[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24506-24507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9806]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Transportation Security Administration
[Docket No. TSA-2004-19515]
Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB
Review: Air Cargo Security Requirements
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 1652-0040,
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
comment period soliciting comments, of the following collection of
information on February 24, 2012, 77 FR 11145. TSA has not received any
comments. The collection of information that make up this ICR involve
five broad categories affecting airports, passenger aircraft operators,
foreign air carriers, indirect air carriers and all-cargo carriers
operating under a TSA-approved security program. These five categories
are: Security programs, security threat assessments (STAs), known
shipper data via the Known Shipper Management System (KSMS), cargo
screening reporting, and evidence of compliance recordkeeping.
DATES: Send your comments by May 24, 2012. 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
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395-6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Perkins, TSA Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) Officer, Office of Information Technology (OIT), TSA-11,
Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 20598-6011; telephone (571) 227-3398; email
TSAPRA@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 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: Air Cargo Security Requirements.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 1652-0040.
Forms(s): Aviation Security Known Shipper Verification Form,
Aircraft Operator or Air Carrier Reporting Template, Security Threat
Assessment Application, Aviation Security Known Shipper Verification
Form.
Affected Public: The collection of information that make up this
ICR involve regulated entities including airports, passenger aircraft
operators, foreign air carriers, indirect air carriers and all-cargo
carriers operating under a TSA-approved security program.
Abstract: TSA is seeking renewal of an expiring collection of
information. Congress set forth in the Aviation and Transportation
Security Act (ATSA), Pub. L. 107-71, two specific requirements for TSA
in the area of air cargo security: (1) To provide for screening of all
property, including U.S. mail, cargo, carry-on and checked baggage, and
other articles, that will be carried aboard a passenger aircraft; and
(2) to establish a system to screen, inspect, report, or otherwise
ensure the security of all cargo that is to be transported in all-cargo
aircraft as soon as practicable. In the Implementing Recommendations of
the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, Public Law
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110-53, Congress requires that 50 percent of cargo transported on
passenger aircraft is screened not later than February 2009, and 100
percent of such cargo is screened not later than August 2010.
TSA must proceed with this ICR for this program in order to
continue to meet the Congressional mandates and current regulations (49
CFR 1542.209, 1544.205, 1546.205, and part 1548) that enable them to
accept, screen, and transport air cargo. The uninterrupted collection
of this information will allow TSA to continue to ensure implementation
of these vital security measures for the protection of the traveling
public.
This information collection requires the ``regulated entities,''
who may include passenger and all-cargo aircraft operators, foreign air
carriers, and indirect air carriers (IACs), to implement a standard
security program or to submit modifications to TSA for approval, and
update such programs as necessary. The regulated entities must also
collect personal information and submit such information to TSA so that
TSA may conduct security threat assessments (STAs) for individuals with
unescorted access to cargo, and any individual who has responsibility
for screening cargo under 49 CFR parts 1544, 1546, or 1548. Aircraft
operators and foreign air carriers must report the volume of accepted
and screened cargo transported on passenger aircraft. Further, TSA will
collect identifying information for both companies and individuals whom
aircraft operators, foreign air carriers, and IACs have qualified to
ship cargo on passenger aircraft. This information is primarily
collected electronically via the Known Shipper Management System
(KSMS). Whenever the information cannot be entered into KSMS, the
regulated entity must conduct a physical visit of the shipper using the
Aviation Security Known Shipper Verification Form and subsequently
enter that information into KSMS. These regulated entities must also
maintain records pertaining to security programs, training, and
compliance. The forms used in this collection of information include
the Aviation Security Known Shipper Verification Form, Cargo Reporting
Template, and the Security Threat Assessment Application.
Number of Respondents: 4,890.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 73,567 hours.
Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on April 19, 2012.
Susan Perkins,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2012-9806 Filed 4-23-12; 8:45 am]
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