50632 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 167 / Wednesday, August 27, 2008 / Notices 

2008. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to OMB Desk Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security, Office of the Chief 

Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy 

and Legislation Office, and sent via 

electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974. The Office of 

Management and Budget is particularly 

interested in comments regarding: 

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 submissions 

of responses. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

additional information is required 

contact: Acquisition Policy and 

Legislation Office, Attn: Patricia 

Corrigan for the Department of 

Homeland Security, Office of the Chief 

Procurement Officer, Room 3114, 

Washington, DC 20528. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), Office of the Chief Procurement 

Officer request renewal of an existing 

OMB Control Number for information 

requested from prospective contractors 

in response to agency-issued 

solicitations. The information requested 

is specific to each solicitation, and is 

required in order for DHS to properly 

evaluate offeror/bidder qualifications 

and capabilities in order to make 

informed decisions in awarding 

contracts. Information requested 

typically includes that related to 

offerors’ or bidders’ management 

approach, technical and pricing 

information, delivery and other 

pertinent information. This notice 

provides a request for renewal of OMB 

Control Number 1600–0005 previously 

granted in August 2005. 

Analysis 

Agency: Department of Homeland 

Security, Office of the Chief 

Procurement Officer, Acquisition Policy 

and Legislation Office. 

Title: Solicitation of Proposal 

Information for Award of Public 

Contracts. 

OMB Number: 1600–0005. 

Frequency: Once. 

Affected Public: Businesses and 

individuals. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

10,850. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 14 

hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 151,900 annual 

burden hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0.00. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $0.00. 

Richard Mangogna, 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–19891 Filed 8–26–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

[Docket Nos. TSA–2006–24191; Coast 

Guard–2006–24196] 

Transportation Worker Identification 

Credential (TWIC); Enrollment Date for 

the Port of Guam 

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration; United States Coast 

Guard; DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) through the 

Transportation Security Administration 

(TSA) issues this notice of the date for 

the beginning of the initial enrollment 

for the Transportation Worker 

Identification Credential (TWIC) for the 

Port of Guam. 

DATES: TWIC enrollment begins in 

Guam on September 4, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may view published 

documents and comments concerning 

the TWIC Final Rule, identified by the 

docket numbers of this notice, using any 

one of the following methods. 

(1) Searching the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) Web page 

at http://www.regulations.gov; 

(2) Accessing the Government 

Printing Office’s Web page at http:// 

www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html; or 

(3) Visiting TSA’s Security 

Regulations Web page at http:// 

www.tsa.gov and accessing the link for 

‘‘Research Center’’ at the top of the page. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Orgill, TSA–19, Transportation 

Security Administration, 601 South 

12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202–4220. 

Transportation Threat Assessment and 

Credentialing (TTAC), TWIC Program, 

(571) 227–4545; e-mail: 

credentialing@dhs.gov. 

Background 

The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), through the United 

States Coast Guard and the 

Transportation Security Administration 

(TSA), issued a joint final rule (72 FR 

3492; January 25, 2007) pursuant to the 

Maritime Transportation Security Act 

(MTSA), Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064 

(November 25, 2002), and the Security 

and Accountability for Every Port Act of 

2006 (SAFE Port Act), Pub. L. 109–347 

(October 13, 2006). This rule requires all 

credentialed merchant mariners and 

individuals with unescorted access to 

secure areas of a regulated facility or 

vessel to obtain a TWIC. In this final 

rule, on page 3510, TSA and Coast 

Guard stated that a phased enrollment 

approach based upon risk assessment 

and cost/benefit would be used to 

implement the program nationwide, and 

that TSA would publish a notice in the 

Federal Register indicating when 

enrollment at a specific location will 

begin and when it is expected to 

terminate. 

This notice provides the start date for 

TWIC initial enrollment at the Port of 

Guam on September 4, 2008. The Coast 

Guard will publish a separate notice in 

the Federal Register indicating when 

facilities within the Captain of the Port 

Zone Guam including those in the Port 

of Guam must comply with the portions 

of the final rule requiring TWIC to be 

used as an access control measure. That 

notice will be published at least 90 days 

before compliance is required. 

To obtain information on the preenrollment and enrollment process, and 

enrollment locations, visit TSA’s TWIC 

Web site at http://www.tsa.gov/twic. 

Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on August 

20, 2008. 

Rex Lovelady, 

Program Manager, TWIC, Office of 

Transportation Threat Assessment and 

Credentialing, Transportation Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–19806 Filed 8–26–08; 8:45 am] 

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