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 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.

Information Collection Requirement

OMB Control Number 1652-0063; Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) Reimbursement Request. TSA has authority to enter into agreements with airport operators to reimburse them for expenses incurred in the provision of LEOs to support screening at airport checkpoints. See49 U.S.C. 106(l) and (m) and 114(m). Consistent with these authorities, TSA created the LEO Reimbursement Program.

TSA requires participants in the LEO Reimbursement Program to record the details of all reimbursements sought. In order to provide for the orderly tracking of reimbursements, the LEO Reimbursement Program uses TSA Form 3503, LEO Reimbursement Request Invoice. The information collected includes, but is not limited to, information regarding the invoice, invoicing point of contact, banking and checkpoint log worksheet.

In 2024, TSA requested discontinuation of this collection due to the unavailability of funding to continue the LEO Reimbursement Program. See ICR Reference Number 202109-1652-0005. On April 30, 2026, however, Congress approved funding for the LEO Reimbursement Program as part of the Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (Pub. L. 119-86; 140 Stat. 773). TSA is now requesting the reinstatement of the collection, along with a revision.

The TSA Form 3503, LEO Reimbursement Request Invoice, is provided to participants upon the start of the agreement and is also available via request. Upon completion, participants submit the LEO Reimbursement Request form directly to the LEO Reimbursement Program via email, mail, or in person. Upon receipt, TSA reviews all request for reimbursement forms. The revision involves changes to Section I of the form, where TSA is replacing “DUNS” with “UEI,^[1] ” and in Section IV, where TSA will update links and contact numbers.

TSA estimates that there will be an average of 260 participant responses monthly, or 3,120 yearly. TSA estimates each respondent will spend approximately 1 hour to complete the request for reimbursement form, for a total annual hour burden of 3,120 hours.

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