[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11255-11256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4403]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements: Agency 
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review; Screener Medical 
Questionnaire

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 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 November 22, 2004, 69 FR 67933.

DATES: Send your comments by April 7, 2005. 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: Katrina Wawer, Information Collection 
Specialist, Office of Transportation Security Policy, TSA-9, 
Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, 
Arlington, VA 22202-4220; telephone (571) 227-1995; facsimile (571) 
227-2594.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

    Title: Transportation Security Screener Medical Questionnaire.
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    OMB Control Number: Not yet assigned.
    Form(s): Screener Medical Questionnaire.
    Affected Public: Candidates under employment consideration for 
Transportation Security Screener positions.
    Abstract: This collection of information will assist the agency in 
ensuring that candidates under employment consideration for 
Transportation Security Screener positions meet the qualification 
standards to successfully perform the functions of the positions. 
Information is collected through a medical questionnaire. TSA deems 
this collection necessary to evaluate a candidate's aptitude and 
physical abilities, including color perception, visual and aural 
acuity, physical coordination and motor skills to be able to: (a) 
Distinguish on screening equipment monitors the appropriate imaging 
standard; (b) distinguish each color displayed on every type of 
screening equipment and explain what each color signifies; (c) hear and 
respond to the spoken voice and to audible alarms in an active 
checkpoint environment; (d) perform physical searches by efficiently 
and thoroughly manipulating and handling baggage containers, and other 
objects; (e) perform pat-downs or hand-held metal detector searches of 
individuals with sufficient dexterity and capacity to thoroughly 
conduct the procedures over an individual's entire body; and (f) 
demonstrate a daily fitness for duty without impairment due to illegal 
drugs,

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sleep deprivation, medication, or alcohol.
    Number of Respondents: 38,052 annually.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 11,430 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 March 3, 2005.
Lisa S. Dean,
Privacy Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-4403 Filed 3-7-05; 8:45 am]
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