[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35043-35044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13713]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
[Docket No. TSA-2011-0008]
Aviation Security Advisory Committee Charter Renewal and Request
for Applicants
AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.
ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of Charter Renewal and Request for
Applicants.
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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announces the
renewal of the charter for the Aviation Security Advisory Committee
(ASAC). The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined that the ASAC
is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the
performance of duties of TSA. This determination follows consultation
with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services
Administration, who is responsible for monitoring and reporting
executive branch compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA).
DATES: Submit applications for membership and comments by June 24,
2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit applications for membership as stated in the
Aviation Security Advisory Committee Charter Renewal section below.
Comments, identified by the TSA docket number to this action, may be
submitted to the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS), a government-
wide, electronic docket management system, using any one of the
following methods:
Electronically: You may submit comments through the Federal
eRulemaking portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail, In Person, or Fax: Address, hand-deliver, or fax your written
comments to the Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001; fax (202) 493-2251. The
Department of Transportation (DOT), which maintains and processes TSA's
official regulatory dockets, will scan the submission and post it to
FDMS.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for format and other information
about comment submissions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Walter, ASAC Designated Federal
Officer, Transportation Security Administration (TSA-28), 601 12th St.
South, Arlington, VA 20598-4028, [email protected], 571-227-2645.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
TSA invites feedback on this action by submitting written comments,
data or views. See ADDRESSES above for information on where to submit
comments.
Please identify the docket number at the beginning of your
comments. TSA encourages commenters to provide their names and
addresses. Please submit your comments and material by only one method.
If you submit comments by mail or delivery, submit them in an unbound
format, no larger than 8.5 by 11 inches, suitable for copying and
electronic filing.
TSA will file all comments to our docket address, as well as items
sent to the address or email under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, in
the public docket, except for comments containing confidential
information and sensitive security information (SSI).\1\ Should you
wish your personally identifiable information redacted prior to filing
in the docket, please so state. TSA will consider all comments that are
in the docket on or before the closing date for comments and will
consider comments filed late to the extent practicable. The docket is
available for public inspection before and after the comment closing
date.
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\1\ ``Sensitive Security Information'' or ``SSI'' is information
obtained or developed in the conduct of security activities, the
disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of
privacy, reveal trade secrets or privileged or confidential
information, or be detrimental to the security of transportation.
The protection of SSI is governed by 49 CFR part 1520.
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Handling of Confidential or Proprietary Information and Sensitive
Security Information (SSI) Submitted in Public Comments
Do not submit comments that include trade secrets, confidential
commercial or financial information, or SSI to the public regulatory
docket. Please submit such comments separately from other comments on
the action. Comments containing this type of information should be
appropriately marked as containing such information and submitted by
mail to the address listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
TSA will not place comments containing SSI in the public docket and
will handle them in accordance with applicable safeguards and
restrictions on access. TSA will hold documents containing SSI,
confidential business information, or trade secrets in a separate file
to which the public does not have access, and place a note in the
public docket explaining that commenters have submitted such documents.
TSA may include a redacted version of the comment in the public docket.
If an individual requests to examine or copy information that is not in
the public docket, TSA will treat it as any other request under the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552) and the Department of
Homeland Security's (DHS') FOIA regulation found in 6 CFR part 5.
Reviewing Comments in the Docket
Please be aware that anyone is able to search the electronic form
of all comments in any of our dockets by the name of the individual who
submitted the comment (or signed the comment, if an association,
business, labor union, etc., submitted the comment). You may review the
applicable Privacy Act Statement published in the Federal Register on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477), or you may visit http://DocketInfo.dot.gov.
You may review TSA's electronic public docket on the Internet at
http://www.regulations.gov. In addition, DOT's Docket Management
Facility provides a physical facility, staff, equipment, and assistance
to the public. To obtain assistance or to review comments in TSA's
public docket, you may visit this facility between 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m.,
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Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays, or call (202) 366-
9826. This docket operations facility is located in the West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12-140 at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC 20590.
Availability of Document
You can get an electronic copy using the Internet by--
(1) Searching the electronic Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) Web page at http://www.regulations.gov;
(2) Accessing the Government Printing Office's Web page at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html; or
(3) Visiting TSA's Security Regulations Web page at http://www.tsa.gov and accessing the link for ``Research Center'' at the top
of the page.
In addition, copies are available by writing or calling the
individual in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Make sure to
identify the docket number of this action.
Background
ASAC is a committee composed of private sector organizations that
was chartered in 1989 by the Federal Aviation Administration in the
wake of the crash and destruction of Pan American World Airways Flight
103 in 1988 over Lockerbie, Scotland by a terrorist bomb. On November
19, 2001, the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA) was
signed into law, which among other things established the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and transferred to it the
responsibility for civil aviation security. Accordingly, sponsorship of
ASAC was also transferred to TSA. Since that time TSA has taken steps
to focus the committee's efforts in directions that are relevant and
useful to TSA's post-September 11 mission.
The Aviation Security Advisory Committee Charter Renewal
The charter renewal and use of ASAC are determined to be in the
public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on
TSA by law as follows:
Name of Committee: Aviation Security Advisory Committee.
Purpose and Objective: ASAC is being renewed in accordance with the
provisions of FACA, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). ASAC's mission is
to examine areas of civil aviation security as tasked by TSA with the
aim of addressing current issues and/or developing recommendations for
improvements to civil aviation security methods, equipment, and
processes. The committee will provide advice and recommendations for
improving aviation security measures to the Administrator of TSA. The
committee will meet at least twice each year, usually in the
Washington, DC metropolitan area, but may meet more often as the need
arises.
Members are recommended for appointment by the Administrator of TSA
and appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of the
Homeland Security. Members serve at their own expense and receive no
salary, reimbursement of travel expenses or other compensation from the
Federal Government. TSA retains authority to review the participation
of any ASAC member and to recommend changes for cause at any time.
Balanced Membership Plans: The ASAC will be composed of individual
members representing private sector organizations of key constituencies
affected by aviation security requirements. The membership categories
are:
Victims of Terrorist Acts Against Aviation
Law Enforcement and Security Experts
Aviation Consumer Advocates
Airport Tenants and General Aviation
Airport Operators
Airline Management
Airline Labor
Aircraft and Security Equipment Manufacturers
Air Cargo
ASAC does not have a specific number of members allocated to any
membership category and the number of members in a category may change
to fit the needs of the Committee. However, all membership categories
will be represented. Members shall serve as representatives and speak
on behalf of their respective organizations and will not be appointed
as Special Government Employees as defined in 18 U.S.C. 202(a).
Membership Appointment Criteria: Individuals will be appointed
based on the following criteria: (1) Not registered as a Federal
Lobbyist per Presidential Memorandum--Lobbyists on Agency Boards and
Commissions, dated June 18, 2010, and has not served in such a role for
a two-year period prior to appointment; (2) background, experience, and
position support one of the membership categories (SEE Balanced
Membership Plans section); and (3) represent a significant portion of
the constituency within a membership category (SEE Balanced Membership
Plans section).
Duration: Continuing.
Responsible TSA Official: Dean Walter, ASAC Designated Federal
Officer, Transportation Security Administration (TSA-28), 601 South
12th St., Arlington, VA 20598-4028, [email protected], 571-227-2645.
Applying for Appointment: Qualified individuals interested in
serving on this committee are invited to apply to TSA. Please email
your resume to the Responsible TSA Official noted above by June 24,
2013. Applicants will be selected for appointment based on the criteria
stated in the Membership Appointment Criteria section above.
Dated: June 5, 2013.
John P. Sammon,
Assistant Administrator, Security Policy and Industry Engagement.
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