80 FR 41051 - Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Maryland Three Airports: Enhanced Security Procedures for Operations at Certain Airports in the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area Flight Restricted Zone

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 134 (July 14, 2015)

This notice announces that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request (ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0029, abstracted below to OMB for review and approval of an extension 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 period soliciting comments, of the following collection of information on April 7, 2015, 80 FR 18643. This collection requires individuals to successfully complete a security threat assessment (1) to operate an aircraft to or from the three Maryland airports (Maryland Three Airports) that are located within the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area Flight Restricted Zone (FRZ), or (2) to serve as an airport security coordinator at one of the three airports.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 134 (Tuesday, July 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 41051]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17183]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2005-20118]


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Maryland Three Airports: Enhanced Security Procedures for 
Operations at Certain Airports in the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area 
Flight Restricted Zone

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: 30-day notice.

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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 1652-0029, 
abstracted below to OMB for review and approval of an extension 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 
period soliciting comments, of the following collection of information 
on April 7, 2015, 80 FR 18643. This collection requires individuals to 
successfully complete a security threat assessment (1) to operate an 
aircraft to or from the three Maryland airports (Maryland Three 
Airports) that are located within the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area 
Flight Restricted Zone (FRZ), or (2) to serve as an airport security 
coordinator at one of the three airports.

DATES: Send your comments by August 13, 2015. 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 
[email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-6974.

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 [email protected].

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 is available 
at http://www.reginfo.gov. 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.

Information Collection Requirement

    Title: Maryland Three Airports: Enhanced Security Procedures for 
Operations at Certain Airports in the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area 
Flight Restricted Zone.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0029.
    Forms(s): TSA Form No. 418, MD-3 PIN Application.
    Affected Public: Maryland Three airports and pilots operating an 
aircraft to or from one of the three Maryland airports, and airport 
employees who serve as an airport security coordinator at one of these 
three airports.
    Abstract: 49 CFR part 1562 sets forth security measures that apply 
to flight operations at the Maryland Three airports (College Park 
Airport, Potomac Airfield, and Washington Executive/Hyde Field). TSA 
requires pilots who fly to or from, including flight operations between 
the Maryland Three airports, or airport employees who serve as security 
coordinators at one of these airports, to submit personal information 
and fingerprints. TSA will use the information and fingerprints to 
conduct a security threat assessment. A successful security threat 
assessment is required for a pilot to fly to or from the Maryland Three 
airports, or for an airport employee to serve as a security coordinator 
at one of these airports.
    Number of Respondents: 312.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 4,290 \1\ hours 
annually.
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    \1\ TSA overestimated the burden reported in the 60-day notice, 
28,080 annual hours. Current data indicates the estimated annual 
burden hours is 4,290.

    Dated: July 7, 2015.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2015-17183 Filed 7-13-15; 8:45 am]
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