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Respond to a Pandemic’’ (Voluntary
Agreement).4 Unless terminated earlier,
the Voluntary Agreement is effective
until August 17, 2025, and may be
extended subject to additional approval
by the Attorney General after
consultation with the Chairman of the
Federal Trade Commission. The
Agreement may be used to prepare for
or respond to any pandemic, including
COVID–19, during that time.
On December 7, 2020, the first plan of
action under the Voluntary
Agreement—the Plan of Action to
Establish a National Strategy for the
Manufacture, Allocation, and
Distribution of Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE) to Respond to COVID–
19 (Plan of Action)—was finalized.5 The
Plan of Action established several subcommittees under the Voluntary
Agreement, focusing on different
aspects of the Plan of Action.
The meetings were chaired by the
FEMA Administrator or her delegate
and attended by the Attorney General
and the Chairman of the Federal Trade
Commission or their delegates. In
implementing the Voluntary Agreement,
FEMA adheres to all procedural
requirements of 50 U.S.C. 4558 and 44
CFR part 332.
Meeting Objectives: The objectives of
the meetings were as follows:
1. Gather committee Participants and
Attendees to ask targeted questions for
situational awareness about PPE, drug
products and drug substances,
diagnostic test kits, medical devices,
and medical gases.
2. Establish priorities for COVID–19
response under the Voluntary
Agreement.
3. Identify tasks that should be
completed under the appropriate SubCommittee.
4. Identify information gaps and areas
that merit sharing (both from FEMA to
the private sector and vice versa).
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
4 85 FR 50035 (Aug. 17, 2020). The Attorney
General, in consultation with the Chairman of the
Federal Trade Commission, made the required
finding that the purpose of the voluntary agreement
may not reasonably be achieved through an
agreement having less anticompetitive effects or
without any voluntary agreement and published the
finding in the Federal Register on the same day. 85
FR 50049 (Aug. 17, 2020).
5 See 85 FR 78869 (Dec. 7, 2020). See also 85 FR
79020 (Dec. 8, 2020).
6 See 50 U.S.C. 4558(h)(7).
7 ‘‘[T]he 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).

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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), such as trade secrets and
commercial or financial information.
The Sponsor of the Voluntary
Agreement, the FEMA Administrator,
found that these meetings to implement
the Voluntary Agreement involved
matters which fall within the purview of
matters described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)
and the meetings were therefore closed
to the public.
Specifically, these meetings to
implement the Voluntary Agreement
may 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 private sector
participation and caused a substantial
risk that sensitive information would be
prematurely released to the public,
leading to participants withdrawing
their support from the Voluntary
Agreement. This would have
significantly frustrated 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 pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(9)(B).
Deanne Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Intent To Request a Revision From
OMB of One Current Public Collection
of Information: Department of
Homeland Security Traveler Redress
Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP)
Transportation Security
Administration, Homeland Security
(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 1652–0044,

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abstracted below that we will submit to
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. The collection involves the
submission of identifying the travel
experience information submitted by
individuals requesting redress through
the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) Traveler Redress Inquiry Program
(TRIP).
DATES: Send your comments by August
3, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed
to [email protected] or delivered to
the TSA PRA Officer, Information
Technology, 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:
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
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.
Information Collection Requirement
OMB Control Number 1652–0044;
Department of Homeland Security
Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS
TRIP). 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. These
difficulties could include: (1) Denied or

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delayed boarding; (2) denied or delayed
entry into or departure from the United
States at a port of entry; or (3) identified
for additional (secondary) screening at
our Nation’s transportation facilities,
including airports, seaports, train
stations and land borders. The TSA
manages the DHS TRIP office on behalf
of DHS. To request redress, individuals
are asked to provide identifying
information, as well as details of their
travel experience in two surveys.
The DHS TRIP office serves as a
centralized intake office for traveler
requests for redress and uses the online
Traveler Inquiry Form (TIF) to collect
requests for redress. DHS TRIP then
passes the information to the relevant
DHS TRIP practitioner office(s),
including components of DHS, the U.S.
Department of State, and the U.S.
Department of Justice, to process the
request, as appropriate. Participating
DHS components include TSA, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, the National Protection and
Programs Directorate’s Office of
Biometric Information Management,
Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties,
and the Privacy Office, along with the
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of
Consular Affairs, and the U.S.
Department of Justice, Terrorist
Screening Center. This collection serves
to distinguish misidentified individuals
from an individual actually on any
watch list that DHS uses, to initiate the
correction of erroneous information
about an individual contained in
government-held records, which are
leading to travel difficulties, and, where
appropriate, to help streamline and
expedite future check-in or border
crossing experiences. It also serves to
obtain information about the redress
applicants’ level of satisfaction with the
DHS TRIP application process with the
aim of using this information to identify
areas for improvement.
Due to its importance in air
transportation, the United States was
elected to the Governing Council during
the 2019 International Civil Aviation
Organization (IACO) Assembly. ICAO
creates regulations for aviation safety,
security, efficiency and regularity and
environmental protection. The
organization also creates standards to
provide uniformity in regulations,
procedures and organization in relation
to aircraft, personnel, airways, and
auxiliary services in order to improve
air navigation. TSA is revising the
information collection by aligning the
TIF question set to capture additional
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result, the question set has been edited
to meet the standards.
DHS estimates completing the form,
and gathering and submitting the
information will take approximately one
hour. The annual respondent
population was derived from data
contained within the DHS case
management database and reflects the
actual number of respondents for the
most recent calendar year. The
estimated annual number of burden
hours for passengers seeking redress,
based on 15,000 annual respondents, is
15,000 hours (15,000 × 1 hour). DHS
estimates 10 percent of the 15,000
respondents completing the form will
complete the two surveys to share
details of their application experience.
The completion of the surveys will take
approximately 10 minutes, giving an
estimated annual number of burden
hours as 250 (1,500 × .0167). The total
estimated annual number of burden
hours for this collection is 15,250
(15,000 + 250) hours.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer,
Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Intent To Request Revision of Agency
Information Collection Activity Under
OMB Review: Baseline Assessment for
Security Enhancement (BASE)
Program
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 1652–0062
abstracted below that we will submit to
OMB for a revision in compliance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).
The ICR assesses the current security
practices in the mass transit/passenger
rail and highway and motor carrier
industries by way of the Baseline
Assessment for Security Enhancement
(BASE) program, which encompasses
site visits and interviews, and is part of
the larger domain awareness,
prevention, and protection program that
supports the mission of TSA and the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS). This voluntary collection allows

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TSA to conduct transportation securityrelated assessments during site visits
with security and operating officials of
certain surface transportation entities.
DATES: Send your comments by August
3, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed
to [email protected] or delivered to
the TSA PRA Officer, Information
Technology, 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:
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
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.
Information Collection Requirement
OMB Control Number 1652–0062;
Baseline Assessment for Security
Enhancement (BASE) Program. Under
the Aviation and Transportation
Security Act and delegated authority
from the Secretary of Homeland
Security, TSA has broad responsibility
and authority for ‘‘security in all modes
of transportation including security
responsibilities over modes of
transportation that are exercised by the
Department of Transportation.’’ 1 TSA is
1 See Public Law 107–71, 115 Stat. 597 (Nov. 19,
2001), codified at 49 U.S.C. 114(d). The TSA
Administrator’s current authorities under the
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