Federal Register #TSA-2003-14610

TSA Extension of Information Collection for Security Threat Assessments for Hazardous Materials Endorsement Applicants

This opportunity concerns the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) extending its information collection for Security Threat Assessments (STA) for Hazardous Materials Endorsement (HME) applicants on Commercial Driver's Licenses. - Government Buyer: - Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security - Office: Information Technology, TSA11 - Scope of Collection: - Biometric and biographic data collected from HME applicants - Includes application processing, renewals, transfers, and customer satisfaction surveys - Approximately 238,520 drivers expected to respond annually - Products/Services Requested: - Security Threat Assessment service for HME applicants - No physical products or OEMs involved; this is an administrative information collection - Unique Requirements: - HME must be renewed every 5 years - TSA provides eligibility determinations within 2-3 weeks - Program supports compliance with section 1012 of the USA PATRIOT Act - Ongoing implementation of online renewal and multi-program enrollment - No OEMs or commercial vendors are specified, as this is not a procurement of goods or contracted services.

Description

This notice announces that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request (ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0027, to OMB for review and approval of extension of the currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The collection involves the submission of biometric and biographic information that TSA uses to verify identity and conduct a Security Threat Assessment (STA) for issuing a Hazardous Materials Endorsement to the Commercial Driver's License. The collection also includes a customer satisfaction survey. The information collected supports the implementation of section 1012 of the USA PATRIOT Act and is necessary for TSA to determine eligibility for the endorsement.

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