[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 78041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32139]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Transportation Security Administration


Notice of Intent to Request Renewal From the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) of Two Current Public Collections of Information

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration (TSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: TSA invites public comment on two currently approved 
information collection requirements abstracted below that will be 
submitted to OMB for renewal in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act.

DATES: Send your comments by February 18, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed or delivered to A. Lawan Jackson, 
Office of Finance and Administration, Office of Records Management, 
TSA-14, Room 4616, Transportation Security Administration, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. Lawan Jackson at the above address 
or by telephone (202) 385-1644; facsimile (202) 493-1731; e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. Therefore, 
in preparation for submission to renew clearance of the following 
information collections, TSA solicits comments in order 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.
    1. 2110-0005; Indirect Air Carrier Security. Section 44903(b) of 
Title 49 U.S.C. directed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to 
prescribe regulations (14 CFR part 109), to protect passengers and 
property on an aircraft operating in air transportation or intrastate 
air transportation against acts of criminal violence and aircraft 
piracy, and the public interest in the promotion of air transportation 
and intrastate air transportation. On November 19, 2001, the Aviation 
and Transportation Security Act, Public Law 107-71, transferred this 
responsibility to TSA. These standards were developed and implemented 
in 49 CFR part 1548. With the transfer of these responsibilities to 
TSA, the corresponding collection of information was also transferred 
from FAA to TSA. The previous OMB clearance number for FAA was OMB 
2120-0505. The TSA number is now OMB 2110-0005. The current estimated 
annual reporting burden is 664 hours.
    2. 2110-0010; Explosives Detection System Certification Testing. 
Section 108 of the Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990, Public 
Law 101-604, provides in pertinent part that no deployment or purchase 
of any explosive detection equipment pursuant to sections 108.7(b)(8) 
and 108.20 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, or any similar 
rule, shall be required after the date of the enactment of this 
section, unless the FAA Administrator certifies that, based on the 
results of tests conducted pursuant to protocols developed in 
consultation with expert scientists from outside the FAA such equipment 
alone or as part of an integrated system can detect under realistic air 
carrier operating conditions the amounts, configurations, and types of 
explosive material, which would be likely to be used to cause 
catastrophic damage to commercial aircraft. On November 19, 2001, the 
Aviation and Transportation Security Act, Public Law 107-71, 
transferred this responsibility to TSA. With the transfer of this 
responsibility to TSA, the corresponding collection of information was 
also transferred from FAA to TSA. The previous OMB clearance number for 
FAA was OMB 2120-0577. The TSA number is now OMB 2110-0010. The current 
estimated annual reporting burden is 775 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 16, 2002.
Susan T. Tracey,
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-32139 Filed 12-19-02; 8:45 am]
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