[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25187-25188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10133]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
[Docket No. TSA-2009-0018]
Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB
Review: Certified Cargo Screening Program
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 1652-0053,
abstracted below to OMB for renewal in compliance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. 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 11146,
and TSA received no comments. The collections include: (1) Applications
from entities that wish to become Certified Cargo Screening Facilities
(CCSFs); (2) personal information to allow TSA to conduct security
threat assessments on key individuals employed by the CCSFs; (3)
implementation of a standard security program or submission of a
proposed modified security program; (4) information on the amount of
cargo screened; (5) recordkeeping requirements for CCSFs, and any other
requests for information relating to cargo screening required to meet
the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (9/
11 Act) and the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA)
mandates. TSA is seeking the renewal of the ICR for the continuation of
the program in order to secure passenger aircraft transporting cargo as
required in the 9/11 Act.
DATES: Send your comments by May 29, 2012. A comment to OMB is most
effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed or delivered to Susan Perkins, PRA
Officer, Office of Information Technology, TSA-11, Transportation
Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-
6011. Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the
proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. 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, Office of Information
Technology, TSA-11, Transportation Security Administration, 601 South
12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6011; telephone (571) 227-3398 or
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: Certified Cargo Screening Program.
Type of Request: Renewal of one currently approved ICR.
OMB Control Number: 1652-0053.
Forms(s): The forms used for this collection of information include
the CCSF Facility Profile Application (TSA Form 419B), CCSF Principal
Attestation (TSA Form 419D), Security Profile (TSA Form 419E), Security
Threat Assessment Application (TSA Form 419F), Aviation Security Known
Shipper Verification (TSA Form 419H), CCSF Indirect Air Carrier
Reporting Template, CCSF Shipper Reporting Template, and the CCSF
Independent Cargo Screening Facility Reporting Template.
Affected Public: The collections of information that make up this
ICR involve entities other than aircraft operators and include
facilties upstream
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in the air cargo supply chain, such as shippers, manufacturers,
warehousing entities, distributors, third party logistics companies,
and indirect air carriers located in the United States.
Abstract: TSA is seeking continued approval from OMB for the
collections of information contained in the ICR. Congress identified
specific requirements for TSA in the area of air cargo security in the
ATSA (Pub. L. 107-71, 115 Stat. 597, Nov. 19, 2002): (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 on passenger aircraft as soon as practicable. In the 9/11
Act (Pub. L. 110-53, 121 Stat. 266, Aug. 3, 2007), Congress requires
that 50 percent of cargo transported on passenger aircraft be screened
not later than February 2009, and 100 percent of such cargo be screened
not later than August 2010. TSA issued an interim final rule on
September 16, 2009, 74 FR 47672, amending title 49 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) to implement this statutory requirement. On
August 18, 2011, TSA issued the Air Cargo Screening final rule (76 FR
51848) which removed all requirements regarding validators and
validation firms in part 1522, and the requirement that aircraft
operators become CCSFs to screen cargo off airport.
TSA must proceed with the ICR for this program in order to meet the
Congressional mandates, and current and new regulations (49 CFR
1542.209, 1544.205, 1546.205, parts 1548 and 1549) that enable entities
involved in air cargo 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.
TSA will certify qualified facilities as CCSFs. Companies seeking
to become CCSFs are required to submit an application to TSA at least
90 days before the intended date of operation. Prior to certification,
the CCSF must also submit to an assessment of their facility by TSA.
TSA will allow the regulated entity to operate as a CCSF in accordance
with a TSA-approved security program. The regulated entities must also
collect personal information and submit such information to TSA so that
TSA may conduct security threat assessments for individuals with
unescorted access to cargo, and who have responsibility for screening
cargo under 49 CFR parts 1544, 1546, 1548, and 1549. CCSFs must provide
information on the amount of cargo screened and other cargo screening
metrics at an approved facility. CCSFs must also maintain screening,
training, and other security-related records of compliance.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 967.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 143,768 hours annually.
Dated: Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on April 23, 2012.
Susan Perkins,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
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