[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 112 (Wednesday, June 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34997-34998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-14803]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements: Agency 
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review; Employment Standards, 
49 CFR Parts 1542 and 1544

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 6, 2002, 67 FR 72720.

DATES: Send your comments by July 11, 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 (TSA)

    Title: Employment Standards.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1652-0006.
    Forms(s): NA.
    Affected Public: Airports and air carriers.
    Abstract: Section 105 of Public Law 101-604, the Aviation Security 
Improvement Act of 1990, directed the Federal Aviation Administration 
(FAA) to prescribe standards for the hiring and continued employment of 
air carrier and airport security personnel. These standards were 
developed and implemented at 14 CFR parts 107 and 108. The Aviation and 
Transportation

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Security Act of 2001, Public Law 107-71, transferred the responsibility 
for civil aviation security, including the prescribing of employment 
standards as outlined above, from FAA to TSA. In February 2002, TSA 
implemented its employment standards at 49 CFR parts 1542 and 1544, 
while 14 CFR parts 107 and 108 were repealed. Airport operators 
maintain records of compliance with part 1542 for those employees with 
access privileges to secure areas of the airport. Air carrier operators 
maintain records of compliance with part 1544 for selected crew and 
security employees. TSA civil aviation security inspectors review these 
records to ensure that the safety and security of the public is not 
compromised. Estimates regarding the burden this collection places on 
the affected public were recalculated to more accurately reflect the 
time and effort that is being devoted to this collection in the wake of 
September 11, 2001.
    Number of Respondents: 1165.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 120,005.
    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 June 6, 2003.
Susan T. Tracey,
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-14803 Filed 6-10-03; 8:45 am]
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