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a major disaster exists in the State of 

California. 

In order to provide Federal assistance, you 

are hereby authorized to allocate from funds 

available for these purposes such amounts as 

you find necessary for Federal disaster 

assistance and administrative expenses. 

You are authorized to provide assistance 

for debris removal and emergency protective 

measures (Categories A and B) under the 

Public Assistance program in the designated 

areas, Hazard Mitigation throughout the 

State, and any other forms of assistance 

under the Stafford Act that you deem 

appropriate subject to completion of 

Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDAs). 

Direct Federal assistance is authorized. 

Consistent with the requirement that 

Federal assistance be supplemental, any 

Federal funds provided under the Stafford 

Act for Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 

75 percent of the total eligible costs. Federal 

funds provided under the Stafford Act for 

Public Assistance also will be limited to 75 

percent of the total eligible costs, with the 

exception of projects that meet the eligibility 

criteria for a higher Federal cost-sharing 

percentage under the Public Assistance 

Alternative Procedures Pilot Program for 

Debris Removal implemented pursuant to 

section 428 of the Stafford Act. 

Further, you are authorized to make 

changes to this declaration for the approved 

assistance to the extent allowable under the 

Stafford Act. 

The Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that 

pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Administrator, under Executive Order 

12148, as amended, William Roche, of 

FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal 

Coordinating Officer for this major 

disaster. 

The following areas of the State of 

California have been designated as 

adversely affected by this major disaster: 

Butte, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, 

Sonoma, and Yuba Counties for debris 

removal and emergency protective measures 

(Categories A and B), including direct federal 

assistance, under the Public Assistance 

program. 

All areas within the State of California are 

eligible for assistance under the Hazard 

Mitigation Grant Program. 

The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 

97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 

97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 

97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to 

Individuals and Households In Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, 

Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— 

Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals 

and Households; 97.050, Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals 

and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, 

Disaster Grants—Public Assistance 

(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, 

Hazard Mitigation Grant. 

Brock Long, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

Revision of Agency Information 

Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 

TSA Pre✓® Application Program 

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration, DHS. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

the Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA) has forwarded the 

Information Collection Request (ICR), 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) control number 1652–0059, 

abstracted below to OMB for review and 

approval of a revision of the currently 

approved collection under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The 

ICR describes the nature of the 

information collection and its expected 

burden. TSA published a Federal 

Register notice, with a 60-day comment 

period soliciting comments, of the 

following collection of information on 

May 4, 2017. The collection involves the 

submission of biographic and biometric 

information by individuals seeking to 

enroll in the TSA Pre✓® Application 

Program, as well as an optional 

customer satisfaction survey. 

DATES: Send your comments by 

December 1, 2017. 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, 

Office of Information Technology (OIT), 

TSA–11, Transportation Security 

Administration, 601 South 12th Street, 

Arlington, VA 20598–6011; telephone 

(571) 227–2062; email TSAPRA@

tsa.dhs.gov. 

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 

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 (EO) 13771, Reducing 

Regulation and Controlling Regulatory 

Costs, and EO 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: TSA Pre✓® Application 

Program. 

Type of Request: Revision of currently 

approved collection. 

OMB Control Number: 1652–0059. 

Form(s): NA. 

Affected Public: Air Travelers. 

Abstract: The Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA) implemented the 

TSA Pre✓® Application Program 

pursuant to its authority under sec. 

109(a)(3) of the Aviation and 

Transportation Security Act (ATSA), 

Public Law 107–71 (115 Stat. 597, 613, 

Nov. 19, 2001, codified at 49 U.S.C. 114 

note), which authorizes TSA to establish 

registered traveler programs, as well as 

section 540 of the DHS Appropriations 

Act, 2006, Public Law 109–90 (119 Stat. 

2064, 2088–89, Oct. 18, 2005), which 

requires TSA to collect a fee for any 

registered traveler program by 

publication of a notice in the Federal 

Register. 

The TSA Pre✓® Application Program 

enhances aviation security by 


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1Passengers who are eligible for expedited 

screening through a dedicated TSA Pre✓® lane 

typically will receive more limited physical 

screening, e.g., will be able to leave on their shoes, 

light outerwear, and belt, to keep their laptop in its 

case, and to keep their 3–1–1 compliant liquids/gels 

bag in a carry-on. For airports with TSA Pre✓®

lanes, see https://www.tsa.gov/precheck/map. 

2TSA updated the annual estimates for the 

respondents and burden hours since the submission 

of the 60-day notice, which indicated respondents 

of 2,497,903 and burden hours of 4,717,413. 

permitting TSA to better focus its 

limited security resources on passengers 

who are more likely to pose a threat to 

civil aviation, while also facilitating and 

improving the commercial aviation 

travel experience for the public. 

Travelers who choose not to enroll in 

this initiative are not subject to any 

limitations on their travel because of 

their choice; they will be processed 

through normal TSA screening before 

entering the sterile areas of airports. 

TSA also retains the authority to 

perform standard or other screening on 

a random basis on TSA Pre✓®

Application Program participants and 

any other travelers authorized to receive 

expedited physical screening. 

Under the TSA Pre✓® Application 

Program, individuals submit biographic 

(including, but not limited to, name, 

date of birth, gender, prior and current 

addresses, contact information, country 

of birth, images of identity documents, 

proof of citizenship/immigration status) 

and biometric (such as fingerprints, iris 

scans, or facial images) information to 

TSA’s enrollment contractor. The 

enrollment contractor transmits this 

data via secure interface to TSA, which 

uses the information to conduct a 

security threat assessment (STA) based 

on checks of law enforcement, 

citizenship/immigration, regulatory 

violation, and intelligence databases, 

including a criminal history records 

check. TSA also uses the information 

submitted for identity verification 

during enrollment. The results are used 

by TSA to determine whether an 

individual poses a low risk to 

transportation or national security 

justifying eligibility for TSA Pre✓®. 

TSA makes the final determination on 

eligibility for the TSA Pre✓®

Application Program and notifies the 

applicant of the decision. On average, 

applicants receive notification from 

TSA within two to three weeks of the 

submission of their completed 

applications. Approved applicants are 

issued a Known Traveler Number (KTN) 

that is used for multiple purposes. 

Airline passengers who submit their 

KTN when making airline reservations 

may be eligible for expedited screening 

on flights originating from U.S. airports 

with TSA Pre✓® lanes.1 TSA uses the 

traveler’s KTN and other information 

during passenger pre-screening to verify 

that the individual traveling matches 

the information on TSA’s list of known 

travelers and to confirm TSA Pre✓®

expedited screening eligibility. TSA will 

also use the information collected, or 

verify the KTN and KTN-holder 

information, to determine a KTN 

holder’s eligibility for other programs, 

such as potential eligibility for a 

reduced fee for another vetting program 

or participation in other DHS Trusted 

Traveler programs. TSA also will use 

the information submitted for identity 

verification at airport security 

checkpoints. 

Eligibility for the TSA Pre✓®

Application Program is within the sole 

discretion of TSA, which provides 

written notification to applicants denied 

eligibility, including reasons for the 

denial. Applicants initially deemed 

ineligible have an opportunity to correct 

cases of misidentification or inaccurate 

criminal or citizenship/immigration 

records. For example, if advised during 

the application eligibility review 

process that the criminal record 

discloses a disqualifying criminal 

offense, the applicant has 60 days from 

the date of the denial letter to submit 

written notification of an intent to 

correct any information he or she 

believes to be inaccurate. The applicant 

must also provide a certified, revised 

record, or the appropriate court must 

forward a certified true copy of the 

information. TSA will review any 

information submitted and make a final 

decision. If neither notification nor a 

corrected record is received by TSA, the 

agency may make a final determination 

to deny eligibility. Individuals ineligible 

for the TSA Pre✓® Application Program 

are screened at airport security 

checkpoints pursuant to standard 

screening protocols. 

TSA invites all TSA Pre✓® applicants 

to complete an optional survey to gather 

information on the applicants’ overall 

customer satisfaction with the service 

received at the enrollment center. The 

optional survey is administered at the 

end of the enrollment service. TSA will 

use the information to determine 

whether any trends exist regarding 

customer service at a particular 

enrollment center, for potential 

customer utility and potential frequency 

of KTN usage for the overall program or 

particular application enrollment 

activity, and to take steps to improve 

service. 

In June and July 2017, TSA launched 

a proof of concept initiative at 

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International 

Airport and Denver International 

Airport to determine whether 

fingerprints from TSA Pre✓®

Application Program applicants, who 

volunteered to participate in the proof 

of concept, could be used for identity 

verification at airport security 

checkpoints. TSA is using the 

operational throughput information 

from this proof of concept to determine 

how to implement optimally the use of 

biometrics collected during enrollment 

(fingerprints, iris, and/or facial image) 

for identity verification at airport 

checkpoints. TSA intends to continue to 

expand on the use of biometrics for 

identity verification at the time of travel. 

TSA is seeking a revision to the 

currently approved request to allow for 

the collection of additional biometrics, 

particularly facial images but may 

include other biometrics such as iris, 

from TSA Pre✓® Application Program 

applicants. Currently, TSA collects 

fingerprints from these applicants, 

which are used for, among other things, 

criminal history records checks. The 

regular collection of biometrics, such as 

facial images, will provide TSA with the 

ability to use those biometrics for 

identity verification at TSA 

checkpoints, potentially eliminating the 

need to show identity documents and 

improving both security and the 

customer experience. 

In addition, the TSA Pre✓®

Application Program will begin 

accepting renewals in December 2018 

for individuals whose five-year 

eligibility is expiring. To reduce 

applicant burden, TSA will allow most 

existing Program applicants to complete 

their renewal online rather than 

requiring the applicant to appear in 

person at an enrollment center. Certain 

individuals (e.g., applicants who have 

changed their name, applicants with 

low quality fingerprints, etc.) will 

receive notification during the online 

renewal process that they are required 

to conduct in-person re-enrollment, and 

other applicants may wish to renew 

their enrollment in-person. TSA will 

continue to store biographic and 

biometric data submitted during initial 

enrollment, as described above, plus 

any new data collected when 

individuals apply for renewal, and will 

utilize these data to conduct a new STA. 

Average Annual Number of 

Respondents: An estimated 2,503,105 

annualized respondent-enrollments over 

a three-year period. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An 

estimated 4,150,473 annualized hours 

based on a three-year projection.2 This 

estimate includes the time for preenrollment, all aspects of enrollment 

(including a voluntary customer 


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3The cost burden in the 60-day Notice was 

incorrectly based on the hourly cost accounting for 

applicants’ lost wages. The 30-day Notice corrects 

this to show the cost burden based instead on the 

application fee, post-enrollment biometric 

submission fee, and cost burden for corrections of 

record. 

1TSA updated the annual estimates for the 

respondents and burden hours since the submission 

of the 60-day notice, which indicated respondents 

of 5,600 and burden hours of 467. 

satisfaction survey), and correction of 

records if needed. 

Estimated Cost Burden: A 

$231,537,857 annualized cost burden 

based on a three-year projection.3 The 

TSA fee per respondent for those who 

apply for the program directly with TSA 

will remain $85, which covers TSA’s 

program costs and the FBI fee for the 

criminal history records check. 

Dated: October 27, 2017. 

Christina Walsh, 

TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office 

of Information Technology. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

New Agency Information Collection 

Activity Under OMB Review: Military 

Severely Injured Joint Support 

Operations Center (MSIJSOC) and 

Travel Protocol Office (TPO) Programs 

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. On July 18, 2017, TSA 

published a Federal Register notice, 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments, of the following collection of 

information. The collection involves the 

submission of travel information to TSA 

to provide wounded warriors, severely 

injured military personnel, and certain 

other travelers with assistance through 

the airport security screening process. 

DATES: Send your comments by 

December 1, 2017. 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, 

Office of Information Technology (OIT), 

TSA–11, Transportation Security 

Administration, 601 South 12th Street, 

Arlington, VA 20598–6011; telephone 

(571) 227–2062; email TSAPRA@

tsa.dhs.gov. 

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 

Title: Military Severely Injured Joint 

Support Operations Center (MSIJSOC) 

and Travel Protocol Office (TPO) 

Programs. 

Type of Request: New collection. 

OMB Control Number: 1652–XXXX. 

Form(s): TSA Form 412, Travel 

Support Request and TSA Form 417, 

Screening Assistance Request. 

Affected Public: Wounded warriors, 

severely injured military personnel, 

foreign dignitaries, accredited 

Ambassadors to the United States, and 

other travelers requiring an escort 

through the airport security screening 

process. 

Abstract: Under the Aviation and 

Transportation Security Act (ATSA), 

TSA is responsible for security in all 

modes of transportation including 

screening operations for passenger air 

transportation and for carrying out such 

other duties relating to the 

transportation security as it considers 

appropriate. See sec. 101(a) of ATSA 

(Pub. L. 107–71, 115 Stat. 597 

(November 19, 2001) (codified at 49 

U.S.C. 114). The Helping Heroes Fly Act 

directs TSA to develop and implement 

a process to support and facilitate the 

ease of travel and, to the extent possible, 

provide expedited passenger screening 

services for severely injured or disabled 

members of the Armed Forces and 

severely injured or disabled veterans 

through passenger screening. See sec. 2 

of the Helping Heroes Fly Act (Pub. L. 

113–27, 127 Stat. 503 (Aug. 9, 2013) 

(codified at 49 U.S.C. 44927). Based on 

these requirements, TSA established the 

MSIJSOC and TPO programs to support 

and facilitate the movement of wounded 

warriors, severely injured military 

personnel, veterans, and other travelers 

requiring an escort through the airport 

security screening process. 

To implement the MSIJSCO and TPO 

programs, TSA must collect the 

passenger’s name, flight itinerary 

(scheduled flight departure and arrival 

information), and contact information to 

successfully facilitate movements 

through the screening process at U.S. 

airports and its territories. TSA shares 

this information with airports on the 

passenger’s itinerary to coordinate 

efforts, to synchronize seamless 

transitions with the affected parties, and 

protect security operations. 

Number of Respondents: 14,934.1

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An 

estimated 1,245 hours annually. 

Dated: October 27, 2017. 

Christina A. Walsh, 

TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office 

of Information Technology. 

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