIS.
In this revision, TSA is modifying the
type of user registration information
collected. TSA previously collected the
User’s name, Professional Contact
Information, Agency/Company, Job
Title, Supervisor’s Name, and
Employment Verification Contact
Information. In the revised collection,
TSA will collect: The User’s Name,
Agency/Organization Name and Type,
Job Title, Supervisor or other Sponsor’s
Name, Professional Phone Number,
Professional Email Address,
Employment Verification Contact Name,
Employment Verification Contact
Information, and the Reason for Needing
an EXIS account. In addition, the
following optional registration
information can be added by the user:
Professional (business), Country, City,
State, Zip Code, Mobile Phone Number,
Alternate Email, and Preferred
Transportation Sector.
2. Desired nature and scope of the
exercise. TSA collects this information
to generate an EXIS training exercise
appropriate for the particular user.
Users are asked to submit their desired
transportation mode, exercise
properties, objectives, scenario events,
and participating agencies/attendees.
3. Corrective actions/lessons learned/
best practices. TSA collects this
information to document and share the
users’ ideas and methods for improving
transportation security with other
transportation stakeholders in the wider
EXIS user base. The TSA Intermodal
Security Training and Exercise Program
(I–STEP) office may send lessons
learned and best practices to subject
matter experts within TSA for review.
Once the information is reviewed, any
company or user identifying
information is removed and the content
is published to the site for all users to
access.
4. Evaluation feedback. TSA collects
this information for the purpose of
evaluating the usefulness of EXIS in
facilitating security training exercises
for the users. TSA can then modify EXIS
to better suit its users’ needs.
5. After-Action Reports (AARs). The
EXIS automatically summarizes
information from items (2) and (3)
mentioned above in order to create
formal AARs for users. These AARs
include an exercise overview, goals and
objectives, scenario event synopsis,
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design characteristics, conclusions, and
the executive summary. The AAR is the
output of the exercise process.
Stakeholders use the report to identify
strengths or areas in which they can
assign resources to mitigate risk and
enhance the security posture within
their organization.
Based on industry population
estimates and growth rates, and interest
generated amongst the transportation
modes during the years following EXIS’
release to the public, TSA estimates that
there will be approximately 7,885
primary and secondary access users in
Year 1, 9,447 users in Year 2, and
11,320 users in Year 3, for an average
annual respondents estimate of 9,551.
TSA estimates a proportion of primary
access users and secondary users will
spend approximately 3.5 hours per EXIS
user inputting the information described
above. TSA estimates secondary users
will also spend approximately 0.25
hours completing a survey. Given this
information, the total annual hourly
burden for EXIS’s collection of
information is 4,820 hours.
Dated: August 16, 2017.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
of Information Technology.
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BILLING CODE 9110–05–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R2–ES–2017–N082;
FXES11130200000–178–FF02ENEH00]

Background

U.S. Endangered Species; Recovery
Permit Applications
AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.
Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comments.

ACTION:

We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications
for a permit to conduct activities

SUMMARY:

The ESA prohibits certain activities
with endangered and threatened species
unless authorized by a Federal permit.
The ESA and our implementing
regulations in part 17 of title 50 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
provide for the issuance of such permits
and require that we invite public
comment before issuing permits for
activities involving endangered species.

A recovery permit issued by us under
section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to conduct
activities with endangered or threatened
species for scientific purposes that
promote recovery or for enhancement of
propagation or survival of the species.
Our regulations implementing section
10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are found
at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife
species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened
wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for
endangered plant species, and 50 CFR
17.72 for threatened plant species.
In accordance with section 10(c) of
the ESA; Executive Order 13576,
‘‘Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and
Accountable Government’’; and the
President’s Memorandum for the Heads
of Executive Departments and Agencies
of January 21, 2009, ‘‘Transparency and
Open Government’’ (74 FR 4685;
January 26, 2009), all of which call on
Federal agencies to promote openness
and transparency in Government by
disclosing information to the public, we
invite public comment on these permit
applications before final action is taken.
Applications Available for Review and
Comment
We invite local, State, Tribal, and
Federal agencies and the public to
comment on the following applications.
Please refer to the permit number for the
application when submitting comments.
Documents and other information
submitted with these applications are
available for review by any party who
submits a written request to the Program
Manager for Restoration and
Endangered Species Classification at the
address listed in the ADDRESSES section.
Requests must be submitted within 30
days of the date of publication of this
notice. Release of documents is subject
to the requirements of the Privacy Act
(5 U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
Permit Applications
Proposed activities in the following
permit requests are for the recovery and
enhancement of survival of the species.

Application No.

Applicant

Species

Location

Activity

TE–22964C .......

Memphis Zoo,
Memphis, Tennessee.
Heidi Kloeppel
Trathnigg, Flagstaff, Arizona.
Bureau of Land
Management,
Las Cruces,
New Mexico.
Martin R. Heaney,
Rosenberg,
Texas.

Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis) .....

Tennessee ............

Harm and harass

New.

Southwestern
willow
flycatcher
(Empidonax traillii extimus).

Arizona .................

Captive propagation and genetic
research.
Presence/absence
surveys.

Harass ..................

New.

Gila chub (Gila intermedia) .................

New Mexico ..........

Presence/absence
surveys.

Capture and harass.

Amend.

Pink mucket (Lampsilis abrupta) and
winged
mapleleaf
(Quadrula
fragosa).

Arkansas ..............

Presence/absence
surveys.

Capture and harass.

Amend.

TE–25105C .......
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intended to recover and enhance the
survival of endangered species. With
some exceptions, the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA),
prohibits certain activities that may
impact endangered species unless a
Federal permit allows such activity. The
ESA also requires that we invite public
comment before issuing these permits.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please
send your written comments by
September 21, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Request documents or
submit comments to Susan Jacobsen,
Chief, Division of Classification and
Restoration, by U.S. mail at Division of
Classification and Recovery, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306,
Albuquerque, NM 87103. Please specify
the permit you are interested in by
number (e.g., Permit No. TE–123456).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Division of
Classification and Restoration, by U.S.
mail at P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque,
NM 87103; or by telephone at 505–248–
6641.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite
the public to comment on the following
applications for a permit to conduct
activities intended to recover and
enhance the survival of endangered
species. With some exceptions, the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; ESA),
prohibits certain activities that may
impact endangered species, unless a
Federal permit allows such activity. The
ESA also requires that we invite public
comment before issuing these permits.

TE–829761 ........

TE–216075 ........

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