80 FR 79066 - Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Airport Security

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 243 (December 18, 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 1652-0002, abstracted below to OMB for review and approval of a revision of the currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). TSA is combining two previously-approved ICRs (1652-0002 and 1652-0006, Employment Standards) into this single request to simplify TSA collections, increase transparency, and reduce duplication.\1\ 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 September 1, 2015, 80 FR 52778. The collection involves implementing certain provisions of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act and 49 U.S.C. chapter 449 that relate to providing for the safety and security of persons and property on an aircraft operating in air transportation or intrastate air transportation against an act of criminal violence, aircraft piracy, and the introduction of an unauthorized weapon, explosive, or incendiary onto an aircraft. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 243 (Friday, December 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79066-79067]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31913]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB 
Review: Airport Security

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 1652-0002, 
abstracted below to OMB for review and approval of a revision of the 
currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 
TSA is combining two previously-approved ICRs (1652-0002 and 1652-0006, 
Employment Standards) into this single request to simplify TSA 
collections, increase transparency, and reduce duplication.\1\ 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 September 1, 2015, 80 FR 52778. The collection involves implementing 
certain provisions of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act and 
49 U.S.C. chapter 449 that relate to providing for the safety and 
security of persons and property on an aircraft operating in air 
transportation or intrastate air transportation against an act of 
criminal violence, aircraft piracy, and the introduction of an 
unauthorized weapon, explosive, or incendiary onto an aircraft.
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    \1\ After the publication of the 60 day notice, TSA decided to 
include in OMB control number 1652-0002, Airport Security, 49 CFR 
part 1542, the recordkeeping requirements under OMB Control Number 
1652-0006 Employment Standards, which apply to 49 CFR part 1542. 
This would reduce duplication and combine information collected 
under the same statute, 49 CFR part 1542. Upon OMB approval of this 
revision, TSA intends to discontinue OMB Control Number 1652-0006 
Employment Standards.

DATES: Send your comments by January 19, 2016. A comment to OMB is most 
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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

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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

    Title: Airport Security, 49 CFR part 1542.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0002.
    Forms(s): NA.
    Affected Public: Airport operators regulated under 49 CFR part 
1542.
    Abstract: TSA is seeking to revise its OMB control number 1652-
0002, Airport Security, 49 CFR part 1542 to include the recordkeeping 
requirements under OMB control number 1652-0006, Employment Standards. 
The information collection is used to determine compliance with 49 CFR 
part 1542 and to ensure passenger safety and security by verifying 
airport operator compliance with security procedures. The following 
information collections and other recordkeeping requirements with which 
respondent airport operators must comply also fall under this OMB 
control number: (1) Development of an Airport Security Program (ASP), 
submission to TSA, and ASP implementation; (2) as applicable, 
development of ASP amendments, submission to TSA, and implementation; 
(3) collection of data necessary to complete a criminal history records 
check (CHRC) for those individuals with unescorted access to a Security 
Identification Display Area (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); 
(5) recordkeeping requirements associated with records required for 
compliance with the regulation, and for compliance with Security 
Directives (SDs); and (6) watch list matching of individuals subject to 
TSA's regulatory requirements against government watch lists.
    This information collection is mandatory for airport operators. As 
part of their security programs, affected airport operators are 
required to maintain and update, as necessary, records of compliance 
with the security program provisions set forth in 49 CFR part 1542. 
This regulation also requires affected airport operators to make their 
security programs and associated records available for inspection and 
copying by TSA to verify compliance with transportation security 
regulations.
    Number of Respondents: 438.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 1,657,102 hours 
annually.

    Dated: December 9, 2015.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
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