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Written comments must be submitted 

and received by Monday, January 28, 

2019 to February, 28, 2019. Comments 

must be identified by Docket No. DHS– 

2018–0076 and may be submitted by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: HSAC@hq.dhs.gov. Include 

Docket No. DHS–2018–0076 in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Fax: (202) 282–9207. Include Mike 

Miron and the Docket No. DHS–2018– 

0076 in the subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Homeland Security Advisory 

Council, Attention Mike Miron, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Mailstop 0445, 245 Murray Lane SW, 

Washington, DC 20528. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the words ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security’’ and ‘‘DHS–2018– 

0076,’’ the docket number for this 

action. Comments received will be 

posted without alteration at http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read comments received by the Council, 

go to http://www.regulations.gov, search 

‘‘DHS–2018–0076,’’ ‘‘Open Docket 

Folder’’ and provide your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mike Miron at HSAC@hq.dhs.gov or at 

(202) 447–3135. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under Section 

10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (FACA), Public Law 92–463 (5 

U.S.C. Appendix), which requires each 

FACA committee meeting to be open to 

the public. 

The Council provides organizationally 

independent, strategic, timely, specific, 

actionable advice, and 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Homeland Security on matters related to 

homeland security. The Council is 

comprised of leaders of local law 

enforcement, first responders, Federal, 

State, and local government, the private 

sector, and academia. 

The agenda for the meeting is as 

follows: The Council will receive 

briefings from senior officials, and 

receive progress updates from the CBP 

Families and Children Care Panel, 

Countering Foreign Influence, Emerging 

Technologies, and the State, Local, 

Tribal, and Territorial Cybersecurity 

Subcommittees. 

Participation: Members of the public 

will be in listen-only mode. The public 

may register to participate in this 

Council teleconference via the following 

procedures. Each individual must 

provide his or her full legal name and 

email address no later than 5:00 p.m. 

EDT on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 to 

Mike Miron of the Council via email to 

HSAC@hq.dhs.gov or via phone at (202) 

447–3135. The conference call details 

will be provided to interested members 

of the public after the closing of the 

public registration period and prior to 

the start of the meeting. 

For information on services for 

individuals with disabilities, or to 

request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact Mike Miron at HSAC@

hq.dhs.gov or (202) 447–3135 as soon as 

possible. 

Information on Services for 

Individuals with Disabilities: For 

information on facilities or services for 

individuals with disabilities, or to 

request special assistance during the 

teleconference contact Mike Miron at 

(202) 447–3135. 

Mike Miron, 

Deputy Executive Director, Homeland 

Security Advisory Council, DHS. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27941 Filed 12–26–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Failure to Maintain and Carry Out 

Effective Security Measures—Notice to 

Passengers Transiting Ninoy Aquino 

International Airport, Pasay City, 

Republic of the Philippines 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice informs the public 

that the Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) has determined that 

Ninoy Aquino International Airport 

(MNL), Pasay City, Republic of the 

Philippines, does not maintain and 

carry out effective security measures 

that meet standards prescribed by the 

International Civil Aviation 

Organization (ICAO). Pursuant to this 

notice, all U.S. aircraft operators and 

foreign air carriers (and their agents) 

providing transportation between the 

United States and MNL are directed to 

provide written notice of this 

determination to any passenger 

purchasing a ticket for transportation 

between the United States and MNL in 

accordance with statutory requirements. 

DATES: Applicable December 26, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Bilello, Assistant 

Administrator, Strategic 

Communications and Public Affairs, 

TSA–4, Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA), 601 South 12th 

Street, Arlington, VA 20598–6004; 

telephone: (571) 227–2865; email: 

Michael.Bilello@tsa.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44907(a), the 

Secretary of Homeland Security is 

required to assess periodically the 

effectiveness of the security measures 

maintained by foreign airports that 

handle air carriers that serve the United 

States or that may pose a ‘‘high risk of 

introducing danger to international air 

travel.’’ If the Secretary initially 

determines that a foreign airport does 

not maintain and carry out effective 

security measures, the Secretary is 

required to ‘‘notify the appropriate 

authorities of the government of the 

foreign country of the decision and 

recommend the steps necessary to bring 

the security measures in use at the 

airport up to the standard used by the 

Secretary [of Homeland Security] in 

making the assessment.’’ 49 U.S.C. 

44907(c). 

Further, upon finding that an airport 

does not ‘‘maintain and carry out 

effective security measures, the 

Secretary must: (a) Publish the identity 

of the foreign airport in the Federal 

Register, (b) have the identity of the 

airport posted and displayed 

prominently at all U.S. airports at which 

scheduled air carrier operations are 

provided regularly, and (c) notify the 

news media of the identity of the 

airport. 49 U.S.C. 44907(d)(l)(A). In 

addition, the statute requires all air 

carriers providing transportation 

between the United States and the 

foreign airport in question to provide 

written notice of the determination, 

either on or with the ticket, to all 

passengers purchasing transportation 

between the United States and the 

airport. 49 U.S.C. 44907(d)(l)(B). 

Determination Regarding Security 

Measures 

On December 26, 2018, the Secretary 

of Homeland Security notified the 

Government of the Philippines that, 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44907, she had 

determined that MNL, Pasay City, 

Republic of the Philippines, does not 

maintain and carry out effective security 

measures in accordance with ICAO 

standards. This determination is based 

on TSA assessments that have found 

that security measures used at MNL do 

not meet the standards established by 

ICAO. 

DHS is issuing this notice pursuant to 

49 U.S.C. 44907(d)(1) to inform the 

public of this determination. Notice of 

this decision shall be displayed 

prominently in all U.S. airports with 


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regularly scheduled air carrier 

operations. Further, DHS will notify the 

news media of this determination. In 

addition, as a result of this 

determination, 49 U.S.C. 44907(d)(l)(B) 

requires that each United States and 

foreign air carrier (and their agents) 

providing transportation between the 

United States and MNL will provide 

written notice of DHS’s determination to 

each passenger buying a ticket for 

transportation between the United 

States and MNL. 

Dated: December 18, 2018. 

Kirstien M. Nielsen, 

Secretary of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27983 Filed 12–26–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

New Agency Information Collection 

Activity Under OMB Review: Law 

Enforcement Officers (LEOs) Flying 

Armed 

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration, DHS. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

the Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA) has forwarded the 

new Information Collection Request 

(ICR) abstracted below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The 

ICR describes the nature of the 

information collection and its expected 

burden. The collection involves 

gathering information from Federal, 

State, local, and tribal armed law 

enforcement officers (LEOs) who require 

specialized screening at the TSA 

checkpoint. 

DATES: Send your comments by January 

28, 2019. A comment to OMB is most 

effective if OMB receives it within 30 

days of publication. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, OMB. Comments should be 

addressed to Desk Officer, Department 

of Homeland Security/TSA, and sent via 

electronic mail to dhsdeskofficer@

omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer, 

Information Technology (IT), TSA–11, 

Transportation Security Administration, 

601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 

20598–6011; telephone (571) 227–2062; 

email TSAPRA@tsa.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 July 27, 2018, 83 FR 

35675. 

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. 

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 

Title: Law Enforcement Officers 

(LEOs) Flying Armed. 

Type of Request: New collection. 

OMB Control Number: 1652–XXXX. 

Form(s): TSA Form 413A, Checkpoint 

Sign-In Log. 

Affected Public: Federal, state, local, 

and tribal armed LEOs. 

Abstract: Under 49 CFR 1540.111(b), 

LEOs may carry a firearm or other 

weapons while in the performance of 

law enforcement duties at the airport. In 

addition, LEOs may fly armed if they 

meet the requirements of 49 CFR 

1544.219. TSA has established a 

specialized screening process for 

Federal, State, local, and tribal LEOs 

when they are flying armed. To 

document completion of TSA’s 

specialized screening process, LEOs 

who traverse a TSA checkpoint must 

complete TSA Form 413A, Checkpoint 

Sign-in Log. This process confirms, 

documents, and memorializes that LEOs 

have met the requirements of 49 CFR 

1544.219, presented themselves at the 

airport for specialized screening with 

authenticated credentials, and are flying 

armed to conduct or in furtherance of 

official law enforcement duties. 

Number of Respondents: 68,000. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An 

estimated 1,133 hours annually. 

Dated: December 18, 2018. 

Christina A. Walsh, 

TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, 

Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27942 Filed 12–26–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–6134–N–01] 

Section 8 Housing Assistance 

Payments Program-Annual Adjustment 

Factors, Fiscal Year 2019 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Policy Development and 

Research, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice of Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 

Annual Adjustment Factors (AAFs). 

SUMMARY: The United States Housing 

Act of 1937 requires that certain 

assistance contracts signed by owners 

participating in the Department’s 

Section 8 housing assistance payment 

programs provide annual adjustments to 

monthly rentals for units covered by the 

contracts. This notice announces FY 

2019 AAFs for adjustment of contract 

rents on the anniversary of those 

assistance contracts. The factors are 

based on a formula using residential 

rent and utility cost changes from the 

most recent annual Bureau of Labor 

Statistics Consumer Price Index (CPI) 

survey. Beginning with the FY 2014 

AAFs and continuing with these FY 

2019 AAFs, the Puerto Rico CPI is used 

in place of the South Region CPI for all 

areas in Puerto Rico. These factors are 

applied at the anniversary of Housing 

Assistance Payment (HAP) contracts for 

which rents are to be adjusted using the 

AAF for those calendar months 

commencing after the effective date of 

this notice. AAFs are distinct from, and 

do not apply to the same properties as, 

Operating Cost Adjustment Factors 

(OCAFs). OCAFs are annual factors used 

to adjust rents for project-based rental 

assistance contracts issued under 


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