[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 172 (Thursday, September 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42356-42357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18923]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Intent To Request Extension From OMB of One Current Public
Collection of Information: Airport Security Part 1542
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 an extension in
compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR will
describe the nature of the information collection and its expected
burden. TSA airport security programs require airport operators to
submit certain information to TSA, as well as to maintain and update
records to ensure compliance with security provisions.
DATES: Send your comments by November 6, 2017.
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 will be made
available at http://www.reginfo.gov upon its submission to OMB.
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.
Consistent with the requirements of Executive Order (EO) 13771,
Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs, and EO 13777,
Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, TSA is also requesting comments
on the extent to which this request for information could be modified
to reduce the burden on respondents.
Information Collection Requirement
OMB Control Number 1652-0002; Airport Security Part 1542. The
information collection is used to determine compliance with 49 CFR part
1542 \1\ and to ensure passenger safety and security by monitoring
airport operator security procedures. The following information
collections and other recordkeeping requirements, with which
respondent-covered airport
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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 history records check (CHRC)
for those individuals with unescorted access authority 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);
(5) information collection and recordkeeping requirements associated
with airport operator compliance with Security Directives (SDs) issued
pursuant to the regulation; and (6) watch list matching of individuals
subject to TSA's regulatory requirements against government watch
lists.
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\1\ In July 2016, OMB approved TSA's request to revise OMB
Control Number 1652-0002, by including in it the recordkeeping
requirements under OMB Control Number 1652-0006, Employment
Standards, which also applies to 49 CFR part 1542. This combined two
previously-approved ICRs into this single request to simplify TSA
collections, increase transparency, and reduce duplication.
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This information collection is mandatory for covered airport
operators. As part of their security programs, covered 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 covered 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, covered airport operators must
ensure that individuals seeking unescorted access authority submit
information for and receive a CHRC. Also, covered airport operators
must ensure that all individuals to whom it issues an airport
identification medium 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 1,618,268 hours.
This is a difference from the 2016 ICR submission which had an annual
burden of 1,657,102. The reduction is due to the number of airport
operator respondents varying with the federalization and
defederalization of airports.
Dated: August 31, 2017.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2017-18923 Filed 9-6-17; 8:45 am]
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