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(4) Identify additional Participants
that should be a part of the Voluntary
Agreement and Plan of Action.
Meetings Closed to the Public: By
default, the DPA requires meetings held
to implement a voluntary agreement or
plan of action be open to the public.6
However, attendance may be limited if
the Sponsor 7 of the voluntary
agreement finds that the matter to be
discussed at a meeting falls within the
purview of matters described in 5 U.S.C.
552b(c). The Sponsor of the Voluntary
Agreement, the FEMA Administrator,
found that these meetings to implement
the Voluntary Agreement involved
matters which fell within the purview of
matters described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)
and were therefore closed to the public.8
Specifically, the meetings to
implement the Voluntary Agreement
could have required participants to
disclose trade secrets or commercial or
financial information that is privileged
or confidential. Disclosure of such
information allows for meetings to be
closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).
In addition, the success of the Voluntary
Agreement depends wholly on the
willing and enthusiastic participation of
private sector participants. Failure to
close these meetings could have had a
strong chilling effect on participation by
the private sector and caused a
substantial risk that sensitive
information would be prematurely
released to the public, resulting in
participants withdrawing their support
from the Voluntary Agreement and thus
significantly frustrating the
implementation of the Voluntary
Agreement. Frustration of an agency’s
objective due to premature disclosure of
information allows for the closure of a
meeting to pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(9)(B).
Pete Gaynor,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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50 U.S.C. 4558(h)(7).
individual designated by the President in
subsection (c)(2) [of section 708 of the DPA] to
administer the voluntary agreement, or plan of
action.’’ 50 U.S.C. 4558(h)(7).
8 Under 50 U.S.C. 4558(h)(8), the Sponsor
generally must publish in the Federal Register prior
notice of any meeting held to carry out a voluntary
agreement or plan of action. However, when the
Sponsor finds that the matters to be discussed at
such meeting fall within the purview of matters
described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), notice of the meeting
may instead be published in the Federal Register
within ten days of the date of the meeting. See 50
U.S.C. 4558(h)(8).

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Intent To Request Extension From
OMB of One Current Public Collection
of Information: Airport Security
Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 60-day notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) invites public
comment on one currently approved
Information Collection Request (ICR),
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number 1652–0002,
abstracted below that we will submit to
OMB for an extension in compliance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA). The ICR will describe the nature
of the information collection and its
expected burden. TSA airport security
programs require airport operators to
submit certain information to TSA, as
well as to maintain and update records
to ensure compliance with security
provisions.

Send your comments by
February 22, 2021.
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,
6595 Springfield Center Drive,
Springfield, VA 20598–6011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christina A. Walsh at the above address,
or by telephone (571) 227–2062.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:

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
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
OMB Control Number 1652–0002;
Airport Security Part 1542. The
information collection is used to
determine compliance with 49 CFR part
1542 1 and to ensure passenger safety
and security by monitoring airport
operator security procedures. The
information collection and other
recordkeeping requirements that
currently fall under this OMB control
number are associated with an airport
operator’s compliance with TSA’s
regulatory requirements, including the
following: (1) Development of an
Airport Security Program (ASP) and
submission to TSA; (2) submission of
ASP amendments to TSA when
applicable; (3) collection of data
necessary to complete a fingerprintbased criminal history records check
(CHRC) for those individuals with
unescorted access authority to a
Security Identification Display Area
(SIDA), and those with authority to
authorize others to have unescorted
access authority to a SIDA; (4)
submission to TSA of identifying
information about individuals to whom
the airport operator has issued
identification media, such as name,
address, and country of birth, in order
for TSA to conduct a Security Threat
Assessment (STA); and (5) information
collection and recordkeeping
requirements associated with airport
operator compliance with Security
Directives (SDs) issued pursuant to the
regulation as well as compliance with
alternative measures to the requirements
in these SDs. This regulation also
requires covered airport operators to
make their security programs and
1 In July 2016, OMB approved TSA’s request to
revise OMB Control Number 1652–0002, by
including in it the recordkeeping requirements
under OMB Control Number 1652–0006,
Employment Standards, which also applies to 49
CFR part 1542. This action combined two
previously-approved ICRs into this single request to
simplify TSA collections, increase transparency,
and reduce duplication.

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associated records available for
inspection and copying by TSA to verify
compliance with transportation security
regulations.
TSA will continue to collect
information to determine airport
operator compliance with other
requirements of 49 CFR part 1542. TSA
estimates that there will be
approximately 438 airport operator
respondents to the information
collection requirements described
above, with a total annual burden
estimate of approximately 1,893,351
hours.
Dated: December 17, 2020.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer,
Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
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Comments

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0123]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension, Without Change,
of a Currently Approved Collection:
Application for Provisional Unlawful
Presence Waiver of Inadmissibility
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (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
February 22, 2021.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received
must include the OMB Control Number
1615–0123 in the body of the letter, the
agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
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Federal eRulemaking Portal website at
https://www.regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2012–0003.
USCIS is limiting communications for
this Notice as a result of USCIS’ COVID–
19 response actions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, telephone
number (240) 721–3000 (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 https://www.uscis.gov, or call the
USCIS Contact Center at 800–375–5283
(TTY 800–767–1833).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
You may access the information
collection instrument with instructions
or additional information by visiting the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
https://www.regulations.gov and
entering USCIS–2012–0003 in the
search box. All submissions will be
posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
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
https://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
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(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
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
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:
Application for Provisional Unlawful
Presence Waiver of Inadmissibility.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: I–601A;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. Section 212(a)(9)(B)(i)(I)
and (II) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA or the Act)
provides for the inadmissibility of
certain individuals who have accrued
unlawful presence in the United States.
There is also a waiver provision
incorporated into section 212(a)(9)(B)(v)
of the Act, which allows the Secretary
of Homeland Security to exercise
discretion to waive the unlawful
presence grounds of inadmissibility on
a case by case basis. The information
collected from an applicant on an
Application for Provisional Unlawful
Presence Waiver of Inadmissibility,
Form I–601A, is necessary for U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) to determine not only whether
the applicant meets the requirements to
participate in the streamlined waiver
process provided by regulation, but also
whether the applicant is eligible to
receive the provisional unlawful
presence waiver.
(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–601A is 63,000 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
1.5 hours. The estimated total number of
respondents for the collection of
biometrics is 63,000 and the estimated
hour burden per response is 1.17 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 168,210 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public
burden (in cost) associated with the
collection: The estimated total annual

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