[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 94 (Thursday, May 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26326-26327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12172]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements: Agency 
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review; Aviation-Related 
Assistance in the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act of 
2003

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of emergency clearance request.

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SUMMARY: TSA has submitted a request for emergency processing of a new 
public information collection to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 35). This notice announces that the 
Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been 
forwarded to OMB for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature 
of the information collection and its expected burden.

DATES: Send your comments by June 16, 2003. A comment to OMB is most 
effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be faxed to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: DHS-TSA 
Desk Officer, at (202) 395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Conrad Huygen, Privacy Act Officer, 
Information Management Programs, Office of Finance and Administration, 
Transportation Security Administration HQ, West Tower, Floor 4, TSA-17, 
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001; telephone (571) 
227-1954; facsimile (571) 227-2912.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Transportation Security Administration

    Title: Aviation-related Assistance in the Emergency Wartime 
Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2003.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0012.
    Type of Request: Emergency processing request of new collection.
    Forms(s): NA.
    Affected Public: U.S. Flag commercial air carriers.
    Abstract: Pursuant to Public Law No. 108-11, 117 Stat. 559 (4/16/
2003), ``Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003'', TSA 
is required to remit approximately $2.3 billion to U.S. Flag air 
carriers based on the proportional share each such carrier has paid or 
collected as of the date of

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enactment of this Act in passenger security and air carrier security 
fees to TSA. Prior to remittance of these funds, the Act requires TSA 
to enter into an executive compensation agreement with certain carriers 
as defined by the statute. To ascertain which carriers are required to 
enter into the compensation agreement, TSA is requesting that the 
airlines certify whether they are bound by statutory requirements, as 
each carrier is in the best position to know its own situation. TSA is 
therefore requiring each carrier to certify that funds were allocated 
appropriately and prepare a report detailing this information.
    Number of Respondents: 70.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: It is estimated that this 
certification and report will take 8 hours for each carrier to prepare, 
for a total burden of 560 hours.
    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 Arlington, Virginia, on May 8, 2003.
Susan T. Tracey,
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-12172 Filed 5-14-03; 8:45 am]
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