[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75896-75897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31148]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Transportation Security Administration


Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements: Agency 
Information Collection Activity under OMB Review; Security Programs for 
Foreign Air Carriers

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration (TSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that TSA has forwarded the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance of an extension of the 
currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act. 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 August 13, 2002.

DATES: Send your comments by January 9, 2003. A comment to OMB is most 
effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

ADDRESSES: Address your comments to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: DOT-TSA Desk Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Mullarkey, Office of Security 
Regulation & Policy, Transportation Security Administration, 400 7th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001; telephone (202) 385-1236; 
facsimile (202) 493-1818; e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

    Title: Security Programs for Foreign Air Carriers.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2110-0006.
    Forms(s): 1650-17, 1650-8.
    Affected Public: A total of 171 foreign air carriers.
    Abstract: The information collected is used to determine compliance 
of 49 CFR part 1546 and to ensure passenger safety by monitoring 
foreign air carrier security procedures. These security programs 
establish procedures that foreign air carriers must carry out to 
protect persons and property against acts of criminal violence, 
aircraft piracy, and terrorist activities.

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    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 5,193 hours annually.
    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 through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 4, 2002.
Susan T. Tracey,
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-31148 Filed 12-9-02; 8:45 am]
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