[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52778-52779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21694]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public
Collection of Information: Airport Security
AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, 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), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0002,
abstracted below that we will submit to OMB for renewal in compliance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes the nature of
the information collection and its expected burden. TSA-required
airport security programs require airport operators to maintain and
update records to ensure compliance with security provisions outlined
in 49 CFR part 1542.
DATES: Send your comments by November 2, 2015.
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: Christina A. Walsh at the above
address, or by telephone (571) 227-2062.
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
OMB Control Number 1652-0002; Airport Security, 49 CFR part 1542.
TSA is seeking to renew its OMB control number 1652-0002, Airport
Security, 49 CFR part 1542. The information collection is used to
determine compliance with 49 CFR part 1542 and to ensure passenger
safety and security by monitoring airport operator security procedures.
The following information collections and other recordkeeping
requirements with which respondent airport operators must comply fall
under this OMB control number: (1) Development of an Airport Security
Program (ASP) and submission to TSA; (2) submission of ASP amendments
to TSA when applicable; (3) collection of data necessary to complete a
criminal
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history records check (CHRC) for those individuals with access to a
Security Identification Display Area (SIDA); (4) submission to TSA of
identifying information about individuals to whom the airport operator
has issued identification media, such as name, address, and country of
birth, in order for TSA to conduct a Security Threat Assessment (STA);
and (5) recordkeeping requirements associated with records required for
compliance with the regulation, and for compliance with Security
Directives (SDs).
This information collection is mandatory for airport operators. As
part of their security programs, affected airport operators are
required to maintain and update, as necessary, records of compliance
with the security program provisions set forth in 49 CFR part 1542.
This regulation also requires affected airport operators to make their
security programs and associated records available for inspection and
copying by TSA to verify compliance with transportation security
regulations.
As required by 49 CFR part 1542, airport operators must ensure that
individuals seeking unescorted access authority submit information for
and receive a CHRC, as well as submit information so that TSA can
conduct an STA. As part of this process, the individual must provide
identifying information, including fingerprints. Additionally, airport
operators must maintain these records and make them available to TSA
for inspection and copying upon request.
TSA will continue to collect information to determine airport
operator compliance with other requirements of 49 CFR part 1542. TSA
estimates that there will be approximately 438 airport operator
respondents to the information collection requirements described above,
with a total annual burden estimate of approximately 1,607,260 hours.
Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on August 24, 2015.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2015-21694 Filed 8-31-15; 8:45 am]
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