[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70198-70199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27781]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB
Review: Flight Crew Self-Defense Training--Registration and Evaluation
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 1652-0028,
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 September 9, 2014, 79 FR 53438.
Upon registering for a voluntary advanced self-defense training
class provided by TSA, the collection process involves requesting the
name, contact information, airline employee number, and Social Security
number (last four digits) from flight and cabin crew members of air
carriers to verify employment status and to confirm eligibility to
participate. Eligible training participants are flight and cabin crew
members of a U.S. airline conducting scheduled passenger operations. On
attending class in person, crew members are asked to show a second form
of identification to confirm registration information. Additionally,
each participant is asked to complete a voluntary course evaluation
form after the training concludes.
DATES: Send your comments by December 26, 2014. 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
[email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer,
Office of Information Technology (OIT), TSA-11, Transportation Security
Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6011;
telephone (571) 227-2062; email [email protected].
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: Flight Crew Self-Defense Training--Registration and
Evaluation.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 1652-0028.
Forms(s): ``Web enabled Registration Form''; ``Level 1 End-of-
Course Evaluation''.
Affected Public: Flight and cabin crewmembers on passenger and
cargo flights.
Abstract: TSA is seeking to renew the ICR, currently approved under
OMB number 1652-0028, to continue compliance with a statutory mandate.
Specifically, under Section 603 of Vision 100--Century of Aviation
Reauthorization Act (Pub. L. 108-176, 117 Stat. 2490, 2563, Dec. 12,
2003), TSA must develop and provide a voluntary advanced self-defense
training program for flight and cabin crew members of air carriers
providing scheduled passenger air transportation. See 49 U.S.C.
44918(b).
TSA requests this renewal so that TSA may collect limited
biographical information from flight and cabin crew members to continue
to confirm their eligibility to participate in this training program
and to confirm their attendance. TSA confirms the eligibility of the
participant by contacting the participant's employer, and confirms
attendance by comparing the registration information against a sign-in
sheet provided in the classroom. TSA also asks participants to complete
an anonymous and voluntary evaluation form after participation in the
training to assess the quality of the training.
Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 250 hours annually.
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Dated: November 19, 2014.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2014-27781 Filed 11-24-14; 8:45 am]
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