[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 104 (Wednesday, June 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 31487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10932]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


Office of the Inspector General; Submission for Review; Notice of 
Emergency Clearance for Survey of Federal Flight Deck Officers Program

AGENCY: Office of the Inspector General, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of emergency clearance request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), 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 July 1, 2005. A comment to OMB is most 
effective if OMB receives it within 30-days of publication.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions contained in this notice 
should be directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk 
Officer for Homeland Security, Office of Management and Budget Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503; telephone 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll 
free number).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this ICR, with applicable 
supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling Charlene Myrthil, 
Paperwork Reduction Act Contact, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528; 
telephone 202-401-5957 (this is not a toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Analysis

    Agency: Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Inspector 
General.
    Title: Survey of Federal Flight Deck Officers.
    OMB Control Number: 1690-NEW.
    Frequency: One time collection.
    Affected Public: Federal Flight Deck Officers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 192 respondents.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 45 minutes per response.
    Total Burden Hours: 200.
    Total Burden Cost: (Capital/Startup): None.
    Total Burden Cost: (Operating/Maintaining): None.
    Description: The Department of Homeland Security, Office of the 
Inspector General (DHS-OIG) is currently auditing the Transportation 
Security Administration's (TSA) Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) 
program. The FFDO program is authorized under the Arming Pilots Against 
Terrorism Act (which is Title XIV of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
Public Law 107-296, dated November 25, 2002). Under the FFDO program, 
TSA selects, trains deputizes, equips, and supervises volunteer airline 
pilots and other aircraft flight crewmembers for the purpose of 
defending the flight decks of passenger and cargo aircraft. The audit 
began in March 2004 and is being conducted in accordance with the 
Department of Homeland Security's Fiscal Year 2004 Annual Performance 
Plan. This information will help us determine the extent to which FFDOs 
are having problems accomplishing their mission and to identify 
solutions they believe might improve the program.

    Dated: May 26, 2005.
Ronald T. Hewitt,
Acting, Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-10932 Filed 5-27-05; 9:58 am]
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