[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 241 (Friday, December 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 74838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7408]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration


Intent to Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public 
Collection of Information: Employment Standards

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration (TSA), DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: TSA invites public comment on one currently approved 
information collection requirement abstracted below that we will submit 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal in compliance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Send your comments by February 14, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Katrina Wawer, Information Collection Specialist, Office of 
Transportation Security Policy, TSA-9, Transportation Security 
Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-4220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Wawer at the above address or 
by telephone (571) 227-1995 or facsimile (571) 227-2594.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.), an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is 
not required to respond to a collection of information, unless it 
displays a valid OMB control number. Therefore, in preparation for OMB 
review and approval of the following information collection, 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 using appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.

Information Collection Requirement

    1652-0006; Employment Standards, 49 CFR Parts 1542 and 1544. The 
Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001 (Pub. L. 107-71, 115 
Stat. 597, Nov. 19, 2001), transferred the responsibility for civil 
aviation security, including the prescribing of employment standards as 
outlined above, from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to TSA. 
In February 2002, TSA implemented its employment standards at 49 CFR 
parts 1542 and 1544, while the FAA 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. TSA estimates the annual 
burden hours to be 130,005.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on December 12, 2005. .
Lisa S. Dean,
Privacy Officer.
[FR Doc. E5-7408 Filed 12-15-05; 8:45 am]
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