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personnel, as well as to State and local
civilian personnel. State and local
civilian personnel (primarily, law
enforcement agencies that are
responsible for the security at airports
throughout the United States)
participate under agency-specific
cooperative agreements with TSA’s
National Explosives Detection Canine
Team Program. This information
collection captures ratings and written
comments and feedback from students
about the quality of the referenced
training.
TSA is revising the information
collection to standardize all Level 1
course evaluations across TSA. A Level
1 evaluation is a measure of the degree
to which participants react to a learning
activity. In addition, TSA is removing
from the form all personally identifiable
information (PII) as well as course code
and location, as these elements are not
necessary to the collection. Finally, TSA
is revising the name of the collection
from ‘‘TSA OTWE Canine Training and
Evaluation Branch End of Course Level
1 Evaluation’’ to ‘‘TSA End of Course
Level 1 Evaluation—Instructor-Led
Classroom Training.’’
Number of Respondents: 79.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An
estimated 39.5 hours annually.
Dated: May 23, 2018.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
of Information Technology.
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partnered with local law enforcement agencies
(Legacy) under a reimbursement agreement to train
students and canines and pair the canine teams
through annual evaluations. To ensure
standardization of all TSA student training, the
civilian students attend the same courses as TSA
students. This may include pairing civilian students
with an explosives-only canine in the CTC
Explosives Detection Canine Handler Course;
pairing civilian students with trained canines in the
Passenger Screening Canine Handler Course; or
enrolling students previously certified by the TSA
to attend the Bridge Course to enhance their
skillset. Doing so ensures all students with the
TSA’s National Explosives Detection Canine Team
Program receive the same course materials to
successfully operate in the operational
environments associated with TSA (airports, mass
transit, and water vessels with the transportation
triad). Lastly, CTC will be developing a course
specifically for Legacy civilian supervisors and
trainers that incorporates much of the content and
materials in the Canine Technical Operations
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Intent To Request Approval From OMB
of One New Public Collection of
Information: Law Enforcement Officers
Safety Act and Retired Badge/
Credential
Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day Notice.
AGENCY:

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. This collection involves the
submission of information from former
employees who are interested in a Law
Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004
(LEOSA) Identification (ID) Card, a
retired badge and/or a retired credential.
DATES: Send your comments by July 30,
2018.
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 will be
available at http://www.reginfo.gov
upon its submission to OMB. 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
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(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 Order (E.O.) 13771, Reducing
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
Costs, and E.O. 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
LEOSA
Under 18 U.S.C. 926C, which codifies
a portion of LEOSA,1 a ‘‘qualified
retired law enforcement officer’’ may
carry a concealed firearm in any
jurisdiction in the United States,
regardless of State or local laws, with
certain limitations and conditions. In
accordance with LEOSA, the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) issued DHS Directive and
Instruction Manual 257–01, Law
Enforcement Officers Safety Act (Nov. 5,
2009). DHS Directive 257–01 requires
DHS components to implement the
provisions of LEOSA pertaining to
qualified retired LEOs as cost-effectively
and efficiently as possible consistent
with the requirements and intent of the
statute for LEOs formerly employed by
DHS and predecessor agencies.
TSA subsequently issued TSA
Management Directive (MD) 3500.1,
LEOSA Applicability and Eligibility
(Oct. 7, 2001), to implement the LEOSA
statute and DHS directive. Under this
MD, TSA issues photographic
identification to retired LEOs who
separated or retired from TSA in ‘‘good
standing’’ and meet other qualification
requirements identified in this MD.
Retired Badge/Credential
Under TSA MD 2800.11, Badge and
Credential Program, an employee
retiring from Federal service is eligible
to receive a ‘‘retired badge and/or
credential’’ if the individual: (1) Was
issued a badge and/or credential, (2)
qualifies for a Federal annuity under the
Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS)
or the Federal Employees Retirement
System (FERS), and (3) meets all of the
1 Public Law 108–277, 118 Stat. 865, July 22,
2004, codified in 18 U.S.C. 926B and 926C, as
amended by the Law Enforcement Officers Safety
Act Improvements Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–272,
124 Stat. 2855; Oct. 12, 2010) and National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L.
112–239, 126 Stat. 1970; Jan. 2, 2013).

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Use of Retired Badge and/or Credential
If the employee is approved for a
retired badge and/or credential, his or
her badge and/or credential will be
replicated by TSA and marked with the
word ‘‘RETIRED,’’ to indicate that the
retired employee no longer has the
authority to perform specific official
functions pursuant to law, statute,
regulation or DHS Directive. In the case
of a retired LEO, the individual is
prohibited from using the TSA retired
credential as photographic
identification for the purposes of the
LEOSA.
Purpose and Description of Data
Collection
Under TSA’s current application
process for these two programs,
qualified applicants may apply for a
LEOSA ID Card, a Retired Badge, and/
or a Retired Credential, as applicable,
either while still employed by TSA
(shortly before separating or retiring) or
after they have separated or retired (after
they become private citizens, i.e., are no
longer employed by the Federal
Government).
The LEOSA Identification Card
Application (TSA Form 2825A) requires
collection of identifying information,
contact information, official title,
separation date, and last known field
office. Identifying information, such as
the date of birth and social security
number (SSN), are necessary to confirm
the individual’s identity and to process
the individual through the National
Crime Information Center (NCIC)
database. Similarly, for purposes of a
retired badge and/or credential, TSA
Form 2808, Personal Identity
Verification (PIV) Card, Badge,
Credential or Access Control
Application, requires collection of
identifying information, contact
information, TSA employment/position
information (TSA component or
Government agency), official title, and
entry on duty date. This collection of
information is necessary to confirm the
identity of the individual, conduct the
necessary qualification process to
determine the individual’s eligibility for
a retired badge and/or credential, and to
contact the individual if needed.
Based on current data, TSA estimates
32 LEOSA Application Forms 2825A
and 30 Retired Badge and Credential
Application Forms 2808 will be
2 These instructions are included in DHS
Instruction: 121–01–002 (Issuance and Control of
DHS Badges); DHS Instruction 121–01–008
(Issuance and Control of the DHS Credentials); and
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submitted, for a total of 62 respondents
annually. It takes approximately 5
minutes (0.08333 hours) to complete
either form, so the total annual hour
burden to the public will be 62
multiplied by 0.08333 hours, or 5.17
hours.
Use of Results
TSA will use the information to
conduct the qualification review for: (1)
retired and separated law enforcement
officers requesting LEOSA identification
cards, and (2) retiring individuals
requesting a retired badge and/or
credential.
Dated: May 23, 2018.
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–6099–N–01]

Section 8 Housing Assistance
Payments Program—Fiscal Year 2018
Inflation Factors for Public Housing
Agency Renewal Funding
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

This notice establishes
Renewal Funding Inflation Factors
(RFIFs) to adjust Fiscal Year (FY) 2018
renewal funding for the Housing Choice
Voucher (HCV) program of each public
housing agency (PHA), as required by
the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2018. HUD produces the FY 2018 RFIFs
by apportioning the expected percent
change in national per unit cost (PUC)
for the HCV program, 3.47 percent, to
each PHA based on the change in Fair
Market Rents (FMRs) for their operating
area. HUD’s FY 2018 methodology is the
same as that which was used in FY
2017. However, HUD is seeking
comment on potential RFIF
methodology changes related to the use
of ad hoc surveys conducted for
purposes of reevaluating FMRs and their
effect on the calculation of RFIFs.
DATES:
Comment Due Date: June 29, 2018.
Applicability Date: May 30, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
technical information regarding the
development of the schedules for
specific areas or the methods used for
calculating the inflation factors, contact:
Miguel A. Fontanez, Director, Housing
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Voucher Financial Division, Office of
Public Housing and Voucher Programs,
Office of Public and Indian Housing,
telephone number 202–402–4212; Peter
B. Kahn, Director, Economic and Market
Analysis Division, Office of Policy
Development and Research, telephone
number 202–402–2409, or Adam Bibler,
Economist, Economic and Market
Analysis Division, Office of Policy
Development and Research, telephone
number 202–402–6057. Mail for these
individuals should be addressed to the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20410. Hearing- or
speech-impaired persons may contact
the Federal Relay Service at 800–877–
8339 (TTY). (Other than the ‘‘800’’ TTY
number, the above-listed telephone
numbers are not toll free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Division L, Title II of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2018 requires that
the HUD Secretary, for the calendar year
2018 funding cycle, provide renewal
funding for each PHA based on
validated voucher management system
(VMS) leasing and cost data for the prior
calendar year and by applying an
inflation factor as established by the
Secretary, published in the Federal
Register. This notice announces the
availability of the FY 2018 inflation
factors and describes the methodology
for calculating them. Tables in PDF and
Microsoft Excel formats showing RFIFs
will be available electronically from the
HUD data information page at: https://
www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/rfif/
rfif.html.
II. Methodology
RFIFs are used to adjust the allocation
of HCV program funds to PHAs for local
changes in rents, utility costs, and
tenant incomes. To calculate the RFIFs,
HUD first forecasts a national inflation
factor, which is the annual change in
the national average PUC. HUD then
calculates individual area inflation
factors, which are based on the annual
changes in the two-bedroom FMR for
each area. Finally, HUD adjusts the
individual area inflation factors to be
consistent with the national inflation
factor.
HUD’s forecast of the national average
PUC is based on forecasts of gross rent
and tenant income. Each forecast is
produced using historical and
forecasted macroeconomic data as
independent variables, where the
forecasts are consistent with the
economic assumptions of the
Administration’s FY 2018 Budget. The
forecast of gross rent is itself based on

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