[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 91 (Thursday, May 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21788-21789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09925]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Intent To Request Revision From OMB of One Current Public
Collection of Information: TSA Claims Application
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 1652-0039,
abstracted below that we will submit to OMB for a revision in
compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The
collection involves the submission of information from claimants in
order to thoroughly examine and resolve tort claims against the agency.
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DATES: Send your comments by July 9, 2018.
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
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 (E.O.) 13771,
Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs, and E.O. 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 1652-0039; TSA Claims Application, previously
named the TSA Claims Management Branch Program, allows the agency to
collect information from claimants in order to thoroughly examine and
resolve tort claims against the agency. TSA is revising the collection
by changing the name from ``TSA Claims Management Branch Program'' to
``TSA Claims Application.'' TSA receives approximately 850 tort claims
per month arising from airport screening activities and other
circumstances, including motor vehicle accidents and employee loss. The
Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. 1346(b), 1402(b), 2401(b), 2671-
2680) is the authority under which the TSA Claims, Outreach and Debt
Branch adjudicates tort claims.
The data is collected whenever an individual believes s/he has
experienced property loss or damage, a personal injury, or other
damages due to the negligence or wrongful act or omission of a TSA
employee, and decides to file a Federal tort claim against TSA.
Submission of a claim is entirely voluntary and initiated by
individuals. The claimants (or respondents) to this collection are
typically the traveling public. Currently, claimants file a claim by
submitting to TSA a Standard Form 95 (SF-95), which has been approved
under OMB control number 1105-0008. Because TSA requires further
clarifying information, claimants are asked to complete a Supplemental
Information page added to the SF-95. If TSA determines payment is
warranted, TSA will send the claimant a form requesting banking
information (routing and accounting numbers) in order to direct payment
to the claimant. This form has been approved under OMB control number
1652-0039.
Claim instructions and forms are available through the TSA website
at http://www.tsa.gov. Claimants must download these forms and mail or
fax them to TSA. On the Supplemental Information page, claimants are
asked to provide additional claim information including: (1) Email
address, (2) airport, (3) location of incident within the airport, (4)
complete travel itinerary, (5) whether baggage was delayed by the
airline, (6) why they believe TSA was negligent, (7) whether they used
a third-party baggage service, (8) whether they were traveling under
military orders, and (9) whether they submitted claims with the airline
or insurance companies.
If TSA determines payment is warranted, TSA sends the claimant a
form requesting: (1) Claimant signature, (2) banking information, and
(3) Social Security number (required by the U.S. Treasury for all
Government payments to the public pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3325).
Under the current system of claims submitted by mail or fax, TSA
estimates there will be approximately 10,200 respondents on an annual
basis, for a total annual hour burden of 5,300 hours.
Dated: May 2, 2018.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2018-09925 Filed 5-9-18; 8:45 am]
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