[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12321-12322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4735]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
[Docket No. TSA-2005-21866]
Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public
Collection of Information: Enhanced Security Procedures at Ronald
Reagan Washington National Airport
AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration (TSA), DHS.
ACTION: 60-day Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) invites
public comment on one currently approved Information Collection Request
(ICR), OMB control number 1652-0035, abstracted below, that we will
submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal in
compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR describes the
nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The
collection requires General Aviation (GA) aircraft operators who wish
to fly into and/or out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
(DCA) to designate a security coordinator and adopt a DCA Access
Standard Security Program (DASSP).
DATES: Send your comments by April 30, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed to [email protected] or delivered to
the TSA PRA Officer, Office of Information Technology (OIT), TSA-11,
Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 20598-6011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joanna Johnson at the above address,
or by telephone (571) 227-3651.
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. 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 No. 1652-0035; Enhanced Security Procedures at Ronald
Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), 49 CFR part 1562. TSA is
hereby requesting an extension of this information collection.
TSA requires General Aviation (GA) aircraft operators who wish to
fly into and/or out of DCA to designate a security coordinator and
adopt the DASSP. Once aircraft operators have complied with the DASSP
requirements, they may request a slot reservation from the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) and request a flight authorization from
TSA to fly into and out of DCA.
To receive authorization for a flight into or out of DCA, aircraft
operators must submit certain information to TSA so that TSA can
conduct name-based threat assessments on the crewmembers and
passengers, including armed security officers (ASOs) when required to
be onboard. The operator's last point of departure must be from a Fixed
Base Operator (FBO) that holds a TSA-approved DCA Access Fixed Based
Operator Standard Security Program (FBOSSP), located at an airport
designated by TSA (gateway airport). Before the aircraft departs the
gateway airport for DCA, the operator must inspect the aircraft and
screen the passengers, their carry-on property, and property carried in
the cargo hold.
For each passenger and crewmember onboard an aircraft that operates
into and/or out of DCA, the aircraft operator must submit the following
information: (1) Legal name, including first, middle, and last, any
applicable suffix, and any other names used; (2) current mailing
address, including residential address if different than current
mailing address; (3) date and place of birth; (4) Social Security
number (submission is voluntary, although recommended); (5) citizenship
status and date of naturalization, if the individual is a naturalized
citizen of the United States;
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and (6) alien registration number, if applicable. TSA uses this
information to perform a security threat assessment to determine
whether the individuals pose, or are suspected of posing, a security
threat.
TSA requires the following individuals to submit identifying
information and fingerprints for a Criminal History Records Check
(CHRC): Individuals designated as security coordinators, ASOs, and
flight crewmembers that operate GA aircraft into and out of DCA. For
flight crewmembers, TSA also uses this information to check FAA records
to determine whether the flight crewmember has a record of violation of
specified FAA safety regulations and to conduct CHRCs on flight
crewmembers who have not successfully undergone a CHRC with the
crewmember's current employer. As part of the threat assessment
process, TSA shares the information with the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI). In addition to providing fingerprints and
identifying information, ASOs must provide personal history information
as well as weapon qualification information.
Aircraft operators must provide TSA with the flight plan and
registration number of the aircraft that operates to or from DCA. This
information is shared with FAA for purposes of tracking and identifying
approved aircraft. TSA estimates a total of 4887 respondents annually.
The total number of annual burden hours is estimated to be 5546.74
hours per year (4887 respondents x 1.135 hours per respondent = 5546.74
hours annually).
Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on February 23, 2012.
Joanna Johnson,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2012-4735 Filed 2-28-12; 8:45 am]
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