1652-0044 DHS TRIP 30 Day Notice

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standard screening at airport security
checkpoints.
TSA is required by law to charge a
non-refundable fee to cover the costs of
operating the TSA PreCheck®
Application Program.9 Collecting
biographic and biometric information
from applicants, conducting the STA,
adjudicating the results of the STA, and
managing the program 10 generate costs
for TSA and for the enrollment
providers who TSA has selected to help
facilitate enrollment into the program.
In the December 2013 Notice, TSA
established a fee structure with a total
fee of $85.11 That total fee was
comprised of a TSA Fee of $70.50 and
an Federal Bureau of Investigations
(FBI) Fee of $14.50. The TSA Fee
included costs incurred by TSA as well
as costs incurred by the enrollment
provider. The FBI Fee was the cost set
to conduct a fingerprint-based criminal
history records check.
In July 2021, TSA published a notice
announcing the anticipated launch of
additional enrollment providers who
will be able to establish additional price
points for the TSA PreCheck®
Application Program.12 TSA expects
additional enrollment options through
these providers to become available in
2021 to increase opportunities to apply
for membership in the program. The
new fee structure reflects this change in
the program and will now consist of a
TSA Component and Enrollment
Provider Component that together, will
be the Total Fee. The Enrollment
Provider Component will take into
account the cost of the criminal history
records check conducted by the FBI.
TSA will continue to publish the total
fee amounts for all enrollment options
via the agency’s website at www.tsa.gov/
precheck.

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II. Discussion of TSA Fee Change
TSA will impose the TSA Component
of the fee for all individuals who apply
for and renew membership. The TSA
Component of the fee will be collected
by the enrollment providers and
remitted to TSA to cover the TSA costs
to operate this successful traveler
program for approximately 10 million
travelers. Consistent with the statutory
mandate,13 the TSA Component of the
fee recovers TSA’s costs to analyze the
immigration, terrorism, criminal, and
regulatory violation information
generated in the checks of the various
9 See 49 U.S.C. 114; § 540 of the DHS
appropriations act of 2006, Public Law 109–90 (119
Stat. 2064, 2088–89, Oct. 18, 2005).
10 Id.
11 See supra n. 2 at 72925 et seq.
12 See Notice, 86 FR 36293 (July 9, 2021).
13 See infra n. 9.

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databases; determine whether
applicants have a disqualifying factor or
are eligible for the TSA PreCheck®
Application Program; notify applicants
of TSA’s determination; issue KTNs to
eligible individuals; conduct research
and development for innovative
enhancements to improve the TSA
PreCheck® Application Program
enrollment and the TSA PreCheck®
expedited screening experience; and
continue to monitor databases and
information to confirm that the
members remain low risk.
The STA conducted by TSA will
cover a term of five years from the date
of approval and must be renewed with
TSA at the end of that term if an
individual wishes to maintain their TSA
PreCheck® eligibility. Enrollment
providers will be permitted to offer
shorter duration memberships (e.g., oneyear memberships) but must still remit
the full TSA Component fee at initial
enrollment to TSA to cover TSA’s fiveyear costs. If a member allows the
membership to lapse for any period of
time and subsequently applies for
renewal, the enrollment provider must
remit the full TSA Component fee again.
TSA has determined that the TSA
Component must be $42.75 in order to
cover TSA-costs associated with STAs
and operating the TSA PreCheck®
Application Program. While TSA was
able to achieve a small reduction in
operating costs during the global
pandemic (approximately $20 million),
TSA experienced a significant reduction
in revenue as a direct result of the
measurable decline in air travel,
program enrollments, and program
renewals. TSA estimates that from April
2020 through March 2021 TSA
experienced a $65 million reduction in
anticipated revenue. While TSA
PreCheck® enrollment recovered
significantly as of the summer of 2021,
TSA must account for lost revenue and
unknown future enrollment volumes
given unknown long term travel
recovery. By separating the TSA
Component and the Enrollment
Provider Component, TSA can ensure
that future revenue covers TSA’s costs
while promoting pricing transparency as
new enrollment providers compete for
applicants. See Table 1 for a summary
of the changes to the fee components.

TABLE 1—COMPARISON OF CURRENT
AND NEW FEE STRUCTURES
Current fee structure
TSA Costs & Provider
Costs.
FBI Fee ..........................
Total Fee = $85.00 ........

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While the new enrollment providers
will offer varying price points, TSA and
its current enrollment provider will
maintain the $85.00 price currently set
for new enrollments and in-person
renewals. TSA offers an option for
online renewal of TSA PreCheck
Application® Program membership and
over 95% of individuals choose the
online renewal option. With this notice,
TSA is announcing that the fee for
online renewal will be $70.00 for
enrollments through the Universal
Enrollment Services enrollment
provider. Future changes to this
enrollment product and fees will be
published on the TSA website at
www.tsa.gov/precheck.
TSA estimates that the new TSA
Component fee, will result in
collections of an additional $44 million
between Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 and FY
2025. This increased revenue will
ensure that the TSA PreCheck
Application® Program will remain
solvent in future years. The increased
revenue will also allow TSA to invest in
improvements to the TSA PreCheck®
airport experience. TSA will continue to
monitor its costs and enrollments to
ensure the program remains viable and
the revenue aligns with cost.
The cost estimates used to determine
the fee have been developed in
accordance with the applicable statutory
language, section 540 of the DHS
Appropriations Act, 2006, and Office of
Management and Budget Circular A–25.
Further cost information is provided in
the TSA PreCheck Application Program
Fee Development Report at
www.tsa.gov/precheck.
TSA will continue to publish the most
up to date fee and product information
for all enrollment options at
www.tsa.gov/precheck.
Dated: September 23, 2021.
David Pekoske,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Revision of Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review:
Department of Homeland Security
Traveler Redress Inquiry Program
(DHS TRIP)
Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:

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This notice announces that
the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) has forwarded the
Information Collection Request (ICR),
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number 1652–0044,
abstracted below, to OMB for review
and approval of a revision of the
currently approved collection under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The
ICR describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected
burden. The collection involves the
submission of identifying and travel
experience information by individuals
requesting redress through the
Department of Homeland Security
Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS
TRIP). The collection also involves two
voluntary customer satisfaction surveys
to identify areas for program
improvement.
DATES: Send your comments by October
29, 2021. A comment to OMB is most
effective if OMB receives it within 30
days of publication.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ and by using the
find function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer,
Information Technology (IT), TSA–11,
Transportation Security Administration,
6595 Springfield Center Drive,
Springfield, VA 20598–6011; telephone
(571) 227–2062; email TSAPRA@
dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TSA
published a Federal Register notice,
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments, of the following collection of
information on June 4, 2021, 86 FR
30064.

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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
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

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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.

options, Electronic System for Travel
Authorization application and the
Student Exchange Visitor Information
System ID number. Finally, TSA has
made non-substantial changes to the
form, updating TSA’s current address.
TSA will provide a table of changes for
the TIF form.
Number of Respondents: 15,000.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An
estimated 15,500 hours annually.
Estimated Cost Burden: An estimated
$14,490 annually.

Information Collection Requirement
Title: DHS TRIP.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 1652–0044.
Forms(s): Traveler Inquiry and Survey
Forms.
Affected Public: Traveling Public.
Abstract: DHS TRIP is a single point
of contact for individuals who have
inquiries or seek resolution regarding
difficulties they have experienced
during their travel screening. The TSA
manages the DHS TRIP office on behalf
of DHS. The collection of information
includes: (1) A Traveler Inquiry Form
(TIF), which includes the individual’s
identifying and travel experience
information; and (2) two optional,
anonymous customer satisfaction
surveys to allow the public to provide
DHS feedback on its experience using
DHS TRIP.
TSA is revising the information
collection by aligning the TIF question
set to match naming standards set forth
by the US Department of State (DoS).
Making these changes will ensure
consistency with how other federal
agencies input names and identification
data elements into their systems. TSA
always queries TECS and the Secure
Flight User Interface that use DoS
naming standards; this change will
enable easier review and assessment of
applications. TIF users will continue to
provide their full name, date of birth,
and other data elements; however, they
will now match the naming standards of
DoS as shown on their passports or
other travel documents. For example,
for Name, TSA is changing the question
from ‘‘First Name, Middle Name, Last
Name’’ to ‘‘Given Name and Surname.’’
For Place of Birth, TSA is changing the
‘‘Place of Birth (City or Town)’’ to
‘‘Place of Birth (Country (mandatory)
City or Town (optional)).’’ This will
enable easier review and assessment of
applications. In addition, TSA is
revising the TIF to include additional
travel experience scenario options,
involving Electronic Visa Update
System and Global Entry; and two
additional identity documentation

Dated: September 23, 2021.
Christina Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer,
Information Technology.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Temporary Exemption of Certain
Aircraft Operator Security Standards
Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In this Notice, TSA issues an
exemption from the requirements to
regulated domestic aircraft operators
that comply with the measures
described in the exemption. TSA
determines it is in the public interest to
minimize or eliminate duplicate
criminal history records checks (CHRC)
for individuals who work for multiple
employers at an airport. All other
provisions continue to apply to
regulated aircraft operators, their
employees, and their authorized
representatives.
DATES: This exemption becomes
effective on September 29, 2021, and
remains in effect until modified or
rescinded by TSA through a notice
published in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric
Byczynski, Airport Security Programs,
Aviation Division, Policy, Plans, and
Engagement; eric.byczynski@
tsa.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

Background
Aviation Security
TSA administers a comprehensive
regulatory program governing aviation
security, including standards for
domestic airports, domestic aircraft
operators, and foreign air carriers. The
security requirements for domestic
aircraft operators are codified at 49 CFR

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