[Infowarrior] - DHS Traveller's Redress Inquiry Program (watchlists)

[Richard Forno]

[Federal Register: January 5, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 3)]
[Notices]          
[Page 576-577]
>From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

 
Intent To Request Approval From OMB of One New Public Collection
of Information: Department of Homeland Security Traveler Redress
Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP)

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), as lead for
DHS, invites public comment on a new information collection requirement
abstracted below that we will submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for approval in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act.

DATES: Send your comments by March 6, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed or delivered to Katrina Kletzly,
Attorney-Advisor, Office of the Chief Counsel, TSA-2, Transportation
Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-
4220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Kletzly at the above address,
or by telephone (571) 227-1995 or facsimile (571) 227-1381.

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. Therefore, in preparation for OMB
review and approval of the following information collection, TSA, on
behalf of DHS, 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

Purpose of Data Collection

    The Rice-Chertoff Initiative (RCI) Department of Homeland Security
Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP) was developed as a
voluntary program by DHS to provide a one-stop mechanism for
individuals to request redress who believe they have been: (1) Denied
or 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

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hubs, including airports, seaports, train stations and land borders.
The DHS TRIP office will be located at, and managed by, TSA. In order
for individuals to request redress, they are asked to provide
identifying information, as well as details of the travel experience.

Description of Data Collection

    The Traveler Inquiry Form (TIF) is an online form used to collect
requests for redress by the DHS TRIP office, which will serve as a
centralized intake office for traveler requests to have their personal
information reviewed. DHS TRIP then passes the information to the
relevant DHS component to process the request, as appropriate (e.g.,
DHS TRIP passes the form to DHS to initiate the Watch List Clearance
Procedure). This collection serves to distinguish individuals from an
actual individual on any watch list used by DHS, and it helps
streamline and expedite future check-in or border crossing experiences.
    DHS estimates completing the form, and gathering and submitting the
information will take approximately one hour. The annual respondent
population was derived from data compiled across all participating
components (TSA, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), US-VISIT, DHS Office of
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL), and the DHS Privacy Office).
Thus, the total estimated annual number of burden hours for passengers
seeking redress, based on an estimated 31,980 annual respondents, is
31,980 hours (31,980 x 1).

Use of Results

    The DHS TRIP office will use this information to conduct redress
procedures for individuals who believe they have been (1) denied or
delayed boarding, (2) denied or delayed entry into or departure from
the United States at a port of entry, or (3) identified for additional
screening at our Nation's transportation hubs, including airports,
seaports, train stations and land borders.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on December 28, 2006.
Lisa S. Dean,
Privacy Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-22611 Filed 1-4-07; 8:45 am]

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