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which this request for information could
be modified to reduce the burden on
respondents.
Information Collection Requirement
OMB Control Number 1652–0027;
Security Threat Assessment for
Individuals Applying for a Hazardous
Materials Endorsement for a
Commercial Driver’s License, 49 CFR
part 1572. TSA is requesting an
extension of the currently approved ICR.
The currently approved ICR supports
implementation of 49 U.S.C. 5103a,1
which mandates that no State or the
District of Columbia may issue a HME
on a CDL unless TSA has first
determined that the driver is not a threat
to transportation security.
TSA’s implementing regulations
(codified at 49 CFR part 1572) describe
the procedures, standards, and
eligibility criteria for STAs on
individuals seeking to obtain, renew, or
transfer a HME on a CDL. To conduct
the STA for the HME, States (or a TSAdesignated agent in States that elect to
have TSA perform the collection of
information) must collect additional
information beyond that already
collected for the purpose of HME
applications (which occur
approximately once every five years).
The driver is required to submit an
application that includes personal
biographic information (driver’s legal
name, current and previous mailing
addresses, date of birth, gender, height,
weight, eye and hair color, city/state/
country of birth, social security number
(optional)); information concerning
immigration status, mental incapacity;
criminal history; and biometrics such as
fingerprints.
States or the TSA agent must also
submit whether the driver is a new
applicant or applying to renew or
transfer the HME. This information is
necessary for TSA to forecast driver
retention, transfer rate, and drop rate to
help improve customer service, and
reduce program costs. It is also
necessary to provide comparability with
other Federal background checks,
including the Transportation Workers
Identification Credential (TWIC).
In addition, the ICR includes 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 for additional comparability
determinations. An example of a
comparable determination could be
1 Which codified sec. 1012 of Public Law 107–56
(115 Stat. 272, 396, Oct. 26, 2001), Uniting and
Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate
Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism
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allowing the HME applicant to
participate in a program such as the
TSA Pre✓® Application Program, TSA’s
trusted traveler program for air travelers,
without requiring an additional
background check. This type of
comparability determination is
currently allowed in tandem with the
(TWIC). States have the option to allow
for HME STA comparability with the
TWIC STA, and applicants in States that
allow comparability pay a reduced fee
to obtain an HME STA if they already
hold a TWIC.
When the STA is complete, TSA
makes a final determination on
eligibility for the HME and notifies
applicants of its decision. Most
applicants will receive notification from
TSA within two to three weeks of the
submission of their completed
applications. If initially deemed
ineligible by TSA, applicants will have
an opportunity to apply for an appeal or
waiver. Applicants must submit an
application for appeal or waiver within
60 days of issuance of TSA’s letter. If an
application for appeal or waiver is not
received by TSA within the specified
amount of time, the agency may make
a final determination to deny eligibility.
Individuals who TSA determines are
ineligible for the HME Threat
Assessment Program (HTAP) will be
ineligible to hold a state-issued HME on
their CDL.
The currently approved ICR also
includes an optional survey to gather
information regarding the driver’s
overall customer satisfaction with the
service received at the enrollment center
utilized by the TSA agent states. The
optional survey will be administered at
the end of the in-person enrollment
service. Please note that the optional
survey is only provided for drivers who
enroll with a State serviced by TSA’s
designated enrollment contractor.
TSA estimates an annualized 229,743
respondents will apply for an HME, and
that the application and background
check process will involve 443,698
annualized hours. TSA estimates that of
the 229,743 annualized respondents,
38,923 HME applicants will respond to
the customer survey with annualized
burden hours of 1,622. The applicant fee
remains $86.50, which covers TSA’s
program costs, TSA’s enrollment
vendor’s costs, and the FBI fee for the
criminal history records check. For
applicants in States that allow
comparability, the reduced fee remains
$67.00.

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Dated: March 29, 2018.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2018–06868 Filed 4–3–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0014]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension, Without Change,
of a Currently Approved Collection:
Affidavit of Support
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-day notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration (USCIS) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment upon this proposed extension
of a currently approved collection of
information. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the information collection notice
is published in the Federal Register to
obtain comments regarding the nature of
the information collection, the
categories of respondents, the estimated
burden (i.e. the time, effort, and
resources used by the respondents to
respond), the estimated cost to the
respondent, and the actual information
collection instruments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until June
4, 2018.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received
must include the OMB Control Number
1615–0014 in the body of the letter, the
agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
2006–0072. To avoid duplicate
submissions, please use only one of the
following methods to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal website at
http://www.regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2006–0072;
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to
DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and
Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination
Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20529–2140.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone
SUMMARY:

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number 202–272–8377 (This is not a
toll-free number. Comments are not
accepted via telephone message). Please
note contact information provided here
is solely for questions regarding this
notice. It is not for individual case
status inquiries. Applicants seeking
information about the status of their
individual cases can check Case Status
Online, available at the USCIS website
at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the
USCIS National Customer Service
Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–
1833).
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Comments
You may access the information
collection instrument with instructions,
or additional information by visiting the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
http://www.regulations.gov and enter
USCIS–2006–0072 in the search box.
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,
and will include any personal
information you provide. Therefore,
submitting this information makes it
public. You may wish to consider
limiting the amount of personal
information that you provide in any
voluntary submission you make to DHS.
DHS may withhold information
provided in comments from public
viewing that it determines may impact
the privacy of an individual or is
offensive. For additional information,
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
http://www.regulations.gov.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
should address one or more of the
following four points:
(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 submission of
responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension, Without Change, of a
Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Affidavit of Support.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: Form I–134;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. Visa applicants use this
information collection to demonstrate
that they have sponsorship and will not
become public charges while in the
United States.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The estimated total number of
respondents for the information
collection I–134 is 2,500 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
1.5 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total estimated annual
hour burden associated with this
collection is 3,750 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public
burden (in cost) associated with the
collection: The estimated total annual
cost burden associated with this
collection of information is $10,625.
Dated: March 30, 2018.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–WSFR–2018–N043;
FF09W25000–178–FXGO166409WSFR0;
OMB Control Number 1018–0100]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Administrative
Procedures for U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Financial Assistance Programs
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

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In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are
proposing to renew an information
collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 4,
2018.
SUMMARY:

Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at
[email protected]; or via
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
provide a copy of your comments to the
Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
3803 (mail); or by email to Info_Coll@
fws.gov. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1018–0100 in the subject line of
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum,
Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, by email at Info_
[email protected], or by telephone at (703)
358–2503. You may also view the ICR
at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
ADDRESSES:

In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
We published a Federal Register
notice with a 60-day public comment
period soliciting comments on this
collection of information on October 10,
2017 (82 FR 47018). No comments were
received in response to that notice.
We are again soliciting comments on
the proposed ICR that is described
below. We are especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is the collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Service; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Service enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Service minimize the burden
of this collection on the respondents,

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