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6See 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). 

8Under 50 U.S.C. 4558(h)(8), the Sponsor 

generally must publish in the Federal Register prior 

notice of any meeting held to carry out a voluntary 

agreement or plan of action. However, when the 

Sponsor finds that the matters to be discussed at 

such meeting fall within the purview of matters 

described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), notice of the meeting 

may instead be published in the Federal Register 

within ten days of the date of the meeting. See 50 

U.S.C. 4558(h)(8). 

1 In July 2016, OMB approved TSA’s request to 

revise OMB Control Number 1652–0002, by 

including in it the recordkeeping requirements 

under OMB Control Number 1652–0006, 

Employment Standards, which also applies to 49 

CFR part 1542. This action combined two 

previously-approved ICRs into this single request to 

simplify TSA collections, increase transparency, 

and reduce duplication. 

(4) Identify additional Participants 

that should be a part of the Voluntary 

Agreement and Plan of Action. 

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 

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). The Sponsor of the Voluntary 

Agreement, the FEMA Administrator, 

found that these meetings to implement 

the Voluntary Agreement involved 

matters which fell within the purview of 

matters described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) 

and were therefore closed to the public.8

Specifically, the meetings to 

implement the Voluntary Agreement 

could 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 participation by 

the private sector and caused a 

substantial risk that sensitive 

information would be prematurely 

released to the public, resulting in 

participants withdrawing their support 

from the Voluntary Agreement and thus 

significantly frustrating 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 to pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(9)(B). 

Pete Gaynor, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

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BILLING CODE 9111–19–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

Intent To Request Extension From 

OMB of One Current Public Collection 

of Information: Airport Security 

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration, DHS. 

ACTION: 60-day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA) invites public 

comment on one currently approved 

Information Collection Request (ICR), 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) control number 1652–0002, 

abstracted below that we will submit to 

OMB for an extension in compliance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act 

(PRA). The ICR will describe the nature 

of the information collection and its 

expected burden. TSA airport security 

programs require airport operators to 

submit certain information to TSA, as 

well as to maintain and update records 

to ensure compliance with security 

provisions. 

DATES: Send your comments by 

February 22, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed 

to TSAPRA@dhs.gov or delivered to the 

TSA PRA Officer, Office of Information 

Technology (OIT), 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 

made 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 

OMB Control Number 1652–0002; 

Airport Security Part 1542. The 

information collection is used to 

determine compliance with 49 CFR part 

1542 1 and to ensure passenger safety 

and security by monitoring airport 

operator security procedures. The 

information collection and other 

recordkeeping requirements that 

currently fall under this OMB control 

number are associated with an airport 

operator’s compliance with TSA’s 

regulatory requirements, including the 

following: (1) Development of an 

Airport Security Program (ASP) and 

submission to TSA; (2) submission of 

ASP amendments to TSA when 

applicable; (3) collection of data 

necessary to complete a fingerprintbased criminal history records check 

(CHRC) for those individuals with 

unescorted access authority to a 

Security Identification Display Area 

(SIDA), and those with authority to 

authorize others to have unescorted 

access authority to a SIDA; (4) 

submission to TSA of identifying 

information about individuals to whom 

the airport operator has issued 

identification media, such as name, 

address, and country of birth, in order 

for TSA to conduct a Security Threat 

Assessment (STA); and (5) information 

collection and recordkeeping 

requirements associated with airport 

operator compliance with Security 

Directives (SDs) issued pursuant to the 

regulation as well as compliance with 

alternative measures to the requirements 

in these SDs. This regulation also 

requires covered airport operators to 

make their security programs and 


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associated records available for 

inspection and copying by TSA to verify 

compliance with transportation security 

regulations. 

TSA will continue to collect 

information to determine airport 

operator compliance with other 

requirements of 49 CFR part 1542. TSA 

estimates that there will be 

approximately 438 airport operator 

respondents to the information 

collection requirements described 

above, with a total annual burden 

estimate of approximately 1,893,351 

hours. 

Dated: December 17, 2020. 

Christina A. Walsh, 

TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, 

Information Technology. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0123] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Extension, Without Change, 

of a Currently Approved Collection: 

Application for Provisional Unlawful 

Presence Waiver of Inadmissibility 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) invites 

the general public and other Federal 

agencies to comment upon this 

proposed extension of a currently 

approved collection of information. In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the 

information collection notice is 

published in the Federal Register to 

obtain comments regarding the nature of 

the information collection, the 

categories of respondents, the estimated 

burden (i.e. the time, effort, and 

resources used by the respondents to 

respond), the estimated cost to the 

respondent, and the actual information 

collection instruments. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted for 60 days until 

February 22, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: All submissions received 

must include the OMB Control Number 

1615–0123 in the body of the letter, the 

agency name and Docket ID USCIS– 

2012–0003. Submit comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal website at 

https://www.regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2012–0003. 

USCIS is limiting communications for 

this Notice as a result of USCIS’ COVID– 

19 response actions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, 

Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Samantha Deshommes, Chief, telephone 

number (240) 721–3000 (This is not a 

toll-free number. Comments are not 

accepted via telephone message). Please 

note contact information provided here 

is solely for questions regarding this 

notice. It is not for individual case 

status inquiries. Applicants seeking 

information about the status of their 

individual cases can check Case Status 

Online, available at the USCIS website 

at https://www.uscis.gov, or call the 

USCIS Contact Center at 800–375–5283 

(TTY 800–767–1833). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments 

You may access the information 

collection instrument with instructions 

or additional information by visiting the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: 

https://www.regulations.gov and 

entering USCIS–2012–0003 in the 

search box. All submissions will be 

posted, without change, to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at https://

www.regulations.gov, and will include 

any personal information you provide. 

Therefore, submitting this information 

makes it public. You may wish to 

consider limiting the amount of 

personal information that you provide 

in any voluntary submission you make 

to DHS. DHS may withhold information 

provided in comments from public 

viewing that it determines may impact 

the privacy of an individual or is 

offensive. For additional information, 

please read the Privacy Act notice that 

is available via the link in the footer of 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

should address one or more of the 

following four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information 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 of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(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 through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Extension, Without Change, of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Application for Provisional Unlawful 

Presence Waiver of Inadmissibility. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: I–601A; 

USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. Section 212(a)(9)(B)(i)(I) 

and (II) of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act (INA or the Act) 

provides for the inadmissibility of 

certain individuals who have accrued 

unlawful presence in the United States. 

There is also a waiver provision 

incorporated into section 212(a)(9)(B)(v) 

of the Act, which allows the Secretary 

of Homeland Security to exercise 

discretion to waive the unlawful 

presence grounds of inadmissibility on 

a case by case basis. The information 

collected from an applicant on an 

Application for Provisional Unlawful 

Presence Waiver of Inadmissibility, 

Form I–601A, is necessary for U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

(USCIS) to determine not only whether 

the applicant meets the requirements to 

participate in the streamlined waiver 

process provided by regulation, but also 

whether the applicant is eligible to 

receive the provisional unlawful 

presence waiver. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: The estimated total number of 

respondents for the information 

collection I–601A is 63,000 and the 

estimated hour burden per response is 

1.5 hours. The estimated total number of 

respondents for the collection of 

biometrics is 63,000 and the estimated 

hour burden per response is 1.17 hours. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: The total estimated annual 

hour burden associated with this 

collection is 168,210 hours. 

(7) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in cost) associated with the 

collection: The estimated total annual 


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