[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 95 (Friday, May 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 26637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12214]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


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

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration (TSA), DHS.

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 December 20, 2002.

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: 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: Rafael H. Ramos, Aviation Operations, 
Transportation Security Administration HQ, West Tower, Floor 11, TSA-7, 
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001; telephone (571) 
227-2227; facsimile (571) 227-1947; e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

    Title: Indirect Air Carrier Security.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0004.
    Forms(s): NA.
    Affected Public: A total of 3,760 Indirect Air Carriers.
    Abstract: This rule prescribes aviation security rules governing 
each person (including air freight forwarder and any cooperative 
shippers' association) engaged, or who intends to be engaged indirectly 
in the air transportation of package cargo that is intended for 
carriage aboard a passenger-carrying air carrier aircraft inside the 
United States.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 1,323 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 Arlington, Virginia, on May 8, 2003.
Susan T. Tracey,
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-12214 Filed 5-15-03; 8:45 am]
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